Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
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 In the latter case, it has been found that the vitamin D receptor gene type is of particular importance for bone density in premenopausal women, since this gene controls calcium absorption.
Postmenopausal woman with the BB genotype (homozygous dominant) were found to have difficulty absorbing calcium when dietary supply was low, whereas those with the recessive bb genotype (homozygous recessive) had better calcium absorption. When the poor absorbers (BB type) were given high doses of calcium in their diets, they were able to maintain normal calcium levels. |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
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 Measuring calcium absorption and utilization in humans. Curr. Opin. Clin. Nutr. Metab. Care 9, 568-574.
45. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture. (2005). "Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005," 6th ed. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC. Retrieved September 12, 2006, from http://www.healthierus.gov/dietary guidelines
46. Ballow, C, Kuester, S., and Gillespie, C. (2000). Beverage choices affect adequacy of children's nutrient intakes. Arch. Pediatr. Adolesc. Med. 154, 1148-1152.
47. Gao, X., Wilde, P. E., Lichtenstein, A. H. |
Mike Adams
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 Its high phosphorous content and magnesium shortfall are thought to impede calcium absorption.
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In fact, the more you read about milk, the more the dairy industry's slogan of "Milk: It Does A Body Good" seems like hogwash. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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 Too much calcium can interfere with the absorption of zinc, and excess zinc can interfere with calcium absorption (es-
Coral Calcium
Coral calcium is a product that has been heavily marketed, usually by means of infomercials on television. Is this the same calcium we are talking about? Well, yes and no. Coral calcium does contain calcium, but it is also mixed with more than seventy other minerals. This is because it is a product derived from old (dead) coral reefs that are dug (or dredged) and then ground up. |
T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II
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 If too much calcium is consumed over a long period of time, the body may lose its ability to regulate calcitriol, permanently or temporarily disrupting the regulation of calcium absorption and excretion. Ruining the regulatory mechanism in this way is a recipe for osteoporosis in menopausal and post-menopausal women. Women at this stage of life must be able to enhance their utilization of calcium in a timely manner, especially if they continue to consume a diet high in animal protein. |
Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S.
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 Interestingly, the actual "low-protein" diet that caused decreased calcium absorption in these studies had about the same amount of protein that the government recommends for adults! The authors concluded that this fact "raises new questions about the optimal amount of dietary protein required for normal calcium metabolism and bone health in young women." And a recent study in Obesity Research looked at a high-protein versus low-protein diet to determine whether the protein content of the diet impacted bone mineral density. It did. Bone mineral loss was greater in the low-protein group. |
Mike Adams
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 Diseases and conditions caused by vitamin D deficiency:
<*" Osteoporosis is commonly caused by a lack of vitamin D, which impairs calcium absorption.
*" Sufficient vitamin D prevents prostate cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, depression, colon cancer, and schizophrenia.
*" "Rickets" is the name of a bone-wasting disease caused by vitamin D deficiency.
*" Vitamin D deficiency may exacerbate type 2 diabetes and impair production of insulin in the pancreas.
*" Obesity impairs vitamin D utilization in the body, meaning obese people need twice as much vitamin D. |
Patrick Holford
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 Carbonation makes no difference to calcium absorption. However, fizzy drinks containing phosphorus can inhibit calcium absorption, as can drinks containing caffeine. A cola drink that contains both is therefore bad news. If you drink only pure water or distilled water, ensure that you are getting all the minerals you need from your diet and supplements. The majority of water filters cannot help but remove some of the good minerals along with the bad, so the same applies. Most important of all, whatever kind of water you drink, make sure you drink enough. |
by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
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| However, phosphorus participates in many other body functions, including energy metabolism, DNA
73 73 72 69 68 68 67 66 62 60 59 56 51 51 51 50 49 48 46 41 41 38 38 37 34 32 32 synthesis, and calcium absorption and utilization.
Phosphorus is readily available in most foods, especially high-protein foods. However, more important than the total phosphorus content of a food is its ratio of calcium to phosphorus. Too little calcium and too much phosphorus have been linked to osteoporosis. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Diseases and conditions cause by vitamin D deficiency:
Osteoporosis is commonly caused by a lack of vitamin D, which greatly impairs calcium absorption.
Sufficient vitamin D prevents prostate cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, depression, colon cancer and schizophrenia.
"Rickets" is the name of a bone-wasting disease caused by vitamin D deficiency.
Vitamin D deficiency may exacerbate type 2 diabetes and impair insulin production in the pancreas.
Obesity impairs vitamin D utilization in the body, meaning obese people need twice as much vitamin D. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 And believing, for example, that they're going to get calcium absorption. Well, calcium can't absorb in a non-acidic environment.
Mike: That's right.
Kunin: It's really quite comical.
Mike: Yes.
Kunin: But trimethoglycine is a magical amino acid that affects your digestion. Bromalein and bioflavonoids affect digestion from start to finish. We've had patients in my father's medical practice who are actually going through digestive stress hooked up to a Heidelberg machine, which we can use to actually measure the pH and watch what's going on with the digestion. |
Jack Challem
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 Grains interfere with calcium absorption, and approximately 3 percent of people with osteoporosis have celiac disease. However, about one-fourth of people with celiac disease have osteoporosis, chiefly because of poor nutrient absorption.
The Vitamin D Quandary
For years dietitians have cautioned about excessive intake of vitamin D supplements. The body can store the vitamin, and chronic excesses are potentially fatal, though toxicity and fatalities are extremely rare. Today a growing concern in medicine is over whether people get enough vitamin D. |
Mary-Ann Shearer
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 Dietary fiber consumed in large amounts (as when adding bran to meals) interferes with calcium absorption as do zinc, vitamin A, and iron supplementation. Reason enough, yet again, not to take supplements.
Caffeine and alcohol increase the urinary excretion of calcium. Irrational mega-doses of vitamins and minerals appear to have an adverse effect on bone status. Seems like you would be doing some serious damage if you continue to take supplements; remember that 90-96 percent of your hard-earned cash is being flushed away along with your bone mass. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 It eliminates depression and seasonal affective disorder (SAD), and the vitamin D coursing through your blood will boost calcium absorption, bone density and brain function, as well as help eliminate behavioral disorders and greatly reduce your risk of cancer.
The positive effects from vitamin D are absolutely astounding. It is simply one of the most miraculous nutrients to yet be observed. What we need to complete the loop is an affordable vitamin D sensor. This would allow us to self-diagnose our vitamin D deficiencies in our homes, in our public schools or our medical clinics. |
Mike Adams
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| Sufficient levels of vitamin D are crucial for calcium absorption in your intestines. Without sufficient vitamin D, your body cannot absorb calcium, rendering calcium supplements useless.
*" Chronic vitamin D deficiency cannot be reversed overnight: it takes months of vitamin D supplementation and sunlight exposure to rebuild the body's bones and nervous system.
** Even weak sunscreens (SPF8) block your body's ability to generate vitamin D by 95 percent. This is how sunscreen products actually cause disease—by creating a critical vitamin deficiency in the body. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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 Civitelli et al 1992).
Post-Surgical Pain
A double-blind study compared the effectiveness of a continuous intravenous infusion of lysine acetyl salicylate (LAS) with an infusion of morphine for the treatment of pain following pulmonary surgery. Mean pain scores in the two groups were not significantly different at any stage during the 24-hour period after anesthesia wore off. LAS was not associated with any significantly greater blood loss in the period after surgery. |
by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
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| This substance, propionic acid, nourishes the cells of the colon and has shown metabolic activity, including lowering blood cholesterol levels, improving blood sugar control, preventing the overgrowth of the yeast Candida albicans, and enhancing calcium absorption. Furthermore, it produces a growth factor that dramatically stimulates the growth of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species, two important health-promoting bacteria (discussed below in "Yogurt").
Cheese has been shown to help protect against dental caries (cavities). Dental caries result from the breakdown of tooth enamel (i.e. |
| Plus, unlike cocoa, carob contains no oxalic acid, which interferes with calcium absorption.
• Carob pods are also free of phenylethyl-amines, small nitrogen-containing molecules found in chocolate that, in susceptible individuals, can trigger migraines.
• Also unlike cocoa, carob powder is high in protein and rich in fiber, particularly pectin.
HEALTH BENEFITS
In addition to being a healthy alternative to chocolate, carob provides other benefits. In particular, recent clinical studies have confirmed the use of carob for treating diarrhea. |
| Lysine
Lysine is an essential amino acid required for many body functions, including growth and bone development in children; calcium absorption and maintenance of the correct nitrogen balance in the body; maintenance of lean body mass; production of antibodies, hormones, and enzymes; collagen formation and repair of tissue.
Since lysine helps with the building of muscle protein, higher intakes of lysine are useful for patients recovering from injuries or operations, and lysine supplementation may be used to help maintain healthy blood vessels. |
Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
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| Postmenopausal woman with the BB genotype (homozygous dominant) were found to have difficulty absorbing calcium when dietary supply was low, whereas those with the recessive bb genotype (homozygous recessive) had better calcium absorption. When the poor absorbers (BB type) were given high doses of calcium in their diets, they were able to maintain normal calcium levels. At RDA levels of 800 milligrams (mg) of calcium, women with the BB genotype will not be able to maintain normal blood calcium levels: they will require at least 1,200 mg of calcium a day. |
Joseph E. Mario
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 Calcium absorption, 15% loss of bone structure in the next 5-10 years, and developosteoporosis (take Vitamins C and D, acidifying acidophilus, and exercise). More efficient with companions Vitamins A, C, D, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, and Phosphorus.
KoehlerChemie Co., Alsbach, Germany produces Calcium Aspartate chelate which efficiently places 70-80% of elemental Calcium to bone and muscle cells; and Calcium Ethanol Amino Phosphoric acid (EAP) for efficient Calcium delivery to nerve tissue.
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| Avoid acid food diet with lack of Vitamin D sunlight, and high Phosphoric acid in soft drinks, meat, and excess dietary Protein triggering decalcifying parathyroid hormone; dairy; coffee's caffeine; sugar; butyl lactate in baker's yeast; alcohol (impairs calcium absorption); salt, antacids cause Calcium excretion and Phosphorus malabsorption; laxatives flush Calcium; as do diabetes, thyroid disease, sarcoidosis, and lengthy bed-rest; high hair aluminum; high fat diet; lackofexercise; immobility; and hormone imbalance.
Take Vitamins B-l 2; Choline; Biotin; lOOOmg. |
| Long periods of light deprivation cause nervous and eye disorders (yellow and orange rays), anxiety, depression, seasonal affective disorder (SAD), insomnia, irritability, reduces productivity, causes sluggishness, weight gain, Vitamin D deficiency, lowered Immunity, inhibits calcium absorption, for brittle bones, osteoporosis, and chronic diseases. Some sun wavelengths vibrate at the same frequency as do body fatty acids (Dr. Johanna Budwig). |
Steven G. Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews
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 It's been shown to increase calcium absorption. For example, an intake of 8 grams of inulin a day increased calcium absorption among teenage girls by an average of 20 percent.
LIVE ACTIVE CULTURES
Before we explore yogurt's extraordinary abilities, it's important to understand that in order to be effectively health-promoting, the yogurt you buy must contain live active cultures. Yogurt is, quite simply, milk that has been curdled. |
Joseph E. Mario
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| Calcium absorption, increases bone mass in osteoporosis, anti-palsy, rheumatism, counters muscle-wasting in Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome. HGH mobilizes/lowers stored body fat 14.4% to be burned for energy, extends exercise capacity (and exercise spurs HGH), reduces fatigue. HGH rebuilds damaged heart muscles, the liver, kidneys, and lungs, pulmonary disorders, improves Oxygen uptake in emphysema patients, reverses organ shrinkage; lowers high blood pressure, hypertension; counters diabetes by normalizing sugar metabolism gradually. |
| Enhances calcium absorption (although Calcium inhibits Magnesium absorption), forms Calcium-Ascorbate chelate forthe metabolism of Calcium, and Enzyme Alkaline Phosphatase in the formation of bone Calcium crystals. Converts Vitamin D into its active hormone form of 1,25 dihydroxychole-calciferol/D3; for glandular problems, suppresses PTH (parathyroid hormone) and limits drawing Calcium and Phosphate out of the bones; and stimulates thyroid Calcitonin hormone fordirecting Calcium density into the bones. |
Kevin Trudeau
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 I said, "Well, do you know the things that block calcium absorption?" He didn't know. I said, "Carbonated sodas. Do you drink a lot of them?" His jaw almost hit the ground. He said, "I drink about ten a day." "Well, if you are drinking ten a day, you are blocking your calcium absorption. It doesn't mean that is the reason for your osteoporosis, but it certainly could be." I told my friend to go see a licensed health-care practitioner and suggested that he consider stopping the carbonated sodas and maybe he would start absorbing calcium better. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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| It is necessary for the formation of collagen for bones and connective tissue; for healthy nails, skin, and hair; and for calcium absorption in the early stages of bone formation. It is needed to maintain flexible arteries, and plays a major role in preventing cardiovascular disease. Silicon counteracts the effects of aluminum on the body and is important in the prevention of Alzheimer's disease and osteoporosis. It stimulates the immune system and inhibits the aging process in tissues. Silicon levels decrease with aging, so elderly people need larger amounts. |
Byron J. Richards, CCN
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 Additionally, vitamin D is an important cofactor in calcium absorption. Thus, not only is the lack of vitamin D a specific problem that improperly increases leptin, it also decreases calcium uptake which predisposes a person to a higher than normal level of agouti. This in turn causes higher levels of neuropeptide Y and food cravings.
EATING TOO MUCH BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT EATING ENOUGH?
All of this information tells us that feeling satisfied from food is a complex issue. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
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 This vitamin improves intestinal calcium absorption and reduces the urinary excretion of calcium.
Super Prescription #5 Vitamin K
Take 5 mg daily for one month and then 100 to 500 meg daily to finish bone healing. Vitamin K is needed to form the protein osteocalcin, a substance that attracts calcium into the bone matrix. Low levels of vitamin K are associated with osteoporosis and fractures. Note: Do not use if you are taking blood-thinning medications.
Super Prescription #6 High-potency multivitamin
This provides a base of the nutrients required for healthy bones. |
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