Sat, Jul-27-02, 00:50
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Plan: None right now
Stats: 150/144/130
BF:
Progress: 30%
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
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YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE!!!
Ok, I've been "studying" nutrition for over 20 years and I think I've read everything there is about calcium also b/c I started taking it when I was 30 (I'm 49 now).
First, everything Atrsy said is TRUE. Perhaps the pH of blood doesn't change much but like everything else it can be out of IDEAL balance and, therefore, cause problems, if it didn't change there would be no need to measure it during a regular blood test. And in any case, acidity can happen at tissue level. More alkalinity in the body is better for health, a fact that is well established by ALL complimentary (or alternative) medicine practitioners. I even remember when I was little my mother bought this big book about diseases that had at the end basic nutrition and it pointed out which foods were acidic or alkaline and there is proof that excess acid in the body will cause a lot of diseases. But the key here is to maintain BALANCE.
Attn. DebPenny:
Contrary to the publicity to that effect, TUMS is NOT good as a calcium supplement, in fact it's the worst type b/c calc. carbonate is POORLY ABSORBED b/c it neutralizes stomach acid (hydrochloric acid) which is essential for calcium to dissolve in the first place, so it really defeats the purpose. It's not even wise to take it for indigestion, the acid is there for a reason (ie. digest animal proteins), you'd be better off taking enzymes which you can get at a healthfood store, or even Papaya Enzyme (you can get S/F). I was taking c/c because it was cheap forgetting all I'd read in the past and last year when I had my first bone density test found out to my desmay that I have osteopenia (precursor to osteoporosis). I also read in a nutrition book about a lady who ate Tums like candy and had a severe case of osteoporosis, so heed my advice and GET RID OF IT.
Among the inexpensive forms of calcium, citrate is better but there are other forms like aspartate, asporotate and gluconate which are even better (but cost more).
dizzyd:
For its proper utilization, calcium needs the right amounts of magnesium, vit. D and C, (among others...) otherwise the calcium can bind with other substances and cause kidney stones, calcium deposits on soft tissue and "tartar" on the teeth. Even when a person is not taking enough calc. if those nutrients are lacking whatever there is will not be used.
And last but not least, I read about a study that proved eating enough calcium aids weight loss. I once heard at a meeting I attended that minerals were the real health builders and vitamins are sort of like the helpers. Calcium happens to be the most abundant mineral in the human body.
Last edited by Raquel : Sat, Jul-27-02 at 00:56.
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