Calcium

What does it do?

Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the human body and one of the most important. It promotes a healthy heart, clots blood, promotes healthy nerves, contracts muscles, improves skin, bone and teeth health, relieves aching muscles and bones, maintains the correct acid alkaline balance and reduces menstrual cramps and tremors.

Deficiency Signs

Muscle cramps or tremors, insomnia or nervousness, joint pain of arthritis, tooth decay, high blood pressure.

Food Sources of Calcium

Calcium is found in many foods, but is in high amounts in only a few; Swiss cheese, cheddar cheese, yoghurt, broccoli, sardines, goats milk, cows milk, brazil nuts, blackstrap molasses, dried figs, parsley, kelp, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, almonds, brewer’s yeast, parsley, corn tortillas, globe artichokes, prunes, pumpkin seeds, cooked dried beans, cabbage, winter wheat.

Best Supplement

Calcium is reasonably well absorbed in any form. The best forms of calcium to supplement are calcium amino acid chelate or citrate, which are approximately twice as well absorbed as calcium carbonate.

What Helps Calcium in our Bodies?
 
Calcium works well with magnesium in ratios of 3:2 and with phosphorus in ratios of 2:1. It also works with vitamin D, boron and exercise.