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We believe that a
lot of the suffering and pain associated with
degenerative skeletal diseases can be minimized,
and even avoided altogether with proper diet,
exercise, and intelligent dietary
supplementation. Intelligent dietary
supplementation begins with a mineral supplement
that has calcium properly balanced with other
nutrients that are necessary for calcium
absorption and re-absorption into the bones.
Without these other nutrients, calcium is
deposited into the soft tissues of the body
rather than absorbed into the bone matrix. Since
proper calcium metabolism and utilization does
not occur without these other nutrients, they
are just as important as the calcium itself!
Additional
research on calcium/magnesium ratios:
http://www.enerex.bc.ca/articles/calcium_to_magnesium_ratio.htm
We also do not
believe in mega dosing on calcium. Here’s an
interesting paradox for you. The Recommended
Daily Requirement (RDI) for calcium has
increased over the last 50 years, from 400 mg
per day in 1947, to 1000 mg in 1996. And as it
has increased, cardiovascular diseases and
degenerative skeletal diseases, especially
osteoporosis, has steadily increased.
Pathologists
report that over 85% of all autopsies done on
people over 65 demonstrate calcification of soft
tissue within the body. Therefore, it does not
appear that a calcium deficiency causes
degenerative bone disease, but rather a
condition whereby the calcium is being leached
from the bones and being deposited in the soft
tissues. This condition is caused by excessive
calcium consumption relative to other nutrients
required for proper calcium metabolism. Improper
food choices and lack of exercise allows the
body to become too acidic which exacerbates this
condition and leads to cellular toxicity and
impaired immune function.
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Calcium
Hydroxyapatite and Ipriflavone
restore bone loss. Coral
calcium alkalinizes the body
to healthy pH levels.
Eliminates many chronic and
degenerative diseases.
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Calcium balance
studies have indicated that man can adapt to
relatively low calcium intake by increasing
calcium absorption and decreasing urinary
excretion The body adapts to a low calcium
intake by utilizing vitamin D to synthesize 1,
25 (OH)2 D3, the most calcium-conserving
substance. It increases calcium and phosphate
absorption in the small intestine and decreases
calcium excretion in the urine. However, a low
phosphate diet increases and a high phosphate
diet depresses 1, 25 (OH)2 D3. This is why
excessive soft drink consumption which is high
in phosphates is dangerous. They trigger
mechanisms in the body that suppress calcium
absorption from the small intestine into the
body and increase calcium excretion through the
urine.
Besides 1, 25
(OH)2 D3 there are two hormones that play a
vital role in calcium metabolism: Calcitonin
(CT) and Parathyroid Hormone (PTH). CT and PHT
regulate skeletal turnover of calcium and
availability of cytoplasmic calcium. The major
skeletal effect of PTH is to increase bone
re-absorption by stimulating osteoclasts,
thereby increasing mobilization of calcium from
the bone. PTH also favors cellular uptake of
calcium by soft tissues and phosphate excretion
by the kidney. CT has the opposite effect, that
is, it increases deposition of calcium in the
bone matrix and blocks cellular uptake of
calcium by the soft tissues.
| Proven
nutraceuticals and herbs
support skeletal health and
prevent degenerative bone
loss (osteoporosis) and
joint stiffness (arthritis).
Calcium hydroxyapatite,
coral calcium, glucosamine,
chondroitin, organic silica,
MSM methylsulfonylmethane,
bamboo stems, horsetail,
curcumin, boswellia serrata,
nettles and sea vegetation |
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The vital role
of Magnesium:
Magnesium
suppresses PTH and stimulates CT secretion,
therefore favoring deposition of calcium in the
bone and removal of calcium from the soft
tissue. Furthermore, magnesium enhances calcium
absorption and retention, whereas increasing
calcium intake suppresses magnesium absorption.
In our society, magnesium deficiencies are often
caused by excessive calcium intake. This results
in elevated PTH which prevents the utilization
of the absorbed calcium for bone formation and
favors soft tissue calcification. Is there any
wonder why magnesium deficiencies are most
notable in heart attack victims? Could out of
balance and excessive calcium consumption by
women be the reason for the huge increase of
female heart attacks over the last ten years?
While excessive
calcium intake causes magnesium deficiencies,
higher magnesium intake increases the intestinal
absorption of calcium and increases serum
ionized calcium. Magnesium has a calcium-sparing
effect and thereby decreases the need for
calcium.
Recent studies
suggest that calcium requirements are increased
by an acidic, high-protein and high sulfur diet.
To increase the efficiency of calcium, every
attempt should be made to ingest foods
containing a relatively equal ratio of magnesium
to calcium. These foods should be consumed in a
neutral or alkaline base diet without excessive
phosphate, sulfur, proteins, refined sugar, fats
and other substances that drain the body of both
calcium and magnesium. It is our opinion that
the traditional 2 to 1 ratio of calcium over
magnesium is a causal factor in most
degenerative skeletal disease states. A more
beneficial ratio of calcium to magnesium is
closer to a 4:3 to even! This is how we have
formulated our "Skeletal Support Series"
of products. All research over the last ten
years on this subject points to that reality.
When considering
calcium supplementation, it is important to
remember that the average American gets 400 —
500 mg of calcium every day in their diet.
Therefore, to achieve the 1000mg Daily Value,
dietary supplementation should be no more than
500mg — 600mg per day. |
