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Calcium, Milk and Osteoporosis JoAnn Guest Jul 24, 2002 19:34 PDT

Dietary Calcium and Osteoporosis

 

In order to *absorb* calcium, the body needs comparable amounts of

another *mineral* element, *magnesium*. Milk and dairy products contain only

small amounts of magnesium.

 

Without the presence of *magnesium*, the body only absorbs 25 percent of

the available dairy calcium content. The remainder of the calcium spells

trouble.

 

Without *magnesium*, *excess* calcium is utilized by the body in *injurious*

ways.

 

The body uses calcium to build the mortar on arterial walls which

becomes atherosclerotic plaques.

 

Excess calcium is converted by the kidneys into painful stones which

grow in size like pearls in oysters, blocking our urinary tracts.

 

Excess calcium contributes to arthritis; painful calcium buildup often

is manifested as gout.

 

The USDA has formulated a chart of recommended daily intakes of

vitamins and minerals. The term that FDA uses is Recommended Daily

Allowance (RDA). The RDA for calcium is 1000 mg.

 

The RDA for magnesium is 750 mg.

 

Society stresses the importance of calcium, but rarely magnesium.

Yet, *magnesium* is vital to enzymatic activity.

 

In addition to insuring proper *absorption* of calcium, magnesium is

critical to proper neural and muscular function and to maintaining

proper *pH* balance* in the body.

 

Magnesium, along with vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), helps to dissolve

calcium phosphate stones which often accumulate from excesses of dairy

intake.

 

Good sources of magnesium include beans, green leafy vegetables like

kale and collards, whole grains and orange juice.

 

Non-dairy sources of

calcium include green leafy vegetables, almonds, asparagus, broccoli,

cabbage, oats, beans, parsley, sesame seeds and organic tofu.

 

Osteoporosis is *NOT* a problem that should be associated with lack

of calcium *intake*.

 

Osteoporosis results from calcium *loss*.

 

The massive amounts of *protein, phosphoric acid and arachidonic acids* present

in milk result in a *50 percent* *loss* of

calcium in the *urine*.

 

In other words, by doubling your *protein* intake there will be a *loss* of

1-1.5 percent in *skeletal* *mass* per year in postmenopausal women.

 

The calcium contained in leafy green vegetables is more *easily* *absorbed*

than the calcium in milk, and plant proteins do *not* result in calcium

loss the same way as do animal proteins.

 

If a postmenopausal woman loses 1-1.5 percent bone mass per year, what

will be the effect after 20 years?

 

When osteoporosis occurs levels of

calcium (being *excreted* from the *bones*)into the *blood* are high.

 

Milk only adds to these high levels of calcium which is *excreted* or

used by the body to add to damaging atherosclerosis, gout, kidney

stones, etc.

 

 

 

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Jo Ann,

 

Also, what does Vitamin D do for Calcium? And doesn't Vitamin K have

something to do with clotting as well?

 

BTW, I looove your posts!

K

On Monday, March 17, 2003, at 02:41 PM, JoAnn Guest wrote:

> Without *magnesium*, *excess* calcium is utilized by the body in

> *injurious*

>

 

> Milk only adds to these high levels of calcium which is *excreted* or

> used by the body to add to damaging atherosclerosis, gout, kidney

> stones, etc.

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---Kathy, I'm not absolutely sure I understand your question.

However I am sending on some articles that might shed some more

light on the subject.

Vitamin D is essential for strong bones and healthy arteries.

Vitamin K is also useful in counteracting bone loss.

The article I sent on has reference to arterial clotting that occurs

when an abundance of OTC calcium supplements (for instance, Tums,

containing aluminum) are taken,

Supplements can be problematic in that in excessive amounts they

form calcium *deposits* in the arteries.

These deposits accumulate from these inferior brands of supplemental

calcium tend to become over time a contributing factor in advanced

atheriosclerosis.

 

In 1994, University of Texas researchers

published results of an experiment indicating that supplemental

calcium is *ineffective* in preventing bone *loss*.

 

" Calcium Content of foods "

(per 100 gram portion)

 

Human Breast Milk -33 mgs

 

Almonds- 234 mgs

Amaranth- 267 mgs

Apricots(dried)-67 mgs

Artichokes -51 mgs

Beans(can: pinto, black)- 135 mgs

Beet greens (cooked)- 99 mgs

Buckwheat - 114 mgs

Swiss Chard (raw)-88 mgs

Chickpeas (Garbanzos)-150 mgs

Collards (raw leaves)-250 mgs

Cress (raw)-81 mgs

Dandelion greens- 187 mgs

Figs (dried)- 126 mgs

Filberts (Hazelnuts)-209 mgs

Kale (raw leaves)-249 mgs

Kale (cooked leaves)-187 mgs

Lettuce (dark green)-68 mgs

Molasses (dark)- 684 mgs

Mustard Greens (raw)-183 mgs

Okra - 92 mgs

Olives - 61 mgs

Parsley - 203 mgs

Pistachio nuts - 131 mgs

Raisins - 40 mgs

Rhubard (cooked) -62 mgs

Sesame Seeds-1160 mgs

Tofu (organic)-128 mgs

Spinach (raw)-93 mgs

sunflower seeds - 120 mgs

Turnip Greens (raw)-246 mgs

Water Cress-151 mgs

In Gettingwell , Kathy Dery <gfx@p...> wrote:

> Jo Ann,

>

> Also, what does Vitamin D do for Calcium? And doesn't Vitamin K

have

> something to do with clotting as well?

>

> BTW, I looove your posts!

> K

> On Monday, March 17, 2003, at 02:41 PM, JoAnn Guest wrote:

> > Without *magnesium*, *excess* calcium is utilized by the body in

> > *injurious*

> >

>

> > Milk only adds to these high levels of calcium which is

*excreted* or

> > used by the body to add to damaging atherosclerosis, gout, kidney

> > stones, etc.

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Wow.

 

Then a green juice in the AM? For bone density? And exercise of course.

Thanks JoAnn

K

On Tuesday, March 18, 2003, at 03:19 PM, JoAnn Guest wrote:

 

> ---Kathy, I'm not absolutely sure I understand your question.

> However I am sending on some articles that might shed some more

> light on the subject.

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I am only 27 years old ... I have osteoporosis because I had a brain tumor

that crushed my pituitary gland so I never produced adequate estrogen for my

bones.... now I have to weigh the risks with taking hormone replacement and

possibly getting other female cancers (breast cancer, ovarian cancer etc.)

 

Estrogen stops bone loss in response to the activity of the parathyroid

hormones (PTH) -Hormones from your parathyroid stimulate the osteoclasts

Osteoclasts are little cells that migrate through the bone and sniff

out areas where there is old bone. Bone that was made 10 years ago. And they

find those areas and they dissolve them away... kind of like pacman in the

arcades- pacman comes in and eats up the old bone. .... And they leave a

little space called a lacuna, a

little lake - a little emptiness .

 

The osteoclasts are the bone demolishing cells on your " bone construction

crews " Estrogen is what controls this parathyroid growth activity... when

someone does not have enough estrogen these parathyroid hormones begin to run

wild and break down too much bone

 

taken from a book I'm reading called " Preventing Osteoporosis " by Kenneth

Cooper

 

 

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" JoAnn Guest " <angelprincessjo

 

Tuesday, March 18, 2003 3:19 PM

Re: Osteoporosis: Low Calcium Intake or Calcium

*Loss*?

 

 

> ---Kathy, I'm not absolutely sure I understand your question.

> However I am sending on some articles that might shed some more

> light on the subject.

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---Jen, Hormone replacement does not prevent bone loss. There are

numerous studies to confirm this. The chemicals in HRT are more

more detrimental than beneficial over an extended period of time!

 

*Xenoestrogens*, toxins...

in the environment and non-organic foods (dioxins, plastics, IGF-1,

etc.) interfere with the body's natural processes, i.e. the

formation of sufficient natural progesterone.

 

In order to make new bone there has to be the proper balance of

estrogen and progesterone. We only make one half of the progesterone

that our mothers did, due to interference from these xenoestrogens.

 

To minimize the harmful effects of environmental estrogens and

unnatural estrogens in our foods (animal proteins, i.e. dairy and

meats are high in these harmful estrogens that interfere with

natural progesterone) we have to eat organically grown foods, more

fruits and veggies and avoid processed junk foods and harmful

additives as well. This helps us rebuild new bone.

Very little can be regenerated after thirty-five according to

recent studies.

There are herbs that help our bodies make enough progesterone to

provide the proper balance. Chasteberry is one of them. It is also

helpful to take a multivitamin with trace minerals.

I have observed this happen over the past few months. My husband had

such brittle bones that they wouldn't support his muscles according

to the physcial therapist and in such pain that he could barely

move. A result of ingesting far too much diet pop (aspartame)...

approved by his doc of course! :-( We used Meyenberg whole

goat's milk...

http://www.meyenberg.com

 

....standard process ligaplex, Magnesium, potassium,

Vitamin E, vitamin B and various forms of calcium as well.

Liquid calcium by Flora is the best! Horsetail, (silica content) is

also quite helpful. Oh, and SPINACH on a daily basis! <LOL There is

three times the calcium in spinach as there is in MILK!

 

 

Best Regards,

JoAnn

In Gettingwell , " Jenny Evely " <je@h...> wrote:

> I am only 27 years old ... I have osteoporosis because I had a

brain tumor

> that crushed my pituitary gland so I never produced adequate

estrogen for my

> bones.... now I have to weigh the risks with taking hormone

replacement and possibly getting other female cancers (breast

cancer, ovarian cancer etc.)

>

> Estrogen stops bone loss in response to the activity of the

parathyroid

> hormones (PTH) -Hormones from your parathyroid stimulate the

osteoclasts

> Osteoclasts are little cells that migrate through the bone and

sniff

> out areas where there is old bone. Bone that was made 10 years

ago. And they

> find those areas and they dissolve them away... kind of like

pacman in the

> arcades- pacman comes in and eats up the old bone. .... And they

leave a

> little space called a lacuna, a

> little lake - a little emptiness .

>

> The osteoclasts are the bone demolishing cells on your " bone

construction

> crews " Estrogen is what controls this parathyroid growth

activity... when someone does not have enough estrogen these

parathyroid hormones begin to run wild and break down too much bone

>

> taken from a book I'm reading called " Preventing Osteoporosis " by

Kenneth

> Cooper

>

>

> -

> " JoAnn Guest " <angelprincessjo>

>

> Tuesday, March 18, 2003 3:19 PM

> Re: Osteoporosis: Low Calcium Intake or

Calcium

> *Loss*?

>

>

> > ---Kathy, I'm not absolutely sure I understand your question.

> > However I am sending on some articles that might shed some more

> > light on the subject.

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