Wellness

[2blonde]

@mousiegirl   Osteopenia is a thinning of the bone.  I also take Glucosamine for about 20 years now, and it does help with the soft tissue in my knees, but it's not meant to strengthen the bones.  These are two separate issues.

[mousiegirl]

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@KatieB wrote:

@mousiegirl  What happens to your body or in your body when calcium level are too high?  I never knew it could get too high...   I take 2000 mg daily (along with Vit D3)for the beginnings of osteoporosis.

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@KatieB   Among other issues, too much calcium can show the kidneys are dumping it into the urine, not good, this is shown through a 24-hour urine collection, and may have an effect in bone density.  I knew my bones were fine as I am so active, climbing stairs, etc., that I am building bone all the time.  Because a bone density scan is an x-ray, I opted for my blood to be retested, and then I will go back in six months just to be sure the calcium level is still normal.  

The calcium level shows up in a blood panel, I always have one every year to make sure all is well.

[mousiegirl]

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@2blonde wrote:

@mousiegirl   Osteopenia is a thinning of the bone.  I also take Glucosamine for about 20 years now, and it does help with the soft tissue in my knees, but it's not meant to strengthen the bones.  These are two separate issues.

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@2blonde   I was thinking about the cartilage glucosame/chondroitin builds.

[sidsmom]

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@2blonde wrote:

@KatieB It can bind with cholesterol and clog your arteries.

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Can you provide a link to back this up?

Dietary calcium (plant sources) will not calcify the arterial system.

Where it does...is if you consume animal products, like dairy, which

are high in calcium....but it’s the fat which will clog the arteries,

not the mineral calcium.

[hckynut]

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@mousiegirl wrote:

Recently, my calcium level had risen a bit.  I looked at the bottles of supplements, and discovered that in addition to the 500mgs of Calcium Intensive Care I was taking daily, there is calcium in quite a few of the supplements and with that, including food, I was intaking too much. 

I stopped the calcium supplement for over a week, then was retested and all was fine, so now I will only take the supplement on days when I don't eat calcium rich food.

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@mousiegirl 

Just 1 of the possible dangers of taking supplements. Being deficient isn't  the only bad thing!

hckynut

[hckynut]

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@KatieB wrote:

@2blonde   That's not good...  I have to have an ultrasound on my carotid arteries yearly, because of clogged arteries due to high cholesterol...   Not good at all....   

And the vascular surgeon will not do surgery until they are at least 80% clogged because the surgery is so dangerous...

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@KatieB 

Sorry to hear this. What natural methods has your Cardiologist/Neurosurgeon told you to try to lower your lipid Total number and it's ratio's? I assume you are taking a Statin, no? None of my business, I do understand.

hckynut

[2blonde]

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@sidsmom wrote:

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@2blonde wrote:

@KatieB It can bind with cholesterol and clog your arteries.

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Can you provide a link to back this up?

Dietary calcium (plant sources) will not calcify the arterial system.

Where it does...is if you consume animal products, like dairy, which

are high in calcium....but it’s the fat which will clog the arteries,

not the mineral calcium.

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@sidsmom   I was referring to supplements.

[Shelbelle]

Remember the magic formula for taking calcium is to also take it with D3, magnesium and K2. The K2 is very important. Keeps calcium away from the heart.  I have been taking calcium for the last 15 years and have no clue as to what my levels are, never heard of such a thing being tested. 

[sidsmom]

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@2blonde wrote:

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@sidsmom wrote:

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@2blonde wrote:

@KatieB It can bind with cholesterol and clog your arteries.

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Can you provide a link to back this up?

Dietary calcium (plant sources) will not calcify the arterial system.

Where it does...is if you consume animal products, like dairy, which

are high in calcium....but it’s the fat which will clog the arteries,

not the mineral calcium.

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@sidsmom   I was referring to supplements.

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Just Reason #83626209 why supplements should not be taken

when plant-based calcium can be consumed.  A calcium supplement

floods the system unnaturally and the body has to adjust,

never in a good way. 

[colliemom4]

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@Shelbelle wrote:

Remember the magic formula for taking calcium is to also take it with D3, magnesium and K2. The K2 is very important. Keeps calcium away from the heart.  I have been taking calcium for the last 15 years and have no clue as to what my levels are, never heard of such a thing being tested. 

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@Shelbelle  The only reason I've heard of it being tested is for a thyroid problem such as an overactive thyroid.