A few months ago one of my favorite patients who was a gentle soul of a man, passed away at 103 years old. What is hard to believe is that he served our country in WW2 hoping from island to island, fighting the Japanese. The Pacific theater was brutal but he endured it, served, and saved our country and our freedoms. That was the greatest generation!
About a decade or so ago he had come in to the clinic in his spry early 90’s. I could tell he was a little down when I asked him how he was doing, “I’m ok.” he said, “but my kids took away my tractor today.” When I inquired as to why, he informed me that his wife had fallen down outside and he couldn’t get her up so he went and retrieved his tractor and used the bucket to lift her up! 🙂
Isn’t that resourcefulness incredible?! She had to be pretty nervous watching him coming at her with the tractor bucket especially with how bad her osteoporosis was. He got her up and walking though so it appears one can work heavy machinery into the later decades of life!
Mind, Body, Spirit
The different facets of our being are that way. Sometimes our mind, body, and spirit each can fall down on their own. When that happens, they can drag the other parts down if you don’t figure out a way to pull pick them up.
It is important to use all the resources you have to do it. Whether it be friends, family, healthcare practitioners, life coaches, spiritual guidance from clergy etc. Your own inner desire for reaching your full potential relies on your ability to understand you are not in this game alone.
It is not a sign of weakness to need a hand to help you up (or a tractor bucket for that matter!) It is a sign that that you acknowledge that we are all in this game together and getting through it as a team is far more gratifying than going it alone.
So if you’re down, reach out for some help and lift yourself up…bucket or not.
If you are going to have bones strong enough to handle a tractor, a couple of key nutrients/ingredients are needed.
Below is our recommendations for osteoporosis:
- Exercise -walking and some weight bearing exercise are key
- Good nutrition- high quality dairy meaning whole fat.
- Bone broth
- Cruciferous family of veggies- broccoli, kale, brussel spouts, cauliflower, etc
Nutritionally we use:
1. Calcifood– wafer of bone. The term “like feeding like” applies here. Gives all the nutrients known and unknown needed for bone health.
2. Ostrophin PMG– has other key ingredients that help stimulate bone formation and repair. Used for speedy bone repair from fractures and breaks also.
3. Bone Health Pack– if you are looking for a way to take the guess work out of it, the health pack comes with the following supplements in a month supply:
- Calcifood® (three wafers)— Provides calcium*
- Cataplex® D (one tablet)—Supports and maintains healthy bone density*
- Cruciferous Complete™ (one capsule)—Helps move calcium into bones*
- Ostrophin PMG® (two tablets)— With a proprietary PMG™ blend
As always, if you have any questions or need someone to reach out to, we are here for you.
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