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Minerals: Calcium
Most people know that calcium is essential to building strong bones and teeth.
What they don't know is that there is more calcium inside our body than any
other mineral, and that almost all of it within us is in the teeth and bone
areas.
There are many things about calcium that most people don't know though.
Calcium is a natural tranquilizer that will help you sleep for instance, and
this is why some people drink warm milk before bed.
Calcium also helps the metabolism work properly, and it is essential to
maintain proper functioning of the muscles. In fact, getting extra calcium
will help relieve muscle cramps and charlie horses.
Calcium needs to have enough vitamin D in the body to be absorbed and used,
though, and calcium is absorbed less as you get older.
Calcium loss is slowed down by exercise, which is why people with osteoporosis
and other bone related diseases are told to get more exercise.
Emotional stress can actually cause your body to lose calcium quickly, because
the stress simply flushes it out of your system.
Calcium is actually an excellent pain killer as well. It has been used in
conjunction with Vitamin D to relieve dental pain, for instance, and it's been
used in injection form for treating pleurisy.
Calcium will help relieve headaches, muscle pains, and menstrual cramps also.
It also helps relieve stress, and it helps you sleep at night, so it's
excellent to use for insomnia.
Calcium also helps lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels, regulates the
heart beat, and helps the body's proper blood clotting functions.
If that weren't enough, calcium also helps the body absorb and use Iron, it
helps the functionality of Vitamin C, it helps prevent skin problems, and it
can help reduce some of the signs of aging.
If your body doesn't get enough Calcium, or it's not being utilized properly,
some of the signs can include insomnia, poor growth, growing pains, teeth and
gum problems, weak muscles, painful joints, arthritis and muscle cramps.
You can get calcium into your body naturally by eating foods such as cheese,
soybeans, sardines and salmon, peanuts and walnuts, sunflower seeds, green
vegetables, and various milk products.
There are also herbs which are high in calcium naturally, and these can be
taken as a daily supplement if needed. Some of the best herbs for calcium
include Alfalfa, Black Walnut, Capsicum (Cayenne), Chamomile, Dandelion,
Fennel, Garlic, Ginger, Kelp, Parsley, Rosemary, and Sage.
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