OSTEOPOROSIS

    There are two major types of osteoporosis, primary and secondary.
The primary type occurs more often in women and progresses with age. Known as the "shrinking disease," it affects more women over the age of 65 than breast and uterine cancer combined. The loss of calcium prematurely is due to a combination of factors. Women who are slight of build, smoke cigarettes, consume caffeine and animal products, fail to exercise, and do not ingest enough usable calcium from vegetable sources are prone to develop fractures of large weight-bearing bones after menopause. The spine, pelvis, and femoral hip joint areas are most often affected. School-aged girls are often deficient in dietary calcium from vegetable sources. Most are at great risk of never attaining 100% of their expected bone calcium density. Since the expected life span of a woman born in the 1990s is 90+ years, more emphasis should be placed on teaching girls how to prevent this disease .
    Secondary osteoporosis is less common and can be due to malabsorption of calcium, endocrine imbalances, prescription or other drug reactions, liver disease, or kidney disease. Recent studies indicate
that a deficiency of vitamin D is the real cause of osteoporosis. Vitamin D allows your body to absorb calcium. Without it, you can take all the calcium supplements in the world and it would not help.
    * If you are having any of these challenges, see your health care provider and begin following his/her advice. Limit or eliminate all dairy and other animal products. Also eliminate soda pop from your diet. If you are a woman of menopausal age and have lost 1/2 inch or more of height since you were 18, begin a program to minimize osteoporosis. If more than 1 inch of height has been lost, consult your health care provider for a calcium metabolism evaluation.
    Women of all ages can benefit from taking EstrAval daily as directed. Take the Vitality Pack with Oligofructose Complex and CellWise to ensure adequate trace nutrients. Drink 2 to 4 cups of Melaleuca Herbal Tea each day to detoxify. Take ProVex and/or ProVex-Plus daily as directed. The ingredients in ProFlex20 are powerful stabilizers of colllagen structures, which is the major protein structure in bone.