| Calcium. We see ads for it on TV everyday. | | | | more calcium than adults. However, older |
| Get more calcium. Now you can get all the | | | | adults need more calcium than younger adults |
| calcium you need for a whole day in one | | | | because as we age the bones tend to become |
| little pill. Heck, we even have calcium in | | | | more brittle. Post menopausal women are |
| our antacids now. So just what is it with | | | | especially at risk of calcium deficiency and |
| the calcium craze? Is calcium REALLY that | | | | should increase their calcium intake to about |
| important? In this article we're going to go | | | | 1200 mg per day.Unfortunately, aside from |
| over some of the things you can naturally and | | | | milk based products like milk and cheese, not |
| not so naturally find calcium in and why we | | | | a lot of food contains significant amounts of |
| need it.Most people probably know that | | | | calcium. This is why it becomes difficult |
| calcium is important for maintaining healthy | | | | sometimes to get all the calcium we need just |
| teeth and bones. But the importance of | | | | from the food we eat and we need to get |
| calcium doesn't stop there. It is also | | | | additional calcium in supplements.The most |
| important for the proper functioning of | | | | common of these supplements are vitamins. A |
| muscles and nerves and overall body health. | | | | typical multi vitamin will contain between |
| It even helps your blood clot faster should | | | | 150 and 200 mg of calcium per pill. This is |
| you get cut.Most people think they get enough | | | | not nearly enough to give us all the calcium |
| calcium every day. The truth is, most people | | | | we need but it is hoped that between this |
| don't and when calcium levels drop too low, | | | | pill, the foods we eat and the sunlight we |
| then calcium is taken from the bones which is | | | | get. it will be enough. If not, there are |
| what causes them to become brittle. The | | | | other sources of calcium.For people who |
| average person loses between 400 and 500 mg | | | | suffer from excess acid they can get extra |
| of calcium per day.So just how much calcium | | | | calcium by taking a Tums. The regular Tums |
| does an average person need and how much do | | | | has 200 mg of calcium per tablet and the |
| we normally get?What most people don't know | | | | extra strength has 300 mg per tablet. |
| is that a good portion of the calcium we get | | | | Combining a Tums with a multi vitamin and |
| daily comes from sunlight. So taking a nice | | | | your regular dairy intake should give you |
| long walk on a sunny day will give you a good | | | | more than enough calcium in your diet unless |
| dose of calcium right off the bat. This is | | | | you are in need of extra calcium. In that |
| another reason why people who exercise | | | | case there are calcium supplement pills that |
| regularly by walking are in better shape than | | | | contain as much as 500 mg of calcium per |
| those of us who don't.Aside from the calcium | | | | pill.Certainly with proper diet and all the |
| we get from sunlight, studies show that a | | | | available calcium supplements around there is |
| person should eat about 700 mg of calcium | | | | really no need for a normal healthy person to |
| daily. However this is also dependent on our | | | | be calcium deficient.It may just be time for |
| age. Children who are still growing need | | | | a snack of milk and cookies. |