Lipid-bound Calcium

Calcium that is dissolved in body fluids serves many essential functions. A blood calcium less than 9.0 may indicate a deficiency of dissolved calcium in cells and tissues and may contribute to the following:

Muscle cramps and chest pain
Heart failure and wheezing
Chronic periodontitis and canker sores
Dry skin, chronic itching, psoriasis
Poor response to hormones
Disturbances in cardiac rate and rhythm
Cataracts

Recommendation:

1. Increase dietary calcium. There are many non-dairy options.*

2. Take one dropper of Lipid-bound Calcium during two meals daily; place directly on bites of food to provide calcium to cells where normal function is compromised by calcium deficit.

Calcium and Osteoporosis

1. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in bone and 99% of the body’s calcium is in bone. However, a 2007 study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that calcium supplements do not reduce fracture rates in postmenopausal women and may even increase the rate of hip fractures. * Frequency of hip fractures is the most accurate measurement of the effectiveness of any treatment for osteoporosis. It is a measure of bone strength. Bone Mineral Density (BMD), the most common way to diagnose and follow osteoporosis via DXA scans, does not measure bone strength.

2. Similarly, there is no evidence that increasing dietary calcium decreases hip fractures. However, increases in dietary calcium do not bear the risk of heart attacks that calcium supplements impose. A 2012 study of 24,000 men and women aged 35 to 64 years published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) found that those who used calcium supplements had a 139 percent greater risk of heart attack during the 11-year study period, but intake of food calcium did not increase the risk. *

3.Osteoporosis is an inflammatory disease, * often apparent by a low tissue cholesterol. Inflammation alkalizes tissues. Therefore, calcium from food and/or supplements is deposited in tissues and does contribute to bone strength or density. On the other hand, if there is an anti-inflammatory defense, usually apparent by high tissue cholesterol, tissues are acid and calcium is lost in urine.

4. Supplemental calcium for osteoporosis increases osteoporosis and osteoporotic bone fractures when there is concurrent low magnesium intake. Soil and consequently food do not provide sufficient magnesium. The average intake of magnesium is well below the RDA, especially for those over 50. Moreover, magnesium deficiency contributes to osteoporosis.
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5. Many other minerals beside calcium, magnesium and phosphates are now known to be essential for bone health. These include but are not limited to zinc, copper, strontium, silica and boron. Rather than taking individual supplements of each mineral required for bone health a diet with a wide variety of foods is recommended and supplements with a full array of nutrients and minerals in a readily assimilable form.

RDA of Calcium

What We Eat in America, NHANES 2009-2010, determined the average dietary calcium intake of individuals 2 years and older is 1029 mg/day. The recommended daily allowance (RDA) ** for calcium is met except in three age groups for whom 1300 mg per day is recommended: 9-18-year-old boys and girls; women 51-70 and men over 71. It is best to calculate dietary calcium * and increase if necessary to meet the RDA.***

Recommendations for osteopenia/osteoporosis:

Magnesium is poorly absorbed and assimilated from most magnesium supplements with one exception: Magnesium Plus. Take two Magnesium Plus twice a day after or between meals.
Magnesium Plus is best taken with reconstituted electroLYTES or Lyte3 that provide a full complement of ready usable 65+ trace minerals, all essential for healthy bones.
One each: F2 and F3, three times daily, during meals. Even a small amount of these algae heals and prevents osteoporosis in large, heavily milked, dairy cows. F2 and F3 contain hundreds of nutrients in easily assimilated forms.
Two drops of Liquid D3 daily away from food. Place drops under tongue and hold for 2 minutes before swallowing.
One dropper of Lipid-bound Calcium is recommended during two meals daily, placed directly on bites of food. Lipid-bound Calcium supplies calcium to cells if and where a deficiency causes an abnormality.

Note: Do not take any mineral supplements that are not lipid-bound during the same meals as Lipid-bound Calcium.

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