Re: Quest-Calcium

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Joe, this makes me think about the TX Univer. test they did on my family and

one of the things they told us is that our cells absorbed 4 times the normal

amt. of calcium (me and the 4 children but not my husband as was the same

for the other defects, ie. blocks in biotin, B3, and B2). S.

Quest-Calcium

>From: SKIPA50@...

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>Still around, been lurking.....

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>Another article in this issue of Quest, is titled: The Core of the Problem:

>Too Much Calcium in the Muscle Cell, old timers to this internet family

(old

>timers -- two years old??) may recall my daughers experience with excess

>calcium, in the forms of calcium carbonate (aka Tums). Her GI doc had RX

>Calcium-carb to increase her stomachs PH level and within weeks she went

into

>renal failure. On occasion, I've read some post where certain over the

>counter medication/vitamins are recommended. The GI doc indicated that

the

>amount of calcium carbonate we were giving , was the same as taking

>two Tums tablets.... those over the counter medications .... can pack a

punch!

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>Not to alarm anyone, but (and this is a big but) .. I would list excess

>calcium as one of the reasons was not able too recover from a

>surgical procedure.

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>A quote from the article; " High calcium levels are especially damaging to

the

>mitochondria " . For those not familar with the Quest magazine, it is

>published by the Muscular Dystrophy Association. " Quest " is free to those

>with any of the 40 neuromuscular diseases in the MDA program, or

subscription

>are 12.00 per year.

>

>I return to lurking.

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>Joe A. ('s (MELAS) Pop)

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