Scant evidence supports the notion that calcium supplements alone significantly decrease the risk for osteoporotic fracture, yet these supplements remain one of the most popular treatments taken by adults in the United States.
The human body, because of its complexity, is always in a delicate balance. Too much calcium, too much iron, too much copper and we are in trouble.
A prospective study of 600,000 adults, ages 50 to 71, followed 12 years from 1995, found that taking calcium pills is associated with increased risk for heart attacks, strokes, and cardiac deaths in men, but not women.
TYPICAL FENNEL Specially Fermented Vegetables and Fennel are More Effective Than Calcium to Prevent Bone Loss By Dr. Mercola Dr. Pinna says… FENNEL is a veggie rarely used by Americans and Northern Europeans.. Southern Europeans eat large quantities of fennel since it grows wild in the Mediterranean. However, the bone [...]
VITAMIN K VEGGIES Specially Fermented Vegetables and Fennel are More Effective Than Calcium to Prevent Bone Loss By Dr. Mercola Dr. Pinna says… This is basically an article about Vitamin K. I have written an article about Vitamin K. If you cannot eat all the vegetables advised in this article, it does [...]
From USA TODAY Taking a calcium supplement to help prevent bones from thinning puts people at a greater risk for heart attacks, says a report out today in the journal Heart. Calcium pills are among the most common supplements available at stores in the USA. The study of approximately 24,000 people between the ages of [...]
DR. MIRKIN: Overdoses of Vitamin D Pills can Damage Your Heart People who develop atrial fibrillation should be asked if they are taking huge doses of vitamin D. If you have an irregular heart beat and are taking massive doses of vitamin D pills, check with your doctor immediately. This cause of irregular heartbeats can [...]
Calcium and Vitamin D Pills Questioned From Dr. Gabe Mirkin’s Fitness and Health E-Zine, December 5, 2010 The prestigious Institute of Medicine issued a report recommending that adult North Americans need only 1,000 milligrams of calcium and 600 IU of vitamin D per day, and that most people do not need supplements. Taking too much [...]
