calcium

I will not soon forget my first encounter with pure calcium — a corrosive solid, that reacts vigorously with water to release flammable hydrogen. Liquid calcium may require even more careful handling. Not too many articles in the blogosphere discuss the pure, metallic form of calcium. Many articles mention vitamin D, milk, bones, teeth, supplements, osteoporosis, nutraceuticals ... and even breast cancer.

There are some questionable claims about calcium supplements. Does calcium supplementation reduce breast cancer risk? Labeling regulations for a health claim on the relationship between calcium and a reduced risk of osteoporosis have been amended to include vitamin D.

The Office of Dietary Supplements of the National Institutes of Health publishes a Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet that mentions recommended adequate intake for calcium; what foods provide calcium; when can a calcium deficiency occur; tolerable upper limits, and many other points relating to calcium.

Some of the latest articles about calcium mention nanoparticle compounds. Large numbers of car tires are produced with nano-precipitated calcium carbonate.

Researchers have indicated that calcium ions may be involved in brain cell connections. How could that have anything to do with the reason why the memory of my first encounter with pure calcium is still so vivid after all these years?

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “calcium”

• Three Cheers for GCaMP : Optogenetic Brain Reading

  
  Brain Windows — Authority: 91
  Three papers are out online in Nature Methods that show big improvements in calcium imaging with genetically encoded sensors.  They are are based on the fluorescence intensity indicator, GCaMP.   GCaMP,  first developed by Junichi Nakai , consists of a GFP that has been circularly permuted so that the N and C ...
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• Daily DIY: Vinegar Fix

  
  DIY Life — Authority: 536
  Filed under: food , household hacks , in the kitchen Photo: Bon Appetit Vinegar is one of those all-time best-in-show sort of kitchen items to have around, because it can perform so many different life-saving duties. In fact, heres one that I recently learned -- perfect to add to my ongoing list of Why ...
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• Vitamin D helps kids improve bone density

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Washington, Nov 9 (IANS) Calcium and vitamin D supplements can improve bone density during a crucial growth period for young girls.A six-month study looked at identical twin girls aged between nine and 12, who were randomly assigned to receive either the calcium and vitamin D tablets, or a matched placebo. David ...
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• AG#12 – Weights & Measures

  
  Probably Due To Network Congestion — Authority: 108
  Weights & Measures – A bit of a user-upper to get rid of a few bags of bits, now I’ve tried a few grains out its time to concentrate on a more general range. Fermentables: Lager Malt 1600g Golden Promise 1400g Rye Malt 490g Caramalt 250g Torrefied Wheat 245g Vienna Malt 215g Amber Malt 80g Chocolate Malt, ...
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• Caltrate Plus

  
  AdPharm Blog — Authority: 141
  Click here to see it on AdPharm AdPharm is the largest online pharmaceutical advertising gallery. It is subscription-based with various subscriptions plans available here .
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• First-Ever Leading Calcium Supplement To Help Support Bone and Heart Health

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 159
  Bone strength and heart health are two of the most important health issues for women. One out of every two women will have an osteoporosis-related fracture in her lifetime and [...]
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• Atkins Products for Dieting

  
  Home Fitness Body — Authority: 125
  Dieting is never easy to begin with, and frankly just because you’re going on the Atkins Diet, it doesn’t mean that it will get any easier either. Sure, you can eat virtually unlimited amounts of high fat and high protein foods, but you’re still on a diet and you still need to control your food consumption. ...
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• Unsuccessful toilet flushes

  
  DIY Network - Home Improvement How-To & Projects : DIY Network — Authority: 158
  The toilet does not flush everything down. At the end of the flush as the bowl empties there seems to be insufficient thrusting of water to get everything out of the bowl. There’s jus a little gurgle at the end. The tank seems to fill all the way, the water swirls normaly while flushing, but [...]
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• Healthy Shopping for Pregnant Mom

  
  Nutrition & Healthy Cooking — Authority: 148
  Health and wellness are especially important for the pregnant mom. In this episode of The Lab, Daddy Clay travels to Whole Foods to get a lesson grocery shopping for healthy food during pregnancy. Buying groceries is one of the chores in which dads can help out while parents wait for the arrival of their new baby. ...
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• Lower Blood Pressure Fast (secret Tips and Tricks)

  
  Healthy Living Living a Healthy Lifestyle — Authority: 124
  Lower Blood Pressure Fast (Secret Tips and Tricks) Hypertension prevention is possible with the right measures put into place. People do try a lot of drugs and medication to combat their problems, these tips are drug-free and I highly recommend them. I have compiled a list of the most effective and easiest changeable ...
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• Care and Maintenance of Stainless Steel Cookware

  
  Meal Menu Planner — Authority: 144
  If you have purchased stainless steel cookware or are in the process of shopping around for quality cookware, you already know that stainless steel cookware is not cheap.  If you purchase this type of cookware from a home show, county or state fair, you could spend as much as $2000 or more.  If you purchase from ...
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• Nutritional Supplements for Bones and Joints

  
  fresh healthy body — Authority: 134
  Nutritional supplements can strengthen bones, cartilage and joints resulting in improved flexibility, bone strength, and pain relief. Nutritional supplements have disabling effects on inflammatory arthritis and joint pain. Nutritional supplements provide the nutrients needed to lubricate joints and rebuild ...
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• Polyp Lab One tackles Calcium, Alkalinity and Magnesium in single product

  
  Reef Builders -The Reef Aquarium Blog — Authority: 141
  Polyp Lab recently brought One , an all-in-one dosing product, to the market taking two-part dosing a step further with the addition of magnesium to traditional calcium and alkalinity solutions. The Canadian manufacturer has combined calcium acetate, magnesium acetate and hydroxide salts to deliver levels of 400 ppm ...
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• Flammable Ice (VIDEO)

  
  Blippitt.com — Authority: 584
  Forget everything you know about ice and watch as it literally burns . How? When the ice melts, the water reacts with the calcium carbide (place on the bottom, pause the video at the start) to produce acetylene gas and calcium hydroxide. The acetylene gas then explodes into flames when a match is place on top. It ...
  6 days ago

• Mango Season is Over

  
  Utopian Kitchen — Authority: 98
  But I can still find Champagne mangoes!  And no one can stop me from eating them.  This salad has spinach, frisee, spring mix, thyme, papaya, mango, and strawberries.  I love thyme in salads!  The smell stays with me for a while and is very calming.
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• Tile and Grout Cleaner has no dangerous fumes or chemicals. (ThomasNet)

  
  NanoTechBIZZ.com — Authority: 152
  Eco-Green® Tile and Grout Cleaner with Soap Scum, Calcium, Lime, and Rust Remover is plant and soy-based cleaning formula that contains no synthetics, ozone-endangering substances, or VOCs. It incorporates Micro-Blasting® chemical formulation composed of nanoparticles, which pierces dirt particles for simple ...
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• Calcium, magnesium, and the risk of type 2 diabetes

  
  The C.A.M. Report — Authority: 137
  Dietary calcium and magnesium may protect Chinese women from developing type 2 diabetes, according to researchers at Shanghai Cancer Institute in China.First, the details.64,191 nondiabetic, healthy women living in Shanghai participated.Dietary intake, physical activity, and anthropometric measurements were ...
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• Goodbye Summer, Goodbye Vitamin D

  
  FOX News Health Blog — Authority: 126
  The familiar chill of fall reminds us that we’re seeing less of the sun.  Less sunlight means fewer opportunities to maintain adequate levels of vitamin D in our bodies.   With all the buzz surrounding calcium, the importance of vitamin D in supporting strong teeth and bones was long overlooked.  So let’s ...
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• Body vs. Bones

  
  Breathe Magazine — Authority: 494
  Have you seen those commercials for a calcium supplement that scare you with the warning that your body is stealing calcium from your bones? I feel like I used to hear them in the background on TV all the time, until I started writing this blog and actually listening for them. Now i can’t find [...]Related posts: ...
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• Almonds: A Healthy, Convenient Super Food Snack

  
  HealthMad — Authority: 488
  Picture Source Nutritional Value Almonds contain 35% of the daily value of recommended Vitamin E, in addition to offering 3.5 grams of fiber per serving. They also provide 6 grams of protein for vegetarian diets (which is slightly more protein than that found in an egg). You can also enjoy them for their rich ...
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