Month: September 2020
Bone Building Quinoa Salad with Tahini Dressing
If you’ve read the blogposts on Osteoporosis, Nutrients to Support Bone Health and Plant Based Diets and Bone Health you may be keen to start protecting your bones. Here’s a recipe for a salad that’s packed with bone supporting nutrients: Bone Building Quinoa Salad with Tahini Dressing 1 cup of quinoa 100g edamame beans 1 head of ...
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is called a silent disease because many people don’t know they have it until they fracture a bone. Others may notice their spine starting to curve, or that they’re getting shorter, which can indicate bone loss. Osteoporosis is a bone disease that occurs when your body loses too much bone and/or makes too little bone, resulting in ...
Plant Based Diets and Bone Health
It’s a popular belief that dairy products are the answer if you want healthy bones. Well let’s see what the research tells us about vegan, vegetarian and omnivorous diets and bone health. The Bone Health of Vegans and Vegetarians Vegan and vegetarian diets are associated with factors that are thought not to support bone health, such as low ...
Nutrients for Bone Health – Beyond Calcium and Vitamin D
If you’ve read the blog posts on Osteoporosis and Plant Based Diets and Bone Health you might be keen to find out which specific nutrients can support the health of your teeth and bones. Here we highlight the key nutrients for bone health, although the importance of a healthy diet and lifestyle cannot be over-estimated when it comes to the ...