How dairy can cause osteoporisis

Milk, yogurt, and cheese can erode facial bones, causing wrinkles.

One cause of wrinkles is the weakening of the bones in our face, leading to sagging skin and a hollowed look.

Think drinking milk can prevent this bone loss? Read this first. It can actually cause bone loss.

All dairy products are acidic foods. This means that their pH balance is more acidic than alkaline on the relative pH scale.

Our body – specifically, our blood – is constantly trying to maintain the ideal pH balance of 7.34 to 7.45, which is slightly alkaline.

• Milk: pH 6.5 – 6.7 – slightly acidic
• Cheese: pH 4.4 – 5.5 – acidic
• Yogurt: pH 4.2 – 4.7 – acidic
• Water: pH 7.0 – neutral

Since our blood needs to maintain a perfect pH balance, our body tries to compensate. One way it compensates is that the bones, which are alkaline, release calcium into the system in order to neutralize the acid.

Over time, this results in the significant de-calcification and weakness of bones, which we all know leads to osteoporosis.

One of the best natural ways to get in your calcium is through eating raw greens such as kale, chard, collard, spinach or parsley. Greens create an alkaline effect in the body, thus helping to maintain the ideal pH balance.

Raw greens are critical to getting high-quality calcium. When greens are heated at high temperatures (over 118°F), they lose the majority of their nutrients. (By the way, milk is pasteurized, meaning it’s been heated…yup, it’s lost most of its nutrients too. Sorry.)

• Kale, 100g: ~250mg Calcium (25% DV)
• Collards, 100g: ~250mg Calcium (25% DV)
• Parsley, 100g: ~138mg Calcium (14% DV)
• Sesame seeds, 100g: ~1160mg Calcium (120% DV)
• Almonds, 1/4 cup: ~90mg Calcium (9% DV)
• Spinach, 1 cup: ~250mg Calcium (25% DV)
• Cinnamon, 2 tsps: ~50mg (5% DV)

Can’t stand the taste of raw kale? Most people can’t. A smart trick is to blend them in a smoothie with your favourite fruit and you can’t even taste them. Granted, your friends will wonder why you’re drinking grass juice, but whatever…it’ll be longer before you sprout another wrinkle.

Sources:

• Dr. Gabriel Cousens, There is a Cure for Diabetes
• Victoria Boutenko, Green for Life
• Dr. David Kahn, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• Ontario Cheese Society
• Dr. Susan E. Brown, PhD