Calcium Rich Foods and Calcium Blockers

Calcium rich foods give your body the recommended daily allowance of calcium nutrition. Calcium foods are found mainly in dairy and certain plant foods.

What is Calcium?

Only the most abundant mineral found in your body! A certain amount of calcium is needed in order for your body to work properly.

Calcium blockers prevent some if not all of calcium from being absorbed into your body and it is very important to understand how to get the most calcium nutrition from your food.

Eating a sufficient amount of calcium foods is the most effective way to get this important mineral into your body.


What is Calcium?

Calcium is the #1 mineral found in your body. It is found and stored mainly in your bones and teeth.

Your body strives to maintain a constant supply of calcium in your blood, muscles, and most cells of your body.

Calcium is needed for:

  • Secretion of Hormones
  • Secretion of Enzymes
  • Muscle Contractions
  • Proper Heart Function
  • Transmission of Nerve Impulses
  • Blood Clotting
  • Building Strong Bones & Teeth
  • Initiating DNA Synthesis
  • Helping Balance pH of Body

Your bones and teeth undergo continuous changes depending on the calcium supplied for your body's daily needs and your age.

If you do not supply enough calcium rich foods for your daily needs, it will be borrowed from your bones and teeth.

And the older you are - the more your risk of getting osteoporosis which can be controlled by eating adequate calcium foods.



Calcium Deficiency Symptoms

Find out if you have any of the numerous symptoms of a calcium deficiency. You may be surprised at how important this mineral really is to your well being.

Calcium Nutrition and Your Daily Needs

RDA of Calcium:

  • 0 to 6 months.............210 mg.
  • 6 to 12 months............270 mg.
  • 1 to 3 years................500 mg.
  • 4 to 8 years................800 mg.
  • 9 to 18 years.............1300 mg.
  • 18 to 50 years............1000 mg.
  • 50+ years..................1200 mg.

Calcium Nutrition Tips

Calcium is best absorbed at no more than 500 mg at a time. Dividing your calcium foods throughout the day will help ensure better absorption of calcium.

About 25% to 35% of calcium in dairy products is absorbed in healthy people and eating meat with dairy is not advised.

Calcium is much more bio-available from raw dairy products than pasteurized or cooked dairy.

Regular exercise helps to prevent calcium loss from your bones and actually helps to build stronger bones.

Drinking only moderate amounts of coffee and tea is advised, so you don't deplete too much calcium from your system.



Calcium Rich Foods

calcium foods

Cheese (Cheddar, Parmesan, Cottage Cheese, Swiss, Feta, etc.)

Milk (Skim, 2%, Whole, and Buttermilk)

Raw Goat Milk

Ice Cream (low fat and whole)

Yogurt (low fat and whole)

Organic Raw Milk

Orange Juice (especially calcium fortified)

Fish (Salmon and Sardines canned with bones)

Dark Leafy Greens (Turnip Greens, Kale, Spinach and Collard Greens)

Vegetables (Chinese Cabbage, Broccoli, and Okra)

Whole Grain Corn Meal (Corn bread and Tortillas)

Tapioca and Amaranth

Fruit (Figs and Papaya)

Sesame Seeds (Tahini Paste)

Blackstrap Molasses

Almonds and Hazelnuts

Spirulina and Klamath Lake Blue Green Algae

Raw Oysters

Bone Broths (Chicken, Fish, or Meat Bones)

Best Sources of Calcium

Find out what foods contain some of the highest amounts of calcium and what may be the most effective calcium supplement available.

Calcium Blockers

calcium blockers

Phytic acid from grains, nuts, beans, soy, and seeds

Oxalic acid from spinach, collard greens, rhubarb, beans, chocolate, and berries

High intake of sodium

High intake of phosphorus from sodas

Certain medications contain calcium blockers

High alcohol consumption

High intake of protein and iron

Too much fiber - over 35 grams

Aluminum containing products



Soaking your grains, seeds, beans, and nuts helps to remove phytic acid which blocks absorption of calcium.

Juicing also removes fiber from your fruits and vegetables which can improve calcium absorption along with alkalizing your system.

Not eating too much oxalic acid with your calcium rich foods will help absorption of calcium.

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