Non-Dairy Calcium and Osteoporosis Prevention

According to my *New Eden School of Natural Health and Herbal Studies Anatomy and Physiology Book our bones are alive.

Living bones are "pliable and vascular" containing many blood vessels and nerves" and are "constantly changing or remodeling". 99 % of  our calcium intake "is stored in the bones and teeth. The remaining 1% is in the blood and soft tissues."

IMPORTANT! Our muscles need this 1% to contract properly. Our nerves (including the brain) need this 1% to function as well. This 1% will be maintained even if it means using the calcium in our bones.

Calcium Bank

  Deposit often!!!!

It is extremely important for children to get enough calcium, however, it isn't just getting the necessary calcium it is also important to NOT consume foods that literally cause our bodies to withdraw from our Calcium Bank. Soda is a leading culprit. 

 I have seen mothers pour soda into baby bottles for their baby. Sodas deplete nutrients. They are filled with sugar (often corn sweeteners which are especially evil), dyes,  and artificial flavors. Phosphoric acid is showing up in research as a bone sucking calcium depleting enemy of your body. 

PH balanced body is hard to come by here in America. We eat a lot of acidic foods. animal protein (also found in dairy foods), refined foods like white flour and sugar. Learning to eat more alkaline foods will bring balance back to your body.

Crucial to Osteoporosis prevention facts to remember:

• Keeping making deposits into your Calcium Bank
• Learn how to become pH balanced. In fact...work on balancing your glands too.
• Avoid the obvious....sodas and drink more water
• Be aware of false advertising. Not all calcium supplements are the same. Many antacids, for instance, use calcium carbonate as their source of calcium. It is an inferior source. 
• Make sure you are getting enough Vitamin D.

Seriously?!

        Advertiser will encourage a bad behavior so they can then tell you that their product will fix it. We need to take responsibility for the health of our bodies. 

                                                                                   

  There are many calcium rich foods out there....

Okay that is a lot to think about. Please leave a comment or a question and enjoy all the foods that are out there that you could eat and love.

Eating to live.
Give your children healthy options and they'll choose life.

Gaining The Slight Edge Using Purium Products

I love the fact that I can peruse the internet to find the answers to questions and grow in my knowledge of ...whatever. Today I was looking for websites and blogs that had great information about coconut oil; its usages and benefits since I recently did a review on Puriums's Organic Tropic Coconut Extra Virgin Oil. Now I'd like to share a few links to other sites. (1) Food Matters and (2) Wellness Mama. These two sites have a plethora of tips, recipes, and facts about living healthfully.  


So why take you to there? They have an amazing wealth of information. My hope is to get you excited about living a holistic life. If you can learn to make even small changes you'll see real differences in how you feel and that will encourage you to take another step and so on. What do small changes look like? Evaluate your situation.

• Health (What are you experiencing? Digestion issues including a bloated gassy stomach? Are you over-weight? Do you feel sluggish? Do you care?)
• Lifestyle (Including who you live with. How busy are you, etc.)
• Do you have addictions that may block you from reaching your aspirations to live healthier and happier? (Smoking, Food, Drugs, Alcohol)

Any positive action is a step forward.

Look at your personal living patterns. Are you serious about living a holistic life? Take action. In The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson talks about the little things we do that change our course in life. I would liken this to a ship that gets just a few degrees off course. The result can be fatal. When we make small positive changes, however, we inevitably produce inspiring results.



What small change can you make today? Using any one the many Purium Products is a great way to change your diet*. I have been using Purium since the Spring of 2013. Recently, I had a conversation with my daughter. We talked about how my hip, knee, back, and energy level had improved. My Fibromyalgia episodes are fewer and less debilitating pain. Just saying it out loud brought me affirmative joy. I really do feel healthier. The reason it's working is that Purium is a pure organic product grown to produce the maximum nutrients in their most usable form by a company that stands behind its products.

*The definition of diet* is included here, because, so many of us think the word as only meaning that we cannot have what we want because our body isn't the way it should be (to fat) or because we have health issues (high blood pressure or allergies). You are on a diet no matter what you eat. I'd like to help you choose to eat to live and to be able to walk away from the mindset that diets are evil.

                                                                                                 

*Dictionary Definition of DIET 

1

a :  food and drink regularly provided or consumed

b :  habitual nourishment

c :  the kind and amount of food prescribed for a person or animal for a special reason

d :  a regimen of eating and drinking sparingly so as to reduce one's weight <going on a diet>

2

:  something provided or experienced repeatedly <a diet of Broadway shows and nightclubs — Frederick Wyatt>

Origin of DIET

Middle English diete, from Anglo-French, from Latin diaeta,from Greek diaita, literally, manner of living, from diaitasthaito lead one's life

First Known Use: 13th century

Highlights mine

Looking for inspiration? If you have questions or comments please leave below. 

Enjoy your diet!

How I Avoid Over-the-Counter and Prescription Drugs

I avoid over-the-counter drugs and prescriptive medicines because I have never felt comfortable taking them. Though I have suffered through a bad car accident and through other emotionally traumatizing experiences I have taken prescribed medicines sparingly or refused them all together. 

After some really difficult things happened to me in the late 70's, I found I had an increase in symptoms that left me, well, basically sick. I started looking for answers including a visit to the doctor. By the time I made an appointment I had a good idea that I had a severe problem with yeast and hypoglycemia. The doctor dismissed anything I told him and said I needed to be on anti-depressants. I refused. So I headed to the health food store and looked at books. I found a book, read it, started the diet it recommended and my symptoms melted away. 




        versus....                


This experience and many that followed lead me to believe a few fundamental things about health:

• Health begins with eating and drinking healthy foods

    

                            

It is a fact, we are what we eat. We are affected by what we use on our skin as well. The soil and seeds. The water and fertilizers. Even the weather affects our foods. Lack of nutrients in the soil or lack of water; hurt our foods.  Pesticides and GMO's affect our food. Always look for safe and reliable food and skin care sources.

• Beware of 'degree thumping' doctors 

Many doctors know next to nothing about nutrition, don't believe in alternative medicines and practices, and feel you should believe what they say because they have a degree in medicine. Don't get my wrong there is a time and a place for doctors and there are many good doctors to be found. I have the best pediatrician I have ever had in my 31 years as a mom of nine. There have been many doctors in my families lives and a few times they have seen us through difficult and life threatening illnesses.

•  Educate yourself on any subject you need information on before you make decisions; especially addressing fears.

In other words, do the research. Read and study. Any decision you make should be researched by you and/or someone you trust. This is taking control of your health. You need to listen to your body, and believe me, it's talking to you.

• Herbs and wholefoods are life saving and giving....they are pretty much phenomenal

When pregnant with one my kids I was bit by a spider. At least it was the only explanation we could give to what happened to me. Coming back from getting the mail my foot was really hurting. On closer inspection I had 3 red marks. The first on top of my right foot, it was the biggest and swelling rapidly. The other two on my left foot. They were swelling but not as bad. Within an hour the toes on my right foot were almost completely swollen together and my ankle had disappeared because the swelling was up to my calf. 

I called my midwife and started a poultice. The pain was horrendous. We noticed an improvement in a few hours. Within days I was back to normal shoes and I never saw a doctor. (Disclaimer: Each of us have to decide to how to care for ourselves and our families; this was my choice.)

Finally, no research, no product, will ever change your health if you don't commit to the self-discipline required to make a real difference. I know it is easier said than done. Having real support is amazing. With Purium it is available. Education and even the ability to be on an encouragement calls and to receive text message while you are doing the 10-day Transformation, for instance. They don't stop there. A continuation program is available. If you need advice from someone there is free naturopathic advice.

Please leave me questions or go to my Purium website.