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osteoporosis prevention calcium supplementPosted on October 19, 2008 at 1:59 AM - Post CommentModern investigations, however, have suggested that calcium, in its various forms of chemical combination with other elements in the oyster’s shell, must be easier for human beings to absorb. Since pine pollen was often prescribed to treat anorexia if the patient was rich enough to afford the high price, we may infer now that it was certainly considered beneficial to the human digestive system. Some traditional Chinese medical practitioners believe that the pine pollen can facilitate the deposition of calcium in the bone. Otherwise, the calcium administered to an old patient might soon be excreted in the urine and the patient’s bone mass could not seem to increase so fast, the practitioners say about the past. It is a well-known fact at present that in primary osteoporosis bone mass may be reduced by 40 to 50 per cent before symptoms or signs of the disease become evident. Recent investigations have suggested that the main aetiological factor is a prolonged deficiency of calcium resulting from inadequate intake, diminished absorption from the gut or increased excretion in the urine. Pine pollen in the chewing tablet serves to improve the digestive system and to prevent the loss of calcium through the renal system. In the past, traditional Chinese medical practitioners encouraged old patients to engage as much as possible in shadowboxing not because they knew that a prolonged sedentary state promotes the loss of calcium from bone and muscle, but because they had learned from experience and observation that old people should lead an active life for as long as possible. In the same way they had learned that pine pollen and pulverized oyster shell could help old people get rid of what we now call osteoporosis. Related articles:osteoporosis prevention treatment calcium supplement prevent osteoporosis pollen calcium |
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