Calcium 1

From the dietary minerals which is very important for the body is the calcium and so we must mention it.
Biological functions and health benefits of calcium
Calcium is an essential dietary element, a constant blood calcium level being essential for the maintenance of the normal heartbeat, and for the normal functioning of nerves and muscles.

Calcium ion is essential in a wide variety of important physiological processes, including muscle contraction, neuronal excitability, neurotransmitter and hormonal release, membrane integrity and permeability, signal transduction, enzyme function, and blood coagulation.

Calcium is used by the body as a building block of bone and for the proper functioning of organs and muscles. It is needed in many phases of blood clotting. Calcium is also an ingredient of artery-clogging plaque.

Calcium is necessary to help build and maintain healthy bones and strong teeth. The bones serve as a storage site for the body's calcium. They are continuously giving up calcium to the bloodstream and then replacing it as the body's need for calcium changes from day to day. When calcium intake is low or calcium is poorly absorbed, bone breakdown occurs because the body must use the calcium stored in bones to maintain normal biological functions such as nerve and muscle function. Bone loss also occurs as a part of the aging process.

Calcium levels often measure lower the week prior to one's menstrual period compared to the week after.

Calcium supplementation helps relieve mood swings, food cravings, pain or tenderness, and bloating associated with premenstrual syndrome.

Calcium is necessary to stabilize or allow for optimal activity of a number of proteins and enzymes. The binding of calcium ions is required for the activation of the seven "vitamin K-dependent" clotting factors in the coagulation cascade.

Calcium can slow bone loss in postmenopausal women, may reduce premenstrual syndrome symptoms, and is associated with reduced risk of colorectal cancer. Research suggests that calcium, especially calcium derived from dairy products, may help to regulate body fat.

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