Guest guest Posted October 25, 2003 Report Share Posted October 25, 2003 I have a read many references as to the cause of dowager's hump but have ignored the info as I have never worried about that aspect. I have recently befriended a lady who has started to show the effects of premature dowager's and thought I would ask. Best wishes and much love, Ken Ken Gullan Institute for Research Integration (IRI) San Diego, CA 92106-2424 IRI is a 501C(3) non-profit corporation established to help children with developmental difficulties. To contact me off-list use kengullan@... or call 619-222-1104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2003 Report Share Posted October 25, 2003 Ken, A lifetime of a negative calcium balance will do it. The body will pull calcium out of the bones to buffer the blood to keep you alive. Something called the " alkaline reserve " are minerals necessary to maintain proper pH in the body. If this reserve is depleted then the body has no choice but to rob to pay ........ie. to rob calcium from the bones to maintain life sustaining pH. Your friends skeletal structure has been slowly disappearing, shrinking, compressing, becoming brittle and hollow all in the name of maintaining life in the presence of sub optimal diet & lifestyle.............the American way. Dennis Ken Gullan - IRI wrote: >I have a read many references as to the cause of dowager's hump but have ignored the info as I have never worried about that aspect. I have recently befriended a lady who has started to show the effects of premature dowager's and thought I would ask. >Best wishes and much love, Ken > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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