Why is calcium important?
Calcium is the single most abundant
mineral in our bodies. It is
needed for strong and healthy bones and teeth. Of the body's
total calcium, about 99% is in the bones and teeth. The remaining 1% is
present in body tissues and fluids where it is essential for the heart,
cell metabolism, muscle contraction, nerve impulse transmission, hormone
and enzyme activity, and for blood to clot normally. This 1% is roughly
evenly divided between non-diffusible calcium and diffusible calcium.
The non-diffusible calcium is mainly bound to albumin and globulins in
the blood. The diffusible calcium is the ionic form (Ca++).
This is so important for our survival,
that when our dietary calcium is
too low, our body will actually take calcium out of our bones and teeth
and use it for these and other critical biological functions.
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Are there any symptoms of calcium
deficiency?
Frequent hives, chronic fatigue, canker
and cold sores, muscle cramps (Charlie Horses), and itchy skin may all
be symptoms.
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What are the causes of calcium
deficiency?
The primary cause is our diet.
The Standard American Diet (SAD) which typically consists of high-fat,
high-protein, high-phosphate, high-sodium foods and beverages. Examples
include red meats, refined grains, heavily processed foods, bakery goods
and soft drinks (especially cola drinks which contain large amounts of
phosphoric acid). This is an
over-acidic diet, and this upsets the body's acid/alkaline
balance by draining our body of alkaline minerals like calcium.
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What are the dietary sources of calcium?
Calcium can be found in a wide variety
of foods, but the primary source is dairy products. Unfortunately, some
dairy products, such as cheese, contain very high levels of saturated
fats and cholesterol. Calcium is also found in leafy green vegetables,
nuts, seeds, tofu, and dried fruit.
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How is calcium absorbed by the body?
Calcium is one of the most difficult
minerals for the body to absorb.
Eating foods high in calcium and taking calcium supplements will not
help if the calcium is not well absorbed. Once food or
calcium supplements enter your stomach, your stomach acid extracts the
calcium and it continues down your digestive tract. From the intestines
it is absorbed into the bloodstream. Vitamin D is essential for this
step. This is because calcium is transported into the bloodstream by a
special carrier protein which requires vitamin D for its synthesis.
Fatty acids then transport calcium from our blood into our tissues.
Excess calcium in the body can be stored in the bones and withdrawn by
the body when calcium intake becomes inadequate.
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What is the relationship between
calcium and Vitamin D?
Vitamin D is crucial to calcium
absorption because it produces enzymes which allow calcium to leave the
intestine and enter the bloodstream.
The minimum daily recommendation
for vitamin D is 400 International Units per day. For people who
have osteoporosis, 600 International Units is recommended.
Vitamin D supplements are usually not
necessary because vitamin D is available from foods such as fortified
milk, egg yolks and multi-vitamins, as well as exposure to sunlight on
your skin.
The easiest and most natural way to get
Vitamin D is from exposure to sunlight, which causes the body to
manufacture its own. The sun's ultraviolet rays convert your skin oil
into Vitamin D. Just 15 minutes a day of summer sun exposure, even if
only on the arms, face and hands is usually enough. Without Vitamin D,
even ionic calcium will pass though the body unabsorbed.
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What is the difference between "chelated",
"colloidal" and "ionized" minerals?
A chelated mineral is one that
has bonded to an amino acid molecule. This allows the mineral to be
better absorbed by the body because it recognizes the amino acid.
A colloidal mineral is one
suspended in a liquid, most commonly water.
Ionized
minerals have a positive electrical charge, and are much more readily
absorbed into the blood and tissues than chelated or colloidal minerals.
Ionic coral calcium (Ca++) is 100% absorbable by the body.
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What exactly is ionic coral calcium?
Ionic coral calcium is an electrically
charged mineral (Ca++) in an aqueous solution.
The advantage of using ionic coral
calcium as opposed to other forms of calcium supplements is that it is
100% absorbable by your body. Your body needs ionic calcium,
regardless of the form in which you consume it. By drinking ionic coral
in pure water, you are consuming it in the form that the body needs it,
thus saving you body the energy it needs to expend to convert other
forms of calcium into ionic calcium. In addition,
coral calcium contains over 70
trace minerals that are naturally found in sango coral, plus it
creates an alkaline solution, which can correct the overly-acidic
condition of our bodily fluids caused by a diet high in saturated fats,
protein, and phosphates.
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What is "absorbable" calcium"?
In your stomach, though the action of
your stomach's hydrochloric acid (stomach acid), calcium compounds you
consume are converted into ionic calcium. "Ionic" calcium is
"absorbable" calcium, because calcium must be in it's ionic form to be
absorbed from the intestine into the blood stream, and from there into
your body's tissues.
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you check with your
health care practitioner or physician prior to beginning any
new supplement or diet program, especially
if you are on any medication, nursing, pregnant or have any other
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