Is It Painful To Move? To Run? To Walk?

Sports, Fitness, and Work - All of these, after a while can become harmful to the human body without proper rest, recovery, nutrition, and sleep. Bones, joints, tendons, ligaments, and our very immune system can begin to break down and effect how we move. It can become uncomfortable, painful, and sometimes crippling. Noone should have to suffer this, noone should have endure pain for long periods of time, and everyone should be taught this shit through educational programmes and systems, but they’re not, why? That’s actually an easier question to answer: Because, they (government, pharmaceutical companies, and yes, even fast food companies) make more money when you’re sick, ill, or even have symptoms. You see it more often than you should, elderly walk with bone and joint problems, complaining of aching in the cold, and struggling to get from point A to point B. And now we’re starting to see it in younger generations. It has to STOP! And it starts right now, with this educational newsletter. I want this to be something that ‘YOU’ the reader, will use, either for yourself, or for a loved one, or friend. Use this as a practical guide to counter the symptoms, the pain, and YES, the actual cause. Let’s dive in . . .

The Branches

Osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteomalacia, ankylosing spondylitis, kyphosis, lordosis, scoliosis, bone spurs, heel spurs, cramps, and twitches are all part of the same fucking octopus (with the exception of Rheumatoid arthritis which is in infection of a myco plasma as well as nutritional deficiencies). They all have the same thing in common, they are all calcium deficiencies. But when I say this, I do not want you to get up, run to Boots or Holland & Barrets, and say ‘honey, I have the answer!’ No. Because we aren’t taught proper nutrition, the majority of people to no fault of their own, aren’t aware of the terms ‘fractured nutrition’ or ‘wholistic nutrition’. There’s a major difference between the two. ‘Fractured nutrition’ means you throw a calcium tablet or a vitamin D tablet, or even a multivitamin tablet with ten nutrients at the problem. ‘Wholistic nutrition’ to an understanding that the body’s systems, such as your digestive system, nervous systems, cardiovascular system etc., all work as part of the same organism - us! They are branches of the same tree, and for us to grow, recover, and regenerate our bone and muscle cells properly, we need this wholistic approach. Not just nutritiomn, but, nutrition, water, calories, sleep, ice packs if you need them, etc., and understanding our absorbability factor . . .

The Gut & the Bones

For you to absorb this nutrition and to reduce fatigue in general, the digestive system needs to recover, and you need to make sure you’re absorbing the nutrition from food and from supplements, through your small intestine. The way you do this is by eliminating the damaging, inflammatory foods and substances that harm your digestive tract and allowing the time to recover (Note: the list of the ‘12 bad foods’ that harm ourdigestion, are founf in the ‘Appendix’); because just like your skin can regenerate after getting a cut at work or outside, your small intestinal vili have the ability to regenerate, but you must allow that to happen!

What do bones and joints need to recover, well it turns out, a whole lot of rest, recovery, sleep and nutrition. No, I won’t sugarcoat it for you. The time it takes for your bones, joints and tendons to recovery, depends on the severity of the symptomsm - I do not like using the word ‘condition’ if I can help it, because that implies that you’re stuck with it forever, and that isn’t really true. The full explanation is beyond the scope of this newsletter segment, but I will do my best to give you snippets. The human body needs 90 essential nutrients, and they are called ‘essential’ because our body does not make them, we have to get them from food or supplements.

60 minerals

16 vitamins

12 amino acids

2-3 essential fatty acids (EFA’s)

The body needs these elements in certain forms that are easy for us to absorb. Some elements are harder to absorb than others: calcium citrate for example, is a form of calcium we can absorb through pur gut into our cells, on the other hand, calcium carbonate (which is essentially, chalk) is a for of calcium that we cannot absorb and our body will just get rid of it.

The bones, joints, tendons and ligaments need:

Collagen

Glucosamine Sulphate

Chondrotoin Sulphate

Manganese

Calcium

Magnesium

Phosphorus

Potassium

Boron

Strontium

Molybenum

Silica

Copper

Zinc

Iodine

Iron

Sodium

Chloride

Vitamin D3

Vitamin C

Vitamin A

Vitamin K

Vitamin E

Essential Fatty Acids

Cholesterol

The reason this looks like a lot of nutrition is because each one of these elements work together, they need each other, like being part of a work team - you cannot operate by yourself. You need Collagen, which is the rubbery, tough substance that attaches your joints together, chondroitin sulphate, glucosamine sulphate, and manganese which helps collagen connect and strengthen bone structures - you will not retain any calcium in your bones, without these elements. You also need cholesterol and sunlight to synthesis vitamin D3, and you need vitamin D3 for calcium and magnesium to work properly. An example of this is a study published in ‘StatsPerals Publishing’, Zimmerman and McKeon stated, ‘. . . parathyroid hormone (PTH) will be secreted by the thyroid gland in response to hypocalcaemia from a vitamin D deficiency’. ‘Hypo’ meaning ‘too low’ of calcium levels, is connected with a deficiency of vitamin D (Zimmerman and McKeon, 2022), - they all work together.

The Research

In a study that looked at the usage and efficacy of dietary supplements showed that dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), phytoestrogens, and vitamin K2 are safe to use in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. In another study that used a combined therapy of sodium fluoride, calcium, and vitamin D; suggested that 50 mg of sodium fluoride and 900 mg calcium a day is recommended, and 50,000 unitsof vitamin D (Jowsey, Riggs, Keely, and Hoffman, 1972). , Vohra, Allredapproach was specifically done from a more wholistic point of view to avoid fluorosis. Furthermore, there has been an enormous amount of research on the functions of silicon (Archibald and Fenner et al, 1957; Baker, Jones, and Milner et al, 1961; Baker, Jones and Wardrop et al, 1959; Beeson et al, 1943; Bezeau et al, 1966; Jugdaohsingh et al, 2007; and Carlisle, 1969), aluminium (Harrison, 1972; Hall, 1969; Hava and Hurwitz, 1973; and Hem, 1985), zinc (Fox and Harrison et al, 1964; Kratzer, Vihra, Allred et al, 1958; O’Dell and Savage et al, 1957; O’Dell, Newberne et al, 1958; and Starcher, Hill, and Madaras, 1980), boron (Hunt and Neilsen et al, 1981; Hunt, Shuler et al, 1983; and Neilsen et al, 1990), and strontium (Jacobsen and Jonsen et al, 1975; Steadman, Brudevold and Smith et al, 1958; and Vaughan, 1970) on bone formation, structure, and function. An example of this is the effect zinc deficiency has on bone collagen synthesis and bone turnover. Furthermore, it is stated that depressed skeletal development may occur in people with a zinc deficiency, as evidenced by delayed radiographed bone age (Halsted, 1970; Ronaghy, Fox et al, 1969; and Ronaghy, Reinhold, 1974). Another example, is the role boron plays in calcium metabolism, an example of this would be in a study involving a 42-day boron depletion period; the results at the end of the experiment revealed that the effect of the boron defficient participants had induced depression of calcium metabolism (Neilsen et al, 1990).

The Plan

So how do you start? How can you put this into a plan?

1. You start with a commitment toi eating better foods and to clean up your digestive tract and allow time for it to recover and regenerate.

2. You come up with a schedule and set a timer (if you feel it will help you stick to the schedule), that will ensure you are supplementing, resting, and orapplying things like ice packs, on a daily basis (trust me, ever since my ankle started swelling up, I’ve had to do this every evening).

3. You keep an electronic (e.g. MyFitness Pal) or written food diary detailing foods that you have eliminated and substituted, noting the feelings and changes in sypmtoms 24, 48, and 72 hours after eliminating or consuming a food.

4. Ensure that you supplement with the above 2-3 times daily/per 100lb’s of your body weight.

5. Make sure you get anywhere from 7-10 hours sleep nightly

6. Drink filtered a bottled water (a minimum of 2-3 litres/day)

7. Make sure you are consuming enough calories to meet your energy requirements

8. Approach this programme with a flexible mind

Dosages:

Minerals: Wallach J. D. (2014) daily amount 

Boron 1 – 6 mg

Calcium 600 – 1,000 mg

Copper 1 – 2 mg

Iodine 50 – 150 mcg

Iron 15 – 30 mg

Magnesium 250 – 500 mg

Manganese 3 – 5 mg

Molybdenum 10 – 25 mcg

Potassium 5.500 mg

Sodium 3.300 mg

Silica 1 – 25 mg

Zinc 15 – 30 mg

Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) 250 – 1,000 mg

Vitamin D 1,000 – 2,000 IU

Vitamin K 140 mcg

Vitamin E 400 IU

Above, to your left, is the optimal amount for health, and to the right, is the general recommended daily allowance (RDA). They are to completely different ends of the spectrum. One is based on data from world war 1, and the other, from a perspective and practice of optimal health. Note that some of the nutrients for the RDA aren’t listed. That’s because the governemt doesn’t do that level of in-depth research on nutrition, not to the extent that is required for OPTIMAL human health.

Lastly, some nutrients have more of an upper limit than others, such as calcium (1.000mg/day for both men & women aged 19-70yrs; and 1,200mg for both men and women aged over 70) (Fulgoni, Keast et al, 2011), and 5,000 IU of vitamin A (Wallach and Lan, 1997).

Final ‘take-aways’:

1. The level of positive effect depends on how well you are able to absorb this nutrition and the quality and form of the products and/or foods you consume.

2. You must clean up your diet to allow any known or unknown digestive issues to heal.

3. It’s so imprtant for your health that you reach optimum levels of nutrition

4. Do your research on supplement companies before you buy them (which doesn’t actually take very long because of the internet).

5. Get iptimal rest and sleep.

6. Hydrate your body accordingly.

Thanks again guys for reading! I appreciate you all!

Brad

Resources used:

Dr. Peter Glidden is an experienced Naturopathic Doctor (ND) who has 30+ years of clinical experience. he also has a radio show called ‘The Dr. Glidden Show’and is frequently watched on YouTube. Although Dr. Glidden is based in the United States of America he is highly regarded in the field of Naturopathic Medicineand he helps many people with many health conditions including osteoporosisin his show, by giving them advice and teeling them what to avoidand what to take. In addition, he has regular training as a lot of physicians do, and he understands the wholisitc method.

Dr. Peter Glidden, Contacts: 2ND OPINION HEALTH SOLUTIONS (Glidden Healthcare), 190 COBBLESTONE LANE, BURNSVILLE, MN, 55337. Number: +1 (855) 347 - 3696. EXT. 1. Email: [email protected]. YouTube: The Doctor Glidden Show.tv.

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Appendix

The 12 Bad Foods:

Wheat

Barley

Rye

Oats

Oil in a bottle

Fried food

Carbonate drinks

Skins of baked potatoes, yam, and sweet potatoes when they’re crispy

Nitrates/nitrites in meat

Well done meat

Soy

Corn