Podcast: Healthy Bones

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Published 2023-02-09
Let’s talk about how to keep your bones healthy and strong. This episode features audio from:
nutritionfacts.org/video/do-vegans-have-lower-bone…
nutritionfacts.org/video/alkaline-diets-animal-pro…
nutritionfacts.org/video/is-milk-good-for-our-bone…
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All Comments (21)
  • @CheriLay
    Cool, but I was expecting some more specific tips on how to preserve bones, like how much of exercise to do and what type, what foods to eat more, what tests to do to make sure you do everything right and your bone mass is not reducing with age
  • @JnTmarie
    Needed to hear this Dr Gregor. I don’t want to take drugs for my bones. Working on doing it naturally. I drank a lot of diet sodas and fake sugars not enough veggies when I was younger. I now am WFPB vegan mostly raw. No refined sugar, no alcohol. Thank you for your work. I follow everything.
  • I’m not a doctor or nutritionist, but I did receive a degree in Dietetics in order to help my husband who had multiple health problems. My 1997 Human Physiology lab TA had said that bone density is directly proportional to muscle strength; seems logical especially for the major skeletal structures. I believe and say: besides all the other recommended ways to maintain/improve health, stay active by stressing the muscles as regularly as you can.
  • @steve-adams
    I appreciate the debunking of animal product risks, such as calcium loss from eating animal proteins. Though I don’t eat animal products, it seems so rare and refreshing these days to have a relatively objective look at nutrition.
  • @warduke8192
    Disappointing lack of actionable information on how to minimize bone loss.
  • At 72 last year I was diagnosed with osteoporosis. The dexter score is low but the Dr put me on a yearly needle anyway. I didn't argue as was frankly so surprised and upset. I'm due for my next scan soon so fingers crossed. I will say I feel so much stronger as I now have a vit d daily, despite living in Australia and loving the sun. I also read the blurb on the soy milk to shake before using, which I wasn't doing. I have always walked for exercise though now iI walk nearly 1 hour every day and my Dr advised weight training, which I'm still to look into.
  • @Lilzvx
    Appreciate the well rounded approach
  • @Runcible2010
    Bone tissue microstructure, metabolic influences on bone marrow functions, and each individual person's bioavailability of the plant nutrients precursor to collagen synthesis and collagen mineralization, may be one of several factors, known and not yet known, that determine bone strength in individuals diagnosed with osteoporosis-- some having brittle bones, and others diagnosed with osteoporosis having bones that neither fracture nor break.
  • @WildeSpirit
    Diagnosed at age 24 with osteoporosis. Is there a natural way to reverse osteoporosis, or at least slow progression?
  • @miaday9250
    So in regard to osteoporosis, this concludes that a carnivore diet IMPROVES calcium absorption in the bones and has a positive effect on those with osteoporosis? Am I misinterpreting the video? Thank you for any and all replies offering guidance and insight.
  • Is milk consumption on the rise around the world. It has gone down substantially in the US and some other industrialized countries. But it may be going up in developing countries but I haven't researched this so I don't know
  • @Linda-nc1fu
    11 years ago, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. During the workup, it was found I also had osteoporosis to the tune of only 50% bone density in my hip. I'd been vegetarian for many years because everyone pushed dairy to build bones, even though I didn't like the taste of milk or products like ice cream. Once diagnosed, I was done with dairy. It had all been a lie. At that point, I began researching the relationship between dairy consumption and osteoporosis and found, as Dr. Greger points out, that the highest consumption was related to the highest cases of hip fracture. The food and drug industries control the stream of information so that they can profit off of us. No more. Been vegan ever since.
  • One year ago I was diagnosed with osteoporosis at age 72. I have been T1 diabetic for 52 years. I had no idea that osteoporosis is a side affect of diabetes. It seems to result from glycosuria and high levels of endogenous AGEs. Who knew? I would be delighted to see you address this.