What Is The Best Calcium To Take For Osteoporosis?

Osteoporosis currently affects an estimated 10 million Americans over the age of 50 years old. Other reports say as many as 28 million people have the disease. Moreover, an additional 33 million people, mostly women, are afflicted with low bone density, placing them at an increased risk for developing this condition. A staggering 1.2 million bone fractures in the United States each year are related to osteoporosis. In addition, around 50,000 people die each year from post-fracture complications, and roughly one-fifth of people suffering from osteoporosis end up in a nursing home because of fractures. Women are particularly vulnerable to osteoporosis because at menopause, bone loss can range from 4% to 8%. Annually about 300,000 women suffer a hip fracture caused by the weakened bones of osteoporosis, and within a year approximately one-fifth will die. Unfortunately, half of the survivors will never fully recover and will require nursing care. The reason for this article is to shed light on what osteoporosis is and what form of calcium to take for it.

There are several things to eliminate in your diet to avoid your body leaching calcium from your bones. I'm not going into depth about this subject, but you can uncover more information on this at the website in the resource box. The first thing to avoid is soft drinks, which are highly acidic. Also, a diet high in meats is acidic, which causes the body to utilize more calcium. If you or someone close to you has osteoporosis please stop excess consumption of milk and milk products. The reason is because milk products have about 10 times more calcium than magnesium. When we lack magnesium, the balance between our body taking calcium from our bones and putting it on sways toward taking it off. When the body lacks magnesium, the body's balance of adding and removing calcium from the bones is disrupted, and it is shifted towards losing calcium. Increasing the intake of magnesium is the only way to balance the body's addition and subtraction of calcium from the bones. The best calcium to take for osteoporosis is in a master mineral form. An example of a master mineral is if calcium binds with an amino acid chelate. This is important because all minerals in order to be used by the body need to be chelated to an amino acid.

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