This is an interview with Shelley Schlender, KGNU radio, Boulder, Colorado. Thank you Shelley for the article, graphics and the interview below. You can learn more about Shelley and her passion for exposing the truth in health at her website, www.meandmydiabetes.com
New research published in the British Medical Journal indicates men and women over 40 who take calcium supplements increase their risk of heart attack by 30%, compared to people who don’t take the supplements. The study points out that often, people take calcium supplements hoping that this will reduce their risk of breaking bones, even though in actual fact, taking more calcium only reduces bone fractures by a marginal amount. Baron and coauthors caution that the benefit of reducing bone fracture risk by taking calcium supplements may be outweighed by the likelihood of increasing heart attacks.
Listen to Ron Rosedale Interview – Short Version (7 minutes, Broadcast on KGNU, also same as the video below)
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The study is being hotly contested by many supplement manufacturers. One person who says it’s a predictable result is Dr. Ron Rosedale, who has been speaking out against calcium supplements for years. Dr. Rosedale points out that often, people who have “thin bones” have high amounts of calcium plaque in their blood vessels, a condition which is well-documented for increasing the chance of heart attacks. People with thin bones also can have calcium deposits in their joints . . . for instance, with arthritis. Dr. Rosedale says that when people have osteoporosis, it’s generally not the case that they need more calcium. Instead, they need clearer signaling instructions in their body, so the calcium goes where it’s needed, not stuck in places that cause trouble. For more, here’s Dr. Rosedale.
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1. Do you know what is it about your diet that may assist bone repairs and regeneration?
2. You mention progesterone and testosterone as a positive means to use.
Interested in knowing how do you test the role hormone imbalance may play in this dance?
In other words, is depleted or hormone imbalance the primary cause you are aware of for excess calcium building up?
3. Is there a role for silica in this process?
Leptin plays a huge role in bone growth, apparently through central (brain) mechanisms, perhaps via the vagus nerve. Also, leptin and insulin regulate whether you can burn fat or not. If you cannot burn fat, then even if you do not eat you must burn glucose. Since the body stores very little glucose, and prefers to save what it has for anaerobic emergencies, if one must constantly burn glucose for instance while sleeping, it will be generated by the breakdown of lean tissue such as the protein framework of bone. Being able to consistently burn fat spares this necessity. It is also important to note that the strength of bone is determined by the protein matrix, not the mineralization. Please go to the main website and blog and listen to/read interviews with me about calcium and bone that are posted. Thanks for the fine questions.
There are a couple of transcripts of interviews I’ve given pertaining to calcium and bone that are in the archives of this blog and my website. I hope you will read them as they will answer your questions. Thanks for the comment.
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Should children take calcium supplements or will a healthy diet high in a variety of vegetables suffice? I think my children eat a fair amount of vegetables compared to your average american kid but my wife insists on giving supplements to my them because our pediatrician recommends it.
Your children will be much healthier without calcium supplements.
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How then can you take out the extra calcium deposit out from your system? Is there a cleansing agent or supplement to eradicate the calcium deposit?
The short answer is no, and not even chelation therapy, though it may have other beneficial effects. Magnesium can help counter calcium within cells. However, long term just following The Rosedale Diet, seems to lower calcium deposits, perhaps by increasing mechanisms of repairs and regeneration.
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