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Lifestyle Tips:
- Move daily - range of motion gentle stretching (no pain) and walking or warm pool exercise.
- Do strengthening exercises to build muscle for joint support and to maintain ideal body fat and to reduce stress hormones.
Dietary Recommendations:
- Reduce or eliminate refined carbohydrates
- Eliminate pro-inflammatory and damaged fats (hydrogenated oils, corn and safflower oils, margarine)
- Emphasize mono and omega 3 fats for their anti-inflammatory activity (cold water fish, sardines, raw nuts and seeds (no peanuts), avocado, olive oil)
- Be sure to include non-starchy vegetables or PaleoGreens with each meal to maintain acid alkaline balance and to avoid leaching calcium from bones.
Supplement Recommendations: The following supplements are in addition to Twice Daily Essential Packets to supply your core vitamin, mineral, antioxidant and essential fatty acids.
(Bone Health/Osteoporosis Support Program Supplements) Note: A preliminary trial found that supplementation with fish oil and gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), combined with calcium, prevented bone loss, and increased bone density.
A reminder as well, this program and the dosages recommended are based on the inclusion of Twice Daily Essentials as your core nutritional supplementation.
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