Module 8: Core Content: Part 6: Eating for Bone Health

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Eating for Bone Health You need your bones to last a lifetime, so it’s important to give your internal support system the nutritional support it needs to keep you strong! The sooner you help your clients to take action to boost and build their bone health, the more benefits they’ll enjoy in later years.

The foods, herbs, recipes, and nutrients presented in this unit, when incorporated as a regular part of life, will contribute to a long and active life for you, your client, and your bones.

And, when you show your client how to combine choosing bone-building foods in combination with avoiding bone-weakening foods, adding exercise to your routine, and minimizing your stress, they’ll have the optimal path to bone health.

Note: The content for this unit is taken from the Raw Food University: Eating for Bone Health class.

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Action Plan

#1: Download and read the Eating for Bone Health guide.

Eating for Bone Health: This document contains everything you need to know to teach your clients about improving their bone health through diet. Download the PDF and use it to follow the suggested protocols below. Note: This is an updated document, so be aware that page numbers in the PDF may not correspond to page numbers mentioned in the video(s).

#2: Determine the current state of your bone health to assess your risk for developing osteoporosis.

bone assessment The Eating for Bone Health guide contains a number of recommended tests to assess the current state of your bone health. After you review the guide, consider which tests to recommend to your clients.

Bone Health Assessment (PDF): Based on gender, diet, habits, and more, have your client complete the assessment to determine their score and risk for osteoporosis.

#3: Avoid bone-weakening foods.

Read the Eating for Bone Health guide to learn how each of these impacts bone health, and share this knowledge with your clients.

#4: Adopt an acid/alkaline balanced diet.

Internal pH balance plays a strong role in bone health. Refer to the Eating for Bone Health section on how the acid/alkaline balance affects your bones. Refer to the Foundations: Alkalizing and Detoxifying Foods unit for help with choosing the right foods and tracking pH levels. Work with your clients to incorporate this information into their food and lifestyle plan.

#5: Adjust diet to include the bone-strengthening foods, herbs, and nutrients that support bones.

Review the Eating for Bone Health guide for recipes and lists of bone supporting foods, herbs, and nutrients that can help boost bone health. See how these foods and nutrients can be of help with your clients. Watch the presentation

#6: Learn to make bone-boosting recipes.

The Eating for Bone Health guide contains the recipes that were presented during the Eating for Bone Health food demonstration show. Click the links to watch the demonstration videos from the class. You’ll find the recipes listed in the guide. Share these ideas with your clients.

#7: Exercise your way to stronger bones.

Movement is an important adjunct to proper nutrition for bone health. Check out the book, Strong Women Stay Young by Miriam Nelson, and look at including her 20-minute workout routine during your week. In addition, there are great exercise ideas in the Fitness pillar. After you are familiar with the exercises, find out which ones your clients would like to include in their lifestyle plan.

#8: Extra Reading, Resources, and Q&A.

The Eating for Bone Health guide contains links and resources for additional reading. You can also watch the Conclusion/Q&A video from the Eating for Bone Health food demonstration show.

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