| It is important to understand the place calcium should | | | | Also you may have heard that antacids contain |
| have in your diet. Even though there have recently | | | | calcium that you can use as a supplement instead of |
| there have been several news items outlining the | | | | vitamins, this information is quite correct. However, |
| effects of having to little calcium in the average diet; | | | | to have any effect you'd have to take a handful of |
| the chances are that most people still don't fully | | | | antacids and quite often they contain substances |
| appreciate the effect of calcium on your digestive | | | | that disrupt the digestive process so it is best not to |
| processes and the working of your heart.Calcium is | | | | use them in this way. The best advice to get a |
| one of the basic elements that have got to be there | | | | supplement to you calcium level is to purchase a |
| throughout the processing of our food during the | | | | good calcium carbonate or phosphate vitamin |
| digestive process, and during the beating of your | | | | supplement and establish the regular habit of taking |
| heart. If you are suffering from a calcium deficiency | | | | them first thing in the morning with your |
| in these two areas, then that can contribute to heart | | | | breakfast.However one word of warning, if you |
| disease and osteoporosis where the bones are | | | | suffer from heart, kidney, liver disease, or high blood |
| weakened. If you don't take enough calcium in via | | | | pressure, you must consult a physician before taking |
| your daily diet or with vitamins, your body will start | | | | calcium supplements because they could result in |
| to extract the calcium reserves in your bones, to | | | | taking to much calcium because the medicine you're |
| enable it to have enough to maintain the normal body | | | | already taking may contain a built in supplement, or |
| processes. This is why older women are often | | | | may cause a reaction if combined with calcium.The |
| susceptible to developing osteoporosis, and many of | | | | recommended daily dosage is 800 milligrams of |
| them don't even realize they are at risk from this | | | | calcium each day. This level is fairly accurate for most |
| debilitating condition. Once the amount of calcium in | | | | women until they are past the menopause and the |
| your blood drops to a low level, the body will start to | | | | level of estrogen production is reduced or even |
| draw calcium out of the bones. This will result the | | | | stops all together. At that time, calcium intake should |
| bones becoming more porous and brittle. This | | | | be increased to a level of 1500 milligrams per day; |
| explains the rise in broken hips in older people, | | | | almost double that of pre-menopausal women.By the |
| especially women.To be able to absorb calcium into | | | | sensible use of a calcium supplement many experts |
| our bones two things are required the female | | | | think that you can help to off set some the |
| hormone estrogen and exercise (even though | | | | problems associated with brittle bones in later life and |
| estrogen is a female hormone it is present in males | | | | also maintain a better heart function.DISCLAIMER:This |
| as well). As those of use who are somewhat older | | | | information is not presented by a medical practitioner |
| will know, both of these things are in shorter supply | | | | and is for educational and informational purposes only. |
| during our later years, mainly because the body | | | | The content is not intended to be a substitute for |
| doesn't create estrogen after the menopause, and as | | | | professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. |
| we get older, we gradually lose the ability to exercise | | | | Always seek the advice of your physician or other |
| to the same degree.If you have decided that you | | | | qualified health care provider with any questions you |
| want to supplement your calcium levels, there are | | | | may have regarding a medical condition. Never |
| certain forms of calcium that are more easily | | | | disregard professional medical advice or delay in |
| digested. The best absorbed type of calcium comes | | | | seeking it because of something you have read.Since |
| in the form of a pill in the form of calcium salt like | | | | natural and/or dietary supplements are not FDA |
| calcium carbonate or calcium phosphate.You do need | | | | approved a two-part disclaimer must accompany |
| to be careful about some forms of Calcium on the | | | | them on the product label: that FDA has not |
| market today, both bone meal calcium and dolomite | | | | evaluated the statement and that the product is not |
| calcium have been found to some times contain toxic | | | | intended to "diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any |
| metals such as arsenic, mercury, lead, and cadmium. | | | | disease. |