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Meat and Poultry Leeching Calcium From The Bones … Contributing to Osteoporosis?

I'm wondering if anyone one here heard about meat and poultry leading to poor bone health from a loss of calcium? There are a number of studies showing animal protein causes a high …
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Mom’s question to me… “So how does a 57 year old woman use paleo to help prevent osteoporosis?”

Hi everyone, For the past 5+ months I have been learning and practicing paleo mainly because of my wonderful lady friend whom is associated with you guys! I have started reaching o …
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Anyone have bone density Z-score and/or T-score improve with Paleo? Anyone with osteoporosis improve with Paleo?

My mother has osteoporosis, Vitamin D deficiency, and fibrous dysplasia and is in her 60's. She has fractured multiple bones in the past. She only recently went Paleo with raw dair …
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The dairy conundrum

With the acceptance of dairy products slowly growing within the community - as well as my own newfound interested in some of Peat's ideas - some questions have been nagging at me. …
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Does magnesium compete with calcium?

I answered the question on osteoporosis that was posted recently and realised I'm not sure if I'm taking the right combo of vitamins, given I have osteoporosis myself. K2 and D3 ar …
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How to balance vitamins D, A and K2, minerals magnesium, calcium etc for bone health?

I suffer from osteoporosis, certainly due to genetic factors (my mother has it) and also eating disorders as teen. At only 38 I want to make sure I get absolutely enough of the rig …
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Is gluten universally bad for everyone and who understands celiac test numbers?

Hi, I'm new but reading recent discussions on whether gluten really is the ultimate bad guy I am undecided about how important it is to completely eliminate it as I currently eat a …
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Is the paleo diet right for me?

I'm very interested in switching to a modified Paleo Diet. I pretty much eat very similar to Paleo right now, though I do allow some sugars occasionally (I love my mojitos on a ho …
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Paleo Summit Hack-a-thon: Catherine Shanahan, 3/3

What: The Paleo Summit (see also this post) Who: Dr. Catherine Shanahan MD – Author, Deep Nutrition Topic: The Paleo Diet vs. Top-Selling Drugs — Who Wins? Dr. Cate compares the …
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Meat, Protein & Osteoporosis

So, on my very exciting Friday night -- Researching on the Interwebs about milk + health (believe me I'll have some questions over the next few days for y'all, don't want to overw …
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Osteoporosis and Treatment- HELP!

My mom was diagnosed with osteoporosis in her left hip, and osteopenia in her right hip a year or so ago (she is 55), and unfortunately started taking Fosamax in May of 2011. As of …
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Hack my middle-aged dad. Plus, Does fasting still count as a stress if it’s been a long-time practice?

Hi guys, My dad is in his early fifties, overweight by 30-50 lbs and has poor bone density, and when I've gotten him to eat more paleo for extended periods, he hasn't lost the wei …
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Paleo for Hyperparathyroidism?

My very fit and otherwise healthy mother has an inoperable nodule on her parathyroid, which is causing her inherited osteoporosis to kick into high gear. A recent bone scan reveal …
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Should you avoid liver in the winter if not supplementing with Vit D?

Based on the following quotes in a WAPF article titled Vitamin A On Trial: Does Vitamin A Cause Osteoporosis?... Eating whole foods, however, is not enough. The so-called "prim …