The Dr. Bahram Arjmandi from the University of Florida shows that only eating 10 prunes a day reverses osteoporosis in women at menopause , and in men who suffer from osteoporosis .
In a clinical study of 58 women who ate 100 grams of prunes a day improved formation markers after only three months , compared with a control group who ate 75 grams of dried apples. This was supported by previous animal models where increased bone density at the microscopic level . In another study in male mice with low testosterone levels observed advantages , showing that men with osteoporosis would benefit from some prunes day.
This information is timely , given recent reports of risk of fractures in patients treated with Bisphosphonate. Bones are living tissue that is constantly renewed. Osteoclasts again absorb the cells of bone . On the other hand osteoblasts build new cells .
When these processes are balanced is one healthy and strong bones . When osteoclasts gain the upper hand then we have more destruction of old bone . This results in osteopenic bone, the osteoporiko in fragile bone.
Most drugs inhibit osteoclasts , which leave the bones harder but more brittle due to the change of their structure . Plums activate osteoblasts , allowing them to produce new cells in the bones and reverse osteoporosis . The researchers believe that this is related to the boron content .
Boron regulates the metabolism of metals and hormone levels . Configuring the loss of calcium and magnesium in urine , still more to build bone . Boron also regulates estrogen, which in turn increases the absorption of calcium. Finally Boron helps in the conversion of vitamin D into active state needed osteoblasts to build new bricks to the bones .
