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Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the human body, a man weighing 150 pounds contains approximately 3 pounds, 12 ounces of calcium in his body.  Calcium is one of the first elements in the body to go out of balance when the diet is inadequate.  Calcium is used in forming bones, also known as bone mineralization, and in the proper formation and maintenance of teeth.  “The skeleton of the body depends on calcium just as the more rigid, supporting structures in the earth's crust rely to a great extent on calcareous formations like limestone.”3 It is also important in nerve impulse transmission, blood coagulation, and muscle contraction.  Vitamin D (sunshine) and Magnesium are essential to the proper absorption and assimilation of calcium.    Calcium is required for the release of energy for muscular contraction, mediates the transport function of cell and organelle membranes, effects the release of neurotransmitters at synaptic junctions, mediates the synthesis, secretion and metabolic effects of hormones and enzymes. Calcium also helps regulate muscle tone, muscle receptiveness to nerve stimulation and the regulation of the heartbeat.  “Calcium is primarily stored in bones (99%), where the ratio of calcium to phosphorous is nearly constant at slightly greater than 2:1.  Calcium is involved in numerous vital functions throughout the body, including: protein and fat digestion, energy production, nerve transmission, neuromuscular activity, the absorption of other nutrients, such as vitamin B12.”4  

Calcium is an alkaline, positive mineral that has a powerful attraction for oxygen.  Other elements with which calcium readily associates are sulfur, Silica and carbon.  “Calcium is mainly absorbed in the duodenum, where the environment is still acid.  Once the food in the intestine becomes alkaline, absorption drops.  Calcium is absorbed from the small instine by active cellular transport and by simple difussion.”5  The total content of calcium is renewed in approximately six years.  A satisfactory daily intake of calcium is required to sustain the right calcium balance in the body.  “Calcium helps maintain a balance between sodium, potassium and magnesium.  Calcium is also essential for the proper utilization of phosphorus and Vitamins A, C, and D.”6

 

3.  Rudolph Ballentine, M.D., Diet and Nutrition A Holistic Approach, (The Himalayan International Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy) page 225.

4.  Edited by Josehp E. Pizzorno, Jr. and Michael T. Murray, Textbook of Natural Medicine, Second Edition, Volume 1, (Churchill Livingstone, 1999) page 920.

5.  Joel D. Wallach, BS, DVM, ND & Ma Lan, MD, MS, Rare Earths Forbidden Cures, (Double Happiness Publishing Co., 1995) page298.

6.  Donald Lepore, N.D., The Ultimate Healing System The Illustrated Guide to Muscle Testing & Nutrition, (Woodland Publishing, Inc., 1985) page 53.