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Healthy Home Economist / Archives / Healthy Living / No Laughing Matter: Wrinkles and Bone Health Linked

No Laughing Matter: Wrinkles and Bone Health Linked

by Sarah Pope / Affiliate Links ✔

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  • Drugs to Prevent Bone Loss Don't Work
  • Diet To Promote Bone Health and Smooth Skin!

Mushed FaceCould it be that bone health is simply in the eyes of the beholder?

A new study seems to indicate as much. Postmenopausal women in their 40’s and 50’s with deep wrinkles on their face and/or neck had significantly lower bone density than women who did not.

Women who had undergone any cosmetic skin procedures or were taking hormone replacement therapy drugs were excluded from the study.

Skin firmness of the 114 study participants was measured with a device called a durometer.   Bone density was also analyzed using xrays.

The potential link between skin and bone health is not surprising given that skin and bone share common protein building blocks called collagens.   Aging contributes to collagen breakdown in the skin which leads to sagging and wrinkling.   These changes may potentially cause bone thinning as well.

Researchers noted the relationship between wrinkles and bone density in every single bone tested which included hip, heel, and lumbar (spine).   In addition, this relationship existed regardless of body fat percentage and age.

While this was a small study and more research is clearly needed, it does seem to indicate that problems with bone density can be identified much earlier and less expensively than previously thought.  A simple glance in the mirror may be all that is required to spur women to action that bone health is faltering.

Drugs to Prevent Bone Loss Don’t Work

If a woman is concerned about wrinkles and bone health, what is she to do?

Drugs to treat bone loss such as Fosamax and other biphosphenates have been shown to contribute to serious leg fractures and hip breaks leading doctors to rethink the long term drug approach to osteoporosis. Fosamax has even been shown to double the risk of atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat).

Clearly, diet instead of drugs is the preferable way to prevent bone loss – but which diet changes would be most effective?

Diet To Promote Bone Health and Smooth Skin!

In Traditional Societies, copious use of calcium and collagen rich bone broths in the making of soups and stews were used to prevent degeneration in older members.  In addition, revered foods such as bone marrow, fish eggs, grassfed butter, egg yolks, and organ meats were provided to ensure health and physical vitality well into old age.

With degenerative disease such as osteoporosis virtually unknown in these cultures, the focus on foods rich in fat soluble vitamins A, D, and K in the post childbearing years was clearly effective.

The bonus from consuming easily assimilated collagens from homemade bone broths and foods high in the fat soluble activators is smooth, healthy skin!   There is simply no need to treat wrinkles and bone loss with cosmetic procedures and drugs with dangerous side effects when simple changes to the diet can ensure beauty and health from the inside out!

Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist.com

Source:  No Joke! Laugh lines may reveal bone health

Long Term Use of Osteoporosis Drugs Linked to Hip Breaks

Fosamax Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Condition

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Sarah Pope

Sarah Pope MGA has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2002. She is a summa cum laude graduate in Economics from Furman University and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

She is the author of three books: the bestseller Get Your Fats Straight, Traditional Remedies for Modern Families, and Living Green in an Artificial World.

Her four eBooks Good Diet…Bad Diet, Real Food Fermentation, Ketonomics, and Ancestrally Inspired Dairy-Free Recipes are available for complimentary download via Healthy Home Plus.

Her mission is dedicated to helping families effectively incorporate the principles of ancestral diets within the modern household. She is a sought after lecturer around the world for conferences, summits, and podcasts.

Sarah was awarded Activist of the Year in 2010 at the International Wise Traditions Conference, subsequently serving on the Board of Directors of the nutrition nonprofit the Weston A. Price Foundation for seven years.

Her work has been covered by numerous independent and major media including USA Today, ABC, and NBC among many others.

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Comments (25)

  1. Lisa Thomas

    Oct 26, 2018 at 7:39 am

    Your article is no doubt quite informative but I have a question, I have coconut allergy can I still use Coconut oil for forehead wrinkles?
    need your expert advice, thanks in advance.

    Reply
    • Sarah

      Oct 26, 2018 at 8:38 am

      Probably not. Here’s more in this article. https://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/coconut-oil-may-not-be-right-for-you/

  2. The Nourished Nana via Facebook

    Jul 8, 2011 at 11:32 pm

    Once again, I’m sharing your post on my Facebook page!

    Reply
  3. Dorothy

    Jul 7, 2011 at 5:02 pm

    Something that has helped me with my skin, and I hope with my bones, is taking diatomaceous earth. I take a tablespoon with some liquid most mornings. It’s great for re-building bones, skin, teeth, connective tissues, hair, nails, etc. because it’s so high in silicon. One source for it and a description of all its benefits can be found at http://www.morethanalive.com.

    Reply
  4. Marci J (@MarciJordan)

    Jul 6, 2011 at 11:35 pm

    Could it be that bone health is simply in the eyes of the beholder? A new study seems to indicate as much. Postm… http://bit.ly/nYYVVZ

    Reply
  5. Sherry Tesmer (@beautyole)

    Jul 6, 2011 at 9:42 pm

    No Laughing Matter: Wrinkles and Bone Health Linked – The Healthy …: There is simply no need to treat wrinkles… http://bit.ly/qNZ4YJ

    Reply
  6. tina

    Jul 6, 2011 at 4:56 pm

    You look fabulous! I’m in my early forties and I look good and young if I do so say myself 🙂

    Reply
    • Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist

      Jul 6, 2011 at 5:41 pm

      Though, I have to say that at my age I am more interested in how I feel than how I look!

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