A friend of mine emailed me today about a friend who broke her 5th metatarsal in her foot and would like to accelerate the healing process so she can enjoy her summer riding her bike. He asked me if there were ways that she could speed the healing process.
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Breaking or fracturing a bone is a bummer because it does bring life to a screeching halt. I know because I am a terrible patient and I fractured my ankle 12 years ago at age 47 on the top of Rattlesnake canyon in Santa Barbara and refused rescue. Instead, I hiked down with a big stick as a crutch. When I finally went to the doctor he said, “I guess you proved the Darwinian theory.”
I regret a couple of things, like blowing it off for a week or two and now there is residual resistance in my ankle so I can’t get my foot all the way down in a downward dog, and also I didn’t do the traditional physical therapy because I thought yoga would be enough. I also wish I would have seen a reflexologist after I got the cast off to break up what is called “stagnation” in Chinese medicine. Stagnation is any kind of blockage to “Qi”, the vital energy that courses through our meridian system, such as calcification, tumors, acne, cysts, etc.
Bones are going to take six weeks to heal and, that process shouldn’t be interrupted by trying to pretend that you don’t have an injury. Bones are living tissues that are constantly breaking down and rebuilding in order to maintain structural integrity. Bones are like tubes that are made of, and filled with protein and hardened by calcium. It’s the hardening of this protein that makes bone solid. The osteoclast cells break down and eliminate old bone and then osteoblast cells lay down new bone matrix, which is made up of collagen. Collagen, a protein, is the structure of bone. After the bone matrix is laid down, hormones direct calcium to be laid down on top of the protein. This new bone matrix is thus calcified.
The girl with the broken metatarsal can assure the proper knitting together by eating a balanced diet of real food. NO DIET COKE, which interferes with the absorption of minerals. She needs to eat protein and calcium to build bone. Vitamin D3 is necessary for the assimilation of both calcium and protein. The best source is the sun. It goes like this: Sun exposure on large areas of the body, i.e. arms, back, legs (for girls for vanity reasons never the face or chest). UV rays are then converted into Vitamin D by cholesterol, so that means you have to eat cholesterol laden foods like shellfish, eggs, red meat. Once you have the V-D on board then your body will utilize the calcium and protein. However, it’s hard in Boston to get enough sun, so she can take V-D supplements. I’m a layperson and I can’t prescribe because I don’t want to get sued. Edward Giovannucci, Ph.D. associate professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health who has studied Vitamin D, said, “The average doctor would scare patients away from taking 2,000 units a day, calling that toxic. Actually it seems there is almost zero potential for vitamin D toxicity at that level.” (I take 5,000 IU of V-D every day.)
IN SHORT:
UV Rays need cholesterol to synthesize into Vitamin D. Vitamin D then utilizes calcium and protein to BUILD BONE.
Reflexology should be incorporated into the physical therapy process once the bone is healed. All injuries leave residual reminders. In the case of bones knitting you’ll find calcification where the bone fracture mended. This can be broken up and the bone, sinews, and tendons massaged back into place by a qualified reflexologist trained in Traditional Chinese medicine.
The bone issue is so huge in our country with millions of menopausal women taking the very dangerous, diabolical so-called bone builders. And that is something I will talk about in subsequent videos and blogs.
Until my next blog, I’ll be thinking of you.
Om Shanti,
Your girlfriend in health,
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SO YOU BROKE A BONE AND ARE GOING CRAZY?
Image: Boaz Yiftach / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Breaking or fracturing a bone is a bummer because it does bring life to a screeching halt. I know because I am a terrible patient and I fractured my ankle 12 years ago at age 47 on the top of Rattlesnake canyon in Santa Barbara and refused rescue. Instead, I hiked down with a big stick as a crutch. When I finally went to the doctor he said, “I guess you proved the Darwinian theory.”
I regret a couple of things, like blowing it off for a week or two and now there is residual resistance in my ankle so I can’t get my foot all the way down in a downward dog, and also I didn’t do the traditional physical therapy because I thought yoga would be enough. I also wish I would have seen a reflexologist after I got the cast off to break up what is called “stagnation” in Chinese medicine. Stagnation is any kind of blockage to “Qi”, the vital energy that courses through our meridian system, such as calcification, tumors, acne, cysts, etc.
Bones are going to take six weeks to heal and, that process shouldn’t be interrupted by trying to pretend that you don’t have an injury. Bones are living tissues that are constantly breaking down and rebuilding in order to maintain structural integrity. Bones are like tubes that are made of, and filled with protein and hardened by calcium. It’s the hardening of this protein that makes bone solid. The osteoclast cells break down and eliminate old bone and then osteoblast cells lay down new bone matrix, which is made up of collagen. Collagen, a protein, is the structure of bone. After the bone matrix is laid down, hormones direct calcium to be laid down on top of the protein. This new bone matrix is thus calcified.
The girl with the broken metatarsal can assure the proper knitting together by eating a balanced diet of real food. NO DIET COKE, which interferes with the absorption of minerals. She needs to eat protein and calcium to build bone. Vitamin D3 is necessary for the assimilation of both calcium and protein. The best source is the sun. It goes like this: Sun exposure on large areas of the body, i.e. arms, back, legs (for girls for vanity reasons never the face or chest). UV rays are then converted into Vitamin D by cholesterol, so that means you have to eat cholesterol laden foods like shellfish, eggs, red meat. Once you have the V-D on board then your body will utilize the calcium and protein. However, it’s hard in Boston to get enough sun, so she can take V-D supplements. I’m a layperson and I can’t prescribe because I don’t want to get sued. Edward Giovannucci, Ph.D. associate professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health who has studied Vitamin D, said, “The average doctor would scare patients away from taking 2,000 units a day, calling that toxic. Actually it seems there is almost zero potential for vitamin D toxicity at that level.” (I take 5,000 IU of V-D every day.)
IN SHORT:
UV Rays need cholesterol to synthesize into Vitamin D. Vitamin D then utilizes calcium and protein to BUILD BONE.
Reflexology should be incorporated into the physical therapy process once the bone is healed. All injuries leave residual reminders. In the case of bones knitting you’ll find calcification where the bone fracture mended. This can be broken up and the bone, sinews, and tendons massaged back into place by a qualified reflexologist trained in Traditional Chinese medicine.
The bone issue is so huge in our country with millions of menopausal women taking the very dangerous, diabolical so-called bone builders. And that is something I will talk about in subsequent videos and blogs.
Until my next blog, I’ll be thinking of you.
Om Shanti,
Your girlfriend in health,