Bone Builder - Bok Choy

Bok choy is rich in bone building calcium, as well as vitamins A and C, folic acid, iron, beta-carotene, and potassium. Potassium keeps your muscles and nerves in check and lowers your blood pressure, and beta-carotene can reduce the risk of both lung and bladder cancers, as well as macular degeneration.

Have a cup a day.

Bone Builder - Dried Plums

Dried plums, also known as prunes, are rich in copper and boron, both of which can help prevent osteoporosis. They also contain a fiber called inulin, which, when broken down by intestinal bacteria, makes for a more acidic environment in the digestive tract, which in turn, facilitates calcium absorption.

Enjoy 4-5 a day to strengthen your bones and boost your energy

Beware of Calcium Robbers

Some foods you eat may take away the calcium you need for your bones. A natural compound oxalate, combines with calcium and keeps your body from using it. Foods high in oxalates include:

spinach

rhubarb

beet leaves

nuts

chocolate

strawberries

Too Much Tea Bad For Bones

Fluoride is known to help prevent dental cavities, but long-term ingestion of excessive amounts could cause bone problems. Fluoride is known to help prevent dental cavities, but long-term ingestion of excessive amounts could cause bone problems. The additional fluoride from drinking two to four cups of tea a day won’t harm anyone; it’s the very heavy tea drinkers who could get in trouble.

Habits That Harm Bone Strength In Girls

• A very high level of athletic training in adolescent girls rob their bodies of the fat they need to produce and store estrogen.
• Highly trained teenage athletes and ballet dancers, who often have menstrual irregularities, may be at increased risk for developing early, severe osteoporosis.
• Anorectic girls who starve themselves in order to get rid of the normal subcutaneous layer of fat are at high risk.

Foods That Hinder Calcium Absorption

Foods that hinder calcium absorption are:-

Foods with oxalic acid found in cocoa, chard, spinach, and rhubarb
Foods with phytic acid found in bran soybeans, and other legumes
A very high intake of dietary fiber

For healthy people eating a balance diet, normal quantities of any of these foods will not hinder calcium absorption enough to adversely affect their bones.

Drink Tea for Strong Bones

Scientist found that women who regularly drink tea have stronger bones than women who don't. This benefit comes from the antioxidants in tea.

Pomegranate and Bone Health

Pomegranates have lots of manganese mineral, which is essential for strong teeth and bones.