Once again people are getting plenty of exercise jumping to conclusions. Whether it's the mainstream media scaring people about taking calcium supplements or the Alternative health community screaming about the "Stupid Calcium Study". [To read the study article click here]
While I think it deplorable the way the mainstream media has used this study to cause people to panic about taking calcium supplements, it is, in my opinion, a valuable study because it once again demonstrates that when we isolate naturally occurring substances they can cause problems; something that many of us herbalists have been trying to tell people for years.
This study shows us that when we use calcium in isolation it can have detrimental effects on health. Yet calcium in the complexity of food, or at least taken with vitamin D has health promoting effects.
The authors of the journal article also mention the problem of taking antacids to get calcium. Wholistic practitioners have been telling people for years that this is not the way to get your calcium because you need a healthy level of stomach acid in order to absorb your calcium.
Increasingly studies are coming out that demonstrate the problem with isolating natural substances - and now we have another one. whether it's isolating phytochemicals from plants or not getting our calcium in conjunction with vitamin D, and other necessary ingredients for healthy bones.
There's more to strong bones and good health than just calcium... and this study provides more proof of that statement.
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