Calcium plays an important role in maintaining strong bones and teeth, and to prevent against osteoporosis. It also plays an important role in the regulation of the cardiovascular system and the nervous system.
Dairy products are the main source of food containing calcium. These include milk, yogurt and cheese, etc. Choose the low fat version so that you can still get the benefit of the calcium without all the additional fat which is not healthy. You can also find calcium in dark-green leafy vegetables, almonds, tofu and sardines. Other food that are rich in calcium include wholemeal bread, kale, oatmeal, soya flour and American cheese.
If you do not eat enough food to get the recommended daily dose of calcium, then it is a good idea to take a calcium supplement. Vitamin D plays an essential role in assisting the absorption of calcium into your body so if you’re not getting enough sunlight every day, then take a Vitamin D supplement along with your calcium supplement as well.
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Health is a large word. It embraces not the body only, but
the mind and spirit as well; … and not today’s pain or
pleasure alone, but the whole being and outlook of a man.
~James H. West
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