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More than 1 kg in your bones!

Calcium is the mineral The most abundant of your organization!

It is necessary for a healthy bone growth and development of your children as well as for the maintenance of adults.

Besides, it is found at 99% at the level of your bones and your teeth! In a healthy adult man, more than 1 kg of calcium finds himself in the bones! 

The benefits of calcium

The small percentage of calcium found outside your bones also plays beneficial roles for your organization. He intervenes in:

  • The normal functioning of your Digestive enzymes.
  • One Energy metabolism Normal, neurotransmission and normal muscle function.
  • Normal blood coagulation.
  • Cell division and specialization processes 

Calcium source foods

Very often, milk milk and milk derivatives are the first foods we think of getting calcium. However, its bioavailability is low. This means that if you consume milk or dairy products, you assimilate very little of their calcium.

Fortunately, other foods contain it and it is interesting to consume them everyday:

100 g fruits and vegetables

Calcium content

Almonds

250 mg

Cooked spinach

200 mg

Dry figs

165 mg

Broccoli cooked and green beans

50 mg

Celery rave

40 mg

Orange

33 mg

 

Calcium & Vitamin D

Vitamin D contributes to the normal absorption and use of calcium and phosphorus. This is an extra reason for choosing yourself in vitamin D, especially during periods of low sunshine. This will keep the calcium stock needed at the framework of the frame while leaving a free part for its functions outside the frame.

Calcium supplementation, for whom?

During the growth period in children, during pregnancy, breastfeeding or in-house or conducting sedentary life, calcium requirements will be more important. 

In these cases, it is generally recommended to use a synergy of minerals that promote the maintenance of the frame, such as magnesium, the zinc that you find in the Alkalinizing formulas of Dr. Jacob's®.

For those looking for more calcium intake, lithothamne is an excellent natural alternative. This seaweed is rich in calcium and in our formulation LithocalciumThe calcium of our lithothamne is well assimilated at the intestinal level.

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