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Too Much Calcium?

Not Enough Magnesium?

Negative Calcium Balance?

 

Calcium, Magnesium and Stress: Calcium and Magnesium are two different

sides of a coin. Calcium excites nerves while magnesium calms them

down. Calcium makes muscles contract. Magnesium is necessary for

muscles to relax. Calcium is needed for blood clotting but magnesium

keeps the blood flowing freely. It is easy to see that it is vital to

keep these minerals in balance and that too little magnesium to

balance calcium could be both uncomfortable and unhealthy. To ward off

the negative effects of a prolonged stressful period, a person needs

to balance calcium with adequate amounts of magnesium.

 

Basically, we need to get adequate amounts of Calcium, but not too much.

 

The best sources of Calcium are the GREEN veggies.

 

Supplementation, if any should be moderate.

Too much supplementation or certain foods( like dairy, etc ) could

lead to an actual Negative Calcium Balance.

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Dietary factors that cause excessive calcium loss in the urine ( and

therefore an overall negative calcium balance ):

animal protein( including dairy ), salt, caffeine, refined sugar,

alcohol, nicotine, aluminium containing antacids, drugs such as

antibiotics, steroids, thyroid hormone, vitamin A supplements.

 

From ~

1) Eight independent studies listed, the first of which is: Feskanich,

D, W C Willett, M J Stampfler and G A Colditz, 1996. Protein

consumption and bone fractures in women. Am J Clin. Nutr. 63 (5): 492-9.

2) Read extract from " Eat to Live " by Dr. Fuhrman, MD

www.joyousbirth.info/forums/archive/index.php/t-3655.html

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then, we need to determine perhaps on an individual basis if we are

getting enough Magnesium. Some studies show that we may actually

require up to 900 mg of elemental magnesium per day!

Become familiar with " Symptoms of Magnesium Deficiency " in this

excellent article as that may be the easiest and practical way to tell

if you are deficient :

www.healthy.net/asp/templates/article.asp?PageType=Article & ID=541

 

For years we have been told we need plenty of Calcium and with

supplements it is too easy to consume way too much; we have been also

told that the ratio 2/1 Calcium/Magnesium is optimal. Well, it seems

we need to take a closer look at all of this with the extra studies

available:

 

check out this info on Magnesium :

http://www.best-magnesium-citrate.com/magnesium.html

 

Amma Bless,

amarnath