I don't know about nutrition but I broke mine three years ago and I continued to barbell squat. I had a belief the loading would help the healing.I broke my 5th metatarsal and was wondering what people eat and supplement with to promote bone growth and or healing. I’m currently taking some collagen peptide powder and chicken stock i made myself. Any suggestions are welcome.
Best,
Larry
Sunshine, boron, crushed egg shells, which you could boil in water for 5-10 mins. then dry and crush, or sometimes I'll toss a couple of raw whole eggs in a blender with my usual shake ingredients and consume that way. Based on readings I take magnesium in a 1:1 ratio with the calcium. One egg shell has approx. 2 grams of calcium. I also keep a bottle of BoneUp around.I broke my 5th metatarsal and was wondering what people eat and supplement with to promote bone growth and or healing. I’m currently taking some collagen peptide powder and chicken stock i made myself. Any suggestions are welcome.
Best,
Larry
I usually have some duck fat and duck liver around for this reason.I suppose it's not strictly a food, but you may want to look into vitamin K2.
My dad used to use comfrey to make an organic liquid plant food.Vit C and collagen are always the go to supplements for fractures. The old school of thought would have added Comfrey (knit bone) to the regimen but it's been brought under question of late due to the said carcinogenic effects of the Pyrrolizidine alkaloids it contains in studies with rats and mice. I've eaten Comfrey leaves for almost 30 years, especially after injuries but it's only advised for external use (in balms or ointments) these days. The Pyrrolizidine alkaloids are only really present in significant levels in the roots of the plant but the allantoin which heals the bones is present in the leaves of the plant so it's generally considered safe when used topically.
What did you do, did you kick your little toe into something?
Broke my 5th metatarsal actually, rolled my foot. May have been a previous stress fracture.Vit C and collagen are always the go to supplements for fractures. The old school of thought would have added Comfrey (knit bone) to the regimen but it's been brought under question of late due to the said carcinogenic effects of the Pyrrolizidine alkaloids it contains in studies with rats and mice. I've eaten Comfrey leaves for almost 30 years, especially after injuries but it's only advised for external use (in balms or ointments) these days. The Pyrrolizidine alkaloids are only really present in significant levels in the roots of the plant but the allantoin which heals the bones is present in the leaves of the plant so it's generally considered safe when used topically.
What did you do, did you kick your little toe into something?