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posted by Ronald on Jul 9

Did you know that calcium is the most common mineral in the human body? About 99% of the calcium in your body is in your bones and teeth. The remaining one percent is found in your blood and soft tissue. But the one percent found in your blood and fluid surrounding the cells (extracellular fluid) must be maintained within a very narrow range to maintain normal body functions otherwise, the body will demineralize or remove bone to maintain normal blood calcium levels! Therefore it is vital that you maintain adequate levels of calcium in your system and why doctors recommend a calcium supplement each day.Calcium plays an essential role in the human body. It forms the main structural element in your bones, and your bones also act as a calcium reservoir. You body uses this reservoir to maintain blood calcium at stable levels. Your body requires your blood calcium levels to be maintained because of the diversity of roles calcium plays in cells, including:

• muscle contraction,
• nerve transmission,
• blood clotting, and
• enzyme reactions.

Calcium is best known for its part in growing healthy bones and teeth. But caclium also assists your heart and other muscles. There is strong evidence that shows that low calcium intake can lead to fragile bones, high blood pressure, and certain cancers. Recent studies have shown that calcium may reduce the risk of colon cancer and perhaps some other cancers. When combined with Vitamin D, calcium may have the potential to help reduce the risk of breast and pancreatic cancer. Calcium has also been found to reduce certain symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and there is some early evidence that calcium may play a part in helping to prevent heart disease and reducing insulin resistance in diabetic patients.

A low blood calcium level (not to be confused with bone calcium levels) usually implies abnormal parathyroid function and is rarely due to low dietary calcium consumption. Other causes of abnormally low blood calcium levels include chronic kidney failure, vitamin D deficiency, and low blood magnesium levels that occur mainly in cases of severe alcoholism. A chronically low calcium intake in growing individuals may prevent a person from ever achieving optimal or peak bone mass in their body. And once peak bone mass is achieved, not enough calcium intake may contribute to accelerated bone loss and ultimately to the development of osteoporosis.

Note that a Vitamin D deficiency may lead to low blood calcium levels and is one of the reasons why it is strongly suggested that a calcium supplement be combined or taken with Vitamin D. To aid in the absorption of Calcium and the body’s processing of Vitamin D, it is also recommended that a bit of magnesium and other nutritional elements be consumed to ensure balance and maximum benefit to your body.

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Liquid Calcium Supplements with Vitamin D

The recommended amount of calcium is about 1200 milligrams per day for an average or typical man or woman. The body can only absorb about 600 mg at any one time so it is often recommended to take your calcium supplement once in the morning and once at night to ensure maximum absorption by your body.