Gwyneth Paltrow recently revealed that her physician has diagnosed her with a condition called osteopenia, a precursor to the much more serious disease osteoporosis. The 37 year old actress reportedly has the bones of an 80 year old woman.
I suffered a pretty severe tibial plateau fracture a few years ago (requiring surgery) which led the orthopedic surgeon to give me a bone scan, at which point it was discovered I had the beginning stages of osteopenia,” she reveals.
Paltrow has been an 11 year follower of a diet popular with celebrities called the macrobiotic diet, which calls for lots of vegetables, whole grains and fruit with small quantities of fish, but discourages dairy and red meat. Among other things discouraged by this diet alcohol, chocolate, hot spices, sugar and coffee.
Miss Paltrow also said that when her doctors ran some tests her vitamin D levels came back as the lowest they had ever seen. This is definitely not good news for anyone to hear. Nutritionist Sharon Natoli from Sydney, Australia says that a macrobiotic diet usually contains less protein than diets that include dairy and meat.
so if she’s doing a lot of exercise but not getting enough protein, she’s not getting enough to build her bones either,” says Sharon. “Plus, vitamin D helps calcium absorption so if you’re not getting enough calcium but getting enough vitamin D and vice-versa. . . you really need the two to be working together.”
Ms Natoli says that any celebrity fad diets are not recommended, especially those that leave out entire food groups. She says that any time a food group is left out, something else is missing as well that your body needs.
Celeb Diet Doc…
Osteoporosis is a widespread problem in western culture and there are a number of culprits including processed foods, excessive animal protein intake, alcohol, hormonal changes, gluten sensitivity, cola drinks, and dairy to name a few. Despite all the recommendations to take supplemental calcium be aware that the US already has some of the highest rates of calcium intake in the world, as well as one of the highest fracture rates in the world! This may because of our high dairy intake which despite increasing our calcium intake also causes excessive calcium to be lost.
Here’s what you can do to prevent osteporosis.
1. Exercise
2. Limit processed foods and alcohol, sodas
3. Take supplemental Vit D
4. Limit dairy
5. Limit animal protein
6. Increase plant based foods
7. Consider Bio-identical HRT (this is controversial and you will need to consult with your physician to see what is right for you).
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I'm with ya on your recommendations just have to add that staying away from commercial pasteurized dairy is smart, but I think "real (raw) dairy is very beneficial. Grass fed, free range animal products are also great sources of protein and essential nutrients. In fact, the omega 3 profile of grass fed, hormone and anti-biotic free beef is often times better than wild salmon. Oh also, choosing organic fruits and veges when possible too.
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