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Calcium, The Low Down and the High Points
Calcium, The Low Down and the High Points
99% of calcium is in our bones. The last 1% is a fine balancing act between hormones and nutrients. So how much should you consume? What ar…
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May 3, 2023

Calcium, The Low Down and the High Points

Calcium, The Low Down and the High Points

99% of calcium is in our bones. The last 1% is a fine balancing act between hormones and nutrients. So how much should you consume? What are the best supplement forms? What foods (besides dairy) have the highest amounts? What if it’s high or low on your lab reports? Tune in and find out as Tina & Leah tell you all about our most abundant mineral, calcium.

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Chapters

00:00 - Doctor-splaining

04:07 - Introduction & more Doctor-splaining

05:24 - When to take supplements, a review

07:26 - When to take a calcium supplement

09:32 - Roles of calcium in the body

12:22 - Acid-Alkaline Balance

14:42 - Forms calcium in supplements

18:21 - Coral Calcium- Better? Worse?

21:18 - Vitamin D + Magnesium

23:11 - What's the maximum absorbable dose?

24:11 - That calcium is gonna kill ya!

27:33 - Sources of calcium... cheese!?!

29:37 - Anti-nutrients- phytates, oxalates, and lectins, oh my!

31:43 - Calcium & cancer

32:06 - Colorectal cancer & calcium

32:30 - Prostate cancer & calcium

36:22 - Multiple Myeloma & calcium

37:23 - Some cancers can cause high calcium (paraneoplastic syndrome)

38:28 - High or low calcium on labs- can be a red herring

39:11 - Cancer drugs that lead to calcium deficiency

40:40 - Interactions

44:34 - Vitamin K & calcium

47:31 - Kidney stone concerns and prevention

50:26 - Tina & Mark Hyman?

53:52 - Leah, remember our ultimate dream?