Calcium-magnesium Dr Wallach Youngevity

Dr. Joel Wallach, BS, DVM, ND

When discussing Majestic Earth OsteoFx Plus™ , the issue of how much is absorbed is far more important than how much is taken. Further, calcium is measured in two ways on dietary supplement packaging. You can either state the milligrams of the form of calcium such as 400 mg of calcium citrate which yields about 180 mg of elemental calcium. On the other hand you can express the calcium potency in elemental form from the beginning such as 400 mg elemental calcium which yields 400 mg of calcium. Bio-calcium is measured in elemental calcium per serving. With the supportive minerals and trace minerals in the product, you have one of the most absorbable, bio-available products in the marketplace.

CALCIUM-MAGNESIUM: Calcium is deficient in most of our diets. This deficiency is most prevalent in women who have had children and have never supplemented their own diets with calcium. Calcium consumption along with exercise is the best means to prevent calcium deficiency. Once calcium is lost and signs of osteopenia develop the medical problem may be hard to reverse. Collapse of bone and fractures commonly of the pelvis may occur in such individuals. When people "shrink" with age it is due to vertebral compression fractures caused by osteopenia, commonly referred to as osteoporosis. Bone density studies will detect patients having osteopenia. Calcium, like B complex acts as a membrane stabilizer and natural tranquilizer as does magnesium and potassium. Calcium and magnesium should be taken together in a ratio of 2:1. A daily intake of Calcium of 1,000 to 1,500 mg is reasonable.
Calcium/magnesium may be taken at bedtime to promote sleep. Magnesium in the form of magnesium oxide in combination with vitamin B-6 has been shown to dissolve certain types of kidney stones (calcium oxalate stones). This preparation is called Beefish and is taken twice a day. It is also helpful in patients with chronic constipation since magnesium salts act as cathartics. During pregnancy the intake of calcium and magnesium should be increased to prevent deficiency in mother and child. Patients with potassium deficiency should always be checked for magnesium deficiency. In the presence of magnesium depletion, it is very difficult to replenish potassium stores using inorganic colloidals. Plant derived colloidals are the best and most absorbable.

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Osteoporosis is often called the silent disease, because a woman feels no pain as her bones gradually thin to the point where even a slight bump or a fit of coughing can cause a fracture. Diagnostic techniques have been so poor that the pain from these breaks was often the first sign of a problem. No more. The best tool for diagnosing brittle bones is called a bone-mineral-density test; the new generation of machines includes the DXA, the most accurate. All the tests use sophisticated X-rays or sonograms to read bone density. A bone-density score of 1 or less is considered safe. Scoring between 1 and 2.5 could indicate a risk for the disease but doesn't guarantee it; 2.5 or above indicates bone loss of 25 percent or more, the definition of osteoporosis.

Should you ask your doctor for a bone-density test? The key word here is "ask," because many physicians seem to be somewhat in the dark about diagnosing and treating osteoporosis. According to the National Osteoporosis Risk Assessment, 80 percent of low bone mass and osteoporosis goes undiagnosed. "Women need to be proactive about this disease, and question their doctors and even provide information if need be," says Dr. Aurelia Nattiv, director of the UCLA Osteoporosis Center. She suggests following the National Osteoporosis Foundation guidelines on who should get the test, which is now routinely covered under Medicare. In general, while bone loss is a universal fact of life, sex, race and size all influence how much bone a woman will end up with, how great her risk of osteoporosis is and therefore how much she needs the bone test. African-American women have denser bones than Caucasian, Hispanic or Asian women, for instance: a recent study of 48,000 women found that only 38 percent of postmenopausal African-Americans had bone loss that could lead to osteoporosis, compared with 50 percent and more among Caucasians, Hispanics and Asians.

Don't panic if the test results make your bones look about as sturdy as butterfly wings. Several drugs, some old and some new, can halt and even reverse bone loss in women with osteoporosis. None of these drugs directly "builds" bones. Rather, they all reduce the body's tendency to slough off old bone cells, so new cells gradually fill in the holes. While this might result in only a 2 or 3 percent yearly increase in bone mass, that small amount can reduce the likelihood of painful fractures the real key to measuring the effectiveness of an osteoporosis drug. The pharmaceutical options:

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