The body digests, transforms food, nutrients into blood into structure into function, into health or disease.

FOOD> DIGESTION> NUTRIENTS> ABSORPTION> BLOOD> bones, muscles, nerves, skin, hair, etc.

The bones are made primarily from fat, protein and minerals (calcium, phosphorus, etc.).

Americans, as a whole, consume more dairy products and calcium (dietary intake) than any other industrialized nation YET have have an extremely high osteoporosis rate, especially among women.

Women, in general, tend to suffer more from osteoporosis than men.

Modern allopathic medicine associates this trend, disease with a decline in female hormones, specifically estrogen via menopause, which often has a corresponding decline in bone density.

Ancient medicines, traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic, both 5,000+ years old, tend to associate the decline with blood loss and poor diet, i.e. low protein and low fat.

Blood carries nutrients that build, fuel, cleanse and moisten the bones. Protein and fat build and fuel. Water, minerals, sugar, etc. reduce, cleanse, cool and moisten.

Most American women tend to eat low protein and low fat, especially milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, protein, powders, beans, etc. in addition to high carbohydrate (salads, pasta, bread, fruit, juices, shakes, smoothies, etc.).

Low protein and low fat diets, in the extreme, not only thin the blood but also the bones, muscles, skin, hair, ovaries, eyes, etc.

High carbohydrate diets, in extreme, dilute and weaken digestive enzymes and acids, reducing digestion, absorption, blood, bones, muscles, energy, etc. in addition to creating excess water (loose stools, diarrhea, mucous, phlegm, cysts, edema, cellulite, etc.).

Americans have a high osteoporosis rate despite the fact that dairy and calcium consumption is also high. The answer is not calcium and dairy deficiency but instead protein and fat (meat, eggs, chicken, turkey, etc.).

Women that are weak, cold, blood, protein and fat deficient, need to eat more protein and fat, especially red meat, chicken, turkey, etc. in addition to grains (rice, barley, oats, bread, noodles), cooked vegetables, 3-5, especially cabbage, kale, broccoli, etc.), spices, fruit, tea, etc. twice per day.

Blood, protein and fat deficiency also thins the tendons, ligaments, muscles, etc. make them weak, dry, painful, inflamed, arthritic.

The opposite, too much protein and fat, tends to clog the arteries, veins, liver, etc. and in the extreme, reduce blood flow to the extremities (head, arms and legs) creating arthritic, blood deficiency symptoms.

A high carbohydrate (more cooked than raw) and low protein, low fat diet, in addition to spices, bitter herbs tends to counteract the negative affects of high protein, high fat.

The biggest health issue with most women is not eating enough protein and fat.