Supplemental Calcium-: As Antacids????

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Supplemental Calcium- as Antacids?

 

Calcium supplements are available as tablets, as flavored chewable

squares, and in liquid form.

The supplements usually combine pure or elemental calcium with other chemicals,

or " salts " .

 

The forms most commonly available are calcium aspartate, calcium

carbonate, calcium citrate, calcium gluconate, and calcium lactate.

When buying supplements, remember to consider the amount of elemental calcium,

not the amount of calcium salts.

 

Another factor to consider is absorbability.

I generally recommend calcium lactate, since it appears to be very absorbable.

 

Calcium citrate, which is also quite absorbable may be a very good choice for

the elderly.

 

Often, elderly individuals have low levels of " hydrochloric acid " in

their stomachs, and so do best with calcium citrate, which requires

little hydrochloric acid for absorption.

 

I advise you to take your calcium supplements along with magnesium

and vitamin D as these three nutrients work together to enhance one

another's absorption and utilization by the body.

 

Also, if calcium supplements are taken without magnesium, it may

result in magnesium deficiency –

 

a deficiency that has been implicated in osteoporosis.

 

The calcium to magnesium ratio should be approximately 1-1.

 

Dolomite is a supplement that contains both calcium and magnesium.

However, because this product contains these minerals in their least

" absorbable " form, I do not recommend its use.

 

Bone meal, another source of calcium, is highly absorbable.

However, this form contains substantial amounts of phosphorus, and most people

get enough ---and often too much ---phosphorus, from their diets.

(Moderator's Note: Bone meal contains large amounts of lead and may contain

aluminum and other heavy metals depending on the source.)

 

Many " antacids " are promoted as calcium supplements.

 

These products contain calcium carbonate.

 

However, they also contain *aluminum*, a " toxic mineral " that can interfere with

" calcium absorption " and have many deleterious effects on the body.

 

One study showed that these adverse effects include high levels of

calcium " excreted " in the urine, bone " resorption "

(loss of minerals from the bone),

 

impaired fluoride absorption,

and phosphorus depletion,

 

all of which may ironically contribute to bone disease!

 

If you choose to use antacids as your " source " of calcium, be sure to

read the label to check that aluminum is not an ingredient!

 

Shari Lieberman, Ph.D

" The Real Vitamin & Mineral Book "

 

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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 5:31 pm

Post subject: Calcium D-Glucarate

 

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D-glucarate is a botanical extract found in grapefruit, apples, oranges,

broccoli and brussels sprouts.

 

Scientists are discovering that it appears to protect against cancer and other

diseases via a different mechanism than antioxidants such as vitamin C,

carotenoids, and folic acid.

 

These vitamin antioxidants work by neutralizing toxic free radical damage in the

body.

 

There are however, other mechanisms by which the human body can detoxify itself.

 

Glucuronidation is a detoxification process that occurs when toxins or

carcinogens are combined with water-soluble substances, thus making them more

easily removed from the body.

 

D-glucarate has been shown to support this vital process by inhibiting an enzyme

called beta-glucuronidase.

 

When levels of this enzyme become elevated, it reverses the glucuronidation

process and releases the toxins back into the bloodstream.

 

The results of various animal studies on D-glucarate indicate that this plant

extract may be effective in inhibiting cancer during the initiation, promotion

and progression phases.

 

The studies have demonstrated that D-glucarate suppressed beta-glucuronidase

activity in the blood, liver, intestines, lungs, skin, and bladder.

 

In studies on breast cancer in rats treated with D-glucarate, tumor growth and

development were significantly reduced or inhibited.

 

D-glucarate has also been shown to inhibit the growth of transplanted rat

prostate tumor and reduce the levels of a tumor marker for prostate cancer.

 

Calcium D Glucarate also lowers serum estrogen levels thus reducing the risk of

estrogen related cancers.

 

Human studies are just now beginning to determine if the results seen in animals

will also be found in people.

 

Since D-glucarate has no known side effects when ingested in moderate doses, and

is a component of fruits and vegetables that have demonstrated powerful cancer

preventative benefits, it would appear appropriate to add this plant constituent

as part of an overall program designed to lower the risk of the following

cancers:

 

- Breast cancer

- Bladder cancer

- Lung cancer

- Skin cancer

- Colon cancer

- Prostate cancer

- Liver cancer

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