Calcium

Food Sources

The RDA for adults ages 19-50 is 1000mg Note: Some of the foods listed are clearly not great sources of Calcium but are included to give perspective and set the record straight on the Calcium content in "super foods" relative to conventional staples like dairy products & other foods.

Organic vs Inorganic Quality- not so much Quantity

Calcium is an essential mineral for bone health, muscle contractions and so much more. Again, I recommend whole food sources of calcium aka “organic,” over inorganic forms (non food based including laboratory extracted forms from non food sources) in supplements due to the risk of calcification of the arteries due to excess calcium intake. Just check out the work of Dr Agatson, an ER physician who studied arterial calcification in heart attack patients. Most of them had normal cholesterol and triglyceride levels but what they also had were high arterial calcification scores. So you may want to rethink your "safe" inorganic calcium supplements.

Is Dairy Really the Answer to Reduced Fracture Risk?

And for all the dairy lovers out there; which country has one of the highest dairy intakes in the world? Yep the U.S. And which country has one of the highest rates of osteoporosis? You guessed it again; the U.S. So, do you really still think dairy is the key to strong bones?

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More about Milk & Dairy

*Milk & Dairy: Read the paragraph above concerning dairy intake and its association with "strong bones." As a grandson of an organic dairy farmer, who was farming from dusk til' dawn well into his 70s might i add, I do support whole organic milk in moderation meaning a few times a week. Raw unpasteurized milk does indeed come in its most original form with probiotics and other live enzymes to help aid in its digestion but I am not formally recommending its intake. However I do sometimes drink Organic whole milk. I may not drink 3 cups a day or even have it every single day but I have found it can be beneficial when used a few times a week and in cooking. I also eat organic yogurt regularly, almost everyday as a good source of protein and probiotics as well as some vitamins and minerals like Calcium.

From a TCM and Ayurvedic perspective, Milk and dairy products can be very mucous producing and dampening which can aggravate someone who is already suffering from excess dampness which is almost everyone in the U.S. with all the rich, processed and sweet foods we enjoy on a daily basis.

Strong Bones

Our bones are made up of many minerals of which calcium is just one component. It may be the most prevalent mineral in bones however an excess of calcium as mentioned above can cause deposits in your blood vessels actually calcifying your arteries. And an imbalance of any of the minerals can weaken the integrity of your bones. There are a few true super foods for bones that you may have never thought of from the wisdom of more traditional forms of medicine such as TCM. if you’d truly like strong bones, contact me for a nutrition consult to go over a more thorough diet plan for you to achieve and maintain strong bones as well as possible.