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