Building Bone Vitality: A Revolutionary Diet Plan to Prevent Bone Loss and Reverse Osteoporosis--Without Dairy Foods, Calcium, Estrogen, or Drugs

by Lanou, Amy J.; Castleman, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780071600194
• ISBN10: 0071600191
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-22
• Publisher: McGraw Hill

Summary

This groundbreaking book debunks conventional wisdom on bone health and provides a drug-free, non-dairy, low-acid diet plan to help increase bone density and strength without resorting to calcium pills and other treatments.

Author Biography

Amy Joy Lanou, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of health and wellness at the University of North Carolina. She is the author of Healthy Eating for Life for Children and has appeared in Time and Newsweek and on National Public Radio...

Michael Castleman has been called n++one of nation's top health writersn++ by Library Journal. He has written more than 1,500 health articles, and his science journalism has been nominated twice for the National Magazine Awards.....

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. v
Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction: An Evidence-Based Approach to Bone Health and Osteoporosis Prevention	p. ix
Why the Calcium Theory Is Wrong
Countries That Consume the Most Milk, Dairy Foods, and Calcium Supplements Suffer the Most Fractures	p. 3
Why Some Osteoporosis Studies Should Be Taken More Seriously than Others	p. 19
Milk, Dairy Foods, and Calcium Supplements by Themselves or in Any Combination Do Not Prevent Fractures	p. 31
Calcium Intake During Childhood Does Not Prevent Fractures at Any Stage of Life	p. 35
Vitamin D with or Without Calcium Prevents Few if Any Fractures	p. 39
The Final Score: We Need a Theory That Works	p. 45
The Bone Vitality Prescription: Low-Acid Eating and Daily Walking
The Key to Strong Bones and Fracture Prevention: The Bloodstream's Acid/Alkaline Balance	p. 51
Why a Forty-Year-Old Explanation Is "New"	p. 85
Bricks and Mortar: For Strong Bones, the Body Needs More than Calcium	p. 95
The Case Against Low-Acid Eating	p. 111
Evolving Toward Low-Acid Eating-Painlessly	p. 121
Recipes for Low-Acid Eating	p. 137
As Important as Low-Acid Eating: Walk Your Way to Stronger Bones	p. 151
Other Risk Factors for Osteoporosis and What You Can Do About Them
Diabetes, Frailty, and Fractures	p. 171
Risk Factors for Fractures? Salt, Caffeine, Alcohol, Smoking, Depression, and Several Prescription Drugs	p. 175
Should You Take Osteoporosis Drugs?	p. 183
Save Your Bones and Save the Planet	p. 199
Conclusion: We Need an Evidence-Based Approach to Bone Vitality	p. 203
Scorecard: Do Milk, Dairy Foods, and Calcium Supplements, by Themselves or Combined, Reduce the Risk of Fractures?	p. 209
Scorecard: Do Milk, Dairy, and Calcium Intake During Childhood Prevent Fractures?	p. 223
Scorecard: Does Vitamin D, with or Without Calcium, Reduce Fracture Risk?	p. 227
References	p. 235
Index	p. 237
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