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Aloha,

Calcium is prominent in the news these days. A July 29, 2010
British Medical Journal meta-analysis says that "Risks outweigh
benefits for calcium supplements." This study indicates that
calcium supplements cause more cardiovascular events (such as heart
attacks and stroke) than the number of fractures they prevent.

The study analyzed data on 12,000 people involved in the 15 trials.
The increased risk was about 30 percent. The seven authors of the
study say the risk is modest but they are concerned that with so
many people taking calcium supplements "even a small increase in
incidence of cardiovascular disease could translate into a large
burden of disease in the population." They even go so far as to
"suggest that a reassessment of the role of calcium supplements in
the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis is warranted." 
 
That's a huge admission of failure of the main treatment for
osteoporosis--high dose calcium supplementation.
 
Now, if you are a regular reader of my blog, you've heard me say
all this before. My post "Why I Hate Calcium" (http://drcarolyndean.com/2010/05/why-i-hate-calcium/) 
outlined the problem. Most calcium supplements are only absorbed 4%-15% and the
other 85%-96% deposits in various body parts. These deposits create
gall stones, kidney stones, heel spurs, atherosclerotic calcium
plaques and breast calcifications. It's the calcium deposits that
are the problem. If these supplements were 100% absorbed we
wouldn't need so much and there would be nothing left over to cause problems.
 
What will you do for your bones instead of taking calcium
supplements? Here's what I suggest:

1. Eat calcium rich foods. If you go to www.whfoods.com you could
research calcium-rich foods. Add up the amount you get in your diet.

2. Eat magnesium-rich foods and add up the amount you are eating
on a daily basis.

3. Take twice as much magnesium as you do calcium.

4. If you aren't getting enough magnesium, take supplements.
Magnesium differs from calcium because if it's not absorbed the
excess is eliminated through the bowels as a laxative effect.

5. If you feel you need more calcium than you get in your diet,
take an angstrom form of calcium to avoid the non-absorbed forms.
Angstrom minerals are a bit smaller than a picometer... and that's
very small. You only have to take a small amount because these
minerals are 100% absorbed.

6. Check your vitamin D levels. Have your doctor use the 25(OH) D
test. If your levels are not in the high normal range, get out in
the sun for 20-30 minutes a day without sunscreen and take a few
thousand milligrams of Vitamin D3 per day.

You can read more about the treatment of osteoporosis and 133 other
conditions in my Future Health Now Encyclopedia (www.drcarolyndean.com/fhne) 
Find out before the researchers what you need to know to take care of your own health!

Carolyn Dean MD ND
The Doctor of the Future
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