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Dehydration causes osteoporosisLearn to prevent osteoporosisLearn to cure osteoporosisThe causes of osteoporosis probably begin after age 30 but the expression of osteoporosis begins 20 to 30 years later. Briefly, osteoporosis is the loss of bone mass making bones weaker, lighter, less dense.
We explain how dehydration & osteoporosis are linked, how to prevent osteoporosis & how to cure osteoporosis with water.Other, valid guidelines on osteoporosis should be looked into but we feel that dehydration & decreasing physical activity combine to make up key causes of osteoporosis.
How dehydration causes osteoporosis
The following explanation is based on Dr. Batmanghelidj‘s observation of the dehydration osteoporosis link. It is both elegant & convincing. "Batman's" site and products are worth a look. To go from causes of osteoporosis Bone formation works like formation of an architectural structure. If there is enough sand, gravel & cement, only water is needed to form the stone like rigidity that weave around the steel rods. Skeletal bones also need certain basic elements & minerals, combined with water, to form bone. Bone formation depends on adequate calcium, sodium & other minerals with water to become weight bearing. Sodium is especially important for bone. It is needed to firm up bone & make it hard. A sodium free diet helps establish osteoporosis. Add that the use of diuretics & you have the perfect setting for osteoporosis. Calcium also assures bone growth & strength. When the body starts to break down sodium & calcium in the bone to use for other necessary functions, osteoporosis has begun in earnest. But, to help necessary elements & minerals to be absorbed by bone, water is needed. If a body is even mildly dehydrated, water gets diverted to processes that are of immediate importance, like the blood, digestion, the heart & brain. There is no immediate priority to bone formation so the process gets placed in the back of the line. The gap between causes & osteoporosis may be decades, but starts to establish itself in young adulthood. Added to chronic dehydration, is the usual cutback in physical activity in middle age & beyond. Physical activity is needed to help form bone & prevent bone breakdown. This further speeds up bone loss.
How to prevent osteoporosis
The above outline of the causes of osteoporosis direct us to try & prevent it: 'prevention is 90% of the cure' is especially true in this case. Reversing, or treating osteoporosis is tricky & uncertain. It would also take many more resources & effort. So, the key is prevention. *Make sure you are drinking at least 8 glasses of water per day, preferably closer to 12. *Assure you are consuming enough minerals: sodium, calcium, magnesium. Cut back on table salt & processed foods to avoid sodium overdose. Add a little sea salt to your foods or water, if you need to. *Finally, exercise. Exercise should tax all of your muscles so that the bones to which they attach get stronger. Do not neglect the upper body, Resistance exercises, rowing, weightlifting should be included along with exercises using your legs. To go to great exercise site How to cure osteoporosis
The same strategies used to prevent osteoporosis should be used to treat osteoporosis.So you have chronic dehydration, osteoporosis has set in. Now what? *Increase water intake but do so gradually. If you are drinking 2 glasses of water per day, increasing it to 6 will just lead to increased urination. Increase ½ glass per day until you reach your target. Drink water spaced out throughout the day, especially on an empty stomach. *Add a little sea salt to water & foods. Since lack of minerals causes osteoporosis, make sure to take a well rounded mineral supplement. *Exercise. This is especially important to build up bone. In fact, if osteoporosis has begun, water increase will do nothing if you don’t include exercise, upper & lower body. Include calisthenics, weights, walking, stretching or any other program. Start small & increase intensity slowly.
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