INSURANCE FORMULA AGAINST OSTEOPOROSIS, BONE SHRINKAGE
AND DANGEROUS BREAKAGES IN LATER LIFE
Calcium and magnesium in correct balance are absolutely
vital for strong healthy bones and teeth. More especially,
for women who hope to remain strong, vigorously active,
youthfully upright and vital, well after menopause.
INVISIBLE EROSION
Most women are completely unaware of occurring bone loss
- until the damage has been done and a fracture takes place.
By menopause, it is estimated that a woman may already have
lost about 25% of her bone mass. Osteoporosis is a condition
in which the softening and Breakdown of bone tissue occurs
more rapidly than it is replaced. It is a degenerative process
related to ageing. One of the earliest indicators of bone
loss is a gradual diminishing of stature. By the age of
40, the pressure of the body's weight on the spinal column
begins to show in decreasing height.
FEAR
OF FALLING
Falling is a serious hazard for women over 65, particularly
those with bone-thinning osteoporosis. Sadly, studies in
the U.K. indicate that hip injuries and related complications
are rated among the twelve leading causes of death in elderly
women.
THE
YOUNGER THE BETTER
Today we know that a good calcium supplement can help to
reduce loss of bone density. But calcium on its own is not
enough. It is when it is taken with magnesium that calcium
metabolism takes place to produce bone mass.
Magnesium
increases the absorption of the calcium and also increases
its effectiveness in mineralising bone. And by converting
vitamin D into its active form, magnesium helps to fix calcium
into the bone tissue.
SAFEGUARDS
BONES, HEART, NERVES
The benefits that accrue from a calcium-magnesium investment
in wellbeing are many.
Firstly, and most importantly, the vital strength of your
bone structure is protected. Secondly, the heart, muscles
and nervous system benefit too. Calcium helps prevent blood
clotting and muscular cramps. Magnesium protects the arteries
from stress or high blood pressure and keeps the heart beating
regularly. Magnesium is immensely valuable in heart attack
survival and helps to promote a healthy cardiovascular system.
Calcium-magnesium
helps to counter stress, depression, prevents insomnia,
assists the body to use iron more effectively and supports
the nervous system's impulse transmissions. This combination
is also helpful in converting blood sugar to energy and
for that reason it is important that hypoglycaemics take
extra amounts. Calcium taken alone has been shown to slow
down bone loss. However, studies have shown that calcium
taken in conjunction with magnesium increases bone density.
The ideal formulation being two parts calcium to every one
part magnesium.
TOXINS
AND BAD DIETS
Loss of essential calcium is aggravated by the build-up
in the body of heavy metals such as aluminium and lead.
These substances erode essential calcium from the bones.
Diets high in protein also wreak havoc with calcium reserves.
The amino acids in the proteins increase the acidity of
the blood, and to offset this imbalance, the body is forced
to release precious calcium from the bones. The calcium
is irretrievably lost to the bones and leaves the body in
the urine.
Other
culprits which rob the body of vital calcium are: cortisone,
lack of exercise, oxalic acid in chocolates and rhubarb,
diuretics, excessive use of alcohol. Women taking contraceptive
pills or oestrogens should take extra magnesium.
According
to Israeli researchers studying magnesium, women past menopause
were given 250-750mg of magnesium daily for 2 years. Compared
with the untreated women, whose bone density declined by
1 to 3%, the magnesium study group showed an increase of
1 to 8%. |
