One of the causes of back pain is weak bones, which initially leads to osteopenia & later to osteoporosis.  Osteoporosis is usually detected very late. Some times a lower  back pain or a nagging  upper  back pain reveals that we have osteoporosis. According to international osteoporosis foundation, one in three women & one in every three men in India suffer from osteoporosis. It’s sad because most of these can be prevented by proper nutrition.

The old theory of drinking lots of milk & eating soya daily may not be enough! Americans are known to eat a lot of calcium rich diet, despite this osteoporosis & the resulting back pain is a major health problem there.

Newer research methods have suggested change in dietary habits which is as important as calcium for our bone health.

  • Eating alkaline food is better for bone as high acid environment leeches calcium out of bones.

( You can read all the research on this area here , especially the research by  Dr Bess Dawson-Huges here)

  • Vitamin K is vital to bone health as it glues calcium to cells & bones. Vitamin K coupled with Vitamin D is great to increase bone density.
  • Apart from calcium & vitamins our bones will thank us for taking L-lysine(amino acid) too. L-lysine acts as a net that connects collagen fibers. Collagen in turn, acts as a building block for tissues & bones.

Now comes the million Dollar question; How to input these bone friendly elements into our diet ?

Here are few friendly tips to provide relief from osteoporosis & thus relief from back pain. If these eating habits can be adopted at an earlier age, one can completely prevent osteoporosis.

  1. Substitute sodas with fruit juices.
  2. Get your proteins from tofu instead of meat & poultry
  3. Spend your evening with wine instead of beer !
  4. Replace your favourite snack “peanut” with “raisins”
  5. Green leafy vegetables are a storehouse of vitamin K. This vitamin can be got from olive oil.
  6. One can  get the all important L-lysine from beans, peas, soy, fishes ( cod & sardines), Parmesan cheese & fenugreek seeds.

One can still enjoy the good thinks & tastes in life without suffering from back pain. :-)

Related articles from friendly-Tips:

Tips to relieve back pain ( I) &  Part II

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