Guest guest Posted December 6, 2008 Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 Greetings, I have just learnt that I have a slight elevation of calcium in the blood. Nothing to worry about, the MD says, but I kept thinking: What does it mean? Are my bones leaking calcium and therefore my osteopenia is turning into a full fledge osteoporosis? Shall I increase the intake of calcium? Shall I decrease it? Does this mean that I might have cancer cells in my body? What? All my blood tests show that everything in my body is " normal " though it is a relative term. And no one who puts on 1 lb/month is normal, I can tell you that! I also know that the level of Vit. D is low, so I already ordered some and will start taking 5g as soon as it arrives. Will this help? Can anyone shed a light on this, please? Thanks much. Maria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2008 Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 Maria, Yes, you probably have too much calcium in your blood because you aren't absorbing it. Vitamin D deficiency causes calcium not to be absorbed. When you start taking your D3 at 5000 IU per day you will notice a big change. I learned this at the Vit. D conference last week in San Diego. Marji **************Stay in touch with ALL of your friends: update your AIM, Bebo, Facebook, and MySpace pages with just one click. The NEW AOL.com. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp & icid=aolcom40vanity & ncid=emlcntaolcom00000012) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Hi Maria: Here is my take: Your body must maintain a level of blood calcium in order to function and there is a constant change between the various sources. If it needs it and you do not supply it, it takes it from your bones. However, I believe that we get too much elemental calcium in our diets and that what we need in magnesium supplementation. I do that transdermally since it naturally takes what it needs and you can't get diarrhea from it as you can orally. If you take Vit D... make sure that it is D3. Carlson cod liver oil is a good place to get it and you get Omega 3's in the deal. Dr. Mercola recommends a tanning bed (that has no leaking radiation... he sells one). That would be nice, by is expensive. Kind Regards, Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Hi Maria, If you eat a high protein / acid-forming diet then the calcium could be leeching out of the bones into the blood where it acts as a buffer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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