Excess Calcium Depletes Magnesium - The balance between magnesium and calcium is very delicate. Since I’ve been writing about magnesium, I’ve come to realize that we are actually overloading ourselves with too much calcium. In fact, I say that the epidemic of heart disease in women may have its origins in the excessive intake of medically-prescribed calcium.
The blame can partly be laid on the osteoporosis industry. Bone density tests are viewed as the gold standard to determine whether a person (mostly women) should take bone density drugs and high doses of calcium.
All in all, we’re living in a calcified world. In our diet, the amount of calcium compared to magnesium is extremely high. There is more calcium than magnesium in the soil. Magnesium is lost during the processing and cooking of food. On top of that, women are told to take thousands of milligrams of unabsorbable calcium to prevent osteoporosis. Calcium is also found in many food products, including yogurt and orange juice. All of these factors add up to an excess of calcium—and nobody seems to realize that we also need equal amounts of magnesium in the body.
Bones Need Magnesium Too
The more calcium you take without the balancing effect of magnesium, the more symptoms of magnesium deficiency and calcium excess you experience. The osteoporosis you are trying to prevent can actually occur because of this imbalance. You may also develop heel spurs, kidney stones, gallstones, atherosclerosis, fibromyalgia, and breast cyst calcification.
These are all symptoms of calcium excess that can be overcome with the right balance of magnesium. What’s the answer? If we could get all of our calcium from our diet, we should not have a calcium buildup in the body. Plants have a unique way of only absorbing submicroscopic-sized minerals into their rootlets, chelating minerals with certain proteins, and making them available for direct absorption by animals. That’s why I recommend daily intake of smoothies made from collard greens, kale, and Swiss chard as a way to get your calcium and some of your magnesium. In fact, you may be able to meet all of your calcium needs with diet alone—however, you may still be magnesium deficient.
It’s also wise to augment your magnesium stores with a balanced liquid calcium- magnesium supplement like Osteo Calm by Peter Gillham’s Natural Vitality. Osteo Calm is specifically designed to support healthy bones with a readily absorbed form of calcium and magnesium citrate.
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