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Supplements in general are
a good idea as we often don't get enough nutrition from our
diets. Calcium supplements offer the follwing.
Calcium is the mineral most
likely to be deficient in the average diet. Calcium deficiency
is a condition that is now more and more common. Only 21 percent
of us are getting the recommended amount of calcium, according
to federal government statistics and thats why calcium supplements
are a good idea.
The result of insufficient
amounts of calcium in our bodies over the long term may be
thinning bones, termed osteoporosis or the softening of bony
tissue, called osteomalacia. The faulty metabolism of calcium
during childhood may result in a condition called rickets.
Recent research even points to calcium deficiency as being
a possible cause of hypertension (high blood pressure) and
of colon cancer. You’ve probably heard it many times before.
You need calcium to prevent osteoporosis. But a lack of this
mineral means more than weak bones. Key organs and bodily
functions, like your heart and metabolism, need calcium to
operate at their best.
Calcium is very important
to the human body. It helps to contract muscles and helps
regulate the contractions of the heart. It plays a role in
the transmission of nerve impulses and in blood clotting.
Calcium is involved in the stimulation of contractions of
the uterus during childbirth and in milk production. It also
regulates the secretion of various hormones and aids in the
functioning of various enzymes within the body. Since vitamin
C is important for so many necessary bodily functions, taking
a liquid multivitamin that is rich in vitamin C is strongly
advised.
Calcium also helps keep the
weight off. Research suggests that if you don't get enough
calcium in your diet, you're likely to be overweight. Of course,
it's possible to be overweight even if you do get plenty of
calcium, but an adequate supply of Calcium appears to make
it easier to maintain a healthy weight. The reason has to
do with your body's response to a calcium deficit. When you're
low, your body thinks you're starving and enters emergency
mode, releasing parathyroid hormone from four glands in your
neck. This hormone stimulates your bones to release some calcium
into your bloodstream. Your kidneys also deliver a dose of
a hormone called calcitriol, a form of vitamin D, to increase
your ability to absorb calcium. This helps keep the body in
balance, but is operating the body in an emergency mode, which
over time, is very unhealthy.
Calcium also protects your
heart. An adequate supply of calcium helps muscles, including
your heart muscle, do their work of contracting and relaxing.
Calcium also appears to help your nervous system regulate
the level of pressure in your arteries.
Calcium protects against colon
cancer. Adequate calcium intake may reduce your overall risk
of colon cancer and suppress the growth of polyps that can
lead to cancer. Researchers don't know exactly why this happens,
but it may be linked to the excess calcium that's left in
your intestines after your body absorbs what it needs. On
its way through the colon, this unabsorbed calcium is believed
to bind with cancer promoters so they're excreted together
from the body. Studies have shown that both food sources of
calcium and calcium supplements provide this protective effect.
Calcium supplements should be taken in liquid form because
liquid vitamins absorb 5 times better then do pill forms.
Calcium maintains healthy
teeth. Calcium protects your teeth in an indirect way. Your
teeth themselves are relatively inert, meaning that the calcium
they contain usually stays there. Your jawbone is the potential
problem. Like other bones, it gradually surrenders calcium
for needs elsewhere in your body if you're not consuming enough.
As your jaw weakens, your teeth loosen, creating gaps where
bacteria can invade, triggering infection, inflammation, and
bleeding. In fact, the condition of your teeth and gums can
be a window to the overall health of your bones. Not surprisingly,
the first signs of osteoporosis are sometimes found by your
dentist.
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