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Weak Kidneys Cause Weak Bones
by Jean-Claude Alix, Naturopath
No single area of the body stands alone, everything is linked up. This
is why medical specialisation is one of the greatest mistakes that was ever
made.
Viewed from this angle, hardly any two areas are so closely and deeply
intertwined as the renal metabolism and the bone metabolism. Thus, it is
understandable that weakness in the kidneys must necessarily result in
weakness in the bones. The discussion of these interrelations is the
theme of this treatise.
Significance of the kidney as the centre of bone formation:
- The kidney as regulator of the
electrolytes
- The kidney as regulator of the
acid-alkaline balance
- The kidney as the base of anxiety
The calcium cycle and the kidney as regulators of electrolytes
In physiological terms, the kidney produces active Vitamin D and the
hormone calcitriol. Among other things, calcitriol promotes the uptake
of calcium from the gut and, together with the parathyroid gland, it controls
the level of calcium in the blood.
In renal insufficiency, less calcitriol is formed in the kidney, with hypocalcaemia
developing as a consequence.
The parathyroid, located deep inside the thyroid and enjoying an ample
blood-supply, constantly monitors the level of calcium in the blood.
If the body is low in calcium, it reacts by over-activity, known as hyperparathyroidism,
in other words it produces an increased amount of parathormone. In order to obtain
more calcium, this hormone immediately triggers bone degeneration.
As bone and cartilage constitute the body’s main calcium storage, their
degeneration involves a rapid release of calcium. Thus, if the kidneys are
weak, as a result of the calcitriol deficiency, there is less calcium
resorption from the food, and the body has to make do with the amount
of calcium that is already present. In the words of the dentist of one of
my patients, which I must praise: „If your kidneys are healthy, your jaws
will regenerate rapidly.“
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