Walford, Protein, CR Weight, Exercise, Alcohol, & Bone Health

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Hi everyone,

Here is some info on weight, exercise, & protein and how these affect bone

health.

Having extra weight improves bone health and helps improve low hormonal

balance. Should you have mild (or worse) osteo bone loss I would recommend

never doing CR at more than 5-10% below your set point. (Even that weight

will put you at higher risk for more osteo problems.) Like it or not higher

body mass helps maintain bone health and improves hormone balance (which

also promotes bone health). These are facts.

Strengthening muscles will help protect weakened bones, but this does little

to grow new bone. This is also a fact if you are over 30. If you are under

30, exercise w/rest and proper diet will help grow more bone with about 20%

improvement (max.) over your hereditary endowment. After 30 it is more a

prevention of bone loss and maintenance strategy, so exercise IS very

important to slow bone loss.

Reducing strenuous exercise to every other day will improve your bone health

over time, years. It is a known fact that too much exercise can destroy bone

health. Give your muscles and bones rest days so recovery and rebuilding can

complete.

Also, you might want to consider a strategy that causes your body to not

reabsorb so much calcium out of your bones/blood and into your urine. This

will reduce your chance of getting kidney stones too. Don't drink more than

1 or 2 oz. of alcohol per day, as this does cause bone loss in post

menopausal women. It -MAY- have a similar effect with men or women not in

that category. Excess alcohol is definitely bad for bone (and brain) health.

Dr. Walford has stated that too much protein in your diet can cause bone

loss.

Excess protein, according to the osteo.org website National Institutes of

Health to The National Osteoporosis Foundation, can cause EXCESS calcium to

be reabsorbed out of your bones and into your urine.

See: http://www.osteo.org/R708i.html

Quoting:

However, protein also increases the body's need for calcium by increasing

calcium excretion. Excess protein in the diet is used by the body for

energy, just like fats and carbohydrates. However, as protein is burned for

energy, it produces a chemical called sulfate, which the body excretes

through the kidneys. Sulfate increases the excretion of calcium.

It is generally believed that most Americans exceed the recommended intake

for protein--44 grams for women and 56 grams for men.

http://www.osteo.org is a good website to learn more about bone health and

disease prevention.

Best, Dean M.

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