subject: Easy Useful Sources Of Daily Calcium [print this page] Chew a handful of white sesame seeds every morning that gives you at least 1,200 mg of natural calcium. Dependence on calcium from dairy products may clog arteries but white sesame seeds, rich in calcium, won"t. This is a great supplement to help prevent osteoporosis.
Almond milk is tasty and light. Almond combined with goat"s milk has a significant amount of calcium. Peel 10 almonds that have been soaked overnight and blend them with a cup of warm goat or soymilk. Pour them into a glass, adding a pinch of cardamom, saffron and ginger. Drink before breakfast and another time before going to bed.
One part black or white sesame seeds, half part shatavari, with ginger and raw sugar to taste, are good for the bones.
Avoid Cola or soda drinks because they are high in phosphate, which directly interferes with calcium absorption.
Over-consumption of processed food (refined grains and too few dark green leafy vegetables) is usually the culprit in magnesium deficiency.
In Ayurvedic hospitals the treatment of osteoporosis varies somewhat according to which doshas are most involved. Generally detoxification is a useful step because it enhances digestion and energy.
The Panchakarma treatment consists of internal oleation, Snehana, Bashpa swedana, Kati basti, and shiro dhara, followed by purge to remove all the vitiated doshas from the body systems, this followed by basti with herbal oil (vata shamak or dashmoola) for the vitiated vata dosha.
Food supplements and rejuvenators are used, including Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus) an excellent source of female hormones that rejuvenate sexuality and female sexual tissue. Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) and Bala (Sida cordifolia), Amalaki (Emblica officinalis) should be taken in the powdered form in the dose of 2-3 gm daily.
Also used are Shatavari and vidari mixed in equal parts, or just shatavari taken on regular basis (1/2 tsp twice daily) with warm milk. These vata-pacifying herbs help to make up for estrogen in the metabolic cycle. These herbs are food precursors of estrogen and progesterone.
Amalaki is a rasayana for the bones, nourishing the bones, strengthening the teeth, causing hair and nails to grow.Five gm powder in one cup water twice a day is used as a general tonic. Triphala can be used on regular basis as a balancing, cleansing tonic.
During any treatment aimed to reduce vata, it is best to avoid overwork, arguments, and excess talking. Stay warm, eat warm nourishing foods, relax, practice patience, and do gentle yoga stretches to enhance flexibility. Sesame oil for skin moisturizing and massage eases tension rejuvenates.
