Posts Tagged ‘bones’

 

Danica Collins – Managing Editor, Underground Health Reporter ™

Cold and flu season isn’t quite over, and it’s important to fortify your immune system with essential minerals and vitamins, like vitamin C. In fact, it’s the perfect time of year to introduce you to an Australian super food that comes fully loaded with a superdose of vitamin C to help keep your immune system thriving.

Gubinge is a small green fruit with a somewhat sour taste. You might know gubinge …

by Jessica Sanders

In most health discussions, you hear professionals echoing each other: eat foods with plenty of vitamins and minerals. So, what exactly are minerals? And what food can you get eat to get them?

According to EatBalanced.com, minerals help you build strong bones and teeth, and are essential to:

Healthy hair Necessary nerve function Glowing skin Oxygen and nutrient rich blood And metabolic processes, such as energy and water balance

They explain, “This means that minerals are …

By Jessica Sanders

Vitamin D is a necessary nutrient for your healthy body and essential for life.

It’s needed to regulate calcium and phosphorous by helping the intestines absorb nutrients.(Phosphorous, second to calcium, is the most abundant mineral in your body and is responsible for how you store and use energy, as well as grow and repair new cells.)
It plays a significant role in bone strength and structure. As you can imagine, being deficient in this important vitamin is…

First of all, you’re probably asking, “How do I even pronounce diatomaceous?” It is pronounced di·a·to·ma·ceous (dī-ət-ə-ˈmā-shəs).  Trust me, you’ll want to know how to say it because you’ll be telling all your friends about it after you read this and realize how great it is for you:

Contains silica Kills bugs inside and out Strengthens your bones and teeth Is great for your skin’s youthful appearance (among many other benefits)!

I would have to classify myself as obsessed with …

By Underground Health Reporter

It’s a fact.

Considered one of the most complicated health practices of our time,

10 million Americans are diagnosed with osteoporosis, a degenerative bone condition that leads to an estimated 1.5 million bone fractures each year.

Osteoporosis has traditionally been linked the measurement of calcium in our bones, or bone mineral density (BMD). The higher your BMD, then the stronger and denser your bones. It was thought that this meant you had less …