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Health, Nutrition and Supplements
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The Essentials - Calcium

The is the first of a series on nutrients that are
essential to good health...

Calcium is essential for many body functions, including
regulation of the heartbeat, conduction of nerve impulses,
stimulation of hormone secretions and clotting of blood, as
well as for building and maintaining a healthy skeleton.

Fast Facts:
-1000 mg of calcium daily has been shown to lower blood pressure.
-Calcium can protect against bone and colon cancers.
-20% of an adult's bone calcium is reabsorbed and replaced
every year.
-Calcium is one of the two minerals most deficient in the
diet of American women. (iron is the other)
-There is more calcium in the body than any other mineral,
2-3 pounds
-Signs of deficiency may include:
  -fatigue
  -inability to stay asleep
  -weak, brittle nails

Calcium is a mineral found in many foods. Adequate calcium
intake is important because the human body cannot produce
calcium. Even after reaching full skeletal growth, adequate
calcium intake is important because the body loses calcium
every day through shed skin, nails, hair, and sweat as well
as through urine and feces. This lost calcium must be replaced
daily through the diet. When the diet does not contain enough
calcium to perform these activities, calcium is taken from the
bones, the storage area for calcium.

We should consume between 1,000 and 1,300 mg of calcium per
day, according to a report from the Institute of Medicine
aimed at decreasing the risk of chronic disease through
nutrition. According to experts, food is the best source of
calcium; however, most Americans do not have enough
calcium in their diets. Fortunately, calcium-fortified foods
and calcium supplements can fill the gap, ensuring that
the daily calcium requirement is met. The amount needed
from a supplement depends on how much calcium is consumed
from food sources.

Calcium, whether from the diet or supplements, is absorbed
best by the body when it is taken several times a day in
amounts of 500 mg or less, but taking it all at once is better
than not taking it at all. Calcium carbonate is absorbed
best when taken with food.

Vitamin D plays a major role in calcium absorption and bone
health. The relationship between calcium absorption and
vitamin D is similar to that of a locked door and a key.
Vitamin D is the key that unlocks the door and allows calcium
to leave the intestine and enter the bloodstream. Vitamin D
also works in the kidneys to help reabsorb calcium that
otherwise would be excreted.

Although calcium is needed to build bone and prevent osteo-
porosis, other nutrients are needed to allow the body to
incorporate calcium into the bone matrix. Especially needed
are boron, magnesium, zinc, silicon and copper. A multi-
mineral supplement taken in conjunction with calcium is ideal.

Most minerals from food are 8-12% absorbable. Chelated
minerals are 40% absorbable, and liquid colloidal (ionic)
minerals are 98% absorbable, being 7,000 times smaller
than red blood cells and with negative charge, for absorption
(Joseph B. Marion, "Anti-Aging Manual").

The USDA reports 78% of adult women and 56% of adult
men don't get enough calcium from their diets. Neither do
87% of teenage girls.

†Source: USDA's Continuing Survey of Food Intake by Individuals 1994-96.

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Tips for Frugal Living
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~Save juices from cans. Liquid from vegetables can be used
as vegetable stock or a more nutritious base in which to boil
pasta, potatoes, etc. Juice from a can of black olives can be
incorporated into marinades or salad dressings.

~Grate orange peels and freeze for use in baking and other
recipes.

~Save all the little bits of leftover sausage, bacon, or ham
and keep it in the freezer. It doesn't matter that it's all
the same type or flavor when you use it on a pizza or in an
omelet. Great for using in soups, too!

~I love having fresh flowers in the house. During the summer
months, cutting some perennials and bringing them in to
arrange is a hobby that is frugal and brings the beauty of
the summer indoors. In the winter, it can be costly to
purchase cut flowers, however. I have been finding stores
like our local Super Walmart putting their older bouquets
on clearance lately! Usually 50% off, with some trimming,
a fresh cut, some warm water and a little plant food, I can
get a wonderful arrangement that lasts just as long as a
"new" one for only a few dollars. If it doesn't come with a
little packet of food, I purchased a big bag of Christmas
tree food during the holiday season (last year!) very inexpen-
sively. It is the same as the expensive floral food, and
such a small amount is needed it lasts a very long time in
a sealed baggie. It is a little extravagance, but it brings
joy!

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Bible Verse
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Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
And why take ye thought for raiment?
Consider the lilies of the field,
how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
And yet I say unto you,
That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Matthew 6:27-29

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Remarkable Quote
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To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection
of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the
betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty; to find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child,
a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have
lived.
This is to have succeeded.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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