Arthritis, calcium deposits and magnesium

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The standard American diet makes people ripe for autoimmune diseases like arthritis, as well as other illnesses which many countries have no problem with like cancer. These countries do not ingest the milk we do. If we ate enough vegetables and BEANS here we would get enough calcium. Here are some

CALCIUM CONTENT

 

 

 

 

Dried figs

10 figs

269 mg

 

Total cereal, General Mills

3/4 cup

250 mg

 

Calcium-fortified orange juice*

8 ounces

250 mg

 

Collards, frozen, boiled

1/2 cup

179 mg

 

Tofu, raw, firm

1/2 cup

130 mg

 

Kale, boiled

1 cup

90 mg

 

Navel orange

1 medium

56 mg

 

Raisins, golden, seedless

2/3 cup

53 mg

 

Broccoli, raw

1 cup

42 mg

 

Broccoli, boiled

1 cup

72 mg

 

Brussels sprouts, boiled

1 cup

46 mg

 

Chick peas, canned

1 cup

77 mg

 

Kidney beans, canned

1 cup

69 mg

 

Great Northern beans, boiled

1 cup

120 mg

 

Vegetarian baked beans

1 cup

128 mg

 

Azuki beans, boiled

1 cup

63 mg

 

Baked beans, canned

1 cup

128 mg

 

Butter beans, canned

1 cup

40 mg

 

Lima beans, boiled

1 cup

32 mg

 

Navy beans, boiled

1 cup

128 mg

 

Pinto beans, boiled

1 cup

82 mg

 

White beans, boiled

1 cup

161 mg

 

Acorn squash, baked

1/2 cup

45 mg

 

Beet Greens

1/2 cup

82 mg

 

Blackeyed peas

1 cup

42 mg

 

Cabbage green, raw

1/2 cup

25 mg

 

Carrots, raw

1 medium

19 mg

 

Cabbage chinese, boiled

1/2 cup

79 mg

 

Kelp, raw

3.5 oz

168 mg

 

Papaya, raw

1 medium

72 mg

 

Rhubarb frozen, raw

1 cup

266 mg

 

Rhubarb, cooked

1 cup

348 mg

 

Molasses, barbados

1 tbsp

49 mg

 

Molasses, light

1 tbsp

33 mg

 

Molasses, medium

1 tbsp

58 mg

 

Molasses, blackstrap

1 tbsp

137 mg

 

The thing about this is that you need more magnesium than calcium and the above foods have magnesium. I do not believe cow's milk has very much magnesium if any. The result is calcium that the body can't use being stored in the body where it doesn't belong, like kidney stones, gall stones, and calcium deposits on bones (bumps on fingers). Vitamin D is also needed to absorb the calcium properly. People who don't go out into the sun regularly don't usually get enough vitamin D, so it can be supplemented with cod liver oil. Maybe a multivite is enough for D, but I know it's not enough for magnesium because it is hard to find good absorbable magnesium. Some recommend that you take the chelated form of magnesium, such as magnesium citrate, glycinate or malate. This form is absorbed best by your body. You can bathe or soak in epsoms salts, magnesium sulphate.I am looking into calcium magnesium powders.

Take care,

Kel

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