The New Bible Cure For Osteoporosis: Ancient Truths, Natural Remedies, and the Latest Findings for Your Health Today

By Don Colbert

Osteoporosis

You can prevent--and even reverse--bone loss

 

How strong are your bones? In this concise, easy-to-read book, you’ll discover a wealth of information that will help you build and maintain healthy bones no matter what your age. Learn biblical secrets about health and the latest medical research on how to overcome osteoporosis. Dr. Colbert has taken the confusion away from osteoporosis and made it simple and east to understand. This book contains findings that your own doctor never may have told you, including...

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  Surprising facts about your emotions and your bones


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  Steps you can take today to reverse bone loss and add new bone density


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  Powerful foods and supplements for powerful results

 

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Siloam
• Release date: Nov 28, 2011
• ISBN: 9781616380182

Book preview

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THE NEW BIBLE CURE FOR OSTEOPOROSIS by Don Colbert, MD

Published by Siloam

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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are from the New Living Translation of the Bible, copyright © 1996, 2004. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, IL 60189. All rights reserved.

Scripture quotations marked KJV are from the King James Version of the Bible.

Scripture quotations marked NKJV are from the New King James Version of the Bible. Copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc., publishers. Used by permission.

Design Director: Bill Johnson

Cover design by Amanda Potter

Copyright © 2009 by Don Colbert, MD

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication:

Colbert, Don.

The new Bible cure for osteoporosis / by Don Colbert.

        p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 978-1-59979-757-1

 1. Osteoporosis–Popular works. 2. Osteoporosis–Religious aspects–Christianity. I. Title.

RC931.O73C635 2009

616.7’16–dc22

2009028253

E-ISBN: 978-1-61638-0182

Portions of this book were previously published as The Bible Cure for Osteoporosis by Siloam, ISBN 978-0-88419-681-5, copyright © 2000.

This book contains the opinions and ideas of its author. It is solely for informational and educational purposes and should not be regarded as a substitute for professional medical treatment. The nature of your body’s health condition is complex and unique. Therefore, you should consult a health professional before you begin any new exercise, nutrition, or supplementation program or if you have questions about your health. Neither the author nor the publisher shall be liable or responsible for any loss or damage allegedly arising from any information or suggestion in this book.

People and names in this book are composites created by the author from his experiences as a medical doctor. Names and details of their stories have been changed, and any similarity between the names and stories of individuals described in this book to individuals known to readers is purely coincidental.

The statements in this book about consumable products or food have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. The publisher is not responsible for your specific health or allergy needs that may require medical supervision. The publisher is not responsible for any adverse reactions to the consumption of food or products that have been suggested in this book.

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

A BRAND-NEW BIBLE CURE FOR A BRAND-NEW YOU!

A Bold, New Approach

1 WISE UP TO WIN

The Shrinking of America

Straight Talk About Osteoporosis

Understanding Bone Health and Bone Loss

The Bone Renewal Process

Two Types of Bones

Why Do Bones Weaken?

The role of digestion

The role of stress

The role of hormones

Risk Factors for Osteoporosis

Women

Anyone

Warning Signs

Fractures

Pain

Loss of height

Dowager’s hump or worsening scoliosis

Compressed organs

Shortness of breath

Dental problems

Osteopenia and Early Detection of Osteoporosis

Diagnosing Osteoporosis

Take a Positive Look Ahead

2 POWER UP WITH NUTRITION

Make Sure You’re Consuming the Right Amount of Calcium

Foods That Rob You of Calcium

Magnesium-rich Foods: A Cornucopia of Choices

Eat Foods Rich in Vitamin D

Check Your Blood Level of Vitamin D

A Path to Healthy Bones: Nutritional Steps for Preventing Osteoporosis

1. Put aside excess protein

2. Reduce the intake of carbonated drinks.

3. Get a grip on the effects of excess sugar and caffeine.

4. Finesse your fiber intake.

5. Understand acidic foods and their role.

6. Decrease the salt.

7. Decrease or avoid alcohol.

8. Favor fruit.

9. Why lemon and lime water?

10. Enjoy chlorophyll foods and their benefit.

11. Watch out for aluminum.

Osteoporosis, American Style

Tips for Healthy Eating

God’s Help

3 CHARGE UP WITH EXERCISE

Benefiting Bones With Exercise

Get Moving!

Weight-Bearing Exercises

Getting Started

Overhead presses

Lunges

Squats

Push-ups

A Final Word About Weight Control

Changing the Future

4 BUILD UP WITH VITAMINS AND SUPPLEMENTS

Significant Supplements

A good multivitamin

Calcium

Vitamin D

Magnesium

Other Important Nutrients for Strong Bones

Vitamin K2

The B vitamin family

Boron

Strontium

Silicon

Medications for Osteoporosis

Bisphosphonates

Hormones

Other medications

Confusion Over Calcium Supplements

Calcium carbonate

Calcium citrate

Cal apatite (microcrystalline hydroxyapatite)

It’s Up to You

5 LOOK UP WITH DYNAMIC FAITH

Another Dimension

Cheer Up

Persecution Strikes to the Bone

Less Stress

A Troubled Soul

Joy Stealers

Drainers

Irritators

Changers

Circumstances

Contentment

Breaking the Power of Negative Emotions

Accent the Positive!

Take These Bible Cure Steps

1. Resist worry.

2. Pray.

3. Trust in God’s Word to heal and sustain you.

4. Start smiling.

5. Start laughing.

CONCLUSION

BEGIN A BRAND-NEW LIFE—TODAY!

A PERSONAL NOTE From Don Colbert

APPENDIX

NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR OSTEOPOROSIS

NOTES

Introduction

A BRAND-NEW BIBLE CURE FOR A BRAND-NEW YOU!

THE BIBLE SAYS that God is in the business of protecting your bones! Does that sound odd to you? Well, Psalm 34 says precisely, Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all. He guards [protects] all his bones; not one of them is broken (vv. 19–20, NKJV).

God never intended for you to experience the pain of bone degeneration from osteoporosis or to suffer from a single break or fracture. In fact, this little book contains a powerful plan to help you overcome this painful, degenerative process.

Through His divine wisdom, God has provided foods and powerful substances that will help prevent or stop the progression of osteoporosis in your body. In addition, He has blessed you with the power of faith to overcome the challenges that assault your body and your mind. Hosea 4:6 says, My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge (NKJV). This Bible Cure book is designed to provide the wisdom and knowledge to understand how to use both the natural and divine resources that God has made available to you to defeat the threat of osteoporosis in your life—forever!

God does not purpose for you to grow old hurting and degenerating. In fact, His plan and purpose for your life is ongoing strength and renewal. In the Bible, you can read His blessing for your life:

Let all that I