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Posted: admin on Dec 20 | Health & Beauty

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What About Calcium Over 50?

We have read a lot about the mineral, calcium, to prevent bone loss. It is very interesting that Connie Weaver, aged 54, one of the world’s top experts on calcium does not take a calcium supplement herself! She says that she drinks plenty of milk every day, which she considers a tried and true method to keep enough calcium going through her system so she minimizes bone loss.

So milk is still good for you, but I picked out some alarming information from her interview:

Q: Is there a role for calcium in the body beyond bone strength?

If you don’t maintain calcium in your body, you’ll die. Calcium is needed in every life process: it’s needed for your nerves to act, your muscles to contract, your brain to function, for practically every activity in the body. Ninety-nine percent of the body’s calcium is in the skeleton, and only 1 percent, concentrated in your blood, is used for all of those vital functions I just mentioned.

Although it’s a small amount, the calcium in your blood must be maintained. So either you keep the blood replenished from your diet, or your body will take it from the big bank it has, the bones, because they are a lower priority.

Q: How many of us get enough calcium?

Over the age of about 11, people on average get only half of the calcium they need.

Now I, myself, have kids that mild does not agree with. She says that soy products and even fortified orange juice will do the trick though. I have been purchasing fortified orange juice since I cannot seem to get my own family excited about soy milk. I, myself, will drink soy milk or sneak it in recipes, so that works for me too!

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