I love how 800 IU is considered a "high dose"!!
If only 800 IU is suggested to reduce fractures of bones, then my 5,000 to 10,000 a day should make my bones like rubber!
Mandy
High-dose vitamin D prevents fractures in elderly
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High-dose vitamin D prevents fractures in elderly
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I love how 800 IU is considered a "high dose"!!
If only 800 IU is suggested to reduce fractures of bones, then my 5,000 to 10,000 a day should make my bones like rubber!
Mandy
I love how 800 IU is considered a "high dose"!!
If only 800 IU is suggested to reduce fractures of bones, then my 5,000 to 10,000 a day should make my bones like rubber!
Mandy
This quote caught my eye:
Tex
I've always felt that calcium supplements are not the solution that they are promoted to be. But more than that, they may well be part of the problem.The report, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, also suggests that too much calcium -- perhaps more than 1,000 milligrams (mg) per day -- can weaken the benefit.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Tex, I couldn't agree with you more!
Although I am a vitamin D believer, I have never taken any supplemental calcium. It just has never felt intuitively "right" to me. (and remember, I have not eaten dairy products for over 10 years). It never made sense to me that the highest rates of osteoporosis occur in the countries that eat the most dairy products and calcium supplements. So many other factors are involved. For example, pH. We know that eating foods that are acid-promoting (grains in particular) forces the body to excrete more calcium. The same is true of high salt diets. Plus there are many minerals equally important in bone health - magnesium, etc. Recently the medical community recommended that women reduce calcium supplementation.
Love,
Polly
Although I am a vitamin D believer, I have never taken any supplemental calcium. It just has never felt intuitively "right" to me. (and remember, I have not eaten dairy products for over 10 years). It never made sense to me that the highest rates of osteoporosis occur in the countries that eat the most dairy products and calcium supplements. So many other factors are involved. For example, pH. We know that eating foods that are acid-promoting (grains in particular) forces the body to excrete more calcium. The same is true of high salt diets. Plus there are many minerals equally important in bone health - magnesium, etc. Recently the medical community recommended that women reduce calcium supplementation.
Love,
Polly
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Polly's post got my attention. I am wondering how many people here take calcium supplements. I take two a day. From her post I am wondering if I should discontinue them. Only have a few left in the bottle.
Maybe someone could start a poll.
Maybe someone could start a poll.
Charlotte
The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine, or the slowest form of poison. Ann Wigmore
The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine, or the slowest form of poison. Ann Wigmore
I have been taking a cal/mag mix. Stopped a little while ago due running out. But magnesium is so important, and yet, it is suggested to take calcium/magnesium together! Kinda a catch 22. I am now taking a liquid cal/mag mix, while waiting for my new supply to come in. Since my calcium intake is not high,( around 400-600 daily) I will keep on taking it, to get the benefit of my magnesium.
Come to think of it, I always hated milk, yogurt, etc. Never ate much of calcium enriched food, and yet, about 10 years ago I had a quick bone scan with some electronic device. The technician was amazed at how "good" my bones were. And my sis, who drank milk, cheese,etc. religiously, had much more deterioration. In fact, she is facing a total knee replacement in the near future. Hmmm....
Mandy
Come to think of it, I always hated milk, yogurt, etc. Never ate much of calcium enriched food, and yet, about 10 years ago I had a quick bone scan with some electronic device. The technician was amazed at how "good" my bones were. And my sis, who drank milk, cheese,etc. religiously, had much more deterioration. In fact, she is facing a total knee replacement in the near future. Hmmm....
Mandy