ABSTRACT
Nature did not make a mistake in ceasing ovarian estrogen production after the reproductive years, or by giving women smaller bones, or by limiting calcium absorption with age, or even by allowing for bones to thin. On the contrary, osteoporosis is simply a long-term negative side-effect of a very positive survival strategy; a strategy that draws calcium from the bones to the blood so that the body can live. Nature provided us with the capacity for accumulating tremendous bone mineral reserve, so that we would always have both lifelong strong bones and a constant source of minerals for transfer to the blood in times of need. We, however, have outdone ourselves in accumulating ways to deplete our bones of their precious stores of life-supporting minerals.
