Good Morning. Tid bits about calcium

MajorMom
on 10/14/12 8:20 pm - VA
Facts:
There is more calcium in the body than any other mineral.
Calcium and magnesium work together for cardiovascular health.
Almost all the calcium (2-3 pounds) is found in bones and teeth.
In order for calcium to be absorbed, the body must have sufficient vitamin D.

What it can do for you:
Decrease the risk of bone loss and fractures.
Alleviate insomnia.
Help metabolize your body's iron.
Help in weight management.

Supplements:
The best forms are hydroxipate, calcium citrate, and calcium hydrogen phosphate. (Calcium citrate provides the most usable calcium per tablet.)
When combined with magnesium, the ratio should be two parts calcium to one part magnesium.

Toxicity and Warning Signs of Excess:
Excessive daily intake, over 2,500mg, might lead to hypercalcemia. Overly high intakes may also cause constipation and increase the risk of kidney stones and urinary tract infections.

Enemies:
Large quantities of fat, oxalic acid (found in chocolate, spinach, Swiss chard, parsley, beet greens and rhubarb), and phytic acid (found in grains) are capable of preventing proper calcium absorption.

Advice:
Take your calcium with cranberry juice. [In our case, diet cranberry juice.]
Long term high dairy calcium intake may increase the rate at which dietary fat is burned.

Ref: Earl Mindell's Vitamin Bible



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Price S.
on 10/14/12 9:37 pm - Mills River, NC
Good info, gina.  thanks for the update.  I think the interesting is knowing how much you as an individual need since the levels can mean that you are pulling it from your bones instead of that you are taking enough/too much.

Settling back into being home today.  Already started the laundry, paid my payroll taxes that I should have done before I left, need to catch up on work stuff.  Muscle pump this evening. 

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southernlady5464
on 10/14/12 10:31 pm
Good info, Gina...

Hope your day goes well...as in you find out about the contract hanging over your collective heads.

Liz

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on 10/14/12 10:32 pm
 VERY  interesting ... ty
Jody ***
on 10/14/12 10:48 pm - Brighton, MI
RNY on 10/21/08 with
 Hey Gina - missed you this weekend!  

Good info - always good to see/hear the guidelines again.

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MajorMom
on 10/15/12 1:49 am - VA
Where are you this week? I have all your vitamins.

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Jody ***
on 10/15/12 3:40 am - Brighton, MI
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 Yes ma'am - I'm in VA.  Leaving Sat to head back North - plan on being there for about 3 weeks (or more if I can make it work).


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Fran-I Am
on 10/15/12 5:23 am
Wonderful info! Thank you Gina for all you do!

    
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lerkhart
on 10/15/12 10:34 am
Thanks for the info Gina.

Someone I know just broke her hip-she did NOT have any type of WLS.  The doctors contributed it to her taking calcium with D and not exercising.  They told her with calcium and D you need to exercise to get it to help the bones.  Of course I'm getting this info from a third party person who may have misunderstood some of this.

Have you ever heard of this?

Linda 
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MajorMom
on 10/15/12 6:26 pm - VA
No, kind of silly in my pea brain. While exercise or just walking would be good for her bones, calcium and D don't work better or worse due to exercise.

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