Welcome to the Bone Coach Show dedicated to helping you understand all things related to diet,

lifestyle, bone health, and how you can live and thrive with low bone density and osteoporosis.

I'm your host, Kevin Ellis, certified health coach, health and wellness speaker, and above all else,

your bone coach. After being diagnosed with osteoporosis in my early 30s, I transform my health

through diet and lifestyle and now help my clients and community members do the same through my

online coaching practice, bonecoach.com. Look, there are no quick and easy cures for low bone

density. But the choices we make every single day can have a powerful impact on our bones,

our health, and our general well-being. I'll share the research, interview the experts, and help you figure out

how to get the conditions right in your body so you can better your bones through diet and

lifestyle. Short disclaimer, I'm not a medical doctor and this show should not be considered

medical advice. Always consult with your

health care team before making medical decisions and changes to your diet and lifestyle. With that being

said, let's get on with the show. So, you know, we talked a lot about foods and foods you can consume

in order to heal, but actually the most anti-inflammatory thing you can do from a nutrition

perspective is actually fast.

By not eating, you reduce mechanical stress on the gut lining.

So we talked about if there's tears and damage to that gut lining, you got to think about it like almost like a sprained ankle.

So if you have a sprained ankle, you're not going to go out and run, right?

You're not going to do high impact activities.

So taking the high

impact off the gut itself gives it time to heal and repair.

If you haven't done so already, especially if you're newly diagnosed with osteopenia or osteoporosis,

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