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rude health rudimentaries 30 rude health magazine www.rudehealthmagazine.ie COMMON BONE COMPLAINTS “We have a lot of customers asking for help with joints and bones,” says Deirdre Roche, assistant manager of Here’s Health on Patrick Street, Cork who is a dietary coach and studying nutritional therapy. “Their main complaints are osteoarthritis and osteoporosis.” “The primary condition associated with unhealthy bones is osteoporosis, which often happens around the time of menopause for women,” according to Scott Minton, MS, PhD, Nordic Naturals Educator. “Osteoporosis puts both men and women at increased risk of bone fractures and breaks as they age, which can be very debilitating and make daily life activities more complicated.” VITAMIN D “Vitamin D promotes the body’s absorption of calcium and phosphorous, minerals that are critical to bone health and many other important metabolic activities,” says Scott Minton. Vitamin D is made by the body when it is exposed to sunlight, but in Ireland we just don’t get enough sunshine so it’s essential to get it from our diet or from a supplement. Vitamin D is found in oily fish, egg yolks and fortified foods such as milk and breakfast cereals. If you eat oily fish twice a week you will get about half the vitamin D you need. OMEGA 3S “Omega-3 fatty acids are essential nutrients for bone health and strength,” says Scott Minton. “Both fatty acids (EPA and DHA) are important nutritional building blocks found throughout our body including healthy bone cells that synthesise the hard mineralised matrix surrounding them.” NATURAL BONE HELP “For osteoarthritis there are several products we recommend including eskimo oils and a blend of several highly anti-inflammatory herbs to reduce inflammation and lubricate the joints,” says Deirdre Roche. “For osteoporosis, we recommend a bone-support supplement that provides essential bio-available nutrients for the bones and digestive enzymes that further aid absorption. A high-strength vitamin D is also recommended.” “High-quality omega-3 products, like those fortified with vitamin D for bone health are important for an ageing population who benefit from the cognitive and cardiovascular benefits of omega-3s,” says Scott Minton. Omega-3 fish oils are important anti-inflammatories because they turn into type-3 prostagandins, which switch off pain and swelling. Available as liquids, soft gels, and gummy formulations. Vitamin B12 keeps homocysteine levels down, an amino acid linked to bone fracture. Ask your local health store for a bone-friendly supplement as there are a variety on the market. bones Keep your bones in tip-top condition as you age with this natural advice Lovely ALKALINE FOODS “We explain the importance of acid/alkaline balance in the body,” says Deirdre Roche, “and we advise customers to reduce acidic foods such as coffee, tea, sugar, dairy products, fizzy drinks and alcohol. We recommend that they increase their water intake and try to include a wide variety of fruit and vegetables in their diet.” Try also to get enough protein from meat, fish, eggs, nuts, seeds and legumes, and some people may benefit from anti-inflammatory foods such as ginger, red onions, olives and turmeric in their diet.

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30 rude health magazine www.rudehealthmagazine.ie

COMMON BONE COMPLAINTS“We have a lot of customers asking for help with joints and bones,” says Deirdre Roche, assistant manager of Here’s Health on Patrick Street, Cork who is a dietary coach and studying nutritional therapy. “Their main complaints are osteoarthritis and osteoporosis.”

“The primary condition associated with unhealthy bones is osteoporosis, which often happens around the time of menopause for women,” according to Scott Minton, MS, PhD, Nordic Naturals Educator. “Osteoporosis puts both men and women at increased risk of bone fractures and breaks as they age, which can be very debilitating and make daily life activities more complicated.”

VITAMIN D “Vitamin D promotes the body’s absorption of calcium and phosphorous, minerals that are critical to bone health and many other important metabolic activities,” says Scott Minton.

Vitamin D is made by the body when it is exposed to sunlight, but in Ireland we just don’t get enough sunshine so it’s essential to get it from our diet or from a supplement. Vitamin D is found in oily fish, egg yolks and fortified foods such as milk and breakfast cereals. If you eat oily fish twice a week you will get about half the vitamin D you need.

OMEGA 3S “Omega-3 fatty acids are essential nutrients for bone health and strength,” says Scott Minton. “Both fatty acids (EPA and DHA) are important nutritional building blocks found throughout our body including healthy bone cells that synthesise the hard mineralised matrix surrounding them.”

NATURAL BONE HELP “For osteoarthritis there are several products we recommend including eskimo oils and a blend of several highly anti-inflammatory herbs to reduce inflammation and lubricate the joints,” says Deirdre Roche. “For osteoporosis, we recommend a bone-support supplement that provides essential bio-available nutrients for the bones and digestive enzymes that further aid absorption. A high-strength vitamin D is also recommended.”

“High-quality omega-3 products, like those fortified with vitamin D for bone health are important for an ageing population who benefit from the cognitive and cardiovascular benefits of omega-3s,” says Scott Minton. Omega-3 fish oils are important anti-inflammatories because they turn into type-3 prostagandins, which switch off pain and swelling. Available as liquids, soft gels, and gummy formulations.

Vitamin B12 keeps homocysteine levels down, an amino acid linked to bone fracture.

Ask your local health store for a bone-friendly supplement as there are a variety on the market.

bonesKeep your bones in tip-top condition as you age with this natural advice

Lovely ALKALINE FOODS“We explain the importance of acid/alkaline balance in the body,” says Deirdre Roche, “and we advise customers to reduce acidic foods such as coffee, tea, sugar, dairy products, fizzy drinks and alcohol. We recommend that they increase their water intake and try to include a wide variety of fruit and vegetables in their diet.”

Try also to get enough protein from meat, fish, eggs, nuts, seeds and legumes, and some people may benefit from anti-inflammatory foods such as ginger, red onions, olives and turmeric in their diet.

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