Bone Health Special Issue!

From eNewsletter 7/17/2024

DID YOU KNOW that a study in Frontiers in Nutrition found that higher amino acid intake was associated with lower osteoporotic fracture risk?

The association was stronger for hip fracture than non-hip fracture. Moreover, the researchers found that those ingesting higher amounts of amino acids post-fracture had better healing outcomes.

Of course, amino acids come from protein. Slowly but surely, public health experts are coming around to the fact that protein is extremely important for bone health and not the pariah that it was made out to be.

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Lifestyle and Longevity

From eNewsletter 7/15/2024

DID YOU KNOW that a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reveals a startling truth: pollution, in all its forms, is now a greater health threat than war, terrorism, malaria, HIV, tuberculosis, drugs, and alcohol combined?

Specifically, researchers estimate that manmade pollutants contribute to a staggering seven million deaths globally each year, most of them cardiovascular-related.

The pollutants mentioned aren’t just the obvious ones like air pollution from car exhausts or factory chimneys, but lesser-known villains: soil pollution, noise pollution, light pollution, and even exposure to toxic chemicals in our homes.

This should come as no surprise because you read this newsletter consistently. We often emphasize the importance of lowering your toxic load and are extremely knowledgable in how to do so if you need assistance.

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Don't Eat at This Time

From eNewsletter 7/10/2024

DID YOU KNOW that If national guidelines are revised to incorporate a new risk equation, about 40% fewer people could meet criteria for cholesterol-lowering statins to prevent heart disease, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine?

The researchers estimated 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease using the Predicting Risk of cardiovascular disease EVENTs (PREVENT) equations and compared the results to risk estimated using the previous tool, known as Pooled Cohort Equations (PCE). The PREVENT equations were developed by the American Heart Association to more accurately represent risk across the current U.S. population, as the PCE equations were based on patient data that were decades old and lacked diversity.

This would be a welcome public health measure as there are millions who are taking statins unnecessarily.

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