| It is important to understand the place | | | | and cadmium. Also you may have heard that |
| calcium should have in your diet. Even though | | | | antacids contain calcium that you can use as |
| there have recently there have been several | | | | a supplement instead of vitamins, this |
| news items outlining the effects of having to | | | | information is quite correct. However, to |
| little calcium in the average diet; the | | | | have any effect you'd have to take a handful |
| chances are that most people still don't | | | | of antacids and quite often they contain |
| fully appreciate the effect of calcium on | | | | substances that disrupt the digestive process |
| your digestive processes and the working of | | | | so it is best not to use them in this way. |
| your heart.Calcium is one of the basic | | | | The best advice to get a supplement to you |
| elements that have got to be there throughout | | | | calcium level is to purchase a good calcium |
| the processing of our food during the | | | | carbonate or phosphate vitamin supplement and |
| digestive process, and during the beating of | | | | establish the regular habit of taking them |
| your heart. If you are suffering from a | | | | first thing in the morning with your |
| calcium deficiency in these two areas, then | | | | breakfast.However one word of warning, if you |
| that can contribute to heart disease and | | | | suffer from heart, kidney, liver disease, or |
| osteoporosis where the bones are weakened. If | | | | high blood pressure, you must consult a |
| you don't take enough calcium in via your | | | | physician before taking calcium supplements |
| daily diet or with vitamins, your body will | | | | because they could result in taking to much |
| start to extract the calcium reserves in your | | | | calcium because the medicine you're already |
| bones, to enable it to have enough to | | | | taking may contain a built in supplement, or |
| maintain the normal body processes. This is | | | | may cause a reaction if combined with |
| why older women are often susceptible to | | | | calcium.The recommended daily dosage is 800 |
| developing osteoporosis, and many of them | | | | milligrams of calcium each day. This level is |
| don't even realize they are at risk from this | | | | fairly accurate for most women until they are |
| debilitating condition. Once the amount of | | | | past the menopause and the level of estrogen |
| calcium in your blood drops to a low level, | | | | production is reduced or even stops all |
| the body will start to draw calcium out of | | | | together. At that time, calcium intake |
| the bones. This will result the bones | | | | should be increased to a level of 1500 |
| becoming more porous and brittle. This | | | | milligrams per day; almost double that of |
| explains the rise in broken hips in older | | | | pre-menopausal women.By the sensible use of a |
| people, especially women.To be able to absorb | | | | calcium supplement many experts think that |
| calcium into our bones two things are | | | | you can help to off set some the problems |
| required the female hormone estrogen and | | | | associated with brittle bones in later life |
| exercise (even though estrogen is a female | | | | and also maintain a better heart |
| hormone it is present in males as well). As | | | | function.DISCLAIMER:This information is not |
| those of use who are somewhat older will | | | | presented by a medical practitioner and is |
| know, both of these things are in shorter | | | | for educational and informational purposes |
| supply during our later years, mainly because | | | | only. The content is not intended to be a |
| the body doesn't create estrogen after the | | | | substitute for professional medical advice, |
| menopause, and as we get older, we gradually | | | | diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the |
| lose the ability to exercise to the same | | | | advice of your physician or other qualified |
| degree.If you have decided that you want to | | | | health care provider with any questions you |
| 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 |
| digested. The best absorbed type of calcium | | | | delay in seeking it because of something you |
| comes in the form of a pill in the form of | | | | have read.Since natural and/or dietary |
| calcium salt like calcium carbonate or | | | | supplements are not FDA approved a two-part |
| calcium phosphate.You do need to be careful | | | | disclaimer must accompany them on the product |
| about some forms of Calcium on the market | | | | label: that FDA has not evaluated the |
| today, both bone meal calcium and dolomite | | | | statement and that the product is not |
| calcium have been found to some times contain | | | | intended to "diagnose, treat, cure or prevent |
| toxic metals such as arsenic, mercury, lead, | | | | any disease. |