Calcium Supplements - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
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Published 2019-07-25
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What is the best way to supplement with calcium? Can calcium supplementation be dangerous?
The likelihood that you're going to hurt yourself with calcium supplementation is very small. However, some newer research would argue that taking high doses of calcium without Vitamin K and without magnesium could be potentially problematic for a person, as well.
Carbonate is really bulky, so it comes in these massive horse pills, but your body doesn't absorb it very well.
So, calcium hydroxyapatite is another form, and it's a bone matrix supplement, and generally speaking, the pill size is reduced to a certain extent; not quite as huge of a pill, although they still are pretty big pills.
Calcium orotate is good at getting inside the cell; whereas calcium citrate is good at getting absorbed through the GI tract, good at getting into your bloodstream; orotate is really good in getting inside your cells.
Calcium hydroxyapatite, calcium citrate, calcium malate, calcium orotate; preferably always taken in a two to one calcium-magnesium ratio, and preferably taken with Vitamin K. And when I say taken with Vitamin K - Vitamin K is necessary to push calcium into the cell.
You're going to have a hard-pressed time hurting yourself with food, if the food fits a definition of what real food is.
If we're talking about a therapeutic dose: 1,000 to 1,200 milligrams of calcium per day. There are some tribal cultures that generally thrive largely on milk, and their dietary intake of calcium is 5,000 plus milligrams a day, and in that culture, we don't really see any signs or symptoms of calcium toxicity.
But where I would say you've got to be careful and be cautious: if you've got a kidney disorder and there could be a problem with your kidney not properly absorbing, re-absorbing or letting go of calcium appropriately.
Additionally to that, pay attention to lethargy; if taking calcium makes you really tired and makes you feel really, really foggy, it's probably not for you.
You should follow up with your nephrologist or your kidney doc before you are taking heavy levels of electrolyte-based supplements..
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All Comments (11)
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Hmm... Dr. Osborne, I'm actually surprised by this lecture. As a cardiac patient, I have done much research on the causes of arterial plaque, and calcium supplementation is proving to be one of the players in that pathway. As you said, just get calcium from whole food... yes, but that's all. Don't take calcium supplements. Also, regarding vitamin K, I'm sure you're specifically speaking of K2. I read the book, Vitamin K2 and the Calcium Paradox. I've been taking K2 along with the supporting cofactors, vits. A & D. They work synergistically with the K2, removing calcium from soft tissues (i.e., arteries) where it doesn't belong and plugging it into bones, where it does belong. Since taking K2, I have also noticed less plaque buildup on my teeth! Anyway, I'm always in accordance with all that you say, but this time, I must admit, I'm not so much.
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very good video... thank you!! π Love your vids!
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Thank you Dr. Osborne that's very important information. Thank you!
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Should you take Ca and Mg at different times? I've heard they compete for absorption.
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What about Calcium Aspartate Anhydrous? It is up to 90% absorbable without Vit D. I have osteopenia in my lower back and it would just kill anytime I did yard work or a lot of bending. I started taking it and no more pain whatsoever, I can work in my yard from sun up to sun down. I also have read lots of testimonials that it has reversed or stopped osteoporosis.
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So if I am not supplementing with calcium and just getting it from food, I don't need to take K2? I do take it now, but don't supplement with Ca. I like the fact that K is also in foods like you stated, what great natural pairing.
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Is the calcium I supplement with, the same calcium that builds in the arteries?
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Can excess Calcium be instrumental in forming cataracts?
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Do you take calcium away from zinc?
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