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In 10 minutes or less you will learn . . .

• The pathologies and research behind joint pain

• How joint pain is related to a Gluten Intolerance

• How it can be REVERSED!

• BONUS: How to put this into your FITNESS PLAN

Let’s Begin . . .

Pathologies & Research Behind Joint Pain

Okay guys, I’m going to use osteoporosis as an example to give you an idea of how it can develop. From there,I will then mention other pathologies (diseases, in this context) and then link it to gluten intolerance, because I think sometimes people, to no fault of their own, do not understand how these things connect.

You guys ready? Good, then let’s go!

Osteopororsis is commonly described as a loss of bone mass due to a loss of bone mineral density (Britton, 2010) and is generally characterised by back pain from recuurent vertebral compressions, even though pain linked with osteoporosis his a tendency to occur in the distal tibia, hips, ribs, or wrists (Kessenick, 1996).

Although Kessenick et al (1996) also stated that trauma can play a central role in the pathophysiology of osteoporosis. To expand further, bone structural integrity is maintained by the removal of old bone due to the function of osteoclasts, and the sythesis of new bone, due to the function of osteoblasts - this process is called ‘bone remodelling’ and is accomplished by the assembly of osteoclasts and osteoblastsinto discrete, temporary anatomic structures called basic multicellular units (BMUs). Osteoclasts develop from hematopoietic progenitors, and osteoblasts are derived from mesenchymal stem cells, which are also known as marrow stromal fibroblasts. Circulating hormones, together with locally produced cytokines and growth factors, modulate the replication and differentiation of osteoclast and osteoblast progenitors. The most important of the pro-osteoclastogenic cytokine is the receptor activatorNR-KB (RANK) Ligand; and it is expressed by osteoblastic cells, and binds to its’ receptor (RANK) on osteoclastic cellprogenitors to stimulate differentiation.

In addition to the above, bone mass in adults is maintained by the balance between osteoclastic bone resorption and osteoblastic bone formation, when the rmodelling of bone occurs, however, during bone resorption calcium is released; and the mediators for this release of calcium are the parathyroid hormone and its’ downstream effector (1, 25(OH) 2 vitamin D).

Now when osteoporosis begins to take effect the bone density thins and the bones and the joints become porous and weak due to increased stress such as a prolonged starvation of minerals; chemicals in the diet, and sex steroid deficiency, or glucocorticoid excess that can be caused by an alteration of bone cell production; and by prolonging osteoclast lifespan , and hereby shortening osteoblast lifespan (Jilka, 2003). Furthermore, the mineral content of bone contributes to the regulation of extracellular fluid (ECF) that surrounds bone tissue (Parfiti, 1987). Elaborating on an earlier mention of mineral starvation, there has been an enormous amount ofresearch done on zinc and skeletal development (Fox and Harrison, 1964; Kratzer, Vohra, Allred, 1958; O’Dell and Savage, 1957; O’Dell, Newberne, 1958); Boron and the function in bone formation (Hunt and Neilsen, 1981; Hunt, Shuler, 1983; and Neilsen, 1990); the metabolism and the distribution of Strontium (Jacobsen and Jonsen, 1975; Steadman, Brudevold, and Smith, 1958); and Silicon and the major impact it has on bone structure when deficient in this mineral (Archibald and Fenner, 1957; Baker, Jones, and Milne, 1961; Baker, Jones, and Wardrop, 1959; Beeson, 1943; Bezeau, 1966; and Jugdaohsingh, 2007). Gold has also been used for decades for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (Mertz, 1986).

How Joint Problems Connects With Digestive Issues

How this related to the digestive system and a gluten is easier to understand than you make think. If you recall one of my earlier newsletters, I went through ‘Gluten Intolerance and Asthma’, and in that newsletter I went into specifics about the digestive system and how it works.

The basic understanding is, even if you don’t have a gluten intolerance nor an allergy, by it’s very nature, gluten proteins harm your intestinal vili, granted, some more than others, but nevertheless, it still harms your intestinal vili and damages them, causing malnutrition - “the gateway to the bloodstream becomes closed’ to minerals”. Thus, if your intestinal vili is damaged, the calcium, vitamin D, silica, strontium, and boron will not be able to access the bloodstream and become distributed to the bones, jounts, tendons and other muskeletal cells and tissues.

One of the most important factors that doctors and other healthcare professionals miss when they talk about joint care, is ‘The Digestive System’, and it’s role in your recovery. If you cannot absorb the nutrition your are supplementing with then supplementing in itself almost becomes insignificat, because the nutrition you need for the bones and joints to heal cannot get through into the bloodstream and become distributed to the necessary tissues and cells. Furthermore, you need collagen (the tough, fibrous substance) in your bones and joints if you hope to retain any calcium in your bones.

The joints need:

• Collagen (or known in some supplements as ‘gelatin’)

• Glucosamine sulphate

• Chondroitin sulphate

• Manganese

If you are to retain any calcium in your bones, you need the above, it’s our bones and joints biological requirements.

How Intestinal Issues Can Be Reversed!

It’s quite simple, and takes about 60-90 days, and in more severe cases may take longer than that, but they can be reversed by using simple steps, like the ‘Food Diary’ coupled with ‘The Pulse Test’. And yes, consult with your doctor if you feel you need to and especially in the more severe cases, just to help monitor your weening off the medication that you may be on. And, I want to address this for moment, because of the simplicity of these two things that I have mentioned, people seem to think it’s “nonesense”, no, it actually does work, you just have to be patient and use these items together. Another reason that it doesn’t work is because people seem to want things ‘NOW’, always ‘now’. In reality, it takes time to heal your body, considering the amount of stress you’ve put it through (either unknowingly or knowingly). And the truth is it does take a bit of effort and it takes you out of your comfort zone a little bit, and that inofitself, scares people.

Nine steps:

1. Elimination diet and substituting the foods you eliminate.

2. Elimination of the 12 Bad Foods. (You can find a link to the video explaining the ‘12 BAD Foods’, here: 12 Bad Foods by Dr Peter Glidden, ND - YouTube)

3. Food Diary coupled with Pulse Test

4. Consume the 90 essential nutrients per 100lbs of your bodyweight/per month

5. Hydrate consistantly

6. Exercise (can be beneficial for your metabolism)

7. ‘Rest & Digest’

8. Patience!

9. Consult with your doctor if you feel it’s necessary, to help monitor you coming off the medication.

‘How Do I Put This In A Fitness Plan (Mesocycle)?’

Like everything of this nature, you will progress. For example, as your workouts increase you will burn more calories, therefore you are going to need more nutrition. and calories to replace what you have lost. Take the workout template below, that I’ge used in earlier newsletters, for example . . .

Now picture an additional column on the far right illustrating your recovery strategies, such as how much calcium, magnesium, collagen, glucosamine sulphate, and magenese you’re going to take.

Picture the amount of protein and rest you’re going to have after a workout. And picture your additional recovery strategies, like icing your foot or quads just above your knee for 10 minutes after a session.

The principles:

1. Supplement immediatley after your session or at least, prepare what supplements you are going to have after your session.

2. Place those supplements next to you.

3. Sit down and grab your ice pack, applying it to the necessary area(s).

4. Get into a comfortable position and keep your ice pack on whilst supplementing.

5. This will help you recover fro the inside and the outside.

6. Make sure you get 7-10 hours of sleep per evening to help your body produce the necessary proteins for your muscles, bones, and joints to recover. If you have a busy life, and you feel that you cannot get that ‘amount of sleep’ then use the following to get a higher ‘quality’ of sleep:

• Discipline yourself and practice switching off bluelight an hour before bed

• consume foods that help promote the sleep hormone meltonin (such as eggs, salmon, kiwi, bananas, and cherries)

• Make sure you stop drinking water at least an hour before bed (different research shows different timings)

• Either meditate, do some stretching, journal, read, or other (depending on what youfeel helps you the most)

• Do the above in your last hour, and then ‘hit the sack!’

Final notes:

Remember, that when you are putting this into a plan, you must consider it from all aspects, including: sleep (both quality and quantity - quality if you cannot get both), nutrifying the body, hydration, rest & recovery after exercise, prehab/rehab exercise, and being strategic about the timing of nutrition, hydration, and sleep.

You can use every resource that I have given you to help you achieve this if you have an bone or joint issues. It doesn’t necessarily have to be osteoporosis, it can be something as simple as a minor sports injury.

The last thing I will say is, this takes time! Become aware of your body.

‘NEXT TIME’ . . .

I will be changing it up a little, because the amount of time researching this stuff takes a long time I will be reducing the amount of that time, so I can bring more content to you guys more frequently.

You will be seeing more content, therefore, more value, but in shorter letters.

Thanks agaon everyone, and stay tuned for the next!

Resources:

Youtube search: ‘Dr. Peter Glidden, ‘The 12 BAD Foods’’. Cited: 12 Bad Foods by Dr Peter Glidden, ND - YouTube. Accessed: 24/08/2023. Dr. Peter Glidden is a Naturopathic Doctor, and has been in practice for a about 30 years.

Hof W, (2020). ‘The Wim Hof Method: Activate Your Potential, Transcend Your Limits’.

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