Kathy on October 1st, 2008

One of the hardest places for me to change to an alkalyzing, bone-healthy diet was LUNCH.  It took a while, but I did come up with 10 packed lunches that follow the plan and taste great!  Each packed lunch contains a morning snack, lunch, and an afternoon snack.  Note:  If you’re a teacher like me, [...]

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No time to work out at the gym? No problem. Stock your Video/DVD collection with my favorite bone-building workouts, and create your own in-home gym!
#10: High Voltage! Body Electric Workout with Margaret Richard
Available at http://www.bodyelectrictv.com/Catalog.htm
#9: Yoga Conditioning for Weight Loss with Suzanne Deacon
Available at http://www.amazon.com
#8: Forty & Fabulous Body [...]

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Kathy on July 31st, 2008

Six weeks ago, I fractured my shoulder in four places in a bicycle accident. It was a miserable break, requiring morphine in the ER. Now, six weeks later, x-rays reveal that the bone is healed, and the sling-and-swath device can come off! If you have broken your shoulder and wonder what to [...]

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Kathy on June 25th, 2008

What can you do if you break a bone? How can you help your body heal most efficiently? Last week, I broke my left shoulder in a bike accident and researched and dug deep to get a good list to follow. If you’re following my osteoporosis diet already, most of these will already be [...]

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Kathy on June 15th, 2008

Here are my top 10 favorite alkalyzing, bone-building foods!
1. Water with lemon or lime. It’s great any time!
2. Tomatoes of all kinds–cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, Roma tomatoes, and those big, juicy on-the-vine tomatoes.
3. Almonds, including raw almonds, almond butter, and almond milk.
4. Broccoli, especially steamed with tomatoes and sunflower seeds.
5. [...]

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Kathy on May 20th, 2008

Some people think that staying on this diet is a chore, but the JOYS of bone-healthy eating far outweigh any inconvenience or self-denial involved. Here’s a list of the top 10 benefits!
1. Pain free! No more headaches, muscle aches, joint aches, or aching feet.
2. Clothes fitting with ease! No more [...]

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Here’s a quick and easy guide for turning a favorite recipe into a bone-healthy recipe, or for creating one from scratch!
1. Replace sugar with Xylitol. Xylitol is the commercial name for a naturally occurring sugar, called xylose, commonly derived from corncobs and birch trees. Xylitol is like other sugars in taste, [...]

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