Vascular and Systemic Calcification
Calcification can occur in almost any part of the body. Calcium is a significant cause of disease when it gets out of hand.
Calcification happens when calcium builds up in body tissue, blood vessels, or organs. This buildup can harden and disrupt our body’s normal processes. It is one of the very few natural nutritional elements that can poison the body.
Calcium is transported through the bloodstream and is found in every cell. According to the National Academy of Medicine, about 99 percent of our body’s calcium is in our teeth and bones. The other 1 percent is in the blood, muscles, fluid outside the cells, and other body tissues. Though many cardiac patients take many drugs, none reverse the calcification of the arteries.
Unabsorbed calcium can lodge anywhere in our body. A central question for medical science is why do we find ourselves with calcium in all the wrong places, even when our calcium levels are normal? Why does calcium, an essential mineral, cause us so many problems? Most doctors downplay the toxicity of calcium, and one of the main reasons for this is that they downplay the necessity for magnesium supplementation.
Magnesium deficiencies, which are endemic in modern populations, make calcium more toxic. Magnesium controls calcium, making calcium more absorbable and less likely to lodge anywhere in the body. Magnesium increases the solubility of calcium. Magnesium controls the fate of calcium. Calcium will be deposited in the soft tissues (kidneys, arteries, joints, brain, etc.) if magnesium is insufficient.
Calcium is essential to health, yet it holds hidden danger.
Calcium is the most promoted nutrient by conventional, nutritional, and alternative medicine proponents. This is a tragic mistake. They should have been promoting magnesium. In the face of growing magnesium deficiencies, calcium becomes increasingly more toxic to human physiology.
A healthy cell has the right calcium-magnesium balance – high magnesium and low calcium levels. Calcium causes serious harm if not balanced with magnesium, which regulates the action of calcium. For instance, excess calcium buildup around your bones and joints mimics arthritis. Calcification or calcium poisoning can manifest as heart disease, cancer, wrinkled skin, kidney stones, osteoporosis, dental problems, bone spurs, cataracts, and many other health problems.
Calcium and magnesium are opposites in their effects on our body structure. As a general rule, the more rigid and inflexible our body structure is, the less calcium and the more magnesium we need.
Dr. Garry Gordon wrote, “If you have compromised cell membranes or low ATP production for any reason, then the cell has trouble maintaining the normal gradient. This is because the usual gradient is 10,000 times more calcium outside of cells than inside; when this is compromised, you will have increased intracellular calcium, which seems to always happen at the time of death. Whenever intracellular calcium is elevated, you have a relative deficiency of magnesium, so whenever anyone is seriously ill, acute or chronic, part of your plan must be to restore magnesium.”
Eat a Balanced Diet – Getting educated in nutrition and how the body works will take you on the road to good health. We found a great science-based program to learn the basics so you know what you should be eating and what you shouldn’t be eating and WHY
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Cellular Regeneration, Nutrition, and Optimal Health
Often people feel challenged when trying to understand health information. We are hoping to change that by giving you not only simple definitions but understandable concepts.
This article is about cellular regeneration and its relationship to nutrition.
The body is comparable to a city that is constantly under renovation.
The cells of the body are comparable to building blocks that need regular replacement.
Your body is constantly rebuilding itself, just like a city. Every day, millions of your cells are replaced with new ones. As with any construction this rebuilding process requires specific materials, which you get from your diet.
What are some of the things this rebuilding includes?
Proper cellular health optimizes skin renewal, healing, muscle recovery and performance. Supporting cellular health can help maintain vigor and vitality even while aging.
Are your Cells Healthy?
The indicators of unhealthy cell restoration are:
• Low energy levels
• Slow wound healing
• Poor skin appearance
• Slow exercise recovery
• Poor Sleep quality
Unhealthy cell regeneration is like hiring a contractor and asking him to build you a perfect replica of the Taj Mahal. He could do it. He is that good. He knows the tools of his trade. But, the only materials you give him are plywood and nails. He would do the best he could, but he wouldn’t build that perfect replica. And it wouldn’t stand up the way the original has.
Well, why would your body behave differently? If you only give it sugar, food additives, and an imbalance of what it needs, it isn’t going to build really good cells that are capable of doing their job.
What can you do? Ask yourself first.
• What does your typical daily meal pattern look like?
• Which vegetables and fruits do you regularly eat?
• How much protein do you typically consume?
• What are your main sources of healthy fats?
You can then start by adding some things to your diet to get better nutrition into your day. For instance:
• "Eating the rainbow" means eating fruits and vegetables of different colors every day.
• Adding spinach to your morning smoothie
• Berries with your breakfast
• Adding avocado to your sandwich
Meal planning should revolve around what your body needs.
You can progress by monitoring symptom improvement, energy level and sleep quality. Focus on the gradual implementation of changes and celebrate small victories for motivation and compliance.
This allows you to take an active role in your own cellular health.
Do you understand what nutrition your body needs? No?
There is the Eat Well, Feel Great Program. First, you take the Food Health Score Quiz that allows you to understand how you are doing and by following the directions can lead you to do the right things to improve your health. With this tool, you can monitor how well you are doing.
You can learn what you eat and drink every day really does make a difference to how you feel, how long you will live, and your quality of life.
You can dramatically improve your health, and the health of your family, by knowing and applying basic, true, nutritional data. Find out the nutritional, dietary and lifestyle changes that will help you achieve thriving health.
You can find out how to eat for better cellular, gut and metabolic health in Understanding Nutrition Program. It’s not complicated.
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Improving your Diabetic Condition with Exercise
I'm posting this article because I recently talked to a friend of mine who had a high blood sugar problem. He had gained a lot of weight and started an exercise program. He was excited by the fact that just the exercise improved his blood glucose readings significantly. So here is the article:
"The type 2 diabetic condition is brought about by a diet that is too high in carbohydrates and a lack of nutrients, which results in the insulin the body naturally produces becoming less and less effective in keeping blood sugar levels under control and in a normal range.
While change in diet and proper nutritional supplementation have a dramatic effect in bringing blood sugar levels down without the need for drugs or insulin, exercise can greatly contribute to the overall control of the diabetic condition, as can be seen in the following excerpt:
"While many people may begin exercising out of a sense of responsibility - the way children eat vegetables they don't like - the main reason they keep exercising is that it feels good."
"Overall, people who exercise regularly are better equipped to carry on day-to-day activities as they age."
"One of the great benefits is that many people find that when they exercise, they have less desire to overeat."
"Even though your fat won't 'melt away,' exercise, particularly if you're a Type II diabetic, is still of value in a weight-reduction program because muscle building reduces insulin resistance."
"As you increase your muscle mass, your insulin needs will be reduced - and having less insulin present in your bloodstream will reduce the amount of fat you pack away."
"As a result, your own insulin production gradually becomes more effective at lowering blood sugar."
excerpted from Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution
by Dr. Richard K. Bernstein"
For more information about Diabetes, including diet and exercise go to Diabetes
