Calcium is a nutritionally important mineral and a chemical element.

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• deficiency
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• scientific information

    Coral calcium: Coral calcium is made from ground up dead coral reefs. Coral calcium has many trace minerals, which vary from batch to batch. The trace minerals slightly increase the amount of calcium absorbed by the human body. Large amounts of magnesium interfere with the absorption of calcium. Avoid coral calcium with lead.

nutritional information:

IMPORTANCE: Builds and maintains bones and teeth; regulates heart rhythm; eases insomnia; helps regulate the passage of nutrients in & out of the cell walls; assists in normal blood clotting; helps maintain proper nerve and muscle function; lowers blood pressure; important to normal kidney function and in current medical research reduces the incidence of colon cancer, and reduces blood cholesterol levels.     DEFICIENCY SYMPTOMS: May result in arm and leg muscles spasms, softening of bones, back and leg cramps, brittle bones, rickets, poor growth, osteoporosis ( a deterioration of the bones), tooth decay, depression. —courtesy of Austin Nutritional research

    Calcium is important for preventing anxiety, brittle nails, clumsiness, cramps, depression, dermatitus, gum disease, insomnia, irritability, joint pains, night sweats, numbness, osteoporosis, poor concentration, poor growth, racing heart, rickets, tingling, tiredness, and tooth decay.

    Sources of calcium include: alfalfa, beans, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, hard water, lettuce, molasses, nuts, parsley, parsnips, peas, seaweed, seeds, shellfish, soya beans, and spinach.

    Additional sources of calcium (that should be avoided because they are animal products) include: cheese, milk, offal, and tinned fish.

    Seniors should have 250-500 mg of calcium a day to help prevent bone loss, osteoporosis, and fractures.

calcium-rich foods

• alfalfa
• beans
• broccoli
• cabbage
• canned fish (not recommended)
• carrots
• cayenne
• cheese (not recommended)
• clams
• hard water
• lettuce
• milk (not recommended)
• molasses
• nuts
• offal (not recommended)
• parsley
• parsnips
• peas
• seaweed
• seeds
• shellfish
• soya beans
• spinach
• spirulina
• tinned fish (not recommended)
• zucchini

deficiencies:

ailments helped by calcium

• anxiety
• brittle nails
• clumsiness
• cramps
• depression
• dermatitus
• fatigue
• gum disease
• insomnia
• irritability
• joint pain
• night sweats
• numbness
• osteoporosis
• poor concentration
• poor growth
• racing heart
• rickets
• tingling
• tiredness
• tooth decay

scientific information:

    Calcium is a soft gray alkaline earth metal and is the fifth most abundant element in the Earth’s crust.

    Name: calcium

    Symbol: Ca

    Atomic Number: 20

    Periodic Table: Group (or family) 2 (old European IUPAC system group IIA; old American CAS system group IIA), alkaline earth metals; Period 4; s-block

    Atomic mass: 40.078(4) g/mol

See also: minerals

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