Eat More Salads, Then You Can Build Strong Bones

Alkaline potassium salts in fruits and veggies build strong bones by reducing your rate of bone resorption, or breakdown, and reducing the amount of calcium you excrete through urine. So today we’ll share a little secret with you: you can build strong bones with….a salad!

Bone resorption is actually a natural process that’s coupled with bone formation. But for some people, there’s more breakdown than growth, leading to fragile, weak bones that break easily. So reducing resorption might help prevent osteoporosis or benefit people who already have it.

These salts seem to work their magic by neutralizing excess acid in the body, …read more