Should you take a calcium supplement or not? A research report published recently (2008) in the British Medical Journal suggested that if you are a woman well past menopause, and taking high quantities of calcium supplements, you may actually increase your risk of experiencing a heart attack or stroke.

The researchers proposed that it was the sudden increase in blood calcium levels from high doses of calcium that promoted atherosclerosis and increased risk of vascular events like heart attack or stroke. The participants in the study took a large dose of calcium (1g) in a highly absorbable form (calcium citrate is one of the easiest forms of calcium for your body to absorb).

The research has sparked some heated debate in the scientific community. This kind of debate is normal when contentious findings are published, but it may leave elderly women wondering whether they should continue to take their calcium supplement. And without a supplement, will their bones crumble?

Remember that bone structure is influenced by the amount of estrogen in your system, the amount of weight bearing exercise you undertake, your vitamin D status, your stress levels, and your calcium intake. Bone tissue is constantly being re-modelled in a healthy body; Special cells labour constantly to remove old bone tissue and replace it with new bone tissue. In osteoporosis the cells assigned to remove bone (osteoclasts) vastly outnumber the cells assigned to build bone (osteoblasts), resulting in a gradual decline in the total amount of bone tissue available to support your skeleton.

If you are presently taking a calcium supplement, and not sure if you should continue, here are some questions to ask yourself:

Have you actually been diagnosed with osteoporosis? A bone density scan (x-ray) to view the structure of your bones, or a urine test to measure the level of bone collagen being excreted is an essential first step before considering whether you really need a calcium supplement. Osteoporosis is certainly a pervasive disease in elderly women, but its also important to know whether you are really at risk, or not. If you have been diagnosed with osteoporosis, you should undergo regular testing to make sure your chosen therapy is working. Are you taking a calcium supplement just because it seems like a good idea after menopause? If you ingest too much calcium you can upset your magnesium status. Magnesium is an important mineral for relaxing muscles and reducing blood pressure. Taking mineral supplements can sometimes harm your health if they throw your absorption of other minerals out of balance.

If you are a woman past menopause and concerned about the possibility of developing osteoporosis, it is a good idea to discuss your calcium status and possible risks of osteoporosis with your health professional before you reach for that high dose of calcium supplement

By: Olwen Anderson

The more I study health and fitness, the more convinced I become that the well-maintained human body is a truly remarkable machine. Every small part functioning in its place. Each and every cell working together to sustain the whole. Talk about the Ferrari of nature . . . look no further than the dramatic potential of your own body.

Our bodies are certainly beautiful machines. Taking nutrients from nature and producing energy, speed, and power. If our bodies are well-honed machines, then the minerals found in nature are the key elements in the fuel that drives those humming engines. Zinc. Cooper. Magnesium. And, perhaps above all, Calcium. These minerals, pulled out of the ground and sea in the food that sustains us, form the very foundation of health and well-being.

Unfortunately, over the past century our farm lands and soils have been depleted of many of these life-sustaining minerals. As a result, our foods and ultimately our bodies have become mineral deficient. I remember reading about how back as early as the 1930s the US government began warning Americans to start supplementing their diets with minerals because the US farmlands had become severely mineral-deficient due to over-farming. These deficiencies threaten to upset our health in innumerable ways. Indeed, there are many doctors who will tell you flat out that at least 150 diseases of the body are caused by mineral deficiency. Osteoporosis, Chronic Fatigue, Hypertension–these are merely the tip of the iceberg.

Deficiency is, in effect, the nasty word in the nutrition of the body. Fuel the machine properly and it runs like the wind. Deprive the Ferrari of the necessary high-octane ingredients and it begins to knock and ping. To sputter and breakdown. Deprive the body of the minerals it thrives on and performance suffers dramatically.

Fight Back Against Mineral Deficiency

One way active people who enjoy having an edge over the crowd are able to fight back against the dramatic effects of mineral deficiency is by supplementing wisely with a multi vitamin and mineral and using a high quality coral calcium formula.

You likely already know about the well-documented benefits of multi vitamins, but what about coral calcium?

Let me tell you straight out that I do not believe that coral calcium is some sort of magic pixie dust. Supplementing with it, will not guarantee that you’ll live to 120. That’s just utter nonsense. A fairy tale.

But coral calcium is a remarkable supplement that contains every mineral found in the human body. True high-quality coral calcium uses 100% pure, ionized bio-available coral calcium, collected from the waters of Okinawa, Japan with ecological safety. The coral is naturally biochemically altered to contain all the mineral nutrients of life. The calcium to magnesium ratio is a biologically perfect 2:1. The result is a powerhouse of marine nutrients. Perfect balance and perfect ratios for a perfect machine.

What Exactly are Coral Minerals?

Coral minerals are one of nature’s best examples of it’s simple perfection. Tiny sea animals ingest ionic ocean minerals and secrete them into formations of coral. This creates a coral with a natural balance of 74 organic coral minerals. Those minerals are then harvested in an ecologically responsible manner from above sea coral deposits. Once harvested the coral is then crushed into an ultra-fine powder and safely sterilized.

Natural balance and easy absorption are the key.

Coral contains a natural balance of 74 minerals. This in and of itself is extremely important given that each mineral requires other minerals to be present in order to do its job properly. The supporting minerals require their own supporting minerals and so on. Basically, all the minerals must be present in order for any of them to work optimally. This is called synergy and it refers to the way each mineral works in the body to support the others.

Coral Calcium is perhaps the most synergistic mineral supplement ever known. All the parts work to sustain and support the whole. It’s beautiful.

One of the main problems with supplemental mineral intake is poor absorption. It is very difficult for the human body to properly assimilate inorganic minerals. All the research I’ve seen indicates that coral calcium, on the other hand, is highly absorbable.

I am not a chemist and I don’t pretend to be. But from what I can make of the research, coral calcium becomes ionic when put in contact with moisture, like the moisture found in the human stomach, and the absorption rate increases exponentially. It seems that the organic formation and ionic properties of coral calcium make it one of the most absorbable mineral forms that exists.

How Coral Calcium Can Work for You

Coral calcium provides your body with the minerals necessary to form the basic foundation of optimum health. Supplementing with coral calcium supplies the body with any deficient minerals, elevates the overall mineral level of the body, and restores the proper mineral balance which is the key to strong, healthy bones and enzymatic activities.

In raising the level of healthy minerals in the body, coral calcium also elevates the pH of tissues and body fluids ultimately restoring them back to optimum levels. As you may know, most diseases thrive on the low pH levels typically found in mineral deficient body fluids and tissues.

The modern diet, with its heavy concentration of highly processed foods, is in and of itself suspect when it comes to supplying adequate mineral levels for sustained health. But that’s only half of the story.

As alluded to earlier, even those people who try hard to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet can be significantly mineral deficient primarily because poor farming practices have depleted the mineral content of the soils. Fewer minerals in the soils ultimately means fewer minerals in the grown and harvested food supply. And that’s even before any processing takes place! It’s no wonder that people in our society are suffering from mineral deficiency on a nearly epidemic scale.

The news for our health is not all grim. When quality organic minerals are supplied in a highly absorbable form such as coral calcium, overall health can improve significantly. Remember, the real advantage of coral calcium is that it contains every mineral your body needs.

Restoring the proper mineral balance in your body is considered to have numerous beneficial effects on overall health and well-being. As we age it’s important to maintain proper mineral balance in order to help fight off disease and sustain health and well-being.

By: Allen Martin

Did you know that thousands of kidney sufferers search the term ‘calcium dissolving’ each month? Why would such a term be so popular?

Dissolving calcium has been the newest kidney stone natural remedy that doctors are trying to hide from the public. If you consider how many millions of dollars of forked over each year to the medical industry just for kidney stones, it is no wonder that hospitals are keeping natural acidic remedies ‘hush hush’.

And if you consider that 85% of kidney stones can be dissolved naturally, you could imagine the financial loss of releasing these effective remedies.

Maybe it is time you allow Natural Health and your body to treat your kidney stones?

Calcium Based Kidney Stones

Fact! Calcium kidney stones account for almost 85 percent of all kidney stones and are most likely to occur in men. The stones are formed from built-up calcium, combining with oxalate, phosphate or carbonate.

And the bad news is that any types of kidney stones are painful. In fact, many women have said that they are as painful as child birth! Sorry men.

The good news is that kidney stones will most likely always flush by themselves. If you are currently suffering from the pain of a kidney stone, chances are that you have already passed numerous stones but have not realized it.

The second part of the good news is that calcium stones are the easiest stone to dissolve. In most cases (85% of the time), a calcium based stone can be dissolved with certain types of acids or ingredients that contain acids.

But what natural kidney stone remedies work?

Calcium Dissolving Acidic Remedies

Why do acidic remedies work? First off, because acids typically dissolve most things it is applied to. For instance, your tooth enamel will erode after drinking too many acidic soft drinks.

And the same thing is applied to calcium based (a lot softer than tooth enamel) kidney stones! The acids in certain beverages, certain fruits and certain foods can actually work to naturally dissolve the kidney stones. The body then will be able to flush them out of your kidneys when the stones become crystals.

Here is a list of acidic remedies our natural health company endorses.

1. Phosphoric Acid- Phosphoric acid has been around for decades and is even used to keep soft drinks tangy. It is thought that a high potency of phosphoric acid is all that is needed to dissolve calcium stones as big as 1 cm in diameter. We also recommend to chase the remedy with a high water-soluble fiber puree to flush the kidneys.

2. Lemon Juice- Lemon juice is obviously acidic! The lemon juice will break down the stones to passable levels. If consumed with olive oil, you can actually lubricate the urinary tract to help pass the stones after the dissolution process. This natural remedy has been reported to work in less than 2 hours.

3. Cherry Remedy- Though this remedy is possibly the newest remedy, it has been helpful to some of our customers. In the 1950s, a study by Dr. Ludwig W Blau showed that consuming 6-8 cherries during a gout attack would relieve the symptoms. However, new research has also shown that consuming cherries because of their acidic levels could also dissolve kidney stones.

Now the Rest of the Story

Natural health can literally change your life! But it is important not to treat remedies like your favorite recipe. In other words, you should NOT play the ‘guessing game’ of what you should take and what amount you should take.

That is why we have done the research for you! With a combined 22 years of natural health experience, we would love to help you with our 100% guaranteed, step by step natural kidney stone remedies. Please visit us today and keep drinking water!

Dissolving Kidney Stones

By: Joe Barton