Calcium supplements are the most purchased supplement in America. So this entry is intended to share information which will help you avoid wasting your time and money on unnecessary or unhealthy purchases.
Calcium lactate(Calcium citrate is your second choice, recipe at the bottom) is a very easily absorbed form of Calcium. Calcium is best absorbed in an acidic environment and the lactate or citrate help there. Calcium lactate becomes usable by your body in one easy step as compared to calcium carbonate (limestone) which would take 12 steps making it almost totally useless and how tasty is stone anyway. The reason I mention calcium carbonate is that this is a very popular form used in many of the cheaper supplements. They may be using carbonate because it’s cheap and it sounds like the form your body uses which is calcium bicarbonate, the form found in spring water.
Calcium ratios: Calcium:Magnesium=5:1(some researchers recommend 2:1), Calcium:Phosphorus=10:4
Calcium:Phosphorus supplements can be particularly useful in relation to calcium deficiencies demonstrated by hyperirritability, spasms, hyperperistalsis, etc. It is especially useful to support soft tissues.
Phosphorus levels are important to hold calcium in solution and low Phosphorus levels may show as kidney stones, excess tartar, arthritis or cataracts depending on where the calcium settles out.
Vitamin D is needed to move the calcium from the digestive system and puts it in the blood stream where it can be moved into the cells.
Polyunsaturated fatty acids then move the calcium into your cells where it is used. The best sources of PUFAs are in nuts, seeds, fish, algae, leafy greens, and krill. Omega-3 fatty acids in algae oil, fish oil, fish and seafood may help in preventing heart attacks.
Some indicators for Calcium, Magnesium or Phosphorus level problems are:
-Low blood pressure may indicate low blood calcium levels (or possibly weak adrenals).
-Itching skin may indicate low polyunsaturated fat and or tissue calcium levels.
-Hives from sun exposure may indicate low tissue calcium levels.
-Canker sores that develop inside the mouth may indicate low tissue calcium levels.
-Excess dental tartar may indicate low Phosphorus levels.
-Tooth erosion could indicate normal phosphorus levels and low calcium levels.
Calcium Citrate:
-Place 30 tablespoons of lemon juice in a glass bowl, put in 12 eggs (in the shells) and soak overnight in the refrigerator.
-Put eggs back in their carton, be careful the shells are soft.
-Take one tablespoon per day of Calcium Citrate one of the most easily absorbed forms of Calcium.
The acid in the lemon juice pulls the calcium off the shell not affecting the egg inside saving you time and money since most of us have these in our homes already.
Much of this information was gathered from SP
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