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Potential Benefits: When we take Calcium, it is absorbed in the small intestine and passes from there either into the bloodstream or ultimately into the bones.

The most efficient absorption of calcium is dependent on the presence of Vitamin D in the body, which is a key ingredient in the various hormones that enable calcium to pass from the digestive system into the blood or bones.

Similarly, there are optimal ratios of phosphorus to the amount of calcium consumed that permit calcium to be more completely utilized. Calcium also helps with; weight loss, protect the heart and maintain blood pressure, improve premenstrual moods, protect against colon cancer and maintains healthy teeth.

Description: Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body, and it is also a vital component of many living organisms, making calcium very important element of healthy nutrition.

Dietary calcium can be found in a number of foods, and also in the form of vitamin and mineral supplements, for people who are at risk of calcium deficiency.

In addition to being important for healthy bodies, calcium also has a wide range of industrial uses, both in pure form and in a number of compounds.

Calcium    

Potential Side Effects: These can be any of the following; Constipation, Kidney Stones, Flatulence, Stomach Problems, Plaque in Arteries, Possible Prostate Cancer and Toxicity.

Potential Interaction: Too much calcium can cause some adverse interactions with certain medications and so it is best to take the advice of a doctor before using calcium supplements.

Too much calcium can increase the reaction to a medicine called digoxin which is used for the treatment of irregular heart beats. Too much calcium also interferes with the body's ability to absorb certain antibiotics like tetracycline etc.

Calcium may interfere with the absorption of a medication used to treat osteoporosis called alendronate.

Calcium also needs to be balanced with a similar amount of Phosphorus so as not to offset the natural balance in the body which could lead to various health conditions.

General Usage: May be taken daily.

Food Sources: Alfalfa sprouts, almonds, apricots, asparagus, avocado, banana, bee pollen, beets, broccoli, cabbage, cantaloupe, carrots, cayenne pepper, celery, cheese, cherries, dandelion greens, fish liver oils, garlic, kale, kelp, leaf lettuce, liver, melon, mustard, papaya, parsley, peaches, peas, persimmon, pineapple, prunes, pumpkin, spinach, spirulina, sweet potatoes, yellow fruits and squash, tomato, yellow or green vegetables, sprouted wheat, turnip greens, whole wheat, wheatgrass, and watercress.