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broadland
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# Posted: 17 Sep 2007 11:23 · Edited by: broadland
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Calcium Supplement
For women approaching menopause, this is a must. Historically, in the west, Calcium pills were heavily promoted in the 60' and 70'. Then (mainly for commercial reasons), the emphasis shifted to promoting Oestrogen for prevention of Osteoporosis (softening of bone). Then with excessive breast cancer using Oestrogen therapy the emphasis is now back to Calcium supplement.
Also useful are calcitonin and Biophosphonates (Miacalcin and Fosamax). These are useful but a calcium supplement is absolutely necessary.

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# Posted: 18 Sep 2007 13:53
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Milk has often been stated as a "good source of calcium". It is exactly as stated - a good source, but in pre-menopausal women in a majority of situations, it does not provide enough calcium, to prevent osteoporosis. women in that group, should not be misled into believing in taking large quantities on milk. At the very least, too much milk will cause stomach upset. Calcium supplement is cheap and very effective. I cannot overstress the need for Calcium in this group of otherwise healthy individuals.

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# Posted: 18 Sep 2007 20:10
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Do any other foods contain sufficient calcium?

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# Posted: 18 Sep 2007 23:00
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Quoting: pcwork
Do any other foods contain sufficient calcium?

Yes, there are. Most of the milk products, such as cheese, ice cream, buttermilk etc. are rich in Calcium. In the non-dairy group, there are items such as Black beans, Navy Beans, Almonds, Salmon and Sardines with bones. However, the audience I am targeting for this discussion is the pre-menopausal women, who needs a calcium supplements for at least the next 20 years of her life, to prevent osteoporosis. She will find that using a supplement in the form of a pill, is guaranteed to give her daily requirement.

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# Posted: 19 Sep 2007 14:48
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Are you familiar with o2 Proformance Hydration also known as Coral Calcium and it's benefits?

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# Posted: 19 Sep 2007 22:48
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Quoting: piggybanker
Are you familiar with o2 Proformance Hydration also known as Coral Calcium and it's benefits?

Effervescent Calcium tablets will taste as delicious and at a lower cost. Long term calcium supplement therapy is for <b> prevention of osteoporosis.</b> There are no other health claims. I saw prices of $39.99 for a bottle for this o2 Proformance Hydration stuff!. I tried to find the numbers and the amount of calcium in each sachet, but could not find this info. Calcium supplement dose is usually 1000mg daily. You could check how much calcium is in this other item.

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# Posted: 4 Oct 2007 21:06
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osteoporosis does need calcium and for u to stop eating alot of acidic foods. plus raise your ph levels so that u have a hydrated body. i love my business it has amazing products. and an amazing comp plan but hey what can i say i learn a lot. but i am new here and i hope i am doing the right thing

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# Posted: 19 Nov 2007 22:53
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Coral calcium is a great way to supplement your calcium intake. The reason is that it contains all of the trace elements and minerals that the body needs but has a hard time getting with the average diet.

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# Posted: 20 Nov 2007 11:52 · Edited by: broadland
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Quoting: SQ625
Coral calcium is a great way to supplement your calcium intake. The reason is that it contains all of the trace elements and minerals that the body needs but has a hard time getting with the average diet.


This opens up the whole issue of highly purified and costly single ingredients v. naturally mixed and readily available low priced products. In most cases, the purified concentrates are not necessary and does deprive the person of the benefits of other items in the crude product. However, one should not lose sight of the goal which is to provide adequate supplement of calcium at a low cost because it is absent or low in normal diet or in the case of menopausal women, and absolute necessity.

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# Posted: 2 Dec 2007 21:13
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Calcium supplements are a must for a women at any age, especially for the young. Osteoporosis prevention starts in childhood and adolescents when the bones are forming. The problem is that most people think this is an elderly persons problem, but waiting that long to take action is a mistake.

When choosing your supplement make sure it has Vitamin D, this is essential along with Calcium.

O2 proformance hydration does not give you enough calcium, only trace amounts. The coral granules do not dissolve they are being used to increase the alkalinity in the water and give off only trace amounts.

This is actually a problem with most calcium supplements our body can not assimilate them, especially the tablet forum, capsules are better. Liquid forms are even better and easily assimilated by the body.

I personally use Drinkables Coral Calcium since I can get it at BJ's for a good price.

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# Posted: 14 Jan 2008 16:23
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You have to remember to take your vitamin D. I take a D3 supplement all year long, though during the winter months, it is most crucial. The FDA suggests that you take 400ius of this vitamin everyday, but recent research shows that the human body uses up to 2-3000ius every day. That would take you 20 glasses of milk to replace. So, in order to use and absorb all of the calcium that you take, you should also look into a high-quality, high-potency vitamin D supplement.

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# Posted: 30 Apr 2008 21:55
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I read somewhere that excess intake of calcium supplements is also damaging to the kidney. If so, what is the allowable dosage of calcium per day to avoid complications?

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# Posted: 1 May 2008 13:19
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ferlin:
I read somewhere that excess intake of calcium supplements is also damaging to the kidney. If so, what is the allowable dosage of calcium per day to avoid complications?


If you use calcium as a supplement i.e. 1000mg daily, you are not likely to have any trouble. People with
1. family or personal history of kidney stones
2. Higher than 1000mg need daily
3. pre-existing kidney disease should exercise caution and be regulated by their physician to prevent any possible further kidney damage or formation of stones.
In general, unless specific need for supervision is demonstrated, based on some special considerations described above, there is no need for doctor supervision for the vast majority of women using perimenopausal calcium supplement in the above described dose.

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# Posted: 12 Jun 2008 14:28 · Edited by: herwindz
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i think we should talk to our doctor first before taking any supplement.
the side effect is very threatening

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# Posted: 11 Sep 2008 14:49
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Calcium supplements seem to be almost universally misunderstood. I saw a very interesting little discussion on the subject here with a couple of MD's taking part. I learned some really surprising stuff, especially about "coral calcium".

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# Posted: 14 Sep 2008 21:58
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I take solarcal-d. Coral calcium and has 200iu's of vitamin d. It's like a 2 in one supplement.

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# Posted: 1 Oct 2008 12:14
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Has anyone heard of coral calcium from Japan?

I get all mine from broccoli each day, so I'm not really desperate to supplement.

Apparently you need magnesium in your calcium supplement for it to be effective at all.

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# Posted: 1 Oct 2008 13:47
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mycats:
I personally use Drinkables Coral Calcium since I can get it at BJ's for a good price.


lmao~ I'm sorry, am I the only one who read this wrong the first time??

Carry on, carry on...

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# Posted: 25 Nov 2008 13:40
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I'd rather stick to my daily portions of milk, yog and cheeses than using supplements.

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# Posted: 20 Feb 2009 01:41
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Hello Phil,

the problem with cheese and milk is that you not only eat the calcium but other things like fat (you can avoid this if you drink low fat milk). Besides as far as i know calcium is better assimilated by your body when eat it along with vitamin D and magnesium (found in broccoli for example). A good suplement should include these two elements.

Hope it helps

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# Posted: 20 Feb 2009 17:39
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I highly recommend Bone Builder. I do not recommend this because I am in the business side of this company. It is an exceptional product with clinical studies in 2005 showing an increase of 6% bone mass in the hip femoral area.

The owner of Trivita's wife, suffered from cancer and the treatments really weakened her bone's. She started taking this and had bone density test's before she took it and several month's after taking it and her result's were exceptional, I forgot the exact percentages. We discussed this in conversation at a dinner, so this is not something that was said for any publicity.

I had a bad fall almost a year ago with a lot of hip and lower back pain. Someone told me to try this, I did and will never stop taking it. Another person I know broke her collar bone and it really helped her as well. I had initially thought this product was just for preventing osteoporosis, which more women are prone to, but I know alot of men that take this as well, for the bone health and healing.

I know we are supposed to paraphrase, but this is from the description of the product and I do not want to misstate this information:

A comprehensive formula containing THREE key components. These are listed in order of importance.

1. A proprietary blend which addresses the bone remodeling process.
There is a constant battle between the cells that destroy our bones (Ostoclast) and cells that build them up (Osteoblasts) This Process is called Bone Remodeling.
Brazos Minshew, TriVita's Chief Science Officer: "When we age Osteoclast activity outweighs OsteoBlast activity - leading to a decrease in bone mass. Our proprietary blend helps to rebalance the bone building process by limiting Osteoclast and promoting Osteoblast. This will minimize further bone loss.
2. Calcium from MCHC - an extremely bioavailable source of calcium. MCHC is the same form of calcium that is found in our bones. MCHC is a natural compound that makes up the crystalline matrix of bone, and the substance that gives them their rigidity.
Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body, comprising a total of 2% of our body weight. 99% of calcium is found in our bones, thus to build bone it is essential that you have enough calcium in your diet.
3. Includes essential nutrients that maximize Calcium absorption and utilization in the body

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Product Label:

Amount per Serving % Daily Value
Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid) 60 mg 100%
Vitamin D (as D3 and fish liver oil) 1000 IU 250%
V itamin K (phylloquinone) 600 mcg 750%
V itamin B6 (as pyridoxine HCL) 1.5 mg 75%
Folic Acid 100 mcg 25%
Calcium (as MCHC, carbonate, phosphate, 1000 mg 100%
citrate, lactate, orotate, d-glucarate)
Phosphorus (as MCHC, and calcium 246 mg 25%
phosphate)
Magnesium (as oxide and aspartate) 400 mg 100%
Zinc (aspartate) 15 mg 100%
Copper (as copper glycinate) 0.5 mg 25%
Manganese (as manganese gluconate) 2 mg 100%
Potassium (chloride and glycerophosphate) 100 mg 3%
MCHC (microcrystalline hydroxyapatite) 1500 mg *
Bone Growth Factor™ Proprietary blend 314.6 mg *
Evening Primrose, Ipriflavone, GABA, Inositol, Silica, Boron, Choline,
5-methoxy-N-acetyltryptamine.
* Daily Value not established.

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# Posted: 18 Jul 2009 11:46
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Hello- This is my first post here. I'm happy i found this site and signed up instead of lurking. LOL

Anyways,I've been taking BodyBalance which is a liquid vitamin supplement that actually absorbs into your body at a rate of 90%+ (google it)which is well above the absorption rate of a pill which is 10-20%. And to top it off its all natural unlike pills which are mostly synthetic.

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# Posted: 20 Jul 2009 21:11
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I go to the gym 3-4 times a week. I also supplement my diet with Omega 3's and a Multi-vitamin daily. It seems to be doing the job.

Eating good is priority no matter what.

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# Posted: 27 Aug 2009 22:20
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broadland:
For women approaching menopause, this is a must. Historically, in the west, Calcium pills were heavily promoted in the 60' and 70'. Then (mainly for commercial reasons), the emphasis shifted to promoting Oestrogen for prevention of Osteoporosis (softening of bone). Then with excessive breast cancer using Oestrogen therapy the emphasis is now back to Calcium supplement.

I was diagnosed with osteoporosis a number of years ago and have been having bone denisty scans regularly since then. I have been taking 3 good-quality calcium pills every day, as well as vitamin D tablets and doing as much walking as I possibly can. I also eat calcium-rich food and drink as much milk as I can comfortably consume.

Whilst most people's bone density decreases as one ages, mine has increased and my diagnosis has been changed from osteoporosis to osteopenia, which basically means that my bones have moved from 'high risk of breaking' to 'medium risk of breaking'.

Thanks to calcium pills for building up my bone density. I was lucky to be diagnosed when I was, specially as men are not usually tested for osteoporosis. Luckily, my doctor picked up that my bones looked very thin when I went to him for another complaint and sent me for a bone density test.

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