pH and Bone Loss

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The relationship between bone loss and blood acidity is an emerging area of study. It's been known for a while that vegetarians and women eating a low-protein diet have a lower rate of bone loss over time. In one recent study of over a thousand postmenopausal women, a diet rich in vegetable sources of protein versus animal proteins was associated with lower rates of bone loss and risk of fracture.

This may be because as the body is digesting acid-producing foods, such as the red meat, poultry and eggs non-vegetarians eat, the net dietary acid load increases as pH drops, and the body looks for a way to bring the balance back. Calcium and other elements in short supply can be borrowed from the bone to achieve this balance. The result is loss in bone density. Vegetarians not only have less acid produced during digestion, but vegetables and fruits additionally metabolize into potassium bicarbonate (think Alka-Seltzer), which helps to offset imbalance.

But don't forget that bone loss is a natural, in fact vital process. Only bone loss can initiate healthy new bone formation. As with all things in nature, good bone health relies on a balance between this action and counteraction, like breathing out and breathing in. However, when the body has to drain the stores to offset acid overload in the digestive track, the net result can be loss of bone density, which can lead to osteopenia and ultimately osteoporosis.

New studies are showing that high levels of homocysteine in the blood double the risk of osteoporosis-related fractures, along with other inflammatory conditions like heart attack, stroke, and Alzheimer's. Elevated homocysteine levels inhibit new bone formation by interrupting the cross-linking of collagen fibers in bone tissue. The body tries to neutralize acidic blood serum by releasing more bone calcium. Homocysteine levels can also be stabilized by eating foods and taking a vitamin supplement rich in folic acid, B12, and B6. There appears to be a beneficial synergistic effect on homocysteine levels between omega-3 fatty acids and the metabolism of these vitamins.

Relative to both pH and digestion and pH and bone loss, get this: Just by eating foods such as slow-roasted sweet potatoes, onions, and leeks, which are high in inulin, you can optimize your body's ability to fully absorb the calcium present in your food and thereby decrease your risk for osteoporosis. Inulin is a type of prebiotic - it is believed to serve as a welcoming "fuel" for friendly gut flora, paving the way for beneficial bacteria to thrive further down into the colon, where it lowers the pH and improves the solubility and absorption of calcium by the body.

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noviorbis  says:
2 years ago

I agree with what you are saying, well put. We now understand, acidicy is part of the reason for growing old.

Acidicy causes the blood to take calcium from our bones, if we have too much acidicy we die, a little less we become ill.

In order to have an alkaline body we have to drink the right water.

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