Guest guest Posted October 3, 2001 Report Share Posted October 3, 2001 Regarding your question on whether to supplement for calcium or not, when going on a casein free diet: The milk substitutes such as Rice Dream and Dari-Free are fortified with the same level of calcium and other vitamins as cow's milk. Doctor in the new york area Hi all, Does anyone know of a doctor in the metropolitan new york area who has some understanding of the protocol, and will give the necessary blood tests? Also, do those of you on dairy free diets supplement with calcium. I am not actually sure if it is neccesary, however, my son, who is an athlete, gets periodic pain in his wrist. therefore, i am wondering if i should supplement, and if there is reliabletesting i could do to tell me if his calcium level is actually low?thanks , Bonnie L Responsibility for the content of this message lies strictly with the original author, and is not necessarily endorsed by or the opinion of the Research Institute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Magnesium is more important to get than calcium. Surprisingly 60-90% of people in this planet are deficient in it. Especially women. I personally think you want 600-800mg of magnesium and 1500-2400mg of calcium a day for optimal health. Getting in your fat soluble vitamins such as a and d are important for the absorption of calcium. It also helps to cook it in a broth with lemon squeeze, fermented vinegar, and cow bones and feet. Cows feet are high in silica and the bones will carry the boron. These on top of the magnesium will help with calcium absorption. The best source of magnesium is probably magnesium chloride oil. You always want to make sure the magnesium you take is elemental magnesium, which is 100% absorbable, whereas other types may only be 5% absorbable. The cheapest whole food source of calcium is the egg shell. Eat you egg, grind the shells with a coffee grinder, and add it into the bone broth. From: haecklers <haecklers@...> Subject: supplementing calcium Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2009, 7:35 AM Can it be this simple? From what I've read, magnesium supplements need to be balanced with calcium supplements - 2 times as much calcium as magnesium. So I was looking for a water-soluble calcium supplement, similar to the magnesium bicarbonate water I'm making from Milk of Magnesia and Seltzer water. I kept coming up on saltwater aquarium sites (they need high calcium for their shellfish). They said to make Kalkwasser (lime water) from 1 tsp pickling lime dissolved in 1 gallon of filtered water. Now I'm wondering, can humans get their calcium that way too? It seems too simple! So much cheaper than buying coral calcium and all that. " Hard water " is mostly water with dissolved calcium and magnesium in it from limestone in the ground. Hard on pipes but I guess good on teeth and bones, as well as the immune system, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 --- <haecklers@...> wrote: > I'm thinking just supplementing magnesium is throwing off the mineral > balance. I get enough sodium and potassium so the magnesium messing > up calcium levels is my concern now and I'm thinking that rather than > take just magnesium I should be taking both during the day. I'm sure > this is why WAP is against supplements in general, but I don't feel > that we CAN get a balance of magnesium from foods with the fluoride > in everything and magnesium low in the soils to begin with, not to > mention the public water doesn't contain it here. I suspect raw milk has one of the best mineral profiles to support a healthy balance in the body. And of course the minerals are highly bio-available, unlike those in many supplements and plant foods. Another good choice would be fresh shellfish from clean waters, which may not be so easy to find these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 But is the mineral profile of raw milk good only if the cow is eating on a pasture with a good mineral profile? If there is not magnesium in the soil, wouldn't the cow also be deficient? > > I'm thinking just supplementing magnesium is throwing off the mineral > > balance. I get enough sodium and potassium so the magnesium messing > > up calcium levels is my concern now and I'm thinking that rather than > > take just magnesium I should be taking both during the day. I'm sure > > this is why WAP is against supplements in general, but I don't feel > > that we CAN get a balance of magnesium from foods with the fluoride > > in everything and magnesium low in the soils to begin with, not to > > mention the public water doesn't contain it here. > > I suspect raw milk has one of the best mineral profiles to support a healthy balance in the body. And of course the minerals are highly bio-available, unlike those in many supplements and plant foods. > > Another good choice would be fresh shellfish from clean waters, which may not be so easy to find these days. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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