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"Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become fragile and more likely to break. If not prevented or if left untreated, osteoporosis can progress painlessly until a bone breaks. These broken bones, also known as fractures, occur typically in the hip, spine, and wrist. Any bone can be affected, but of special concern are fractures of the hip and spine. A hip fracture almost always requires hospitalization and major surgery. It can impair a person's ability to walk unassisted and may cause prolonged or permanent disability or even death. Spinal or vertebral fractures also have serious consequences, including loss of height, severe back pain, and deformity."

Easy Osteoporosis Test You Can Do At Home

Doctors don't tell you about this easy test because you can do it yourself and it is FREE. Doctors prefer to give complicated and expensive bone density tests that don't tell the entire story. A bone density test in the heel or hip area does not give an accurate description of the bone condition in the spine. The home test is done by measuring your total height standing in bare feet with the heels, back, shoulders, and head square against a wall. Have a friend place a level horizontal on top of the head to place a pencil mark on the wall. Measure the height to the line. Osteoporosis will appear as a reduction in height from the lifetime maximum height. Being at full lifetime maximum height with no height loss whatsoever at 65 years of age is common in healthy individuals. Serious osteoporosis exists when a person of 5' - 10" (1778 mm) tall has lost 1.0" (25 mm) in height or a person of 5' - 3" (1600 mm) tall has lost 0.75" (19 mm) in height. Lesser or greater degrees of osteoporosis are compared to these typical readings.

Osteoporosis means porous bone and is a serious problem among postmenopausal women and to a lesser degree older men. The professional medical associations, nutritionists, and health websites have been making the same old diet recommendation to women for years, "Drink low-fat milk." Yet the problem keeps increasing. Eating protein is rarely mentioned by these professional associations in the discussion of osteoporosis even though bones and teeth are approximately 50% protein. Other sources falsely claim animal protein is the cause of osteoporosis. These fraudulent studies claim to be high-protein diets but instead use isolated, fractionated amino acids obtained from milk or eggs. (9) They did not use protein from meat. They fail to include all the other vitamins and minerals found in meat which are necessary for the metabolism of calcium. A more accurate study proved that protein from meat does not cause a calcium loss.(10) The lysine amino acid found in red meat is essential in children for bone formation. Red meat builds strong bones in kids.

Bone is constantly undergoing the replacement of old bone with new bone in a metabolic process called remodeling. The minerals and protein are removed by the body for use elsewhere or discarded, and new minerals and protein are replaced. The distal (lower) portion of the femur (thighbone) is replaced about every four months. Other bones are replaced at a slower rate, and some bones are not replaced in the individual's lifetime. The proper recycling of bone material is critical for the prevention of osteoporosis which occurs when old bone is removed but new bone material is not properly replaced. Degenerative back and neck disc disease is most likely cause by a diet deficient in protein and a catabolic metabolic state brought on by hyperinsulinemia that in turn is caused by the excess consumption of carbohydrates. Prescription drugs cannot prevent bone loss in the presence of powerful catabolic hormones produced by the body during hyperinsulinemia. The diet suggested here is vital for the body's rebuilding of bones.

Hyperinsulinemia causes the excretion of magnesium and calcium in the urine. The high-carbohydrate diet recommended by the USDA Food Guide Pyramid leads to hyperinsulinemia. The bones are literally flushed out of the body in the urine, resulting in the current epidemic of osteoporosis. Women are more at risk because they avoid meat and fat. Women tend to follow official diet recommendations more closely than men. This causes women to eat more carbohydrates than men and therefore suffer more from osteoporosis, diabetes, and cancer. Women are the primary dietary leaders in the home. They generally do the supermarket shopping and cooking. This trend is destroying the health of the entire family.

This look at osteoporosis, bone loss, and fractures is based on a scientific and chemical analysis of bone construction and health. The medical and nutritional references herein represent a small minority struggling to give women and men the truth about osteoporosis.

WARNING! The universally recommended diet (URD) given to women based on the USDA Food Guide Pyramid of low-fat, low-cholesterol, little or no red meat, high in low-fat milk and low-fat yogurt is very destructive to the bones, as millions of women in all English-speaking countries around the world are proving. Prescription drugs will not correct the bone loss. The URD is high in sodium from processed foods which depletes potassium. The URD is excessively high in calcium which depletes the magnesium that is vital to bone growth. The low-protein URD causes the body to scavenge the high tensile strength protein collagen matrix from the bone, causing it to become weak. The URD is actually the cause of osteoporosis, not the preventative cure.

Higher dietary protein intake reduces risk of osteoporotic hip fracture in elderly residents of Utah.

Protein Builds Strong Bones in Children

Calcium + Protein = Strong Bones

Calcium pills 'raise heart risk' - BBC News - January 16, 2008.

Carbohydrates Cause Osteoporosis

The scientific study of adrenal hormones proves carbohydrates cause bone loss and osteoporosis by increasing insulin, which causes an increase in cortisol and adrenalin. Excess cortisol causes the demineralization of bones. Eating grains, sugar, honey, fruit, fructose, and starches can and does cause osteoporosis.

The Instant Osteoporosis Cycle 

The author has coined the synonym "Instant Osteoporosis Cycle" (IOC) to describe the sudden onset and escalation of osteoporosis. This occurs in the cycle between hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and diabetes (high blood sugar). Hypoglycemia is caused by insulin resistance of the cells, during which time the pancreas produces a high level of insulin to force glucose into the cells. The insulin stays at an abnormally high level which triggers the adrenal gland to secrete cortisol and adrenalin in an attempt to force the insulin level down. Cortisol and adrenalin are very strong catabolic hormones, meaning they are involved in breaking down body tissue. This catabolic action on the bones causes bone loss, osteoporosis, and degenerative disc disease in as little as one year. Once diabetes becomes full blown, the pancreas stops producing insulin and the cycle stops, but insulin injections can cause the same effect. Very obese females receive some degree of protection because body fat produces estrogen, which is one of the anabolic hormones that stimulates the building up of the body. This is the reason hormone replacement therapy is claimed to protect the bones. However, the estrogen effect is marginal at best and not the suggested method of preventing osteoporosis. Eating protein and fat while avoiding carbohydrates induces the production of the hormone glucagon which is the best way to protect bones. Eating carbohydrates like sugar, honey, grains, starches, and fruit cause osteoporosis.  

Absolute Scientific Proof Carbohydrates Are Pathogenic. 

A high ratio of carbohydrates to protein in the diet increases the blood insulin level, leading to hypoglycemia (low blood glucose). The body attempts to correct the blood glucose level by stimulating the adrenal gland to secrete additional cortisol and adrenalin. This shows that a high-carbohydrate diet leads to harmful levels of cortisol.

Excess cortisol:

• Diminishes cellular utilization of glucose.

• Increases blood sugar levels.

• Decreases protein synthesis.

• Increases protein breakdown that can lead to muscle wasting.

• Causes demineralization of bone that can lead to osteoporosis.

• Interferes with skin regeneration and healing.

• Causes shrinking of lymphatic tissue.

• Diminishes lymphocyte numbers and functions.

• Lessens SIgA (secretory antibody productions). This immune system suppression may lead to increased susceptibility to allergies, infections, and degenerative disease."

Protein

Bone is a living body component with blood vessels, nerves, and the periodic replacement of cells. The bone matrix consists of 25% water, 25% protein fibers, and 50% mineral salts. Protein high tensile strength collagen fibers are the component in bone formation that gives the bone structural strength. This is analogous to reinforcing steel, informally called rebar, in steel-reinforced concrete structures. The mineral deposits in bone consist of crystallized mineral salts in the form of tricalcium phosphate with some calcium carbonate and smaller amounts of magnesium hydroxide, fluoride, and sulfate. This mineral formation provides the compressive strength in the bone similar to the concrete in reinforced concrete structures.

A bending load applied to the bone places one side of the bone in compression and the other side in tension. The compressive strength of the mineral deposit is normally sufficient to resist a compression failure. However, mineral deposits are very weak in tension. The protein fibers are placed in tension and give bones their high strength and resistance to fracture. Failure of the bone occurs when the tensile strength of the protein fiber is exceeded. This is the normal fracture method when someone breaks an arm, leg, or hip joint. A crushing compression failure can occur locally when the bone is subjected to impact from a foreign object. A loss of strength in the protein lattice is the normal cause of hip fractures, contrary to the standard medical propaganda that hip fractures are caused by calcium loss. These hip fractures are not generally caused by the compression failure of the mineral deposit but are a tension failure of the protein lattice. The head of the femur (upper leg bone) is offset at an angle as it aligns with the hipbone socket. This offset and the weight of a person who is standing places a bending moment in the small-diameter neck section just below the head. The bending moment (an engineering term for the way forces are applied) creates both tension and compression stresses, whereas the straight section of the femur generally has only compression stress from the vertical load. The tension stress causes a failure whereby the head is broken from the femur, and the common hip fracture is the result. Compression fractures do occur but are more common in the spine.

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The best sources of protein in the diet are meat, fowl, fish, and seafood. Avoid all soy products and grains because the protein in these products does not have all the essential amino acids, and they are very high in carbohydrates. Remember that this site recommends the strict adherence to a low-carbohydrate diet for optimal healing and health.

A lie put forth by vegetarians and animal rights proponents suggests that eating meat weakens the bones because more calcium is excreted in the urine. It is true that eating animal products increases calcium in the urine during the first few weeks of a low-carbohydrate diet, but they fail to tell you that calcium excretion soon normalizes, and animal protein begins to increase the absorption of calcium in the intestinal tract. These studies by vegetarians and animal rights proponents are frauds that distort the truth. A large study published by the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (1) shows both elderly men and women who consumed the most animal protein had the lowest rate of bone loss, while those who consumed the least amount of animal protein had the highest rate of bone loss. A study by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2) has shown that postmenopausal women who consumed the highest amount of animal protein had the strongest bones and the lowest percentage of hip fractures. Diets lowest in meat required a longer time for healing of a bone fracture and the slowest recovery time from illnesses in general. Eating meat improves healing and health.

Increasing protein intake may have a favorable effect on change in bone mineral density (BMD) in elderly subjects supplemented with calcium citrate malate and vitamin D. (13)

Eskimos Prove An All-Meat Diet Provides Excellent Health.

Dietary Protein and Phosphorus Do Not Affect Calcium Absorption.

Soybean plants are the most genetically modified organism (GMO) in the United States' food supply. As of January 2006, the percentage of soybeans that have been genetically modified is estimated to be 75% and spreading fast. Virtually all products on supermarket shelves that contain any soy or soy protein have all been contaminated. Just because a soy product is labeled "organic" does not mean it is GMO free. Vegetarians gorge themselves on soy products such as soy milk and soy burgers. Vegetarian foods such as breads, bagels, cereals, crackers, pastas, and energy drinks have all been fortified with soy protein made from GMO contaminated soybeans.

Eating low levels of meat also places the body in a catabolic state in which the muscles and protein lattice in bone are cannibalized for their protein. A catabolic state is one in which the processes of the body are breaking down the body for survival. An anabolic state is one in which the body is building muscle and bone. Eating meat and fat with their associated minerals and vitamins places the body in an anabolic state and normalizes the hormones to promote growth. A 63-year-old male acquaintance with a height of about 5' - 10" (1778 mm) recently had a decrease in stature of one inch (25 mm) within the past year. This reduction in height suggests his body is in a severe state of catabolism. His body is literally eating itself. His diet had high levels of refined carbohydrates in the form of sugar and flour which were consumed routinely. A low-fat diet was followed in accordance with the typical medical and nutritional professional associations. His diet was low in animal protein and natural animal fats. In contrast, the author is 64 years of age as of March 2003, and has been on a low-carbohydrate diet high in animal protein and fat since June 1999. Before that time, the diet had moderate amounts of animal protein and fat but was higher in carbohydrates than at present. The author's present height of 6' - 5 3/8" (1965 mm) is exactly the same as the maximum height at any previous age. Loss in height has been zero, and the author has never experienced a broken bone from any cause.

• Protein and L-Glutamine Drink. Prepare a drink made with whey amino acid protein powder which is enriched with extra glutamine amino acid. The protein powder consists of a full compliment of amino acid isolates that heal the body and require no digestion. Prepare the drink by blending 8 to 16 oz of reverse osmosis with UV lamp water or unsweetened, low-sodium tomato juice with 1 heaping teaspoon (12 gm) of whey protein powder plus 1 rounded teaspoon (8 gm) of glutamine amino acid powder. Stirring vigorously with the teaspoon is sufficient. The whey protein must be specified on the carton as isolates from cross flow microfiltration and ion-exchange, ultrafiltered concentrate, low molecular weight, and partially hydrolyzed whey protein peptides rich in branched chain amino acids and glutamine peptides. The low-carbohydrate type at 1 gm per scoop or less is best, but it should not be more than 4-5 gm of carbohydrates per scoop. Do not substitute protein from soy, egg, casein, or any other source. Sugar or any other sweetener is unacceptable. Use the "natural flavor" without additives. This amino acid drink can be enjoyed anytime with or without a meal. Amino acids are foods that build and maintain the body. Refrigerate whey protein powder and discard if it is old. Whey protein powder can cause some gas and an unusually "full" feeling. Discontinue the whey protein powder if the reactions are unpleasant. Continue to take the glutamine powder.
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This combination of amino acids has been shown to provide the following healing properties:

• Provides pain killing effects by healing the nervous system.

• Absorption of body building amino acids without requiring digestion.

• Stimulates insulin like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) which functions similarly to insulin and enhances protein synthesis and healing.

• Fights infections by stimulating the immune system. All immune cells are made from poly-peptides of amino acids.

• Provides bone growth of protein collagen and strengthens bones. Poor digestion has been shown to cause osteoporosis and degenerative bone disease.

• Provides all of the amino acids required to heal and grow ligaments, tendons, joints, muscles, intestinal tract, heart muscle, and all other organs of the body.

• Prevents hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) symptoms in people with hypoglycemia or diabetes.

The three most nutritionally important omega-3 fatty acids are alpha-linolenic fatty acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic fatty acid (DHA). Alpha-linolenic fatty acid is one of two fatty acids traditionally classified as "essential." The other fatty acid traditionally viewed as essential is an omega-6 fat called linoleic acid. These fatty acids have traditionally been classified as “essential” because the body is unable to manufacture them on its own and because they play a fundamental role in several physiological functions. As a result, we must be sure our diet contains sufficient amounts of both alpha-linolenic acid and linoleic acid.

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Calcium

Osteoporosis is the reduction in the density of the mineral salts in the bone. The composite becomes more porous and has a lower compressive strength. Bones can become compressed or sustain a compression fracture. This is especially noticeable in the spinal column and results in a reduction in the total height of the individual. The deformity can also be seen in the appearance as poor posture. The result is degenerative disc disease or herniated discs.
Herniated Disc.
Osteoporosis.

The consumption of calcium and magnesium in the diet is important for strong and healthy bones. However, the past recommendation of a diet high in dairy products such as low-fat milk as a source of calcium has failed to prevent osteoporosis and fractures, especially in elderly women. It should be pointed out that elderly women typically refrain from meat consumption, especially fatty red meat, much more so than men. This could have a significant bearing on their higher rate of osteoporosis. Anyone doubting this conclusion should ask any elderly women with osteoporosis the following question. "Do you typically consume fatty red meat?" The answer is universal, "No, never." As the call went out by the majority of professional nutritionists to avoid red meat and animal fat, the rate of osteoporosis has significantly increased. More women and men die of osteoporosis related complications in the United States every year than breast cancer, ovarian cancer and prostate cancer combined.

The Case Against Milk by Sheila Buff.

Women Have Higher Risk of Dying from Osteoporosis than Breast Cancer.

Do not take supplemental calcium tablets if you eat generous amounts of hard cheeses on the low-carbohydrate diet recommended here. Supplementation with chelated calcium and magnesium tablets is suggested if hard cheeses are not eaten but should never be done with calcium alone. Chelated calcium and magnesium are the most readily absorbed. Excess calcium by itself results in the excretion of magnesium, and the calcium is not absorbed easily into the body. Coral calcium from the sea as a healthy source is a fraud. The coral calcium is in the form of calcium carbonate and is the most difficult to absorb into the body. In addition, the sea source can contain undesirable quantities of harmful heavy metals. Coral calcium is not a manufactured product and therefore bypasses the rigorous requirements placed on manufactured sources of calcium tablets. Always take magnesium tablets as described below.

Calcium and vitamin D supplements offer modest bone improvements, no benefits for colorectal cancer.

The professional health associations have been crying, "calcium, calcium, calcium," for many years. They have been begging women to get their calcium from low-fat milk, but the rate of osteoporosis keeps increasing. Dairy products such as milk and cheese are high in calcium but low in magnesium. This poor ratio causes an increase in urinary loss of magnesium, an essential bone component as discussed below. These dairy products, especially cheese, usually contain high levels of sodium chloride (table salt). Sodium causes urinary calcium excretion. Many dairy products, such as milk and yogurt, also contain high levels of carbohydrates which cause weight gain, diabetes, cancer, and heart disease.

The Case Against Fiber

Fiber absorbs vitamins and minerals and discharges them from the body. Fiber leaches calcium from the digestive tract and discharges it in the stool when it is desperately needed to prevent osteoporosis, bone loss, hip fractures, and degenerative disc disease.
Comparison of the influence of dietary fibre sources with different proportions of soluble and insoluble fibre on Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn, Mn, and Cu apparent absorption in rats.
Mineral contents of brans passed through the human GI tract.

Dietary Fiber Theory. Scientific Proof Fiber in the Diet is Unhealthy.

Do not take fiber supplements. Do not take psyllium seed husk, which is very abrasive to the digestive system. Do not eat wheat bran or rice bran. Fiber is a bad dude. Dietary fiber may not be digestible by the healthy individual, but it certainly is digestible by pathogenic gut bacteria and yeasts. These bacteria and yeasts ferment the fiber to produce alcohol, acetaldehyde, lactic acid, acetic acid, and a host of other toxic chemicals when they break down the fiber. Intestinal gas is a sure sign that fiber and/or sugars are being fermented. Avoid all whole grains, brown rice, fruit, and dried beans, as they are high in both fiber and complex carbohydrates, a double blow to the digestive system. The reason many gastroenterologists recommend a high fiber diet is based on the faulty logic of Dr. Dennis Burkitt, a British surgeon working in Africa more than half a century ago. Dr. Burkitt's theory that barley bread prevented irritable bowel disorders has failed. The Africans were simply showing the benefits of not eating fruit and refined carbohydrates like sugar and flour. Fiber not only does not prevent or cure irritable bowel diseases but actually makes them worse. Studies of many other primitive societies have proven very low-fiber diets prevent intestinal diseases and cancer as proven by Weston A. Price, DDS in his book Nutrition and Physical Degeneration and arctic explorers Vilhjalmur Stefansson and Karsten Anderson during many years of living with the Eskimos. 
Fiber May Raise Colon Cancer Risk.

The Case Against Milk

Milk may actually rob the body of more calcium than it provides. This is because milk has a very high phosphate content. Phosphate carries calcium with it when it is excreted from the body. The author has not drunk a glass of milk in at least 20 years, drank very little milk before that, and didn't really like milk as a kid. I am very tall, have excellent bone health, and stand at my maximum lifetime height at age 64 as described above. Complete food groups of grains, fruit, and starchy vegetables were removed from the diet as of June 1999. The result has been an awesome improvement in health.

"Foods such as milk and yogurt are likely to be beneficial; others, such as cottage cheese, may adversely affect bone health. Of the few stronger-evidence studies of dairy foods and bone health, most had outcomes that were not significant."
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2000;72:681-9.

"We found no evidence that higher intakes of milk or calcium from food sources reduce fracture incidence. Women who drank two or more glasses of milk per day had relative risks of 1.45 for hip fracture (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.87, 2.43) and 1.05 for forearm fracture (95% CI = 0.88, 1.25) when compared with women consuming one glass or less per week. Likewise, higher intakes of total dietary calcium or calcium from dairy foods were not associated with decreased risk of hip or forearm fracture."
Milk, Dietary Calcium, and Bone Fractures in Women: A 12-Year Prospective Study.

Although the above reports paint a neutral picture for milk consumption at best, they do not address the truly unhealthy component of milk -- lactose, which is milk sugar. Many people are lactose intolerant in that it cannot be digested. Other sufferers go undiagnosed. Lactose stimulates insulin production for metabolism of the resulting blood glucose rush, and insulin has a book full of unhealthy side effects including diabetes, bowel diseases, cancer, and heart disease.

People think milk is a healthy food that builds strong bones because of the myths, distortions and lies published by the dairy industry. The top five nations with the highest consumption of milk have the highest level of osteoporosis, and the bottom five nations with the lowest consumption of milk have the lowest level of osteoporosis.

Commercial milk sold in supermarkets is fortified with synthetic vitamin D2 (secosterols ergocalciferol) that does not convert readily to natural vitamin D3 in the body. Natural vitamin D3 (cholicalciferol) is received from the sun or cod liver oil. Synthetic vitamin D2 in milk is not recommended.

Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis in Milk Linked to Crohn's Disease.

Bacteria Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis in Milk Suspected In Bowel Diseases.

Magnesium, Manganese and Lysine

Magnesium may be more important for healthy bones than calcium, and magnesium deficiencies are more common. Excessive calcium depletes magnesium from the body. Magnesium and manganese are minerals found in meat, fish, fowl, seafood, nuts, seeds, and vegetables. Magnesium is essential for bone health because it is one of the components of bone. It is also very important for heart health and the prevention of hypertension. Most people who live on processed foods are grossly deficient in this important nutrient. The result can be bone loss.

Magnesium is important to prevent osteoporosis, high blood pressure, heart disease, heart palpitations, diabetes, asthma, chronic bronchitis, migraine headaches, muscle cramps, premenstrual syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, depression, and other psychiatric disorders. People are commonly magnesium deficient, so this magnesium supplement is highly recommended. Take one Chelated Calcium-Magnesium 500/250 mg with a meal. Take one Magnesium Glycinate 400 200 mg three times a day with a meal. Break the magnesium glycinate in half. Take one half about one-quarter of the way through the meal and the other half at the three-quarter point to help distribute the magnesium. KAL Magnesium Glycinate 400 is the highly-absorbed form of magnesium chelated with amino acids that can be taken at twice the dosage as other brands without causing intestinal distress. Do not substitute another brand. Magnesium is essential for a healthy heart and cardiovascular system.
Essential Facts About Magnesium.
Magnesium-Deficiency Catastrophe: The Magnesium Web Site.

Manganese may also be important in bone growth. It has been shown that manganese deficiency significantly inhibits laying down of new bone tissue.

The amino acid lysine is also very important for bone health. The lysine transports the calcium to the bone for deposit. Supplement with 500 mg. of lysine per day.

Strontium is a Breakthrough in Bone Health

Strontium is the most abundant trace element in seawater and is essential for strong bones and cavity-free teeth. Strontium was shown to increase the rate of bone formation by 172% in a small study by Dr. Stanley C. Skoryna of McGill University in Montreal in 1985. The research team also performed a larger study on postmenopausal women. The patients in the strontium group had an increase in bone density in the lumbar averaging 14.4% and in the femoral neck averaging of 8.3%. This is considered to be an enormous improvement.

Strontium has been shown to rebuild bone that was being destroyed by metastatic bone cancer. This is great news for men with prostate cancer that has metastacised in the bones.

Strontium has been shown to reduce the incidence of cavities in the teeth. It also reduces the symptoms of osteoarthritis by improving bone density and improving cartilage metabolism in the joints.

Important - Supplementing the diet with strontium is advised for everyone including children.

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Strontium is a mineral naturally present in food, water, and in trace amounts in bones and teeth and should not be confused with the radioactive isotope strontium-90. It's chemically similar to calcium and is metabolized in the body in a nearly identical way.

Strontium may support bone formation and decrease bone resorption (or breakdown), thereby enhancing bone mineral density (BMD).

Naturally-occurring strontium is non-toxic and should not be taken simultaneously with calcium to improve its absorption. NSI® Strontium is made in kosher, vegetarian capsules.¹ ²

NSI® Strontium is better because it:

• Delivers 680 mg of strontium in one two-capsule serving.

• Is a safe, all-natural way to help you maintain bone health.
  
  
  ¹ Reginster JY, Deroisy R, Dougados M, et al. Prevention of early postmenopausal bone loss by strontium ranelate: the randomized, two-year, double-masked, dose ranging, placebo-controlled PREVOS trial. Osteoporosis Int 2002; 13:925-31.
  
  ² Reginster JY, Meunier PJ. Strontium ranelate phase 2 dose-ranging studies: PREVOS and STRATOS studies. Osteoporosis Int 2003; 14(Suppl 3):S56-S65.

Phosphorus, Folic Acid, Boron, Zinc, and Silicon

Phosphorus and calcium are the components of hydroxyapatite, the primary salt that makes bone matrix hard and must be included in the diet. A proper balance of magnesium, calcium, and phosphorus should be maintained at all times to achieve bone health. Phosphorus is best obtained from animal products and is also found in good quantities in nuts, seeds, grains, and legumes. Vegetables and fruit are generally a lower source for phosphorus, but a deficiency is rare. Folic acid, boron, zinc and fluoride are also very important for good bone health. "And a recent study of Chinese men and women, who rarely if ever consume milk or dairy products yet have very little osteoporosis, suggests that drinking tea is a good way to maintain bone health. (14) Why? Among other things, tea is a good natural source of fluoride and flavonoids, which both improve bone density."

Boron supplementation can reduce loss of calcium by 40%, magnesium by 33%, and phosphorus in the urine. Boron builds stronger bones and improves hormone levels. Recommended level of supplemental boron is 6 to 18 mg per day.

Folic acid, along with vitamin B6 and B12, reduces the body concentrations of homocysteine, an intermediate in the conversion of the amino acid methionine to cysteine. Homocysteine has been associated with atherosclerosis (artery disease) and osteoporosis. Homocysteine most likely promotes atherosclerosis by directly damaging the artery and reducing the integrity of the vessel wall. In osteoporosis, elevated homocysteine levels lead to a defective bone matrix by interfering with the formation of proper collagen, the main protein in bone.

Caution:

Do not supplement the diet with methionine amino acid. The metabolism of methionine produces homocysteine, a sulfur-containing amino acid. It exists at a critical biochemical juncture between methionine metabolism and the biosynthesis of the amino acids cysteine and taurine. Homocysteine is used to build and repair tissues, but an excess of homocysteine has been shown to be a major factor in hardening and obstruction of the arteries, causing full-blown heart disease.

Silicon is normally sold as silica (silicon dioxide). It is absent in many multivitamin and mineral supplements, and 3 to 6 mg per day should be taken to prevent loss of bone density. It also assists in the development of better cartilage, joints, and blood vessels. Silicon may also reduce the amount of aluminum in brain cells and be beneficial in the prevention of Alzheimer's disease.

Carbohydrates cause Alzheimer's disease in mice studies.

A high fat, low carbohydrate diet improves Alzheimer's disease in mice.

"Mice with the mouse model of Alzheimer's disease show improvements in their condition when treated with a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet. A report published today in the peer-reviewed, open access journal Nutrition and Metabolism, showed that a brain protein, amyloid-beta, which is an indicator of Alzheimer's disease, is reduced in mice on the so-called ketogenic diet."

"The report, by Samuel Henderson, from Accera, Inc, Colorado and colleagues from Belgium runs counter to previous studies suggesting a negative effect of fat on Alzheimer's disease."

Vitamin A, B6, B12, C, D, E, and K

Vitamin A helps to control the activity, distribution, and coordination of osteoblasts and osteoclasts (types of mineral deposits in bone) during development. Its deficiency results in a decreased rate of growth in the skeleton. Liver is an excellent source of vitamin A. Vitamin B12 may play a role in osteoblast activity, and a B12 deficiency is common in the elderly. It is found only in animal products but never in vegetables, fruit, legumes, nuts, seeds, or grains. Vitamin C deficiency leads to decreased protein collagen production, which retards bone growth and delays healing of fractures. Vegetables are a good source for vitamin C. Fruit juices also contain high levels of vitamin C but are not recommended due to their very high level of fructose (fruit sugar).

The body requires vitamin D for the formation and health of bone and the prevention of osteoporosis. Sunlight is an important source of vitamin D. Ultraviolet (UV) rays from sunlight trigger vitamin D synthesis in the skin. Vitamin D is also obtained from cold water fish such as salmon. An excellent source of natural vitamin D is Carlson's Lemon Flavored Cod Liver Oil, also an excellent source for Omega-3 essential fatty acids. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin found in animal fats, and the risk of a deficiency increases in a low-fat diet. This is just another reason why a low-fat diet is not bone healthy.

Vitamin E and vitamin K have also been found to be important in the prevention of osteoporosis and bone loss. In 1995, doctors in Japan began treating osteoporosis patients with high levels of vitamin K with good success. Low-carbohydrate sources of vitamin E are dark green leafy vegetables, nuts, seeds, eggs, and animal organ meats. Vitamin E is found in large quantities in polyunsaturated vegetable oils, but the consumption of these oils is highly suspect as contributing to heart disease. Low-carbohydrate sources of vitamin K are dark green leafy vegetables, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, eggs, and liver. However, vitamin K has been greatly over-emphasized by many nutritionists and doctors. The North American Plains Indians and Eskimos of centuries past ate a 100% meat and animal fat diet which had a low level of vitamin K, yet their remains show that they had awesome bones and teeth. The important conclusion here is to realize that protein builds awesome bones and teeth even when the availability of vitamin K is low. Eating green leafy vegetables while neglecting meat will not build strong bones as many nutritionists promise.

Giving pregnant women vitamin D could mean their babies grow stronger bones in later life.

Glucosamine and Chondroitin

Supplementing the with glucosamine sulfate and chondroitin sulfate is highly recommended. Care must be taken to find a manufacturer that does not add sugars of any kind to the capsules.  

Sodium Chloride in Table Salt

The sodium in common table salt has been shown to increase the excretion of calcium in the urine and is a proven contributor to osteoporosis and bone loss. You are literally peeing out your bones. The sodium also causes the loss of potassium which is critical in the prevention of osteoporosis, not because it is a component of bone, but because it is important in preventing the urinary loss of calcium and magnesium. Potassium is found in high amounts in fruits, vegetables, and meat, although the high consumption of fruit should be avoided to prevent a large intake of carbohydrates in the form of fructose. Dietary potassium can be easily supplemented with potassium chloride in the form of Morton's Salt Substitute, but an excess should be strictly avoided.

According to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (5), a greater potassium intake was significantly associated with greater bone mineral density (BMD) at all four sites for men and at three sites for women.

Hormones

Osteoporosis is a crippling disease that is both preventable and reversible. For many years the professional medical associations have been telling postmenopausal women that taking estrogen hormone replacement therapy (HRT) would prevent heart disease, breast cancer, and osteoporosis. Now we find it was all lies without any basis in science. In fact, HRT has now been proven to be the cause of breast cancer, which the professional medical associations have been forced to admit. Meanwhile, some doctors and researchers have proven that progesterone hormone therapy is the healthy approach to relieving menopause symptoms. Why is there little backing for it? The reason is simply because natural progesterone cream is not a patentable product and is sold over the counter at a very reasonable price. Dr. John R. Lee proved natural progesterone cream restores and builds bone in both men and women. This is important and should not be bypassed lightly.

Vitamin and Mineral Dosages

Dr. Atkins' Vita-Nutrient Solution: Nature's Answer To Drugs is the best book for determining the correct vitamin and mineral dosage for therapeutic (disease curing) effect, excessive dosage amounts, and normal recommendations. Dr. Atkins' Vita-Nutrient Solution discusses the vital function of vitamins and nutritional supplements and provides a list of diseases and complaints that the supplements can help cure or alleviate.

My personal vitamin, mineral, and supplement program by Kent R. Rieske.

Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Omega-3 fatty acids have been proven to increase bone density. The three most nutritionally-important omega-3 fatty acids are alpha-linolenic fatty acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic fatty acid (DHA). Alpha-linolenic fatty acid is one of two fatty acids traditionally classified as "essential." The other fatty acid traditionally viewed as essential is an omega-6 fat called linoleic acid. These fatty acids have traditionally been classified as “essential” because the body is unable to manufacture them on its own and because they play a fundamental role in several physiological functions. As a result, we must be sure our diet contains sufficient amounts of both alpha-linolenic acid and linoleic acid.

The body needs essential omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. Where are you getting these essential fats? Omega-3 fatty acids are NOT available in soy, cereals, fruit juices, fruits, or vegetables. Commercial foods are seriously lacking in essential omega-3 fatty acids. They are not included because of expense, lower shelf life, and because the fats tend to stick to the sides of the container. Even dog food is fortified with omega-3 fatty acids because dogs get sick if they are not added. Commercial foods also contain an excessive amount of omega-6 fatty acids from safflower, sunflower, soybean, corn, and similar nut, seed, and grain oils that are unhealthy.

Many commercial foods now contain a compound they claim is DHA docosahexaenoic omega-3 fatty acid. However, this is a form of DHA called crypthecodinium cohnii oil that is obtained from algae in a factory (yuck). It is not the same as natural DHA docosahexaenoic omega-3 fatty acid as found in unprocessed products like Carlson's Lemon Flavored Cod Liver Oil. Real DHA docosahexaenoic omega-3 fatty acid is not used in commercial foods because it reduces the shelf storage life, has a liquid oil form, sticks to the container, and is rejected by religious vegetarians who will not buy anything from animal sources. Cod liver oil contains both both forms of omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic fatty acid (DHA). Commercial foods do not contain eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) because they can't manufacture it in a dry powder form.

Cod Liver Oil: The Number One Superfood.

Omega-3 Fatty acids are positively associated with peak bone mineral density and bone mineral density and bone accrual in healthy men.

Do Omega-3 fatty acids prevent osteoporosis? -- Vanek and Connor.

Omega-6 Gamma-Linolenic Fatty Acid (GLA)

Supplement with omega-6 gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) by taking one borage oil capsule per day. The body does not produce essential fatty acids - they can only be ingested through food. GLA and omega-3 fatty acids together produce a second type of prostaglandins, called E1 series. This type of prostaglandin helps reduce inflammation and aids in digestion. Avoid all other vegetable omega-6 oils.

Weight-Bearing Exercises

Additional body weight causes the bone mass to increase in order to carry the additional load. However, the constant call for women to increase their weight-bearing exercises has not solved the osteoporosis epidemic, either because too few women do the exercises or the exercises are not achieving the goal. The idea that weight-bearing exercises will prevent osteoporosis is highly questionable. The body cannot carry the additional load if the body does not maintain adequate bone structure to carry the normal load. Adding weight may simply cause the fracture to occur sooner. Osteoporosis is not caused by a lack of weight-bearing exercises but rather by an insufficient diet.

Grains, Legumes, Fruit, Starches, Sugars, Milk, Nuts,
and Vegetable Oils Are Your Enemy

Exposing the Myths, Dangers, and Lies About Organic Food.

All natural animal fats are healthy, and this diet will contain about 70% fat on a calorie basis. Many organizations and professionals recommend against the intake of fats because they fail to differentiate between the good Omega-3 fatty acids and the harmful Omega-6 fatty acids. See the scientific studies in the Omega-3 diet section below which prove these important health differences. One should not be mislead by the myths, distortions, and lies that saturated fats are unhealthy.
Feeding the Irrational Fear of Cholesterol.
Proof Saturated Fats Are Healthy - News You Can Use.

Beef and other red meats are some of the most healthy foods one could eat. Beef and other red meats are naturally loaded with essential vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and a multitude of other dietary supplements needed for optimal health. Nutrition books typically underplay or ignore the broad spectrum of nutritional elements in red meat. Red meat is a rich source of nutrients that protect the heart and nervous system, including vitamins B12 and B6, zinc, phosphorus, carnitine, and CoEnzyme Q10.

This web site will prove the most healthy diet for humans is: 

70% total fat on a calorie basis
    31% saturated fat
    7% polyunsaturated fat
    25% monounsaturated fat
    7% other fats
27% protein
3% carbohydrates (20 gm of which 3 gm or less is fiber). 

Proof Saturated Fats Are Healthy.

Nutrition, Healing, Health, Protein, Fat, Carbohydrate, and Cholesterol Science.

Top Ten Nutritional Myths, Distortions, and Lies That Will Destroy Your Health.

Top Ten Historical Events That Created Our Current Health & Nutritional Quagmire.

Proper Diet Summary

The information and references contained on this web page will show the proper diet for healing and health preservation.

Calculate your dietary intake at the FitDay - Online Diet and Fitness Manager.

Low-Carb Initial Symptoms

Going from a standard high-carb diet to the low-carb diet can initially cause several negative symptoms depending on other health problems. Typical temporary symptoms are:

• Slight headache. Simply ignore it.

• Ketosis is not harmful at all but it does cause a funny taste in the mouth. This will only last for a few weeks at most.

• Slight constipation or sluggish bowel. This improves to normal in a few weeks. Digestion on low-carb is perfect with very little gas. Skipping days with no bowel movement is normal and expected.

• Leg muscle weakness at the beginning of a hike. Simply keep going. The strength will return in a few minutes, and the legs will be stronger than ever as you continue on the hike.

Carbohydrates are HIGHLY addictive. People don't believe this until they try not eating them. This is the main reason people give up on low-carb, especially those prone to addictive behaviors and weak self control. They make up all kinds of excuses for quitting low-carb, but the truth is they can't overcome their addiction to carbohydrates. Addiction to high-sugar fruit is a serious problem among adults and children. A study of the shopping carts of adults and the eating habits of children easily proves this unhealthy addiction in all age groups is real. They would rather be sick than give up the addiction.

Foods we should eat

• Red Meat. Eat red meat and natural fats including saturated animal fats. A new study shows fresh red meat has no connection with colon cancer, but manufactured meat products do increase colon cancer. A high-protein diet boosts healthy antioxidant levels, while low-protein diets induce oxidative stress. Avoid label listing "natural flavors." These additives could contains sugar and MSG, a nerve toxin that makes cancers incurable.
  Myths, Distortions and Lies About Beef.
  High Protein Diet Found Beneficial.
  Study Links Processed Meat to Cancer.
  Animal-Rights Terrorists Strike Again?

• Meat, Fish & Fowl. Eat beef, lamb, pork, fish, seafood, fowl, and wild game of any kind. Do not cut off any of the fat --- eat it all. Do not skin chicken, duck, or other fowl and eat all of the skin. Eat cold water fish, such as salmon, which are high in omega-3 essential fatty acids. Eat some protein and fat at every meal.
  Increased Protein Intake Stimulates Muscle Protein Synthesis.

• Fried Pork Rinds. Fried pork skins are deep fried in their own fat and sold as fried pork rinds. They would be considered an awesome snack food except for the fact that the raw skins are heavily salted to prevent the growth of bacteria during shipping, handling, and storage prior to cooking. The unhealthy salt is heavily concentrated in the cooked rinds. Some of the salt can be removed by dunking or rinsing in hot water and eaten quickly before they get soggy, but a lot of unhealthy salt remains. Eat them in moderation, and completely avoid them if you have high blood pressure.

• Saturated Fat. Eat fat including saturated fat. The North American Indians ate pemmican, a mixture of dried, crushed, and shredded meat mixed 50/50 with the animal fat, yielding a food product that provided 70% of its calories from fat. Dried berries were sometimes added. This mixture would keep for many years. Eskimos lived all winter on nothing but caribou meat. They prepared a mixture using 80% fat and 20% caribou meat. Explorers Vilhjalmur Stefansson and Karsten Anderson found their health to be excellent. "Strong Medicine" by Dr. Blake F. Donaldson, MD. A book about the Inuit-style meat-only Eskimo diet.

• Eggs. Eggs are highly recommended as the perfect food.

• Coconut Oil. Fry in coconut oil or butter and use both generously in recipes.
  The Weston A. Price Foundation - Know Your Fats.

• Vegetables. Click on the name to see a picture. Eat well-done, boiled, or steamed asparagus, eggplant, green or yellow string beans, red tomatoes, spinach, celery, peppers, or green or yellow zucchini squash only. Red, gold, and yellow peppers may be better than the standard green peppers. These must be well cooked. They are good in a stir fry with refined coconut oil. Make a nice lunch or dinner by adding cubed precooked meat or leftover meat to stir fried vegetables. Some cabbage is OK if well cooked. Try pressure cooking cabbage with green beans. Avoid the cabbage if it produces gas. Ripe avocados are acceptable with caution. Raw vegetables are not tolerated by the digestive system because of the fiber. Cooking reduces the fiber content. Do not drink raw vegetable juices. Canned 100% tomato juice is acceptable in moderation. Vegetables are of a minor importance, and those listed here should also be viewed with suspicion. Avoid any vegetable that gives an adverse reaction such as cramps, pains, or intestinal gas. Avoid all seasonings. Avoid large servings of vegetables. This diet is primarily meat, fish, and fowl with the natural fats.

• Avocados. Eat avocados fresh or as a dip for vegetables. Avoid prepared dip with additives.

• Cheese. Hard cheeses are acceptable for those without a candida yeast infection. Eat only hard cheeses which list no more than 1g of carbohydrates on the nutritional label. Low-salt Swiss cheese is a very good choice that can be eaten without limit. Avoid eating high-sodium cheese with sodium content above 200mg per serving, especially for those with hypertension (high blood pressure). The book, Cheese Primer by Steven Jenkins, is the best reference for a good education about cheeses. Avoid low-fat, low-cholesterol cheese, but part-skim milk cheese is acceptable. Do not eat cream cheese, cottage cheese, soft cheese spreads, dry curd cottage cheese (DCCC), or Farmer's cheese. Some good cheeses are made from sheep's milk and goat's milk, but goat's milk cheese offers nothing special or better than cow's milk cheese.  Blue-veined mold cheeses may promote candida more than other types and should be limited. Do not drink or cook with kefir milk, a fermented liquid product made with active yeasts and bacteria from grains and goat or sheep milk. Do not eat kefir yogurt.

• Omega-3 Fatty Acids. Supplement with omega-3 essential fatty acids by taking Carlson's Lemon Flavored Cod Liver Oil. Start with one tablespoon twice a day. Avoid flax seed oil because it contains more inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids than essential omega-3 fatty acids. Flax is a poor source of omega-3 fatty acids. The body must convert the shorter ALA fatty acid found in flax seed oil in to EPA and DHA fatty acids before you will receive major benefits, something most of us don't do well. The following links are to studies which should be read.
  Fish oil fatty acid supplementation in active ulcerative colitis: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study.
  Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids and inflammatory mediator production.
  Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Inflammation and Autoimmune Diseases.
  n-3 fatty acids and the immune system in autoimmunity.
  Polyunsaturated fatty acids, inflammation, and immunity.
  Dietary modification of inflammation with lipids.
  The Protein Power Lifeplan.
  Cod Liver Oil: The Number One Superfood.

• Borage Oil. Supplement with omega-6 gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) by taking one borage oil capsule per day. The body cannot produce essential fatty acids - you must get them from the food you eat. Your body uses GLA and omega-3 fatty acids to make E1 series prostaglandins that help reduce inflammation, aid digestion, and help regulate your metabolism. Avoid all other omega-6 vegetable oils as found in nuts, seeds, and grains.
  Benefits of Borage Oil.

• Vitamins and Minerals. Supplement with a complete vitamin, mineral, enzyme, probiotic, and amino acid program shown in the link below. Avoid extra vitamin D supplementation. The cod liver oil has about 500 IU of vitamin D per teaspoon. Don't be concerned about vitamin D toxicity as incorrectly claimed  "Even without careful attention to the type of vitamin D being used, a recent expert review on vitamin D was unable to find any published evidence of vitamin D toxicity in adults from an intake of 10,000 IU per day that was verified by the blood 25(OH)D concentration."
  My personal vitamin, mineral, and supplement program by Kent R. Rieske.

• Reverse Osmosis Water. Install a reverse osmosis with UV lamp water system with ultraviolet (UV) lamp for all drinking and cooking. The UV lamp kills all viruses and bacteria. Avoid domestic water which contains chlorine and fluorine. Avoid mineral, natural, or spring water sold in stores, as many contain undesirable minerals and contaminants. Some have been pulled from the shelves because of these contaminants.

• Coffee, Tea, and Soft Drinks. Weak regular coffee and black tea are acceptable. Several cups of regular black coffee a day are perfectly acceptable to most people. Don't drink decaf coffee or decaf black tea due to the toxic chemicals used to remove the caffeine. Peppermint tea is preferred. A small amount of lemon or lime juice squeezed from a small wedge of fresh lemon or lime can be added to water or tea. Ginger root tea is great. Cut a piece about the size of the small fingertip from fresh ginger root. Remove the skin. Chop and squeeze with a garlic press. Put the juice and pulp in a cup, French press, or tea ball and add boiling water for two minutes. Strain out the pulp. Ginger has a spicy flavor and is very soothing to the tummy and digestive tract. Diet sodas containing aspartame and/or Splenda and regular sodas are absolutely forbidden. Do not drink apple cider vinegar because the health claims are unfounded. The malic and acetic acids in apple cider vinegar can burn the throat and promote bacterial vaginosis.

• Beware of Bacteria Contaminated Coffee. Many coffee shops and restaurants use a fresh-brewed coffee dispenser that contaminates the coffee with pathogenic bacteria. These bad bacteria upset healthy digestion without the consumer discovering the source of their food poisoning. The worst type of dispenser can be recognized as an insulated tank with a pump on the top. The internal parts of the pump are rubber or plastic diaphragms and tubes that cannot be cleaned. Most coffee shops and restaurants make no attempt to clean the pump mechanism. Rubber and plastic parts easily harbor bad bacteria that continue to multiply. The coffee in the pump also cools easily. The temperature of the hot coffee is not high enough to sterilize the parts. The best coffee dispenser is the type with a spherical clear glass pot that is very easy to clean and inspect. The coffee filter mechanism should be a stainless steel cone that is also easy to clean. Ask your coffee shop or restaurant about their coffee brewing and dispensing system. Inspect the clear glass serving pots for cleanliness. Don't drink coffee that is brewed and dispensed from a poorly-designed system.

• Coconut. Eat and cook with refined or virgin coconut oil, and eat unsweetened shredded coconut. Try both together at the same time for a taste treat. Do not eat processed coconut flour because it is the concentrated bad portion of coconut consisting of fiber and carbohydrates.
  Health and Nutritional Benefits from Coconut Oil.
  Thailand - The Land of the Coconut.
  Coconut Oil is the Healthiest Oil on Earth.

• Nuts and Seeds. Avoid most nuts and seeds because they contain high levels of omega-6 fatty acids described below. Hazel nuts (filberts), macadamia nuts, and pine nuts (pinion, pinon, pinyon, or pignolia) are a great snack with the lowest amount of omega-6 fats. Limit quantities to test for a reaction. All other nuts and seeds are forbidden. All species of nuts are not healthy as many claim.

• Candida Restrictions. Avoid yeast, vinegar, mushrooms, cheese, and fermented products, including Miso, for an anti-candida diet. These may be included in the diet for those IBD sufferers without a candida or other yeast infection. However, these should still be excluded for those on the IBD "Starting Diet" because candida yeast infections can be difficult to detect though may be present.

• Potassium. Use Morton's Salt Substitute (potassium chloride) instead of sodium table salt to lower blood pressure, but be aware that excessive use can cause weak heart beat impulses.

• Low-Blood Sugar Symptoms. A low-carbohydrate diet will reveal other health problems such as hypoglycemia or diabetes by low-blood sugar symptoms such as headache, dizziness, blurred vision, difficulty concentrating, etc. Mix 1/2 teaspoon of glutamine in a glass of water or unsweetened tomato juice to relieve the systems. Snack on fatty meat to prevent the low-blood sugar hypoglycemia symptoms. Don't go hungry. See your doctor if symptoms persist or are moderate to severe.

• Constipation. Constipation or a sluggish fullness can result because the digestive system is not accustomed to a healthy diet. The common advise that a person should have one or several bowel movements each day is a myth. Skipping one or even two days without a bowel movement is normal. Constipation can be prevented by taking the probiotics listed above and extra magnesium. Magnesium is a natural and safe laxative when taken in excess. People are commonly magnesium deficient, so this magnesium supplement is highly recommended. Take one Magnesium Glycinate 400 200 mg three times a day with a meal. Break the magnesium glycinate in half. Take one half about one-quarter of the way through the meal and the other half at the three-quarter point to help distribute the magnesium.

• Probiotics. A healthy balance of beneficial bacteria called probiotics must be restored in the intestines during the low-carbohydrate, anti-yeast diet. The most common approach is to supplement the diet with a probiotic containing live lactobacillus acidophilus, lactobacillus bulgaricus, and bifidobacterium bifidum as the best choices. Lactobacillus bulgaricus is intended to help the GI tract be more suitable for the survival and growth of lactobacillus acidophilus and bifidobacterium bifidum. Acidophilus is the primary bacteria of the small intestine, while bifidum is the major bacteria of the large intestine. Other beneficial bacteria include bifidobacterium lactis, bifidobacterium longum, and/or others. New evidence points to lactobacillus sporogenes as being particularly effective against intestinal and vaginal infections and should also be taken. Most should be refrigerated. Capsules and liquids are available, but care should be taken in the selection because many brands contain dead spores. Quality products are usually kept in a cooler at the health food or vitamin store. Expect some or all products to contain rice flour, potato starch, maltodextrin, and other fillers which are needed to keep the bacteria alive. Take only one tablet or one teaspoon with each meal or with water. Do not take high quantities as may be recommended on some bottles. Sporogenes is highly recommended for everyone, even healthy individuals. It does not require refrigeration. Multidophilus by Solaray should also be taken. Multidophilus must be refrigerated and purchased only from a refrigerated display at a local vitamin store.
  Benefits of Lactobacillus Sporogenes as a probiotic.
  Lactobacillus Sporogenes supplier.
  Multidophilus - Lactic Flora by Solaray - Link for info only. Buy locally & Refrigerate.

• Protein and L-Glutamine Drink. Prepare a drink made with whey amino acid protein powder which is enriched with extra glutamine amino acid. The protein powder consists of a full compliment of amino acid isolates that heal the body and require no digestion. Prepare the drink by blending 8 - 16 oz of reverse osmosis with UV lamp water or unsweetened, low-sodium tomato juice with 1 heaping teaspoon (12 gm) of whey protein powder plus 1 rounded teaspoon (8 gm) of glutamine amino acid powder. Stirring vigorously with the teaspoon is sufficient. The whey protein must be specified on the carton as "isolates from cross-flow microfiltration and ion-exchange, ultrafiltered concentrate, low molecular weight, and partially hydrolyzed whey protein peptides rich in branched chain amino acids and glutamine peptides." The low-carbohydrate type at 1 gm per scoop or less is best, but it should not be more than 4 - 5 gm of carbohydrates per scoop. Do not substitute protein from soy, egg, casein, or any other source. Sugar or any other sweetener is unacceptable. Use the "natural flavor" without additives. This amino acid drink can be enjoyed anytime with or without a meal. Amino acids are foods that build and maintain the body. Refrigerate whey protein powder and discard if it is old. Whey protein powder can cause some gas and an unusually "full" feeling. Discontinue the whey protein powder if the reactions are unpleasant. Continue to take the glutamine powder.
  L-Glutamine Amino Acid.
  Ultimate Lo Carb Whey Powder - Natural Flavor by Biochem.
  Amino Acids - The Building Blocks of Life and Healing.

This combination of amino acids have been shown to provide the following healing properties:

• Provides pain killing effects by healing the nervous system.

• Absorbs of body-building amino acids without requiring digestion.

• Stimulates insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) which functions similarly to insulin and enhances protein synthesis and healing.

• Fights infections by stimulating the immune system. All immune cells are made from poly-peptides of amino acids.

• Provides bone growth of protein collagen and strengthens bones. Poor digestion has been shown to cause osteoporosis and degenerative bone disease.

• Provides all of the amino acids required to heal and grow ligaments, tendons, joints, muscles, intestinal tract, heart muscle, and all other organs of the body.

• Prevents hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) symptoms in people with hypoglycemia or diabetes.

• Carbohydrate Addiction. Carbohydrates are highly addictive, and many people have lived their entire lives with an insulin rush from excessive glucose intake. Insulin is the body's most powerful hormone and makes resisting carbohydrates extremely difficult. Many would rather be sick than give up their fruit with the high levels of fructose, the second most addictive carbohydrate. Other diets falsely claim nuts, fruit, honey, and yogurt are acceptable foods for the IBD suffer and are instantly accepted by the carb-addict only to struggle over and over with repeated flare-ups of their disease symptoms. Carbohydrates are the cause for IBD, not the cure. There are no healthy carbohydrates for the IBD sufferer. To be healthy, one must break these addictions.

Foods that are absolutely forbidden

• Detox Diet Plans. Never participate in any of the popular detox diet programs. All of these programs recommend many foods that are very harmful to people with food-caused autoimmune diseases. These plans typically forbid eating the healthy foods listed here. Detox diet plans are always low-fat which means they are high in harmful carbohydrates. The "detox" concept is a fraud and a scam. The body does not build up toxin except in cases of rare trace metals such as mercury or lead. The detox diet programs will not remove poisonous metals from the body. A standard scientific laboratory should be used to test for mercury or lead poisoning. Most alternative medicine tests for toxins and food allergies are a scam as well. Detox diet plans also run the risk of causing leaky gut syndrome, the major cause of autoimmune diseases. Leaky Gut Syndrome.

• Sugar and Sweets. Do not eat sugar in any form. Sugar raises the level of free-radicals and blood insulin which causes heart disease and diabetes. Do not eat corn syrup, fructose, honey, sucrose, maltodextrin, dextrose, molasses, rice milk, soy milk, grape juice, fruit juice, brown rice syrup, maple syrup, date sugar, cane sugar, corn sugar, beet sugar, succanat, or lactose. Do not eat candy, cookies, ice cream, cakes, dates, crackers, soft drinks, or yogurt which are all high in carbohydrates. Diabetes, heart disease, and cancer could best be described as CARBOHYDRATE ADDICTS SYNDROME.
  78 Ways Sugar Can Ruin Your Health.

• Honey. Do not eat honey. Honey is pure carbohydrate sugar consisting of fructose and glucose, sucrose, maltose, isomaltose, maltulose, turanose, kojibiose, erlose, theanderose and panose. It is very confusing why people worship honey. Many people are wrong on this point. They claim it is acceptable because ancient cavemen may have eaten it and somehow became adapted to honey as a healthy food. That is an incorrect conclusion. Ancient Paleo man may have eaten it once in a lifetime, but probably not. They didn't want to be stung by bees any more than we do, and they didn't have any protective netting.
  The Chemistry of Bees.

• Sugar Alcohols. Many of the "sugar free" sweeteners are classified as sugar alcohols. Sugar alcohols affect the blood glucose levels less dramatically than regular table sugar, but they quickly add up to too many carbohydrates. They contain a little more than one half the amount of carbohydrates as an equal amount of table sugar. Common sugar alcohols are mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol, maltitol, maltitol syrup, galactitol, erythritol, inositol, ribitol, dithioerythritol, dithiothreitol, and glycerol, as well as hydrogenated starch hydrolysates that are found naturally in fruit. These sugar alcohols generally have unpleasant side effects, such as abdominal discomfort and bloating. They also have a laxative effect.

• Processed Meats. Do not eat processed meats such as sausage, hot dogs, ham, deli meats, injected turkey, and injected chicken due to the added chemicals and sugar and salt content.
  Study Links Processed Meat to Cancer, not Red Meat.

• Starchy Vegetables, Lettuce and Spinach. Limit carbohydrates in all forms except low-starch vegetables. Avoid those starchy vegetables that grow below the ground such as potatoes, yams, turnips, beets, radishes, and carrots. Avoid pumpkin and winter squash. Never eat lettuce and raw spinach because of the risk of pathogenic bacteria contamination. Cooked spinach is OK. Salad bars are a high risk for food poisoning.
  Study Find That Dietary Fiber Does Not Lower the Risk of Colorectal Cancer. PDF file.

• Fiber. Do not take fiber supplements. Do not take psyllium seed husk which is very abrasive to the digestive system. Do not take fructooligosaccharides (FOS) fiber supplement because it consists of long chains of fructose units. Do not eat wheat bran or rice bran. Fiber is a bad dude. Dietary fiber may not be digestible by the healthy individual, but it certainly is digestible by pathogenic gut bacteria and yeasts. Fiber is the perfect time-release food for bad gut bugs and one of the worst things a person can eat for good health, contrary to professional medical advice. These bacteria and yeasts ferment the fiber to produce alcohol, acetaldehyde, lactic acid, acetic acid, and a host of other toxic chemicals when they break down the fiber. Intestinal gas (flatulence) is a sure sign that fiber and/or sugars are being fermented. The vegetarian concept of turning the gut into a fermentation tube is ridiculous. Avoid all whole grains, brown rice, fruit, and dried beans, as they are high in both fiber and complex carbohydrates, a double blow to the digestive system. The reason many gastroenterologists recommend a high-fiber diet is based on the faulty logic of Dr. Dennis Burkitt, a British surgeon working in Africa more than half a century ago. Dr. Burkitt's theory that barley bread prevented irritable bowel disorders has failed. The Africans were simply showing the benefits of not eating fruit and refined carbohydrates like sugar and flour. Fiber not only does not prevent or cure irritable bowel diseases but actually makes them worse. Studies of many other primitive societies have proven very low-fiber diets prevent intestinal diseases and cancer as proven by Weston A. Price, DDS in his book Nutrition and Physical Degeneration and arctic explorers Vilhjalmur Stefansson and Karsten Anderson during many years of living with the Eskimos.
  Scientific Proof Fiber in the Diet is Unhealthy.
  Eskimos Prove An All Meat Diet Provides Excellent Health.

• Fruit and Fruit Juices. Do not eat any fruit of any kind because of the sugar, and do not drink fruit juices. Fructose has been linked to insulin resistance, the primary cause of diabetes. Fruit promotes the growth of pathogenic intestinal bacteria, candida yeast, and fungi. Do not drink apple cider vinegar because the health claims are unfounded. The malic and acetic acids in apple cider vinegar can burn the throat and promote bacterial vaginosis (bacteria overgrowth a woman's vagina).

• Margarine and Trans Fats. Do not eat margarine, commercial mayonnaise, or any product that contains hydrogenated oils (trans fats).
  US Panel Says No Amount of Trans Fat Is Safe.

• Omega-6 Fatty Acids. Strictly avoid omega-6 polyunsaturated vegetable, seed, or grain oils made from corn, soybean, canola, safflower, sunflower, cottonseed, almond, apricot, grapeseed, peanut, poppyseed, rice bran, sesame, teaseed, tomato seed, walnut, and wheat germ. Do not take any omega-6 oils such as flaxseed or primrose oil. The omega-6 oils cancel the benefits of the good omega-3 fat. One beneficial omega-6 fatty acid is gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) that can be obtained by supplementation with borage oil. Solid scientific research shows omega-6 fatty acids are highly inflammatory and should never be eaten by anyone with bowel disease, heart disease, arthritis, or any other autoimmune disease. Healthy people should seriously limit these omega-6 fatty acids. Dr. Robert C. Atkins' in his book, Age-Defying Diet Revolution and Dr. Michael Eades in his book, Protein Power Lifeplan both have long sections describing the unhealthy effect of these oils.
  Secrets of the Edible Oil Industry.

• Milk. Do not drink cow's milk. Lactose in cow's milk is one of the most allergenic foods, and the symptoms are commonly described as lactose intolerance. Milk does not prevent osteoporosis. Do not drink goat's milk, rice milk, soy milk, lactaid milk, acidophilus milk, almond milk, or nut milks of any kind. Do not drink or cook with kefir milk, a fermented liquid product made with active yeasts and bacteria from grains and goat or sheep milk. Do not eat kefir yogurt. "Likewise, higher intakes of total dietary calcium or calcium from dairy foods were not associated with decreased risk of hip or forearm fracture."
  Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis in Milk Linked to Crohn's Disease.
  Milk, Dietary Calcium, and Bone Fractures in Women: A 12-Year Prospective Study.
  Preventing Osteoporosis, Bone Loss and Hip Fractures.

• Heavy Whipping Cream. Do not use cream or heavy whipping cream because it has an unacceptable level of lactose called buttermilk after separation from the fats. Commercial heavy whipping cream also has thickening additives such as carrageenan, which may be associated with the promotion of malignancy and inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract and may cause cancer.

• Pre-Whipped Cream and Toppings. Do not eat pre-whipped cream or low-fat, non-dairy whipped cream because they contain sugar and/or trans fats. See the list of typical store foods containing heart-clogging trans fats.

• Yogurt. The acidophilus in yogurt is simply killed by stomach acid and does not provide the desirable probiotics for the intestinal tract. The lactose in yogurt feeds candida yeast and pathogenic bacteria. All yogurt is BAD food. Goat's milk yogurt is also BAD food.

• Soy Products. Do not eat any soy products. Fermented foods are not acceptable for those with yeast overgrowth infections. Do not use soy protein powders, but whey protein powders are acceptable. Soy protein is missing several of the amino acids, one of which is classified as an essential. Do not eat soy protein chips or cereals. Tofu made from soybeans has been shown to shrink the brain and cause cognitive impairment (brain fog).
  Soy Online Service Home Page.
  The Weston A. Price Foundation - Soy Alert!
  The Third International Soy Symposium - Tragedy and Hype.

• Wheat, Corn and Other Grains. Do not eat any wheat products or other grains such as corn, oats, rye, rice, barley, millet, kamut, or spelt. Corn is missing three of the essential amino acids necessary for good health. Grains are a poor source of protein. Do not eat any breads or other flour products. Grains are the most allergenic of all foods. Multiple sclerosis, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis are rare in populations where no grain products are consumed. The Paleolithic (hunter-gatherer) diet is an example.
  BBC News | HEALTH | Bread and crisps in cancer risk scare.
  Health.Telegraph.co.uk - Chips Bread & Cereals Cause Cancer.
  Grain gluten can cause osteoporosis, Crohn's disease, and rheumatoid arthritis.
  Dangerous Grains book by James Braly and Ron Hoggan.

• Packaged Foods and Snacks. Do not eat breakfast cereals, pancakes, waffles, bread, biscuits, tortillas, taco shells, bagels, pasta, noodles, corn chips, pop corn, croutons, spreads, dressings, desserts, soups, soy snacks, rice snacks, candy, cakes, or pastries because they usually contain partially-hydrogenated vegetable oils, omega-6 fatty acids, MSG, chemical thickeners, colorings, and preservatives, and they are all very high in carbohydrates.

• Potatoes and Yams. Do not eat any potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams, French fries, or potato chips. French fries are not only very high in unhealthy carbohydrates, but they're generally cooked in hydrogenated soybean oil or other rancid vegetable oils that are known to generate cancer-causing chemicals at high temperatures and are high in inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids. Always fry in coconut oil or butter.

• Bananas and Citrus. Do not eat bananas, oranges, or grapefruits, as they are very high in carbohydrates.

• Legumes. Do not eat beans and legumes because of their high carbohydrate levels. Limit peanuts, as they are a legume and contain a very unhealthy fat.

• Bad Cheeses. Do not eat soft, dark orange cheeses such as Cheez Whiz that are made from partially-hydrogenated oils (trans fats). Avoid processed cheese food such as Velveeta and American cheese that contain corn oil instead of butterfat. Do not eat cream cheese or cottage cheese since they contain lactose and other sugars. Contrary to popular belief, cottage cheese has been proven to be a cause of bone loss and osteoporosis.
  Preventing Osteoporosis, Bone Loss and Hip Fractures.

• Smoking. Stop smoking, but stop eating sugar first. Sugar will destroy your health faster than smoking.

• Low-Fat Products. Do not eat any product labeled low fat.

• Hydrogenated Oils. Do not eat anything containing hydrogenated oils, called trans fats. Read every label.

• Low-Cholesterol Products. Do not eat any product labeled low cholesterol.

• Carbohydrates. Avoid carbohydrates from all sources except low-starch vegetables.

• Starch Blockers. Do not take starch-blocker supplements or drugs; they promote fermentation of the starch in the colon by yeast. The undigested starch also provides a high-energy food source for pathogenic bacteria and toxin-producing fungi.

• MSG. Avoid monosodium glutamate (MSG) and the dozens of flavors and seasonings which have deceptively hidden the MSG glutamic acid ingredient.
  MSG Dangers and Deceptions.

• Carrageenan. Avoid carrageenan, a gum extracted from red seaweed and used as a fat substitute to thicken many food products. Unfortunately, carrageenan is used in many otherwise acceptable low-carbohydrate foods, such as processed meats and heavy whipping cream. Carrageenan may be associated with the promotion of malignancy and inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract and may cause cancer.

• Fast-Food Restaurants. Avoid fast-food hamburgers because many are "bulked-up" with 25% soy protein and/or cooked in trans fats or polyunsaturated fats. Burgers that are labeled as 100% beef and cooked by grilling are the best. Avoid French fries as well because the frying oils are either trans fats, polyunsaturated fats, or fat which have become rancid from overuse. Grilled chicken breast is an acceptable choice. Don't eat the bun. Don't eat anything coated or any deep-fried foods.

• Restaurant Buffalo Chicken Wings. Restaurants ruin most of the good foods they touch. Chicken wings are a good example of an awesome food that is destroyed by the unhealthy cooking methods of deep frying in trans fats or unhealthy omega-6 polyunsaturated fats such as soybean, corn, safflower, or peanut oil. These fats easily become rancid, which makes them even more unhealthy. Baked chicken, fish, and red meat are OK if they are not heavily salted or treated with tenderizers such as MSG. You can ask the restaurant, but they may lie.

• Safety of Plastics. Avoid for use as food containers those plastics that have been shown to release harmful chemicals into the food or water that is stored in the containers. The containers should have a triangle mark on the bottom with a number. Numbers 1,2, 4 and 5 are least harmful. Avoid all others. Glass, ceramic, stainless steel, and cast iron are more acceptable containers for food.
  Safety Rating of Various Plastics Used in Food Containers.

• Microwave Ovens. Avoid the use of microwave ovens except for heating plain water. Microwave energy destroys enzymes and vitamins. It also breaks weak molecules into undesirable elements. The energy can cause the unhealthy cross linking between molecules. Microwaving starches such as potatoes and other carbohydrates such as bread creates high levels of acrylamide, a chemical proven to cause cancer in laboratory animal tests.
  Cancer Risk In Microwaved Food.

• Soap, Shampoo, Body Cream, Powder, and Oils. Use facial make-up, body creams, lotions, oils, and body powder sparingly. Do not use those containing wheat protein, sugars, fruit juices, or omega-6 fatty acids as found in vegetable, nut, and seed oils. Coconut oil, cocoa butter, palm oil, olive oil, fish oils, and natural animal fats are acceptable but are still prone to being rancid. The term natural does not necessarily indicate that the product is acceptable. Products with natural soybean oil, safflower oil, and other seed oils are absolutely dreadful oils because they are highly inflammatory. Use make-up sparingly. The following are some acceptable products.

• Hair Shampoo: Shikai Everyday Shampoo (Other brands that do not contain sodium lauel/laureth sulfates and have all natural ingredients). A second possible product is Cal Ben Shampoo and Conditioner.

• Hair Conditioner: Shikai Everyday Conditioner or any other brand. They generally do not contain offensive ingredients. A second possible product is Cal Ben Shampoo and Conditioner.

• Hand and Body Soap: Cal Ben Pure Soap or Clearly Natural Soap Glycerin Unscented.

• Hand, Foot, and Body Moisturizing Cream: Refined coconut oil is best. Other choices are NOW 100% Pure Shea Butter or NOW Soft Cocoa Butter with Jojoba Oil.

• Hand Dishwashing Liquid Soap: Ultra Dishmate by Earth Friendly Products or any natural product that does not contain sodium laurel/laureth sulfates. A second possible product is Cal Ben Seafoam Dish Glow.

• Clothes and Bedding Laundry Soap: ALL Free and Clear or Kirkland Free and Clear brand by Costco Wholesale. It does not contain any fragrances. A second possible product is Cal Ben Seafoam All Temperature Laundry Soap.

• Clothes and Bedding Fabric Softener: None. No acceptable products are known. Do out use any.

Calcium pills 'raise heart risk' - BBC News - January 16, 2008.

Height Loss Link to Heart Disease- December 12, 2006.

"It's common knowledge that as we get older we get shorter. But UK researchers have now found that men who lose 3cm or more of height as they age have an increased risk of heart attack and death."

"It is as yet unclear why height loss may increase the risk of death and heart attacks, although osteoporosis - a disease characterised by loss of bone mass - was already known to increase the risk of death."

British doctors don't understand the connection between height loss and heart disease because they don't understand the true cause of either. This website clearly presents the scientific facts that both are caused by a high-carbohydrate diet that causes insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia. The high-fat, high-cholesterol, high-protein and low-carbohydrate diet presented on this website prevents both osteoporosis and heart disease.

'Stolen bone' and Contaminated Body Parts Revealed in Hospitals - BBC News - September 20, 2006.

"Health watchdogs have named 25 UK hospitals which have bought potentially contaminated body parts allegedly stolen in the US."

	Reversing Degenerative Disc Disease of the Neck and Spine.
	Reversing Degenerative Disc Disease of the Back and Spine.

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Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 2000;15:2504-2512.

2. Munger RG, Cerhan JR, and Chiu BCH. Prospective study of dietary protein intake and risk of hip fracture in postmenopausal women.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 1999;69:147-152.

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Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, February 1999, Volume 14, Number 2; p. 215.

8. Dietary Protein, Phosphorus and Potassium Are Beneficial to Bone Mineral Density in Adult Men Consuming Adequate Dietary Calcium by Susan J. Whiting, PhD, Jennifer L. Boyle, MSc, Angela Thompson, PhD, Robert L. Mirwald, PhD and Robert A. Faulkner, PhD.
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Reference Books and Online Support Groups:

Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes

This is a must-read book. Gary Taubes is an award-winning scientist who has specialized in exposing misleading, incorrect, or fraudulent science. His seven-year research in every science connected with the impact of nutrition on health shows us that almost everything we believe about the nature of a healthy diet is wrong. For decades we have been taught that fat is bad for us, carbohydrates are better, and that the key to a healthy weight is eating less and exercising more. Yet with more and more people acting on the advice, we have seen unprecedented epidemics of obesity and diabetes.

Taubes argues persuasively that the problem lies in refined carbohydrates (white flour, sugar, easily digested starches) via their dramatic effect on insulin -- the hormone that regulates fat accumulation -- and that the key to good health is the kind of calories we take in, not the number. There are good and bad calories. Taubes traces how the common assumption that carbohydrates are fattening was abandoned in the 1960s when fat and cholesterol were blamed for heart disease and then -- wrongly -- were seen as the causes of a host of other maladies, including cancer. He shows us how these unproven hypotheses were emphatically embraced by authorities in nutrition, public health, and clinical medicine in spite of how well-conceived clinical trials have consistently refuted them. He also documents the dietary trials of carbohydrate restriction which consistently show that the fewer carbohydrates we consume the leaner we will be.

With precise references to the most significant existing clinical studies, he convinces us that there is no compelling scientific evidence demonstrating that saturated fat and cholesterol cause heart disease; that salt causes high blood pressure; and that fiber is a necessary part of a healthy diet. Based on the evidence that does exist, he leads us to conclude that the only healthy way to lose weight and remain lean is to eat fewer carbohydrates or to change the type of carbohydrates we do eat and, for some of us, perhaps to eat virtually none at all.

TNT DIET - Targeted Nutrition Tactics
by Jeff Volek, Ph.D., RD and Adam Campbell, Men's Health Magazine
The explosive new plan to blast fat, build muscle and get healthy.

The TNT Diet is a great book for bodybuilders and everyone else who wants to preserve and build lean muscle while controlling body fat. This book is a must read for anyone on the low-carbohydrate diet.

Active Low-Carber Forums - Atkins & low-carbohydrate Diet Support Group

You can talk with others who have bowel diseases or Candida about their experiences. Registration is free but is required before you can post your own message or question. You can click above to visit and read posts by others. Look for the "Candida Yeast & IBS" topic link.

Life Without Bread: How a Low-Carbohydrate Diet Can Save Your Life

Life Without Bread is an important addition to the growing body of literature on the benefits and importance of low-carb diet. Written by Christian Allan, Ph.D., and Wolfgang Lutz, M.D., the book is based on Dr. Lutz's experience using carbohydrate restricted diets with thousands of patients for more than 40 years. It is based on extensive research in the medical and scientific literature and provides ample references. The book presents a unified theory of how high (and even moderate) levels of dietary carbohydrate cause or exacerbate various health problems and how carbohydrate restriction can help people to recover from those problems.

The book Life Without Bread by Christian Allan, Ph.D. and Wolfgang Lutz, M.D. has a chapter on gastrointestinal diseases. Don't be mislead by the title to believe the cure is the simple elimination of bread. Mr. Lutz's older book is out of print but has essentially the same information. It may even contain more detail than his new book above. Fortunately, Chapter VII: Gastro-Intestinal Tract of the older book can be read online.

Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution - Revised and Improved

The Atkins' New Diet Revolution is the best book for an initial dietary change and quick weight loss, reduced blood pressure, and reduced cholesterol. Look for the companion book for recipes. It has some very interesting case studies from the doctor's patients. It includes data from past civilizations proving the low-carbohydrate diet is the most healthy.
Robert C. Atkins, M.D. ISBN: 006001203X.

Dr. Atkins' Age-Defying Diet Revolution

This is Dr. Atkins newest book. The main topics are the cause, prevention, and cure for diabetes and heart disease which have become major health concerns in the United States and many other developed countries.
Robert C. Atkins, M.D. with Sheila Buff ISBN: 0312251890.

Dr. Atkins' Vita-Nutrient Solution: Nature's Answer To Drugs  

This is the best book for determining the correct vitamin and mineral dosage for therapeutic (disease curing) effect, excessive dosage amounts, and normal recommendations. Dr. Atkins' Vita-Nutrient Solution discusses the vital function of vitamins and nutritional supplements and then provides a list of diseases and complaints that the supplements can help cure or alleviate.

Protein Power Lifeplan

This book by Dr. Michael and Dr. Mary Dan Eades has an excellent chapter on "Leaky Gut Syndrome" which describes the cause of bowel diseases and autoimmune diseases.

Why Stomach Acid is Good for You

This groundbreaking book unleashes a brilliant new plan for permanently curing heartburn by relieving the root cause of the problem -- low stomach acid. The fact is that heartburn is caused by too little stomach acid -- not too much, as many doctors profess. Book by Jonathan V. Wright and Lane Lenard.

The following sites have excellent information on a good diet for healing and health preservation.

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