What They’re
Not Telling You
About Osteoporosis
All the calcium in the world
won’t help your bones — because something in our
food is blocking its absorption. Here’s
what nobody else is telling you about one of the worst diseases
of our time...
 FIFTY
YEARS AGO, people never even heard of osteoporosis in this country.
Now hip fractures are “epidemic,” killing more women
than breast cancer and more men than prostate cancer. Equally
distressing: Half of all hip fracture survivors will remain permanently
disabled!
What’s going on? Americans are
gulping calcium pills and sloshing down milk like never before,
but osteoporosis rates haven’t budged. On the contrary,
a 12-year study published in the American Journal of Public
Health shows that female milk drinkers actually had more
hip fractures. There’s a little-known reason for this. Unfortunately,
by the time most people hear the news, their bones could be as
fragile as Grandma’s wedding lace.
You see, all that calcium can’t
help your bones one bit if it’s not being absorbed into
your bloodstream. And for many people in this country that’s
not happening because of two secret saboteurs.
One problem is the mineral phosphorus.
As you may recall from your high school chemistry, phosphorus
(which is acidic) neutralizes calcium (an alkaline). When you
take in too much phosphorus, it counteracts any benefits of calcium
supplements and de-calcifies bones, making them weak, brittle,
and easily broken. And that’s exactly what’s happening
today: We’re getting way too much phosphorus.
I call phosphorus the “stealth
mineral” because doctors haven’t yet recognized it
as a cause of modern osteoporosis. But if you compare the increase
of phosphorus in our diet over the past 50 years with the rise
in hip fractures in this period, the link is obvious. Sad to say,
it will take years before this shows up on doctors’ radar
screens.
 ALTERNATIVES
readers were alerted to this years ago when I first wrote about
it in 1985. Today, I bet they’ve got the strongest bones
in the country! So can you—it’s not too late. My FREE
Special Report, What No One Is Telling You About Osteoporosis,
outlines what really works to fracture-proof your bones. Here’s
what you’ll discover...
Limit your exposure. Phosphorus
has been added to our food supply in ever-increasing amounts since
the 1950s. Today, certain supermarket foods and restaurant meals
are loaded with the stuff. My Report blows the whistle on these
foods, pointing a finger at those with the highest levels so you
can limit your intake of these bone-robbers. (Don’t bother
looking on food labels, phosphorus isn’t required to be
listed.)
Neutralize it. Excess phosphorus in your
diet makes other health problems worse, including arthritis, stroke,
high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, and kidney stones. If you,
or someone you know, suffers from any of these conditions, get
my Report into their hands pronto. It describes an ingenious
trick that quickly (and easily) helps balance the phosphorus and
calcium in your body. Total neutralization usually occurs in a
matter of days. This often produces a significant improvement
in these health problems. Just one more example of the power of
getting to the root of the problem.
The right stuff. Some calcium supplements
aren’t absorbed no matter what you do. It’s mind-boggling
that they’re allowed to be sold, but since there aren’t
as many laws governing supplements, you never know what you’re
getting. That’s another reason to read ALTERNATIVES
(I always provide this vital information to my readers). My Report
names the best sources of calcium and how to find them. I’ll
also describe the ideal daily doses for your age group...the vitamins
you must take with your calcium so it’s assimilated
by your body...and the ideal time of day to take your tablets.
(These factors are very important.)
Make sure it’s
absorbed. Here’s the second saboteur of
full absorption. Calcium is only digested by the strong acids
of the stomach, nowhere else. But by the time you’re 50,
your stomach is only producing 15 percent of the acid it did at
age 25! This means that much of the calcium in the foods and supplements
we ingest after 50 simply passes through our innards without nourishing
our cells and organs. This goes for other nutrients, too. You
can see why extra nutrition is so vital at this stage of life.
Fortunately, there’s an easy
solution—though most people, including doctors, remain in
the dark about it. Taking the little-known digestive aid described
in my Report will restore your over-50 stomach to the digestive
powers it had in your youth. This way, you’ll get more nutrition
from your foods and vitamins. And your calcium tablets won’t
be wasted.
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