Calcium?

[LePatron7]

Do we need it?

No other animals seem to need calcium past a certain age?

Are we ok to not drink milk, or take calcium supplements?

I don't like calcium supplements or dairy. Any advice please?

[LePatron7]

I don't think we need calcium, there's the answer to my poll. I weaned from dairy a loooong time ago. When I was a kid.

[raw-al]

Nobody "needs" to consume any particular food item. This is proven by the wild variation in diets in the world.

Our bodies either do or do not like certain items. It's silly to say that everybody or nobody should eat this or that.

People who say these thing are tight full of s#*t.

Dairy is great for some and bad for others.

As far as the arguments about humans not evolving to eat the glandular secretions of other mammals, that is like the nonsense about humans being vegetarians because we don't have teeth and digestive systems like wolves and the other silly argument that we shouldn't eat vegetable matter because we don't have teeth and digestive systems like cows.

Theories are fun to make. Elvis is alive and well in Manila.

As far as supplements go, I am disinclined to take them, and I suspect they are a scam, but there are folks out there who have been saved by them, so go figure.

Aajonus describes very vividly how the manufacturers make supplements in one his film clips where he is speaking at a conference on Cancer. Turned me off to supplements.

[raw-al]

To me if you have symptoms of a deficiency that is clear and unmistakeable then find food that you like and has the deficient items and consume it.

[superja]

Realistically, if you are eating a proper diet you should have no need for supplements. If you are taking supplements for a deficiency, this means you need to evaluate your diet.


If you are worried about calcium, it is possible to get it without eating dairy. Salmon bones are a good source.

It's also found in almonds, broccoli, and oranges.

[LePatron7]

Thanks for all the help, your all far to helpful.

[LePatron7]

I still need to supplement, I feel addicted to certain foods.

[White shark]

I eat Okinawa coral calcium. I think its much better than other calcium supplements.  There is not as many minerals in the soil today, as there was before we began cultivating it, even if you eat organic foods. To stay healthy for a long life, i think its a good idea with good supplements.

[sabertooth]

I go back and forth in my belief about the need for extra calcium in the diet. 

I eat the whole animal so I assume that there is enough of that mineral in the different tissues. I eat all the organs and connective tissues, crack open the bones and eat the marrow.

On occasion I will make my own bone meal with a rasp. I get a couple of tablespoons worth and chew it like a wad of gum. I think its good for cleaning and mineralizing the teeth, as well as ensuring the body gets an optimal  amount of minerals. My kids like to eat it too.