Learn About Bone Health Here

29 April 2024

Bone is a living growing tissue. It has a blood supply, nerves and its cells repair and remodel themselves.

Throughout life the bone tissue breaks down and rebuilds in the remodelling process. This allows it to adapt to changes in stress/load and repair any tiny damages leading to the maintenance of bone strength and structure.

Ensuring that your bones receive all the nutrients needed from your diet needs careful planning.

The best way to get all the nutrients is from your diet. This ensures that the nutrients also contain the co-factors for absorption.

Just taking a high-dose calcium supplement is not enough and can put you at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Under nourishment or poor nourishment can lead to imbalanced remodelling and breakdown which further leads to thin bones.

Osteoporosis is loss of bone structure (too much bone breakdown), enough that unmanaged you are likely to have a fragility fracture (fracture of your hip/spine).

Osteopenia means your bone density is lower than the average adult

In the United Kingdom, osteoporosis affects over three million people.

In the UK, 21.9% of women and 6.7% of men aged 50 years or older are estimated to have osteoporosis.

Looking after your bones is so important for both prevention, management or reversal of thinning bones.

Inflammation is a big driver for osteopenia and osteoporosis and it's important to indulge in a more anti-inflammatory diet and lifestyle.

Pro-inflammatory diet and lifestyle practices such as smoking, stress, inactivity and a diet heavy in ultra processed foods and omega 6 fats can mean that the activity of osteoclasts, which break down bone, is more active than the osteoblast activity which forms new bone.

We can support you on ensuring your diet and lifestyle is anti-inflammatory for strong bones.

Looking after your bones is so important for both prevention, management or reversal of thinning bones.

We can support you on your bones health journey.