Calcium Supplement Question

[lenjee]

Hey everyone,

I'm looking into taking calcium supplements and wanted to get some advice.

I know calcium is important for bone health, but I’m not sure how much I should be taking.

I already get some from my diet, like dairy and leafy greens, but I'm wondering if I need a supplement to meet the daily requirement.

Also, should I be concerned about interactions with other supplements, like magnesium or vitamin D?

Any specific brands or types (calcium carbonate vs. citrate) that you recommend?

I'd appreciate any tips or personal experiences!

 

[lenjee]

Hey everyone,

I'm looking into taking calcium supplements and wanted to get some advice.

I know calcium is important for bone health, but I’m not sure how much I should be taking.

I already get some from my diet, like dairy and leafy greens, but I'm wondering if I need a supplement to meet the daily requirement.

Also, should I be concerned about interactions with other supplements, like magnesium or vitamin D?

Any specific brands or types (calcium carbonate vs. citrate) that you recommend from etna wellness sito ufficiale?

I'd appreciate any tips or personal experiences!

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[Leam_Hall]

Hey everyone,

I'm looking into taking calcium supplements and wanted to get some advice.

I know calcium is important for bone health, but I’m not sure how much I should be taking.

I already get some from my diet, like dairy and leafy greens, but I'm wondering if I need a supplement to meet the daily requirement.

Also, should I be concerned about interactions with other supplements, like magnesium or vitamin D?

Any specific brands or types (calcium carbonate vs. citrate) that you recommend?

I'd appreciate any tips or personal experiences!

Kudos for including dairy and leafy greens in your diet!

Are you or your doctor seeing a bone issue? Is your training particularly rough on bones or other body parts? If you are getting a decent amount and don't have any specific issues then I would suggest not worrying about it just yet. There's nothing wrong with supplements, but like many things, the more we see them the more we think we need them.

If you do have a need for a calcium supplement, I'd suggest talking to local power lifters and see what they suggest. They tend to have done more of the research, or listen to those who do the research. Not always, but it can save you a lot of time. I get my supplement recommendations from a friend; a 50+ former military lifter who recently did a 600+ pound dead lift.

 

[RobertAnthony]

I take calcium with vitamin D since they work better together, and I spread the dose out to help with absorption. Drinking more water helped me avoid constipation from it.

 

[RobertAnthony]

I take calcium with vitamin D since they work better together, and I spread the dose out to help with absorption. Drinking more water helped me avoid constipation from it.

and what helped me figure out which type and amount of calcium worked best for me was tracking how I felt over time and comparing brands. I also found some helpful info and supplement options at secrets.shop, especially on how calcium interacts with other minerals like magnesium and vitamin D. It's been a bit of trial and error, but checking the quality and form of the supplement made a big difference for me.

 

[Gyakuto105]

and what helped me figure out which type and amount of calcium worked best for me was tracking how I felt over time

That’s very subjective and unreliable. Blood tests are objective and reliable measures of electrolytes etc

and comparing brands. I also found some helpful info and supplement options at secrets.shop, especially on how calcium interacts with other minerals like magnesium and vitamin D. It's been a bit of trial and error, but checking the quality and form of the supplement made a big difference for me.

What’s does quality and ‘form’ of Calcium even mean? Calcium is calcium. How do you ‘check’ it? Do you mean bioavailability? Vitamin D3 is absorbed quite poorly from the gut.

There’s an awful lot of rubbish about supplementation of this type around designed to part the ing no rant of their money. Arnold’s Pump Club cuts through the BS and gives good advice on this sort of stuff and much more.

 

[HighKick]

That’s very subjective and unreliable. Blood tests are objective and reliable measures of electrolytes etc

What’s does quality and ‘form’ of Calcium even mean? Calcium is calcium. How do you ‘check’ it? Do you mean bioavailability? Vitamin D3 is absorbed quite poorly from the gut.

There’s an awful lot of rubbish about supplementation of this type around designed to part the ing no rant of their money. Arnold’s Pump Club cuts through the BS and gives good advice on this sort of stuff and much more.

I believe the two of you are unintentionally opposed. The original OP is talking about purity inconsistently in commercial supplement brands. Very, very few supplements are pure. Nearly all vitamins and minerals taken orally are delivered via a filler/carrier. For example, a 500mg dose of calcium is often delivered in a container or tablet that is 2000mg total. This is often for manufacturing reasons (difficulty in processing, manufacturing, etc...).This is most often the reason in variance and purity.

Your viewpoint is from the lens of a pure product. Unless you have some direct source, not a realistic viewpoint to take in real-world use. Not wrong, but unrealistic.

 

[Fungus96]

I think any advice on supplements, should come only after an individual analysis of why you think you need it in the first place. I most of the time normal diet gets you along way.

If you know you have problems, som conditions suggesting Ca defiency, or if you know you eat one-sides food, then the advice should be rooted from that analysis. Generic advice on supplementes makes little sense to me.

Those who market supplements of course wants as all to get all kinds of extra supplements. Promotion focuses on what can happen if you have defiency, and the extra inches you can get here and there but less on what happens is you eat it excess, or how to know if you benefit from supplements or not.

Very, very few supplements are pure.

If anyone considers pure elemental calcium, look at this video first

Smoking not recommended after them meal.

 

[Gyakuto105]

I think any advice on supplements, should come only after an individual analysis of why you think you need it in the first place. I most of the time normal diet gets you along way.

What you THINK you need? How do you know what you need?

If you know you have problems, som conditions suggesting Ca defiency,

What problems suggest calcium deficiency? The symptoms are so vague they could be caused my many things. The only way of knowing is a blood test to check your various electrolyte levels.

My other half is a haematologist so she looks at her patient’s blood results everyday and she only regularly see Vitamin D deficiency because we live in higher latitudes in the UK. She recommends a very cheap Vitamin D3 4000iu pill and the issue is quickly resolved.

or if you know you eat one-sides food, then the advice should be rooted from that analysis. Generic advice on supplementes makes little sense to me.

Very, very few people require supplements. We think we do because the supplement industry has pushed that idea onto us to sell their wares.

Those who market supplements of course wants as all to get all kinds of extra supplements. Promotion focuses on what can happen if you have defiency, and the extra inches you can get here and there but less on what happens is you eat it excess, or how to know if you benefit from supplements or not.

For the vast majority of people, supplements just create expensive urines and in the case of calcium, renal/ureteric stones

I take a multivitamin and mineral pill once or twice a week at most and have full blood tests performed regularly and everything is just fine.

 

[HighKick]

What you THINK you need? How do you know what you need?

What problems suggest calcium deficiency? The symptoms are so vague they could be caused my many things. The only way of knowing is a blood test to check your various electrolyte levels.

My other half is a haematologist so she looks at her patient’s blood results everyday and she only regularly see Vitamin D deficiency because we live in higher latitudes in the UK. She recommends a very cheap Vitamin D3 4000iu pill and the issue is quickly resolved.

Very, very few people require supplements. We think we do because the supplement industry has pushed that idea onto us to sell their wares.

For the vast majority of people, supplements just create expensive urines and in the case of calcium, renal/ureteric stones

I take a multivitamin and mineral pill once or twice a week at most and have full blood tests performed regularly and everything is just fine.

Again, I feel you are looking at this purely on the median. I damn well know when my body needs potassium and magnesium.
One of the most overlooked things about purified water is it is Completely purified. Stripped of anything bad And anything good, such as minerals. We have well water at two properties and city water at the others. I can taste and feel the difference.

My understanding of calcium is certainly limited (builds teeth and bone, etc...), but it has been explained to me by more than a couple of orthopedist that what is shown in the video is exactly how/why too much calcium is bad and promotes arthritis and joint pain.
Makes sense to my pea brain.