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Let's continue our exploration of bone health. Osteoclast are cells that break down our bone and osteoblasts rebuild.  These miraculous little bone factories are in our bone marrow. There has to be a balance between the amount being broken down by osteoclasts and being built by osteoblast. If bone breaks down too quickly then Osteopenia results which eventually leads to Osteoporosis. The osteoclastic break down takes about 3-5 weeks and blasts takes about 3-5 months to rebuild complete. What is the difference between Osteopenia and Osteoporosis.  Osteopenia is when the bones have less minerals. That is the start of the problem and if the bones become less dense and more porous, that is much more serious and is called Osteoporosis.  It really just a progression of the same problem. Mineralization is important but also protein and good quality fats are important in building bones according to SVA.  When your are diagnosed with osteopenia you probably run to the drugstore and buy a Ca

 I did my first detox attempt 50 years ago at the advice of a physician turned Naturopath. I stopped eating because that is what I thought fasting was - stop eating.  I had no knowledge of the importance of proper supportive protocols. Over the last 50 years I came across many detox systems and 15 years ago found Shaka Vansiya Ayurveda that clarified many important points in successful detox. Let's start with toxins. The industrial age has given us many comforts and also many toxins,  The President's Cancer Panel informs us that nearly 80,000 chemicals  are on the market in the USA. 50 years ago Rachel Carson wrote "Silent Spring" and unfortunately the governments have done little to stop the number of chemicals in our environments.  Ayurved was cognized by the ancient doctors starting about 5000 years ago when there were no industrial toxins in people's lives.  The toxin written about in the ancient texts was "AMA" or undigested food.  Ama is cold and s