If you have the right amount of calcium in your body, you are providing enough building blocks to your body to sustain all the important functions. Calcium is important for teeth and in the creation of new bone and tissues. If you have calcium deficiency, your body will pull out calcium that is stored in your bones in order to have enough of it to qualify the daily needs of your body.
Calcium deficiency affects the nervous system causing irritable feeling and pain. Calcium deficiency can lead to many other diseases and ailments such as Rickets and Arthritis. Calcium plays the important role in formation of your bones and teeth and in maintaining the normal functioning of the nerves and muscles.
Calcium helps prevent and control high blood pressure, reduce PMS symptoms, reduce the risk of certain cancers especially breast cancer and reduce obesity. According to some studies, most women fall short of calcium intake. Here is the question, why calcium deficiency is most common in women than men? At the third decade of a woman’s life, an extra need of calcium for women to overcome the deficiency is highly recommended.
Make sure to be checked if you are calcium deficient or not.
The body needs 1,000 to 1,500 milligrams daily intake of calcium if aged 9 years old and up.
0-6 months require 210 mg/day
7-12 months require 270 mg/day
1-3 years require 700 mg/day
4-8 years require 1,000 mg/day
9-18 years require 1,400 mg/day
19-50 years require 1,000 mg/day
51 years and up require 1,200 mg/day (women) 1,000 mg/day (men)
Here are the most common health problems resulting from calcium deficiency:
Muscle cramp: Muscle cramps are a very common health issue and are mostly encountered by adults. It also increases with age.Osteoporosis: This is a condition where the bones become fragile and weak. The strength and the density of the bones decrease. Bones become vulnerable and even a small accident may crack you bone or cause a fracture.
Rickets: Rickets is caused by the lack of calcium and vitamin D and leads to weak or soft bones. This is common amongst children aged 6-24 months.
Compensating for calcium deficiency using natural ingredients is better and safer than modern methods.
Below is a natural recipe for making calcium tablets at home.
Ingredients:
100 grams of lemon skin powder
5 grams of black salt (kala namak)
5 grams of cumin powder
2.5 grams of black pepper
5 grams of sugar
Method: Mix all the above ingredients together. Have 1 tsp of this mixture every day. One tsp of the mixture is equal to one calcium tablet.
All of the above ingredients are rich in calcium and work great when mixed together.
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