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The Power o theImmune Systempg 4 - 5

Children Who Avoid Modern Medicineare Healthier pg 8

Dont Just BlameLow Bone Densitypg 21

Kids&Immunity


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IN these dicult economic times, it

is business just to remain alive.We are doing a little better than

that

In July, our parent company, HolistaBiotech, did a takeover o a biotech company

listed in the Australian Stock Exchange.

The company Colltech Ltd (www.colltech.com.au) has several world class technologies, all in

the area o sheep collagen. More on this on

page 16.

We are also going to launch a natural substance one ound in a mushroom called Grifola

frondosa. This mushroom was recommended by

the Chinese Edible Fungus Association or the

prevention o SARS during the last major outbreak.It boosts immunity in many ways.

We are in the midst o launching a version or kids.

This will be invaluable in these H1N1 times.

Oh yes! We will be moving our store rom whereit is to Amcorp Mall in October. Stay tuned or the

announcement.

In the meantime, keep getting healthyit is the best thing in these tough times.

We Are Growing.

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ContentsE D I T O R

Dato Dr. Rajen M.

C O O R D I N A T O R S

Cheah Wai Leng, Lim Swee Juin

P U B L I S H E R

ALTERNI (M) Sdn Bhd

A D V I S O R Y B O A R D

Dr. Amir Farid Datuk Ishak

(Consultant & Gynaecologist)

Dr. Gary Green (Chiropractor)

Dr. P. Narayanan (Ayurvedic Physician)

Dr. Markizah Halim (Osteopath)

Dr. A.J.A. Peter (Psycho-orientologist)

ALTERNI is a synthesis o two Latin words:

Alter means to change or be dierent

and nito means to make it better .

ALTERNI seeks to make alternative

therapies the core o its business.

By employing modern technologies, the

company aspires to satisy its customers

directly with unique world-class products.

ALTERNI is part o Holista Biotech

a group o companies in the natural

product value chain. Holista Biotech is aBio Nexus company.

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CONTENTS

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C O V E R S T O R Y

The Power o the Immune System

S T A Y I N G S H A R P 8 Ways to Boost Immune Health

P A R E N T I N G

Children Who Avoid ModernMedicine are Healthier

Children at Day Care Centres:Suering a Little Now orFuture Protection

Your Childrens Eye Health:Switch O The TV

N A T U R A L R E M E D I E S

Dont Chop Them Up or carrotslose their health-giving qualities

Yoghurt Scientists inally workout why its so good or us

What is Griola Frondosa?

P R O D U C T

GRIFATON

C O N T E S T

Childrens Contest

A N N O U N C E M E N T

Holista Biotech Takes OverAustralian Biotech Company

Retail Outlet @ Amcorp Mall

ALTERNI website

L E A R N M O R E

Arthritis Exercise & Movement:Alternative Treatment

So You Know Everything?Body Statistics

M E D I C A L U P D A T E S

Dont Just BlameLow Bone Density

P R O D U C T S

NACOX

Giabo Food Sanitiser

Q & A

Expert Answers

C O N T E S T

MGM Contest 2009 WinnersUPDATESMEDICAL



COVERSTORY

ON the 3rd o June this year, my atherpassed away. He had been operated on or ableeding tumour on the 11th o May.

All seemed well. He recovered amazinglywithin the rst ew days o the operation.Then, on the th day, we noticed aninection coming rom the ailure o thestomach wall to heal properly. This resulted ina leak which caused the inection.

For the two weeks that ollowed, the best omodern medicine the gallant eorts o ateam o specialist doctors, two surgeries, the

most advanced antibiotics, powerul anti-ungal medication, quality intensive care could not boost his immune system.

His system had to ght o that inection andhis system was not up to it.

Inside your body there is an amazingmechanism that protects you rom theoutside world that literally wants to breakyou down. Scientists call it the immune

system. It is designed to deend you againstthe countless millions o bacteria, microbes,viruses, toxins and parasites that would loveto invade your body.

Indeed, i we were to depend on drugsand other modern devices to shore up ourimmune system, we would all be dead beoresunrise!

To understand the power o the immune

system, look at what happens to anythingonce it dies. You may not like doing this, butit dramatically illustrates the power o yourimmune system.

Te Power o the

When someone dies, his immune system(along with every other system) shuts down.In a matter o hours, the body is invaded by

all sorts o bacteria, microbes and parasites.None o these are able to penetrate yourbody when your immune system is working.However, the moment your immune systemcuts o, the door is wide open. When you dieit only takes a ew weeks or these organismsto completely dismantle your body andcarry it away, until all thats let o you is theskeleton.

Your immune system is doing an amazingjob all the time to keep these invaders atbay when you are alive. Like the computeranti-virus sotware that runs quietly in thebackground, the immune system protectsyou. When the anti-virus slips, your computercrashes. Your body too can crash i theimmune system slips up.

The immune system is complex, intricate and

interesting. Let us understand our immunesystem better.

The most obvious part o the immune systemis what you can see the skin. It acts as aprimary barrier between all the bad thingsout there and your body. The skin acts as abarrier in much the same way we use plasticwrap to protect ood.

Skin is tough and generally impermeable to

bacteria and viruses. The epidermis containsspecial cells called Langerhans cells that arean important early-warning component inthe immune system.

Immune SystemBy Dato Dr. Rajen M.



The skin also secretes antibacterialsubstances o its own. These substancesexplain why you dont wake up in the

morning with a layer o mould growing onyour skin -- most bacteria and spores thatland on the skin die quickly.

Your nose, mouth and eyes are alsoentrances or germs. Tears and mucuscontain an enzyme (lysozyme) that breaksdown the cell wall o many bacteria.

Saliva is also anti-bacterial. The many germsthat get past the saliva deence are stopped

at the nasal passage and lungs which arecoated in mucus, germs are trapped in themucus and swallowed.

Mast cells, which play a protective role andare involved in wound healing and guardagainst pathogens, also line the nasalpassages, throat, lungs and skin.

Any bacteria or virus that wants to gain entryinto your body must rst make it past these

deences. Some o these germs are persistent,and when they get past these deences andenter the body, they have to deal with theimmune system at a dierent level. The majorcomponents o the immune system are:

ThymusSpleenLymphsystemBonemarrow

WhitebloodcellsAntibodiesComplementsystemsHormones

Caring or the immune system and makingsure it is in top shape is the easiest, cleverestand, I dare say, the cheapest way to stay

healthy and vibrant.No matter what is out there, you do not needto all sick. Ater all, with all the germs andviruses out there all the time, not everyone isalling sick.

Some o us all sick and some dont. Clearly,those who all sick have a weaker immunesystem than that those who dont.

For example, not all those exposed to thenewest scare in town Inuenza A(H1N1) are alling sick. Neither were all those whowere exposed to SARS elled by it.

The secret to being healthy and not beingsick is to have a robust and vibrant immunesystem. In this issue, we look at how you canboost and support your immune systems.

The germs and viruses out there are notgoing to go away. In act, they are gettingmore and more resistant all the time.

So i you want to survive in the world, youneed to boost and protect your immunesystem. As the world changes, you need toadapt to it. The stresses o modern livingaect the immune system in many ways.

In this issue, let us help you even the score asar as the immune system is concerned.



1. Give your body a herbal boostHundreds o herbal supplements and

tinctures exist to give the immune systemadditional support during the rainy seasonor when the u is doing its rounds.Essential oils are excellent source oimmune-stimulating compounds, andthe rawest and most natural orm oany medicinal plant, but there are othersupplements which can be eective.Fresh herbs and whole ood remedies are

always preerable over packaged herbsor supplements, since they have a muchhigher potency and requency and yourbody absorbs more o their value.

2. Get a ull nights sleepEverybodys dierent: your body may needanywhere rom six to 10 hours o sleepeach night. Whatever your personal sleeprequirement is, get it!

Sleep has been linked to balancedhormone levels (including human growthhormone and the stress hormone, cortisol),keeping weight down, clear thinking andreasoning, improved moods, and vibrant,healthy skin.improved mood, and vibrant,healthy skin.

3. Eat plenty o proteinsProtein is a building block or a healthy

body, mind, and immune system. Diets lowin protein tend to be high in carbs whichconvert readily to glucose, spiking bloodsugar and stressing the pancreas and theimmune system.

4. Drink plenty o waterThis is almost, but not quite, a given; mostheadaches occur because despite thenumber o reminders, people still arent

getting enough water! Headaches andthirst are both signs o dehydration.You should be drinking, in daily ounces,hal your body weight in pounds i.e.body weight in pounds, divided by two =number o ounces o water per day (getyou brains to work, do the calculationsto translate your body weight intokilogrammes and water into grams).

5. Stop drinking coeeContrary to recent marketing as a sourceo antioxidants, coee is one o the worstthings you can do or your immune systemand your health. Caeine robs your body ominerals and vitamins, and it dehydrates you.I you drink coee, make sure you add anadditional two glasses to your water intakeper cup o coee. A mineral supplement

helps to oset caeine damage, too.

Ways to BoostBy Victoria Anisman-Reiner

Immune8STAYINGSHARP



Finally...

8. Nurture yourselMake sure you take time or yoursel,spend some time with riends, and indulgein a massage, a hot bath, or an energywork session. Our bodies respond to ouremotions -- i youre eeling harassed andanxious, it can maniest in a sore throator a cold. Create a space within yourseland your living environment or harmony,sel-love and joy (giving thanks, prayer

and blessing or the abundance in yourlie and o the world around you helps).Pay attention to warning signs o sorethroat or exhaustion so you can keep themrom getting worse. Take a mental healthday every ew months to make sure youremotional needs are met. When yourehappy, youre ar less likely to get sick.

Health6. Worse yet is the impact o rened white

sugar. I you do only one thing to boost

your immune system, eliminating sugarwill do the trick.You will see noticeable results in yourenergy levels, weight distribution,immunity and your ability to think clearlywhen you break the cravings and stopeating rened sugar.Many holistic nutritionists consider sugara drug or its impact on the human body;

I have known practitioners to prioritiseeliminating sugar rom the diet overrecommending that people quittingsmoking.Healthier sugars such as agave and steviado exist, but I avoid articial sweeteners;they are more toxic than cane sugar.

7. Stock up on raw ruits and vegetablesor their antioxidants, vitamins,

minerals, fbre and enzymesThe nutritional content that you receiverom raw ruits and veggies is unparalleled.Many vitamins, including vitamin C, areantioxidants and will protect cells --including those o your immune system --rom damage by toxins in the environment.Dark-coloured produce (berries, kale,broccoli) tends to be higher in avonoids,polyphenols and other antioxidants. The

perect source o minerals is seaweed,which is sold dried, but can oten be oundraw (dried at low temperatures to maintainmost o the enzymes and nutrients) inhealth ood stores.



CHILDREN who eschew many o the stapleso modern medicine, such as vaccines andantibiotic are less likely to develop atopicallergies.

According to new Swedish research, whichcompared 295 children rom two RudolSteiner schools near Stockholm with 380children rom ordinary schools in thesame area, the children who ollowed an

anthroposophic liestyle associated withRudol Steiner had less than hal the atopicdisease (allergic type skin and breathingdisorders) o the children in ordinary schools.

Only 13 percent o the Steiner children hadatopic disease, compared with 25 percent ochildren at the control schools.

The dierence between the two groups was

most pronounced or atopic dermatitis andbronchial asthma. Only 3.1 percent o childrenin the Steiner schools had reported a wheezein the six months beore the study, comparedwith 7.6 percent o the control children.

Asthma cases reported by a doctor amongthe Steiner children (2.7 percent) were lessthan one third o the percentage o casesamong the control children (9.5 percent).

The researchers concluded that the reasonor the lower incidence o allergy amongthe Steiner children had mostly to do with atendency among their amilies to use ewerconventional drugs and to eat more oods

with live lactobacilli, which may enhanceintestinal microora.

O the Steiner children, 52 percent had hadantibiotics, compared with 90 percent o theordinary children, and only 18 percent wereimmunised with the measles, mumps andrubella combined vaccine (MMR), comparedwith 93 percent in the ordinary schools.

Sixty three percent o the Steiner childrenconsumed ermented vegetables containinglive lactobacilli, compared to only 4.5 percento the control children.

Source: Lancet, 1999, 353: 1485-8

01 July 1999

ChildrenWho Avoid ModernMedicine are Healthier

In the Swedish study, the dierence

between the two groups was mostpronounced or current atopicdermatitis and bronchial asthma.

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ALTHOUGH day care centres and kindergartenmay increase the risk o colds at a young age,it may prevent colds when children are older.

Parents o preschoolers who are rustratedby their childrens requency o colds andthe lack o an eective treatment or thecommon cold should take heart in knowingthat their children are developing immunitywhich will protect them against similar

illnesses in the uture.

To investigate, Ball and his colleaguesconducted a long-term ollow-up study o991 children rom birth to 13 years.

Overall, children who attended large daycare centres had more requent colds at twoand three years o age than their peers whowere enrolled in small day care centres, and

children in small day care centres had morerequent colds at those ages than those inhome care.

Children cared or in large day care centres were90 percent more likely to have requent coldsthan their peers who were cared or at home.

Yet, by six to 11 years o age, the childrenwho had been enrolled in large day carecentres were reportedly 60 to 70 percent

less likely to have requent colds than theirat-home peers.

The children cared or at home had a similarnumber o colds at those ages as the childrenin small day care centres.

At 13 years o age, however, all three groups ochildren were at similar risk o requent colds.Similar trends were observed or a length otime in day care, the researchers note.

Children who attended large day care centres

or two years or longer had a 70 percentgreater risk o requent colds at two and threeyears o age and a 70 - 80 percent decreasedrisk o requent colds at ages eight through11 than their peers who attended large daycare centres or less than one year.

Again, by age 13, both groups had a similarrisk o requent colds.

It is hard to see our children suer rom

common childhood maladies, such as thecommon cold, but this is an inevitable part othe development o their immune systems.Whether they acquire that immunity duringpreschool or in primary school it will beacquired on their way to a healthier uture.

Source: Archives o Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

February 2002;156:104, 121-126

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Children at Day Care Centres

Suering a Little Nowor Future Protection



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AN analysis o 35 dierent scientic studieshas identied no ewer than 15 negativehealth eects associated with watching longhours o television.

Among these eects are cancer, autism andAlzheimers disease.

For most people, watching television nowtakes up more time than any other singleactivity except work and sleep. By the age osix, the average child has already spent a ullyear in ront o a television screen.

I time in ront o a computer is added,watching a screen is now the dominantactivity or older children; those aged 11 to15 now spend 55 percent o their wakinglives, or seven and a hal hours a day,

watching television and computers. This is a40 percent rise over the course o a decade.

The study also drew a link between watchingtelevision and reduced levels o the hormonemelatonin, which regulates the bodysinternal clock and governs developmentduring puberty. This could explain bothatigue among adolescents and a disturbingtendency towards early puberty which has

been on the rise since the 1950s.Other negative eects o watchingtelevision include:

HeartTrouble

EyesightDamage

SleepDiculties

Diabetes

Sources: Physorg.com February 19, 2007;

Scotsman February 19, 2007

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The study also drew a link betweenwatching television and reducedlevels o the hormone melatonin,

which regulates the bodys internalclock and governs developmentduring puberty.

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MANY o us are not aware o an importantcarrot act dont chop up carrots beore youboil them.

I you do, youre losing most o the cancer-ghting properties o the vegetable.

Instead, say researchers, cook the carrotwhole, and chop it up only ater its beenboiled. That way, the vegetable retains more

o its alcarinol, the cancer-ghting compound.It also seems the carrot tastes better i it snot chopped up beore cooking. It keepsmore o its natural sugars, and was preerredin a blind tasting, say researchers romNewcastle University.

Source: Newcastle University School o Agriculture,

Food and Rural Development.

Cook the carrot whole, and chopit up only ater its been boiled.That way, the vegetable retainsmore o its alcarinol, the cancer-ghting compound.

Dont ChopTem Upor carrots lose their health-giving qualities

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What is

Griola Frondosa?

KNOWN as Hui Shu Hua in Chinese, Grifolafrondosa is deemed a precious medicinalungi in China.

It is known as Maitake in Japan. The word

Maitake is literally translated rom Japaneseas dancing mushroom. It gets this namebecause in ancient times people who oundMaitake could exchange it or its weight insilver, leading to their dancing in celebration.

Not only is Grifola frondosa a nutritious ood,but it also contains a large number o activesubstances.

Griola rondo polysaccharide is one o themost important active ingredients witha wide range o physiological activity tostrengthen immune unction, inhibit tumour,resist virus, stabilise blood pressure, decrease

blood glucose and improve lipid metabolism.

Studies have shown that Griola rondopolysaccharide as an eective biologicalimmunomodulator, which is able to inducemultiple cytokines and macrophages,activate cellular immune unction.

So taking Griola rondo polysaccharide ora long period can strengthen the bodys

immune system, increase appetite andpromote growth.


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Holista Biotech akes OverAustralian Biotech CompanyOUR parent company, Holista Biotech, hastaken over Colltech, a biotech companylisted on the Australian Stock Exchange.The takeover was nalised in July.

Colltech is the only company in theworld that can do sheep collagen and ispioneering a patent-protected extractionprocess that is valid until 2023.

O the three large mammals that man hasreared since the beginning o civilisation,sheep is most neutral in terms o culturaland religious considerations.

However, unlike cows and pigs, sheep skinis more complicated and this presentsseveral serious challenges in extracting itscollagen.

Colltech is also the only company in theworld that has a patent on nanonisedcollagen which renders a large collagenmolecule small enough to cross the skin.

The company is also pioneering aliposome technology to allow theeective delivery o the collagen acrossvarious layers o the skin.

Colltechs sheep collagen will nd its wayin our BONEX range o products by theend o year.

This move also allows some world class

Australian products to end up in thecatalogues o Holista Biotechs subsidiarycompanies like ALTERNI and THC.

What this takeover means to you?

1. You now will enjoy products oa world-class company

2. You will get better products3. Bonex will soon be using sheep

(ovine) collagen

We could not have gone so ar i not oryou and all your support over the years.

For that we say Terima Kasih.

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Aerobic exerciseAerobic exercise was compared withstress management and treatment-as-usual or those with bromyalgia,

an afiction that makes you eel tired andcauses muscle pain at tender points such ason the neck, shoulders, back, hips, arms or legs.

Those who engaged in aerobic exerciseshowed the greatest improvement inpain levels, sleep patterns and eelings odepression as well as increased energy.

Tai-chiTai-chi is a orm o gentle exercisedesigned to relax the body, andto allow vital energy, or chi, to ow

reely. Once it has been mastered in all itsaspects, including deep, regular breathing,it can then be used to help alleviatesymptoms.

There are 300 postures to learn, the mostimportant aspect o the technique is thespiritual development brought about by

Chi Kung training, which involves standingin certain positions while using breathingand visualisation to increase the ow o chithrough the body.

QigongQigong is a gentle exercise regimethat seeks to improve the ow ochi, or lie energy, through the body.

Proponents claim it has cured manyconditions, including arthritis. Qigong shouldbe viewed as a gentle way to improvegeneral well being and health.

The postures and movements can beperormed walking, standing, sitting in awheelchair, or even lying down. It involves

visualisation, deep breathing and exactmovements.

YogaHatha yoga advocates claim it oersa cure or arthritis i undertaken witha correct diet, and achieved within

two months or early-stage arthritis, and vemonths or chronic cases.

They recommend a series o postures, orasanas, that will help arthritis, includingtriangular, cows ace and jaw pose, tree pose,dance pose and plough pose.

It is as well to check with a qualiedpractitioner beore starting yoga, as there havebeen occasions when more harm than goodhas been achieved.

WalkingTake a daily brisk walk, i you arephysically up to it, or at least two orthree times a week. Depending on

the extent o your arthritis, set yoursel easyand attainable targets, such as a walk to thethird lamppost down the road. Then extendyour range to the ourth, and so on.

SwimmingSwimming is the ultimate low-

impact exercise. Non-swimmers canalso benet by just kicking their legsand making circular motions in the waterwith their arms.

Arthritis

Exercise & MovementSimple Exercises

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Swimming does put enough orce on the bonesto strengthen them. A study by the VeteransAdministration Medical Centre in Portland,Oregon examined men whose only exercise wasswimming, and compared their bone density

with men who did no exercise, and ound thatthe swimmers had thicker bones.

CyclingSome swear by cycling either inthe open air or on an exercise bikeat home while others swear at

it or having worsened their arthritis. Again,its all a question o knowing your ownlimitations, and being kind to yoursel.

GardeningHoeing, weeding and light diggingare all good bone-building activitiesthat can help, provided you dont

overdo things.

Gentle exercises at homeTheres a range o gentle exercises you can

do in your own living room, rom stretching,rolling your head, pushing and pulling, thatwill all ease the joints. These have been takenrom the bookArthritis: What Works. Beorestarting any exercise, check with a qualiedpractitioner rst.

Jaw pain: Mouth all the vowels A-E-I-O-U in an exaggerated manner to stretch thejaw muscles.

Neck pain: Do the head roll by tilting yourhead to the right as though you were tryingto touch your ear to your shoulder, withoutliting your shoulder? Then slowly circle your

head orward until your chin reaches yourchest. Then start circling back so that yourlet ear is close to your let shoulder. Finally,tilt your head back beore returning to thenormal position.

Shoulder pain: Stretch your shoulders byshrugging them, either one at a time ortogether.

Elbow pain: Let your arms rest straight downat your sides, with the palms acing the body.Bend and lit your elbows as you tuck yourhands into your armpits. Also try to touchyour thumbs to your shoulders.

Wrist pain: Rotate your wrist with your hand

and orearm at on a table or bed. Rotateyour hand towards you as ar as you can go,then rotate it back in the other direction.

Hand and fnger pain: Rest your hand on aat surace with the palm down. Spread yourngers as wide apart as they will go, thendraw your ngers together again, keepingyour hand at.

Back pain: Lie on your back with your knees

bent and eet at. Bring one knee towardyour chest as ar as you can go. Returnyour knee to the starting position and thenstraighten your leg so it rests at. Wobbleyour leg to relax, then return to the bent kneeposition. Repeat with the other leg.

Hip pain: Lie on your back, knees bent andeet at. Straighten one leg and lit it as highas you can. Lower it slowly and repeat with

the other leg.Source: http://www.wddty.com/arthritis-exercise-and-movement.html

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Body StatisticsIttakesyourfoodseven

seconds to get rom yourmouth to your stomach.

Source: ALTERNI, Internet Health Sites

Onehumanhaircansupport 3 kg (6 lb).

Theaveragemanspenisisthree times the length ohis thumb.

Humanthighbonesarestronger than concrete.

Awomansheartbeatsaster than a mans. Thereareaboutonetrillionbacteria oneach o your eet.

Womenblinktwiceas oten as men.

Theaveragepersonsskinweighs twice as much as

the brain.

Yourbodyuses300muscles to balance itselwhen you are standing still.

Ifsalivacannotdissolvesomething, you cannottaste it.



IT is generally assumed that low bone densityindicates racture risk.

However, dense bones may not necessarilybe sucient to prevent hip ractures i thereare other risk actors.

A 1995 study o 65 year-old women byDr Steven R. Cummings o the University o

Caliornia at San Francisco (Am J Epidem,1997; 145: 926-34), ound a number o riskactors more signicant than thin bones.

They included:

Taking tranquillisers and sleeping pills

Smoking

Having vision problems such as poordepth perception

A past history o having an overactivethyroid gland

Being tall

Being unable to get out o a chair withoutholding onto the arms

Having a high pulse rate

Women who had ive or more o the aboverisk actors regardless o bone density had a

10 percent chance o breaking a hip in thenext ive years, while those with two or ewerrisk actors only had a one percent chance odoing so.

In a 1996 panel discussion by the US NationalWomens Health Network, one inding wasthat low bone density is not a good predictoro bone ractures; better predictors areadvanced age accompanied by poor musclestrength, the use o regular medications.

The benzodiazepine drugs, in act, have beenound to increase the risk o hip racture by70 percent, according to a Canadian studypublished in theJournal of the AmericanMedical Association in 1989 (New York Times,April 12, 1996).

Other signiicant dietary risk actors that havereceived insuicient attention:

Eating a high proportion o animal proteintogether with lour products and sweets

Eating a high proportion o nightshadevegetables (potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant,peppers)

Not eating enough vegetables

Not including enough good quality ats inthe diet

Not including enough protein in the diet

Source: http://www.wddty.com/low-bone-density-or-other-risk-actors.html

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