| The human bone is a rigid organ that forms part of | | | | the rates of many diseases, including osteoporosis |
| the endoskeleton of vertebrates. The main function | | | | occurs. |
| of bones is to move, support, and protect the body, | | | | Calcium and vitamin D are important minerals needed |
| produce red and white blood cells and store minerals. | | | | to maintain healthy bones. Calcium mainly helps build |
| Human bones come in a variety of shapes and have | | | | bone mass and slow down bone loss, while vitamin D |
| complex internal and external structures, which allow | | | | helps the body efficiently absorb calcium. A person |
| them to be lightweight yet strong and hard, while | | | | can get both these critical nutrients through |
| doing other major functions. | | | | supplements daily; people are required, or best asked |
| Herbs and other natural supplements can help | | | | to consume around an estimated 500 to 700 mg per |
| maintain good bone health and structure. Eating a cup | | | | day of calcium from supplements and 1,000 IU of |
| of cooked green vegetables every day is difficult, | | | | vitamin D from all sources and, better yet, increase |
| even for the most motivated person. However, | | | | your consumption of calcium and vitamin D-rich food |
| drinking nourishing herbal concoctions, eating | | | | such as: |
| seaweeds, and using medicinal herbal vinegars is quite | | | | Calcium: eat plenty of dairy food, dark leafy greens |
| easy to do. | | | | such as kale and collards, broccoli, canned salmon with |
| These herbs and veggies are easy and fun to | | | | bones, sardines, and dried figs. There are also |
| prepare and use, are very tasty, and add a big | | | | calcium-fortified foods such as soy milk and cereals. |
| nutritional punch with basically no calories included. | | | | Vitamin D: get more oily fish, such as wild Alaskan |
| Nourishing herbs and garden weeds are typically more | | | | salmon or sardine. Add fortified soy milk, orange juice |
| richer in minerals than ordinary food. And to add, | | | | and cereals into your diet too. |
| nourishing herbs are exceptional sources of minerals, | | | | After a person reaches his mid-20's, the bones are |
| and their minerals are better at preventing bone | | | | like to have reached their peak bone mass. This could |
| breaks than supplements. | | | | mean that if you are a woman, you will be carrying |
| The power of herbs to counter osteoporosis may be | | | | to menopause the density that your bones have |
| more complex than their richness of minerals, | | | | accrued when you were much younger. |
| however. The minerals in green, leafy plants seem to | | | | Osteoporosis and bone fractures have become a |
| be used more readily by the body and to be ideal for | | | | really large problem for older women and some men |
| keeping bones healthy. | | | | too. The most notable preventive measure one can |
| Health researchers have done extensive research in | | | | do is to increase calcium intake now, along with |
| rural China, where the lowest known fracture rates | | | | regular weight bearing exercises, and a healthy |
| for midlife and older people were discovered. The | | | | consumption of herbs and greens to help slow down |
| report states that the closer people get to a diet | | | | future bone loss. |
| based on plant foods and leafy vegetables, the lower | | | | |