Can we get the calcium we need from milk and diary products?
HERBALIST: That’s a different kind of calcium. Milk has only calcium lactate and calcium carbonate and may be calcium gluconate. Your body asks for the other 20 calcium compounds, but when you drink milk, you can’t get them. Milk also reduces the acidity in the digestive tract-that’s why it soothes ulcers, but the body depends on that acid for the absorption of calcium. Advertisers and the medical profession try to scare you into taking dairy products for your calcium needs. But think about it: what countries in the world have the highest incidence of osteoporosis? Milk-drinking countries. Why do you think this has happened? The body is trying to balance its calcium, because it has too much of one kind, so it throws out that kind of calcium, creating a calcium deficiency and honeycombing the bones in the process. Many times your body will throw away good calcium just to keep the calcium in balance. QUESTION: Which country does have the highest incidence of osteoporosis? HERBALIST: Finl
