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That last time I was in a quarry I wasn’t thinking about digging up calcium supplements.  Sadly, most calcium on the market is just that…LIMESTONE.  The technical term on the label is calcium carbonate.  If you think back to when you were a kid and one of your friends was eating dirt and rocks, my guess is that they were labeled “special” or “unusual”.  They probably weren’t friends very long.  If I told you to go and swallow your rocks today, you’d think I was off my rocker.  This is what is happening with calcium supplements everyday.  Look at the label, if it says “calcium carbonate” you’ve got rocks and a near insoluable form of calcium.  That’s why the medical people recommend you take so darn much.  Most of the calcium on the market is sold as calcium carbonate.

As usual Standard Process is way ahead of the curve.  They use Calcium Lactate.  Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and used for almost every body process.  It is important.

A few things you should know:

• Calcium Lactate is also mixed with Magnesium Citrate to give it a slight bit of acidity.  Calcium needs an acid environment to be absorbed.  This is one reason Standard Processes calcium lactate is better than other companies calcium lactate.  This is especially important for older people (whose stomach acid production declines) and for people taking acid reflux drugs.
  
• Calcium Lactate is also a very easy for the body to ionize and utilize, unlike calcium carbonate.
• It is only one chemical step for your body to make Calcium Lactate usable, it takes many steps for calcium carbonate.

A few of the regular things we use it for:

• Great for the immune system
• Osteoporosis
• Canker Sores
• Insomnia
• Any nervous system problem
  

This is why Calcium Lactate is one of Standard Processes Fundamental Products

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Where to Start?

Kind of like a mosquito in a nudist colony.

Calcium, D, Calcium, D, Calcium, D

You’ve heard it a million and a half times. Those are OK recommendations but you can do sooo much better. This is a very special issue, because in the next 2 pages you may learn more about osteoporosis than you ever thought possible. So bear with me, if you haven’t heard some of these things before, don’t worry. Most doctors don’t know this stuff, either. Osteoporosis is much more complicated than “Take Fosamax and calcium with D”.

Why does osteoporosis occur?

1. Either you are not eating enough calcium, or

2. You don’t absorb it well

3. You can’t put calcium in your bones

4. You are pulling too much calcium out of your bones

We can’t cover everything, but you will have a good start. But wait Dr Altman, “I’m only 35, I don’t have osteoporosis.” No, maybe not, but bone loss can start that young, though. Today we are talking prevention, NOT early detection.

I saw a stick for cancer awareness last week that said “Early detection is the best prevention”. No, it’s not. Prevention is prevention. That means doing the right things 10 or 20 years before “early detection”. Cancer can grow for 20 years before it is detectable.

So lets get back to preventing osteoporosis. It’s pretty common and it is a big job, but I think you can do it.

It’s ironic my name is David, because I think it’s time to slay a giant.

CALCIUM

Eating calcium

When doctors tell you 1200mg per day that includes what you are eating. Two cups of greens has more calcium than a glass of Milk.

It is the most abundant mineral in the human body. You need it. But when a doctor tells you to take calcium, that’s it, “just take some calcium”. Well folks, there are different forms of calcium.

You May Not Be Absorbing It

Well over 90% of the calcium in the market is calcium carbonate, that is just limestone rock. It is fairly insoluble, and to absorb any of it you need a strong stomach acid. So it would be better to take an ionized calcium that doesn’t need your stomach acid as much. A calcium lactate, calcium citrate, or calcium gluconate would be much better. You can always tell a doctor who doesn’t know much about nutrition when they tell a patient to take TUMS for their calcium. It will make you WORSE. You need the acid to absorb the calcium.

You’re Not Putting Calcium In Your Bones.

If you have arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) you don’t need more calcium. You need more of the things that put calcium in the bones like: trace minerals and magnesium. They are removed in processed foods to extend shelf life and most food is grown in soil with less minerals.

You Are Pulling Too Much Out.

The number one thing that can pull calcium out of your bones is phosphates. You can find them in dark sodas. They are also in processed foods as stabilizers, buffers, conditioners, or acidifiers.

Some medications also push calcium out of the body. If you want to check any, we have a book in the office that lists many of the meds.

Osteoporosis isn’t as easy as taking calcium

A few other tips for using calcium that may help

1. Osteoporosis- Take Calcifood wafers – It has all the proper nutrients in the right balance for building bones.

2. Back pain or bone pain- Take Cal-Ma Plus- It can also be used for osteoporosis temporarily.

3. Muscle cramps- Calcium Lactate- on an empty stomach

4. Osteoporosis- Calcium Lactate- with food

5. Immune system help-Calcium Lactate- on an empty stomach

6. Allergy symptoms- Cal Amo- the sinus cavities have become too alkaline. This combats that.

7. Difficulty falling asleep- Cal Sol or Calcium Lactate– before bed

This is such a huge topic we will have to tackle the vitamin D and drug recommendations in the next issue. Trust me, you won’t want to miss them.