Vicki's Blog / Calcium
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Mar 14, 2014
5 Ways to Naturally Improve Your Memory
Read more →A good memory is a sign of a healthy brain, as the strength of our memory depends partially on the health and vitality of our brain. If you tend to be as forgetful as me, don’t fret, read on for tips on how to naturally improve your memory. A Healthy Diet What’s good for the body is good for the brain too. Just as the body needs fuel, so does the brain. You probably already know that a diet based on fruits, vegetables, whole grains, “healthy” fats (such as olive oil, nuts, fish) and lean protein will provide lots...
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Nov 21, 2013
Top 4 Ways to Understand Electrolytes
Read more →Nutritionists generally use the term electrolyte to describe nutrients like sodium, potassium, and chloride. The most familiar electrolyte is the one found on every dinner table, plain old table salt. Electrolytes are the essential salts our body needs for optimum function of our cells and organs. Here are the top 4 ways to understand electrolytes: 1. Electrolytes are important and it’s important that once your body becomes depleted of these nutrients that you instantly replenish them. Electrolytes create the electrical charges our bodies need to regulate muscular contractions, normal heart beats, and overall nerve function. 2. People usually tend to...
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Nov 05, 2013
The Value of Vitamin D
Read more →Vitamin D is one of the most important vitamins for our overall health. Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin that plays a vital role in the human body. It has many functions, and a lack of vitamin D can lead to many serious health problems. Vitamin D helps to: -Prevent bone fractures -Prevent falls in older people and osteoporosis -Reduce the risk of cancer, especially colon cancer, prostate cancer, and breast cancer -Reduce the risk of diabetes, especially in young people and in those living in high altitude -Protect...
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Jun 15, 2013
The Multifunction Calcium
Read more →Calcium is an essential component for the body because it helps in building of the bones as well as in the neurotransmission of the signals. Takes part in the development of bone. Helps in the clotting of blood Controls excitability of nerves Acts as a cofactor for certain enzymes Takes part in the contraction of muscles, including heart muscles. Helps in the release of catecholamines from the adrenal medulla Required by certain hormones for function eg Adrenaline to increase glycogenolysis. Calcium is shown to reduce the risk of osteoporosis if taken in adequate amounts along with Vitamin D in childhood,...
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May 18, 2013
Calcium as an agent to improve efficiency of the muscles, reduce pain in joints
Read more →Calcium is an element that is more popularly known in regards to maintenance of bones. Calcium deposition in bones makes them stronger for a longer period of time and the frequency of complains of pain in joints and bones lessens down considerably, but that is not the only thing it does. Calcium also plays a vital role in the contraction of muscles especially skeletal and cardiac. The contraction of the muscles increases strength and therefore overall performance of the body increases. This happens because; calcium is involved with the release of neurotransmitters from the pre-synaptic neuron. In order in increase...
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