Calcium deficiency depends on a process of demineralization of the body and causes muscle and skeletal pain, weakness, bone fragility and osteoporosis. Let's find out how to cure it.
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Osteoporosis is a serious consequence of the lack of calcium
Symptoms of calcium deficiency
Calcium deficiency involves very precise and recognizable symptoms: muscular and skeletal pains, pains in the extremities of the fingers, forearm and the lumbar area, cramps, weakness, bone fragility that leads, in severe cases, to particular deformations and osteoporosis, especially in women.
The lack of calcium is also recognized by small signs : the skin becomes increasingly dry, the nails are fragile, the hair is lost and teeth are caries.
Among the other symptoms of calcium deficiency, an imbalance in thyroid activity, liver and kidneys can be found, as well as insomnia and tachycardia.
The causes of calcium deficiency
Calcium deficiency is closely related to a process of demineralization of the organism, whereby the body moves to an acid state, opposite to the healthy alkaline one made possible by the presence of important minerals such as calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium, silicon, sulfur and sodium.
Calcium is, in fact, fundamental for balancing the alkaline pH of the blood. When the body starts to lack these important alkaline minerals, it starts taking the calcium from where it is available: bones, teeth and other organs.
In this case it is important that the organism is remineralized as soon as possible. Calcium decreases due to various causes, which can be connected both to an unbalanced diet, and to other factors, such as alcohol abuse, menopause for women, seniority, lactose intolerance or allergy, use of cortisone or too much diets high fiber content.
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Lack of calcium and nutrition
The daily calcium requirement ranges from about 800 to 2500 milligrams, depending on age. The most important issue is therefore how to remedy the lack of calcium, remineralizing the organism system.
First and foremost we must avoid certain acidic foods, such as coffee, chocolate, alcohol, most cereals and legumes, oily nuts and seeds, sugar, carbonated drinks, margarine, dairy products, cooked or processed foods industrially and too much meat, too much fish or too many eggs.
Contrary to what one might think, in fact it is not by drinking milk that the body is remineralized: a raw food diet is a great way to rebalance it. Raw fruits and vegetables are foods that make the body alkaline.
In addition to these there are also tubers, algae, sprouts, soya beans and derivatives (tofu, tempeh), cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil, herbal teas and infusions.
Vitamin D is equally important to facilitate calcium absorption. It is found in foods such as fish (salmon, herring and mackerel), eggs, butter, cheese. Moreover 10/15 minutes of sun exposure two or three times a week are enough to make us have the necessary daily dose of vitamin D, provided we are not filtered by glasses or clothes or hindered by bad habits such as smoking. 90% of the vitamin D present in the body is in fact produced following exposure to ultraviolet rays, called UV.
