yVivianGoldschmidt,MA

4EfficientTricksTo
IncreaseYourBone
DensityAndYour
Energy
Weallknowthatoxygenisabsolutelynecessaryforlife.Itsrequiredforourcells
tofunctionproperly,forenergy,anditsavitalcomponentofsystemicalkalization.
Sothequestionis,areyougettingenoughoxygeneachday?Itmaysurpriseyou
tolearnthatthereismoretooxygenatingthebodythansimplybreathing.
Todaysfourvaluabletipswillhelpyougettheoxygenyourbonesandyourbody
need.Butfirst,Idliketobrieflyexplainhowoxygenworksinthebody.

WhatIsOxygenation?
Whenyoubreathe,youtakeinmanygasesbesidesoxygennitrogen,argon,
andcarbondioxideareafewofthemainonespresentintheair.About20percent
ofthisgaseousmixisoxygen.
Yourbodyhasaremarkableandcomplexsystemforregulatingtheamountof
oxygeninyourblood.Theideallevelofbloodoxygenis95to100percent,with
anythingbelow90percentconsideredabnormal.Below80percent,anorgan
functionmaybecompromised,includingthebrainandheart.
Toobtainthisvitalgas,yourlungsoxygenateyourbloodeachtimeyouinhale.
Thefreshlyoxygenatedbloodcirculatesthroughoutyourentirebody,delivering
oxygentovarioustissuesandleavingbehindmetabolicwasteproductslike
carbondioxide.Thesewastesbindtohemoglobinandbicarbonates,whichthen
transportthebloodcellsbacktothelungstobereoxygenated.

Thisisthemomentbymomentprocessbywhichyourbodystaysaliveandkeeps
functioning.

BenefitsOfProperOxygenation
Whiletotaloxygendeprivationisdeadly,werarelyconsidertheeffectsofslight,
chronicoxygendeprivationthatcanoccurwhenwearenottakinginenoughairon
aregularbasis.
Forexample,achronicproblemintheworldtoday,poorposture,cangreatly
affectyourabilitytobreathedeeplyandtakeinenoughoxygen.Otherfactors
candepriveyourbodyofoxygenaswell,suchasnotdrinkingenoughwater,a
sedentarylifestyle,andsealedhomesandbuildingswithclosedwindowsand
noaccesstofreshair.
Aswellseeinamoment,thesefactorscanbeovercomewithafewsimplesteps.
Then,withadequateoxygenintake,youllenjoyvariousbenefits,suchas:
Increasedenergy
AmorealkalinebloodpH
Greatermentalclarity
Stressreduction
Betterimmunesystemfunction
Stronger,moreyouthfulbones
Asyoucansee,yourwholebodybenefitsfromtheairyoubreathe!
Optimaloxygenintakeinvolvesmorethanjustbreathing,however.Aswelookinto
thefollowingfourwaystooxygenateyourbody,youllseethatoxygenationgoes
beyonddeepbreaths(althoughthatisalsoveryimportant),andthatthesame
stepsyoucantaketooxygenateyourbloodarealsoexcellentbooststoyourbone

health.

1.ExerciseRegularly
Bonebuildingexerciseslikewalking,jogging,andotheraerobic,weightbearing
exercisesgivetheoxygenationprocessaboost.Ofcourse,youtakeinmore
oxygenwhileexercisingasyourbreathingandheartrateincrease.Butexercise
alsohelpswithoxygenationinanotherway:bystimulatingthelymphaticsystem.
Althoughitparallelsthecirculatorysystem,yourlymphaticsystemdoesnothave
apumpliketheheart.Itreliesonexerciseandmovementtoflushouttoxins
andenhancetheimmuneresponse.Itsaonewaysystem,withthecirculation
oflymphaticfluidendingintheeliminationofbyproductsviavariousorgans,such
asthekidneys,liver,andlungs.
Lymphitselfcontainsoxygen.Thelymphaticvesselstransportthefluidintoyour
veins,playingaroleinoxygenationanddefenseagainstpathogens.Andas
Saversknow,ahealthyimmunesystemisanimportantaspectofbonehealth.

2.PracticeProperBreathing
Breathingissomethingwedoallthetime,eveninoursleep,soitseasyto
disregardit.Whenitcomestooxygenation,though,howyourebreathingmakesa
bigdifferenceinyourbloodoxygenlevels.
Oneofthemostcommonbreathingerrorsisshallow,rapidbreathingthatdoesnt
drawinenoughoxygen.Also,toorapidbreathingdoesntallowtimeforthorough
oxygenationofthebloodandtissues.
Slow,deliberatebreathsareoptimal.Inhalingdeeplyandexhalingthoroughlynot
onlyincreasesbloodoxygenlevels,butitalsoalkalizesyourwholesystem.
Exhalationisjustanimportant,becauseitaidstheeliminationofthebyproductsof
oxygenation.

Inordertotakeindeep,slowbreaths,youneedtobesittingupstraightandhave
yourshouldersback.Inthisway,deepbreathingplaysintoproperposture,which
iscrucialforoptimalbonehealth.

3.DrinkPlentyOfPureWater
Mostofusdonotthinkofoxygenandwatertogether,butwaterschemicalformula
isH2Othemoleculeitselfcontainsoxygen.Withoutadequatewater,yourcells
simplycantperformtheirvariousfunctions,andthatincludesthetransportof
oxygentoyourvitalorgansandmuscles.Amazingly,cellsaremadeupofabout
70to90percentwaterbymass.
Whileitsasomewhatcontroversialtopic,distilledwaterisbest,particularlyin
thisapplication.ItspureH2O,whichispreciselywhatisneededforthewaterto
carryoxygentothevariouscellswithoutthepresenceofinorganicmineralsand
variousotheradditives.Purewaterisessentialforcarryingoxygenthroughout
yourentirebody.
Andletsnotforgethowimportanthydrationisforyourbonehealth.The
humanbodyismorethan70percentwaterwithoutit,nobodysystemcanthrive.
Andthatincludesyourbones.

4.EatAnAlkalizingDiet
ApHbalanceddiet,richinalkalizingfoodstobalancetheacidifyingones,helpsto
maintainthebodyspHwithinthedesirablerange,preventingtissueacidification.
Researchhasshownthatadietfullofalkalizingfoodshasmultiplehealth
benefitsthatgobeyondbonehealth.
AndasSaversknow,achronicallyacidbodyenvironmentweakensbonesby
utilizingtheiralkalizingcalciumtobalancethepH.Sowheredoesoxygencome
intoplay?Yousee,thepHscalereferstotheconcentrationofnegativelycharged
hydroxylions,comprisedofoxygenandhydrogen(OH),andpositivelycharged

ions(H+),withonlyhydrogenpresent,inasolution.GreaterquantitiesofH+
lowersthepHandthereforeacidifiesthesolution.Conversely,analkalinesolution
isrichinOHions.
Topreventorreversebonelossandotherundesirablehealthconditions,itsbest
tobalancethepHwithinthealkalinerangeof7.35to7.45(reflectedbyasaliva
andurinepHbetween6.4to6.5)byconsumingmorealkalizingfoodsthan
acidifyingfoodsinanapproximate80/20ratiorespectively.
ThatswhyanalkalizingdietisalsocalledapHbalanceddietitincludessome
acidifyingfoods,becausemanyofthemcontainvitalnutrients(suchasthe
antioxidantsinblueberriesandtheOmega3fattyacidsinsalmon,tonamejusta
few).

StopWorryingAboutYourBoneLoss
JointhousandsofSaversfromaroundthe
worldwhohavereversedorpreventedtheir
bonelossnaturallyandscientificallywith
theSaveOurBonesProgram.

LEARNMORENOW

ThispHbalancingdietisattheheartoftheSaveOurBonesProgram.And
becausetheSaveOurBonesProgramoffersanintegrative,wholebody
approachtobonehealth,italsoincludesexerciseandstressreduction(which
involvesdeepbreathing).
Allofthesetechniquesandlifestylehabitsboostoxygenlevels,leadingtoan
alkalineenvironmentthathelpsrebuildandrejuvenateyourbones.

Nowtakeadeepbreathandhaveagreatweek!