| Calcium is absorbed in the small
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| | the risk of bone fractures, loss of
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| intestine; this process is dependent on
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| | height and formation of a "dowager's
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| vitamin D. To provide the rigid structure
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| | hump" all due to the soft and thinning
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| of the skeleton calcium is vital, around
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| | bones. This will affect one in three
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| about 3lb of the body's weight is
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| | women and one in twelve men by the age of
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| calcium, 99 per cent being in the teeth
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| | seventy.
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| and bones. It is important in growing
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| | The conventional explanation of why
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| children to help bones grow and the
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| | Osteoporosis affects women of a certain
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| elderly as the ability to absorb calcium
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| | age more than men is that once a women
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| becomes impaired with age. Together with
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| | stops menstruating she produces only a
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| magnesium it is needed for nerves and
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| | small amount of the oestrogen which helps
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| muscles to function properly. It also
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| | to keep calcium in her bones. This is why
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| helps to maintain the right acid/alkaline
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| | women are recommended to take hormone
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| balance and blood to clot. An adult needs
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| | replacement therapy (HRT). This is not
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| a daily calcium intake of between 700 and
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| | the case as research has shown that
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| 1000mg. Those at risk of osteoporosis may
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| | Progesterone stimulate osteoblasts to
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| need as much as 1500mg a day. This
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| | produce new bone and that by taking
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| protection is boosted when combined with
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| | Progesterone it increases bone density by
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| linoleic acid from evening primrose oil.
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| | four times, oestrogen which stimulates
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| Calcium and phosphorus work together on a
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| | osteoclast cells only stops the loss of
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| ratio of two to one for healthy teeth and
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| | old bone.
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| bones and calcium and magnesium work
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| | A women stops ovulating in the time
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| together for cardiovascular health. The
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| | before and after the menopause. Even
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| two most deficient minerals in a women's
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| | though the body still produces a little
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| diet are calcium and iron.
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| | amount of oestrogen if no ovum is
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| Calcium supplements have shown to protect
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| | released then no progesterone is
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| against pre-eclampsia which is high blood
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| | produced. Scientists now believe that it
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| pressure in pregnancy. It is a good idea
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| | is the deficiency of progesterone not
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| to increase calcium consumption during
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| | oestrogen that is precipitating
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| the last three months of pregnancy and
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| | osteoporosis.
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| the first few months of lactation to
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| | This is not the only factor in the cause
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| ensure that the baby get sufficient
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| | of osteoporosis; diet is also a strong
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| amount of calcium to help bone
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| | factor which is why it is uncommon in
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| development and growth. If the baby
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| | some cultural groups. The lack of calcium
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| doesn't get enough calcium from its
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| | in the diet is thought not to have a huge
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| mother, it will be withdrawn from the
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| | baring on osteoporosis, in fact the Bantu
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| mothers bones, possibly leading to bone
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| | tribes of Africa have on average a
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| disease in the future.
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| | calcium intake of 400mg and their women
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| Signs of calcium deficiency are rickets,
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| | suffer little osteoporosis whereas the
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| osteomalacia and osteoporosis.
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| | Eskimos have a substantial higher intake
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| Calcium like sodium and potassium
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| | of calcium in their diet but their women
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| contribute to both extracellular and
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| | suffer from high incidents of
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| intracellular cell environment. Calcium
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| | osteoporosis. The problem seems to be too
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| is also needed as intercellular cement to
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| | much dietary protein.?
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| keep the cells of the body together. It
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| | The Eskimos have more protein in their
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| also controls fluid to allow enzyme
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| | diet than the Bantu tribes. Protein-rich
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| reaction to take place. Calcium is vital
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| | foods are acid-forming. The body cannot
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| for the contraction of muscle. The brain
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| | tolerate acid level changes and it uses
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| sends nerve impulses that release calcium
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| | the alkaline agents - sodium and calcium
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| in the muscle which triggers muscle
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| | to neutralise the acid effect. When all
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| reactions. Calcium also helps to control
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| | the sodium reserves are used up by the
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| cholesterol.
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| | body it takes calcium from the bones.
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| Calcium helps in the process of
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| | This is why a high protein acid forming
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| secretion, bile, pancreatic fluid,
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| | diet leads to calcium deficiency and may
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| gastric, intestinal, hormonal and mucous
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| | also be the primary cause of
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| all rely on calcium to move the small
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| | osteoporosis. This may well explain why
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| droplets through the cells boundaries and
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| | vegetarian women suffer less from
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| cell walls.
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| | osteoporosis. In fact vegetarians in
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| The AMP (adenosine monophosphate) is
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| | general need less calcium than those who
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| calcium dependent. This maintains the
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| | eat meat because of the reduce intake of
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| balance of proteins in the body.
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| | protein.
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| Calcium is also needed in the release of
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| | Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids which are found
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| neurotransmitter. These are vital for a
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| | in fish oil and evening primrose oil if
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| proper functioning nervous system.
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| | taken in large doses increase the
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| Calcium is one of the 'buffers' in blood
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| | absorption of calcium from the gut like
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| that helps to keep the levels of acid
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| | vitamin D does. Not only do they increase
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| alkaline. Calcium levels in the blood are
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| | calcium absorption but they also reduce
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| affected by hormones. If levels drop then
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| | calcium loss in the urine. PUFAs prevent
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| Tetany could occur; this is a condition
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| | the abnormal deposition of calcium in
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| that causes tremors and involuntary
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| | soft tissue and increase calcium levels
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| contractions of the muscles.
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| | in bones. PUFAs can help with the bone
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| Osteoporosis, which means "porous bones",
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| | loss at menopause.
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| is at epidemic proportions particularly
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| | In summary, calcium is a very important
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| in women after the menopause. It is a
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| | mineral in the diet especially with women
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| painful and potentially crippling disease
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| | at menopausal age. It can stop the onset
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| which is due to the loss of calcium in
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| | of osteoporosis and reduce bone loss and
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| the bones. By the age of fifty up to 25
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| | fragility. It is also important for
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| per cent of the skeleton could be missing
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| | pregnant women, growing children and the
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| due to Osteoporosis, this can increase
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| | elderly.
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