You heard it here first years ago, and now a landmark Swiss study verifies it. Neutralizing your net acid load through diet and supplements — or “alkalizing” — builds bone and reduces fracture risk among healthy adults, aged 65+.
In this study, researchers looked specifically at how much alkalizing it takes to strengthen bone. Participants were each given a high-dose of potassium citrate, and along with what they took in through their diet, they reached the recommended potassium intake of 4,500 mg/day.
At the end of the two-year study, people taking the potassium citrate showed an increase in bone mineral density as measured at several sites. There was also a strengthening of the micro architecture of their bone, as measured by trabecular (“spongy” bone tissue) bone volume, thickness and number.
These bone-strengthening improvements were significant enough to for researchers to be able to project a reduction in future fractures through this neutralization of net acid load.
And what does this study mean for you and your Better Bones Program?
• You will likely need alkalizing supplements. Rather than high-dose potassium citrate, I recommend taking all the 20 key bone-building nutrients, and using them in their alkalizing forms, as found in my Personal Program for Better Bones.
• These new research findings should encourage you to make sure you are doing your best to maintain the Better Bones Alkaline Diet.
• Remember to test your pH using my simple first-morning urine testing system with my Better Bones pH test kit.
The Alkaline for Life diet is a key component of my Personal Program for Better Bones. Learn more about the importance of pH balance in healthy bones here.
Reference: Jehle, S., H.N. Hulter, and R. Kraft. 2012. Effect of potassium citrate on bone density, microarchitecture, and fracture risk in healthy older adults without osteoporosis: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism [on-line before print]. DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-3099.
In this study, researchers looked specifically at how much alkalizing it takes to strengthen bone. Participants were each given a high-dose of potassium citrate, and along with what they took in through their diet, they reached the recommended potassium intake of 4,500 mg/day. At the end of the two-year study, people taking the potassium citrate showed an increase in bone mineral density as measured at several sites. There was also a strengthening of the micro architecture of their bone, as measured by trabecular (“spongy” bone tissue) bone volume, thickness and number.
These bone-strengthening improvements were significant enough to for researchers to be able to project a reduction in future fractures through this neutralization of net acid load.
And what does this study mean for you and your Better Bones Program?
• You will likely need alkalizing supplements. Rather than high-dose potassium citrate, I recommend taking all the 20 key bone-building nutrients, and using them in their alkalizing forms, as found in my Personal Program for Better Bones.
• These new research findings should encourage you to make sure you are doing your best to maintain the Better Bones Alkaline Diet.
• Remember to test your pH using my simple first-morning urine testing system with my Better Bones pH test kit.
The Alkaline for Life diet is a key component of my Personal Program for Better Bones. Learn more about the importance of pH balance in healthy bones here.
Reference: Jehle, S., H.N. Hulter, and R. Kraft. 2012. Effect of potassium citrate on bone density, microarchitecture, and fracture risk in healthy older adults without osteoporosis: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism [on-line before print]. DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-3099.
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