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Fighting With Osteoporosis

Lysine – a new approach to osteoporosis

Experts have recently recommended all individuals with osteoporosis to combine calcium, magnesium, vitamin D and lysine in they treatment to achieve the best therapeutic effect. This recommendation is based on the latest findings that the intake of amino acid lysine increases calcium absorption and reduces its loss through the urine. Specifically, lysine stimulates the cells that build bone tissue and collagen. Several clinical studies justify a new approach for preventing and treating osteoporosis, and that certainly includes lysine. The recommended daily dose of lysine intake is 1000 mg.

In addition to these benefits, all the people who use lysine will have additional beneficial effects on health, for example in cases of angina pectoris and diseases of coronary blood vessels. It is also known that lysine prevents the reproduction of herpes virus and its intake can protect against these, often boring, viruses. Very important fact is that better results in treatment will be achieved if the lysine intake is combined with vitamin C.

Watermelon

Watermelon is rich in electrolytes, particularly sodium and potassium, and it is an ideal fruit for summer refreshment, when we lose a lot of these substances by sweating. If we drink only water, the concentration of electrolytes in the body become diluted. So it’s better to eat a slice of watermelon than to drink a glass of water, especially because watermelon has a pleasant cooling effect.

Juice of watermelon is an excellent source of chlorophyll, vitamin A, protein, potassium, zinc, iodine, nucleic acids, enzymes that help digestion. Watermelon (with seeds) also fights with high blood pressure. It has been shown in a recent study that the substance drained from watermelon seeds has a great effect in the spreading of blood vessels, which results in lowering the blood pressure. Watermelon is rich in magnesium, and now it is known that magnesium deficiency causes the narrowing of blood vessels. According to some studies, the modern diet normally results in less intake of magnesium than required, so it is good to start to naturally regulate the pressure with watermelon.