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Foods Prevent Osteoporosis & Arthritis 123-
When we were doing nutritional research along the
Adriatic coast of Italy, we found ageless men and women,
advanced in calendar years but whose bodies were
youthful, supple and bones firm, strong and resilient.
Their diet consisted primarily of organically grown fresh
salads, properly cooked vegetables, olive oil, dark breads,
pasta and natural cheeses rich in calcium, vitamins and
minerals, all essential for strong bones. In our extensive
research on nutrition, we never found osteoporosis
among active people who lived on a simple diet of live,
natural healthy foods (see web: http://www.calciuminfo.com).
The American fast, trash diet, in addition to lacking
vitamins and minerals, is also highly acid-producing, due
to the high proportion of refined white sugar and white
flour and animal proteins, which increase the acidity of
the body with an adverse effect on the bones. Strong bones
require an alkaline balance in the body metabolism,
naturally maintained by a higher proportion of raw
organic fruits and vegetables in the diet.
The worst villain is refined white sugar and its many
products; there is no single food more devastating to
the spine and other bones of the body. It leaches
calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and manganese out
of the bones, making them weak, porous and brittle.
Candy, sweets and refined white sugar products and
drinks are also prime causes of tooth decay. Since teeth
are the body’s hardest tissue, you can understand what
refined white sugar does to other bones and cartilages
(protective cushions between bones) of the skeletal system,
including your spinal column (see web: http://www.homocysteine.com).WANTED – For Robbing Health & Life
KILLER Saturated Fats CHOKER Hydrogenated Fats
CLOGGER Salt DEADEYED Devitalized Foods
DOPEY Caffeine HARD Water (Inorganic Minerals)
PLUGGER Frying Pan JERKY Turbulent Emotions
DEATH-DEALER Drugs CRAZY Alcohol
GREASY Overweight SMOKY Tobacco
HOGGY Overeating LOAFER Laziness