Post by Alena on Dec 27, 2006 15:05:20 GMT -5
The Great Calcium Hoax
Medical Studies show that calcium supplements
are virtually useless for treating osteoporosis. Here's what you
should be taking instead.
By Dr. Nan Kathryn Fuchs
For years, you've been hearing that you have to take calcium for
stronger bones. And the government has raised the RDA from 500
milligrams a day to 1,000 milligrams a day.
With all that calcium we women are taking, you'd think the rate of
osteoporosis would have gone down. But it hasn't. In fact, it's gone up!
Studies show that 9 out of 10 postmenopausal women have osteoporosis
to some degree. And over a million of those women suffer from bone
fractures every year.
In fact, if you're a woman over 60, your chance of having a hip
fracture is equal to your risk of breast, uterine, and ovarian cancer
combined!
From there, it only gets worse. Half of hip fracture sufferers don't
regain the ability to walk and 13% die within 6 months of the fracture.
What's going on? I'll tell you what's going on. Despite all those
messages urging you to drink more milk and take more calcium, the
problem isn't that you're getting too little calcium... it's that
you're getting too much!
That's right, too much. Here are the facts:
FACT: American women already have one of the highest levels of calcium
consumption in the world. They also have one of the highest rates of
osteoporosis!
FACT: Women in Asia and India consume just a fraction of the calcium
that we do...yet rarely get osteoporosis or arthritis!
FACT: No matter how much calcium you consume, this calcium cannot be
absorbed into your bones without the help of magnesium!
Experts estimate that most American women (even those taking mineral
supplements) have a magnesium deficiency. Which means that if you're
like most women, all that calcium you're taking is not being absorbed!
What happens to that extra unabsorbed calcium?
► Some gets into your muscles, causing them to contract too
much, and even contributing to muscle cramps and "unexplainable" pains
("fibromyalgia")...
► Some gets stuck in your joints, where it can cause arthritis...
► Some collects in your kidneys, where it can form kidney stones...
► And some collects in your arteries, where it forms rock-hard
plaque deposits that contribute to heart disease!
So if you want to prevent these ailments, you should take twice as
much magnesium as calcium! Here are just a few of the ways magnesium
heals your body:
Health Benefit Number 1:
It Reverses Osteoporosis...
Several studies show that magnesium not only slows down bone loss but
actually reverses it! In one such study, gynecologist Dr. Guy Abraham
gave a reversed calcium-to-magnesium formula to several hundred older
women. Result: Women in the study increased their bone density by an
average of 11%.
When you consider the fact that the average postmenopausal woman loses
about 1% of bone mass per year, that means the women in the study
actually regained a DECADE'S worth of bone loss!
Health Benefit Number 2:
It Prevents Heart Attacks...
Heart disease is by far the number one killer of women. And according
to several studies, the vast majority of people who suffer from heart
attacks have magnesium deficiencies. I've already told you about how
magnesium keeps calcium from building up in your arteries. But that's
just the beginning. Magnesium also helps maintain your heart's smooth,
regular beat. Here's how:
Magnesium causes muscles to relax ...while calcium causes them to
contract. So while a proper balance of calcium and magnesium keeps the
heart muscle working properly, an excess of calcium can cause the
muscles to contract too much...leading to the muscle spasms we know as
a heart attack!
The medical world has long been aware of calcium's dangerous effect on
heart muscle. That's why the most widely prescribed heart medications
are calcium channel blockers - drugs that prevent calcium from
entering your heart.
Well, you don't have to wait for your doctor to try and save your life
with those dangerous drugs. You can protect your heart, starting
today, by taking magnesium. The prestigious American Heart Journal
calls it "nature's calcium channel blocker!"
Additional Health Benefits:
It Relieves Migraines... Insomnia...Depression...And More!
Fighting osteoporosis and preventing heart disease and arthritis are
just the tip of the iceberg for this versatile nutrient. Studies show
that magnesium is also effective in healing migraine headaches ...
insomnia ...depression ... PMS ... high blood pressure ... backache
... constipation ... kidney stones and chronic fatigue!
What's more, magnesium helps fight food cravings! It's no accident
that many women get chocolate cravings before and during their periods.
You see, PMS is caused by low levels of magnesium...and cocoa is one
of the world's most magnesium-rich foods!
There's a lot more I can tell you about magnesium, but I don't have
room to do it in this message. That's why I'd like to send you a
report I've written called New Breakthroughs for Preventing and
Reversing Osteoporosis. In it, you'll get the full story on this
miraculous mineral and how it can help you.
You'll find out why most mineral supplements on the market contain the
wrong amounts of calcium and magnesium. You'll find out the correct
dosages to take...plus the form of magnesium that is easiest for your
body to digest and assimilate. And you'll also find which foods are
richest in magnesium...and which foods to avoid. (They bind with
magnesium and prevent your body from absorbing it!)
It's all in your Special Report, and with your permission, I'd like to
send you a copy absolutely free.
Keep reading: www.womenshealthletter.com
Medical Studies show that calcium supplements
are virtually useless for treating osteoporosis. Here's what you
should be taking instead.
By Dr. Nan Kathryn Fuchs
For years, you've been hearing that you have to take calcium for
stronger bones. And the government has raised the RDA from 500
milligrams a day to 1,000 milligrams a day.
With all that calcium we women are taking, you'd think the rate of
osteoporosis would have gone down. But it hasn't. In fact, it's gone up!
Studies show that 9 out of 10 postmenopausal women have osteoporosis
to some degree. And over a million of those women suffer from bone
fractures every year.
In fact, if you're a woman over 60, your chance of having a hip
fracture is equal to your risk of breast, uterine, and ovarian cancer
combined!
From there, it only gets worse. Half of hip fracture sufferers don't
regain the ability to walk and 13% die within 6 months of the fracture.
What's going on? I'll tell you what's going on. Despite all those
messages urging you to drink more milk and take more calcium, the
problem isn't that you're getting too little calcium... it's that
you're getting too much!
That's right, too much. Here are the facts:
FACT: American women already have one of the highest levels of calcium
consumption in the world. They also have one of the highest rates of
osteoporosis!
FACT: Women in Asia and India consume just a fraction of the calcium
that we do...yet rarely get osteoporosis or arthritis!
FACT: No matter how much calcium you consume, this calcium cannot be
absorbed into your bones without the help of magnesium!
Experts estimate that most American women (even those taking mineral
supplements) have a magnesium deficiency. Which means that if you're
like most women, all that calcium you're taking is not being absorbed!
What happens to that extra unabsorbed calcium?
► Some gets into your muscles, causing them to contract too
much, and even contributing to muscle cramps and "unexplainable" pains
("fibromyalgia")...
► Some gets stuck in your joints, where it can cause arthritis...
► Some collects in your kidneys, where it can form kidney stones...
► And some collects in your arteries, where it forms rock-hard
plaque deposits that contribute to heart disease!
So if you want to prevent these ailments, you should take twice as
much magnesium as calcium! Here are just a few of the ways magnesium
heals your body:
Health Benefit Number 1:
It Reverses Osteoporosis...
Several studies show that magnesium not only slows down bone loss but
actually reverses it! In one such study, gynecologist Dr. Guy Abraham
gave a reversed calcium-to-magnesium formula to several hundred older
women. Result: Women in the study increased their bone density by an
average of 11%.
When you consider the fact that the average postmenopausal woman loses
about 1% of bone mass per year, that means the women in the study
actually regained a DECADE'S worth of bone loss!
Health Benefit Number 2:
It Prevents Heart Attacks...
Heart disease is by far the number one killer of women. And according
to several studies, the vast majority of people who suffer from heart
attacks have magnesium deficiencies. I've already told you about how
magnesium keeps calcium from building up in your arteries. But that's
just the beginning. Magnesium also helps maintain your heart's smooth,
regular beat. Here's how:
Magnesium causes muscles to relax ...while calcium causes them to
contract. So while a proper balance of calcium and magnesium keeps the
heart muscle working properly, an excess of calcium can cause the
muscles to contract too much...leading to the muscle spasms we know as
a heart attack!
The medical world has long been aware of calcium's dangerous effect on
heart muscle. That's why the most widely prescribed heart medications
are calcium channel blockers - drugs that prevent calcium from
entering your heart.
Well, you don't have to wait for your doctor to try and save your life
with those dangerous drugs. You can protect your heart, starting
today, by taking magnesium. The prestigious American Heart Journal
calls it "nature's calcium channel blocker!"
Additional Health Benefits:
It Relieves Migraines... Insomnia...Depression...And More!
Fighting osteoporosis and preventing heart disease and arthritis are
just the tip of the iceberg for this versatile nutrient. Studies show
that magnesium is also effective in healing migraine headaches ...
insomnia ...depression ... PMS ... high blood pressure ... backache
... constipation ... kidney stones and chronic fatigue!
What's more, magnesium helps fight food cravings! It's no accident
that many women get chocolate cravings before and during their periods.
You see, PMS is caused by low levels of magnesium...and cocoa is one
of the world's most magnesium-rich foods!
There's a lot more I can tell you about magnesium, but I don't have
room to do it in this message. That's why I'd like to send you a
report I've written called New Breakthroughs for Preventing and
Reversing Osteoporosis. In it, you'll get the full story on this
miraculous mineral and how it can help you.
You'll find out why most mineral supplements on the market contain the
wrong amounts of calcium and magnesium. You'll find out the correct
dosages to take...plus the form of magnesium that is easiest for your
body to digest and assimilate. And you'll also find which foods are
richest in magnesium...and which foods to avoid. (They bind with
magnesium and prevent your body from absorbing it!)
It's all in your Special Report, and with your permission, I'd like to
send you a copy absolutely free.
Keep reading: www.womenshealthletter.com