Eliminate all potential food allergens, including dairy, wheat (gluten), soy, corn, preservatives, and food additives. Your health care provider may want to test for food sensitivities.
Eat
calcium-rich foods, including beans, almonds, and dark green leafy vegetables (such as spinach and kale).
Avoid refined foods, such as white breads, pastas, and
sugar.
Use healthy cooking oils, such as olive oil or coconut oil.
Reduce or eliminate trans-fatty acids, found in commercially-baked goods, such as cookies, crackers, cakes, and donuts. They are also found in French fries, onion rings, processed foods, and margarine.
Limit carbonated beverages. They are high in phosphates, which can leach calcium from your bones.
Avoid coffee and other stimulants, alcohol, and tobacco.
Drink 6 to 8 glasses of filtered water daily.
Exercise moderately at least 30 minutes daily, 5 days a week.
You may address nutritional deficiencies with the following supplements:
A daily multivitamin, containing the antioxidant vitamins A, C, E, the B-complex vitamins and trace minerals, such as magnesium, calcium, zinc, and selenium.
Calcium citrate, 500 to 1,000 mg daily, for bone support.
Vitamin D, 1,000 to 3,000 IU daily, for immunity.
Ipriflavone (soy isoflavones) standardized extract, 200 mg, 3 times a day, for bone loss. Because hyperparathyroidism may lead to osteoporosis, taking ipriflavone may help treat this cause of bone loss. Ipriflavone can lower white blood cell counts and has the potential to interact with a variety of medications. Speak with your physician.
Foods rich in calcium, which include:
Almonds
Legumes
Dark leafy greens
Blackstrap molasses
Oats
Sardines
Tahini
Prunes
Apricots