Calcium Information

CALCIUM is an important naturally occuring mineral for your body to function normally.

Calcium Body Functions:

• Bone and tooth growth
• Blood clotting
• Nerve transmission
• Muscle contraction

Calcium Uses:

• Arthritis
• Rheumatism
• Kidney failure
• Osteoporosis
• Hypoparathyroidism

Your doctor may suspect you have a deficiency by your symptoms and medical history. A blood calcium level can show whether you're deficient at that moment. Xrays sometimes done for other reasons may show ghostly looking bones suggesting calcium deficiency.

Treatment is to add calcium to your diet through careful meal planning, calcium mineral tablets, vitamin D, or bone calcium stabilizers drugs such as Fosamax.

The US RDA for calcium is 1000 mg per day.

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