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

Cover......Page 1
ISBN: 978-0-07-160019-4......Page 3
Contents......Page 4
Foreword......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 8
Introduction......Page 10
Part 1 - Why theCalcium Theory Is Wrong......Page 14
Countries That Consume the Most Milk, Dairy Foods, and Calcium Supplements Suffer the Most Fractures......Page 16
Why Some Osteoporosis Studies Should Be Taken More Seriously than Others......Page 32
Milk, Dairy Foods, and Calcium Supplements by Themselves or in Any Combination Do Not Prevent Fractures......Page 44
Calcium Intake During Childhood Does Not Prevent Fractures at Any Stage of Life......Page 48
Vitamin D with or Without Calcium Prevents Few if Any Fractures......Page 52
The Final Score: We Need a Theory That Works......Page 58
Part 2 - The Bone Vitality Prescription: Low-Acid Eating and Daily Walking......Page 62
The Key to Strong Bones and Fracture Prevention: The Bloodstream’s Acid/ Alkaline Balance......Page 64
Why a Forty-Year-Old Explanation Is “New”......Page 98
Bricks and Mortar: For Strong Bones, the Body Needs More than Calcium......Page 108
The Case Against Low-Acid Eating......Page 124
Evolving Toward LowAcid Eating—Painlessly......Page 134
Recipes for Low-Acid Eating......Page 150
As Important as Low-Acid Eating: Walk Your Way to Stronger Bones......Page 164
Part 3 - Other Risk Factors for Osteoporosis and What You Can Do About Them......Page 182
Diabetes, Frailty, and Fractures......Page 184
Risk Factors for Fractures? Salt, Caffeine, Alcohol, Smoking, Depression, and Several Prescription Drugs......Page 188
Should You Take Osteoporosis Drugs?......Page 196
Save Your Bones and Save the Planet......Page 212
Conclusion: We Need an Evidence-Based Approach to Bone Vitality......Page 216
Appendix A......Page 222
Appendix B......Page 236
Appendix C......Page 240
References......Page 248
Index......Page 250
About the Authors......Page 256