Antioxidant Alkaline Water Benefits Osteoporosis Our skeletal system is a bank of alkalising minerals, particularly calcium. If the blood is acidified calcium is taken from the bones to maintain blood pH. There is now increasing evidence that there is a direct connection between low grade acidosis and osteoporosis. Dr Susan Brown, an osteoporosis expert and co author of the book The Acid Alkaline Guide says Around the world, the incidence of osteoporotic fractures varies by at least thirty fold, with low trauma fractures- the hallmark of osteoporosis -being rare in cultures that follow diets and lifestyle patterns conducive to proper acidalkaline balance. A variety of population-based studies now document the association between a high intake of base- forming food stuffs and bone health. The beneficial effect of fruit and vegetables is evident not only in premenopausal, perimenopausal, postmenopausal and elderly womenthose at the greatest risk of osteoporosis- but also in growing girls and men. Furthermore, a large cross-cultural survey indicated that those countries with the lowest incidence of hip fracture also have the lowest consumption of acid-producing animal protein, and, usually a consumption of vegetable protein that exceeds their intake of animal products. Of course, the diets enjoyed by these cultures are very different from the typical Western diet, which is high in acid-forming animal proteins, and low in base-forming pH balancing foods.Prolonged drinking of alkaline water can help to reduce acidity and maintain blood pH without the need for the body to deplete bones of calcium.
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