Do you know why our body needs calcium?
Why is it important to have calcium level under control?
How do you determine whether your body has enough calcium?
Calcium is the basic building component of bones, but it also plays an important role in the activity of the heart, muscles, nerves, and blood coagulation. If the level of calcium in blood decreases, the body uses calcium from bones, in order to normalize the calcium level in blood. The bone serves as a reservoir of calcium, from which the body can use calcium, if it is necessary. This might lead to more porous bones that are brittle and there is a higher risk of fractures. This might lead to osteoporosis. It is therefore extremely important to supplement the natural calcium in the right amount on daily basis.
Do I need calcium?
Calcium is important for everybody and for women even more. Calcium is the basic building component of bones and it plays also important role in the activity of the heart, muscles, nerves, and blood coagulation. If the level of calcium in blood decreases, the body uses calcium from bones, in order to normalize the calcium level in blood. The bone serves as a reservoir of calcium, from which the body can use calcium, if it is necessary. This might lead to more porous bones that are brittle and there is a higher risk of fractures. This might lead to osteoporosis. It is therefore extremely important to supplement the natural calcium in the right amount on daily basis.
How much calcium do I need?
The daily recommended dose of calcium depends on age, gender and other factors. Higher dose is needed if you are pregnant, breast-feeding or if you are in the menopausal age. Calcium plays an important role in speeding up the healing process of the fractures. Therefore, if you, your child or someone in the family suffers a fracture, it is recommended to increase the intake of natural calcium. Natural calcium has 30% higher potency for absorbtion than calcium, which was produced by chemical reaction. A daily recommended dose of calcium for an adult with fracture is 1,500 mg.
| Age | Recommended daily dose of calcium | |
|---|---|---|
| Children | 0 – 6 months | 400 mg |
| 6 months – 1 year | 600 mg | |
| 1 – 5 years | 800 mg | |
| 6 - 10 years | 800 – 1 200 mg | |
| Adolescents | 11 – 24 years | 1 200 – 1 500 mg |
| Man | 25 – 65 years | 1 000 mg |
| More than 65 years | 1 500 mg | |
| Women | Pregnant and breast-feeding | 1 200 – 1 500 mg |
| From 25 years to menopause | 1 000 mg | |
| Menopausal with hormone supplement therapy | 1 200 mg | |
| Menopausal without hormone supplement therapy | 1 500 mg |
What are the symptoms of long-term calcium deficiency in children?
- Disturbed formation and growth of bones and teeth
- Dental caries
- Lower growth compared to children of the same age, impaired growth
- Rachitis (Rickets)
How is a long-term calcium deficiency manifested in adults?
- Osteomalacia (softening of the bones)
- Osteoporosis (thinning of the bones)
- Periodontitis (loosing the teeth)
- Dental caries
- Palpitations
- Insomnia
- Muscle cramps and pains
- Cold sores and blisters in the mouth
- Eczema
- Brittle nails
- Increased hair loss
- Excessive menstrual bleeding, worsening of premenopausal symptoms
- Teeth grinding
Is an amount of calcium in a diet sufficient?
Calcium is present in all food components. His most important sources are milk and dairy products rich in calcium and plants such as poppy seeds, hazelnuts, walnuts and soybeans, and also some mineral waters. It might not be easy at all to provide the required daily intake of calcium in the diet.
Do you ask why?
There are several reasons:
- With increasing age the ability of calcium utilization decreases. The reason is a decreased ability of small intestine to absorb calcium.
- For embeding into the bone, calcium requires not only vitamin D3, but according to the latest medical research, vitamin K2 as well. Vitamin K2 helps to direct calcium into the places, where we need it – into the bones and teeths.
- It is important to know what food combinations are proper for best calcium utilization. What are the right food combinations? For example, it is not proper to combine food with high content of calcium and foods that have high content of fat, fiber, as well as coke drinks, which have high amount of phosphorus. Likewise we do not recommend to use high amount of salt in the food.
How should a menu rich in calcium look like?
Breakfast (425mg calcium): cup of milk, 2 pieces of whole wheat bread, cottage cheese
Snack (40mg calcium): apple
Lunch (145mg calcium): broccoli soup, beef with rice, grated carrot
Snack (255mg calcium): plain yogurt, 1piece of whole wheat bread
Dinner (150mg calcium): 2 pieces of whole wheat bread, cottage cheese spread with chives
The sample of a diet for an adult in productive age that ensures the intake of recommended daily dose of calcium.
Why is it important to take calcium in combination with vitamin K2 and D3?
Calcium, together with vitamin K2 and D3 form a perfect ensemble for the health of our bones. We need calcium as a basic building material of our bones, so they can be strong and durable. However, the intake of calcium alone is not sufficient. In order to ensure balance in the body, we need to direct calcium into the places where it is beneficial. For this purpose we need the right combination of calcium, vitamin K2 and vitamin D3. While vitamin D itself is important for absorption of calcium into the blood, vitamin K2 ensures that calcium gets into the places where it is needed, it means to the bones and teeth.
Why is a production of natural calcium OVOVITAL® special?
BIOMIN stock company has been specialized for processing egg shells since 1991. The company owns European and US Patent for production, pharmaceutical processing and utilization of egg shells. Also the technology of production is protected by several patents.
Egg shells contain calcium in addition to a number of mineral elements such as phosphorus, magnesium, copper, lithium, manganese, and biologically beneficial substances that create an environment for better utilization and incorporation of calcium in the body.
Calcium is produced by special technology, under the conditions of good manufacturing practice. It meants that it is checked at entry, during manufacturing process and when the production process is finalized. No chemicals are used during production processes. The powder is produced from the egg shells and it has a registered trade mark OVOVITAL ®.
An innovative process is used in the production of calcium BIOMIN. This process includes obtaining micronized calcium from egg shells. Micronized calcium is ideal for our body, as the particles are small enough to get through the small intestine into the whole organism. Calcium that is produced by this technology is purely natural, free of chemicals and excipients, therefore, particularly in a long-term use, it does not cause any harm to the body. Natural calcium has 30% higher rate of absorbtion than calcium, which is produced artificially. Calcium is packed in a hard gelatin capsules, which are also natural and they do not contain any adjuvants. The advantage is that the capsules are easy to swallow. The nutritional supplements by Biomin company are produced in a good quality of medicinal product and the capsules’ content is guaranteed and verifiable.
OVOVITAL ® is a base for other nutritional supplements of BIOMIN company such as:
CALCIUM natural OVOVITAL + MAGNESIUM + PHOSPHORUS
CALCIUM natural with vitamin C
