Friday, April 15, 2011

CALCIUM SUPPLEMENT

Why We Need  Calcium Supplement?
Maybe you think that we only need calcium for bones and teeth, but in fact our bodies need about 1% of calcium in the blood vessels. Our heart can beat, because of calcium ions. Our brain can think and send signals throughout the body, because of calcium ions. Intestine can squeeze our food, because there are calcium ions. In fact, sperm can move, because there are calcium ions.
Every day , on average we need 1000mg of calcium. But according to WHO, only 250mg of calcium that enter our body through the food we eat. That is, we are every day around 750mg calcium deficiency. If allowed to continue, some day we will have osteoporosis


Types of Calcium Supplement

  • Calcium Citrate. Is the type most widely used calcium in the supplement .This type is best absorbed when ingested with food
  • Calsium Gluconate. Type of calcium supplement that is used for the vegetarians
  • Calsium Hydroxy Apatite. Is a type of calcium supplement that is easiest in absorption by the body
  • Calsium carbonat. Additional material is the most common and less expensive. However, it is very difficult to digest and will cause burping in some people
Tips for choosing Calcium Supplement
  • You should check the label carefully. This is for knowing the ingredients of the supplement. If the type of the supplement is carbonate calcium, you have to consume it with food because the gastric acid can improve the absorbing of carbonate calcium. But if the type of calcium supplement is citrate calcium you don’t need to consume it with food.
  • Avoid consuming supplement that contains the bone forming element or dolomite. This product can contain toxic like tin, mercury, and arsenic.
  • Don’t be amazed with the calcium supplement with the chelat bond. That product is more expensive and it doesn’t have excess than other products.
  • Citrate calcium and Carbonate calcium are the calcium that are the best and safe to be consumed. But choose the product that has USP logo (United States Pharmacopeia. This logo is the sign that the product has high standard.
  • Choose calcium supplements that are easily absorbed body

Tips for consuming Calcium Supplements
  • Calcium can be absorbed efficiently by body when you drink it in certain dosage. Consume 500 mg of calcium or less. If you have to consume 1000 mg calcium in one day, break the tablet into 2 pieces or more until the amount is 1000 mg.
  • You should not drink the calcium supplement with other Fe supplement, anti biotic medicine and also the blood pressure medicine It is because calcium can destruct the absorbing of those medicines.
  • Consult with doctor or the pharmacist to know the reaction that will possible happen between calcium and medicine that you consume.
  • Carbonate calcium absorbed well after you eat while citrate calcium can be consumed any time.
  • You can drink it with orange juice or cranberry juice that has high vitamin C because vitamin C can help in absorbing calcium by body.
  • Try to consume one dosage of calcium before you sleep because the hormonal changing that happens when sleeping can improve the capability for body to use calcium.
Sharing experiences about calcium supplements

I was 32 years old. For 32 years I have never been exposed to allergens. But 2 years ago, I was exposed to allergy, itch in the feet and hands. Especially at night with cold air. 
I'm not seeing a doctor, because from my experience as a calcium supplement product marketing, allergies can be caused due to lower immunity, and lack of calcium. 
Then, I increased my intake of calcium for the body, for 1 month. 
and really, after the 1 month, itchy on my body and never comes back. The next and then I always keep my calcium intake to body