Daily Amount Needed

Adults need 1000 mg/day.

Children need 800 to 1300 mg/day.

Recommended supplement: Coral Calcium Supreme

Calcium Information

Calcium eases insomnia and helps regulate the passage of nutrients through cell walls. Without calcium, your muscles wouldn't contract correctly, your blood wouldn't clot and your nerves wouldn't carry messages.

If you don't get enough calcium from the food you eat, your body automatically takes the calcium needed from your bones. If your body continues to tear down more bone than it replaces over a period of years in order to get sufficient calcium, your bones will become weak and break easily.

Deficiency may result in muscle spasms and cramps in the short term and osteoporosis.

Fruit Sources:

Most fruits contain some calcium, these have a bit more than usual:
Blackberries
Blackcurrants
Dates
Grapefruit
Mulberries
Orange
Pomegranate
Prickly Pears

Vegetable Sources:

Most vegetables contain some calcium, these have a bit more than usual:
Amaranth leaves
Bok Choy
Brussels Sprouts
Butternut squash
Celery
Chinese Broccoli
French Beans
Kale
Okra
Parsnip
Spirulina
Swiss Chard
Turnip

Nut/Grain Sources:

Almonds
Amaranth
Brazil Nuts
Filberts/Hazelnuts
Oats
Pistachios
Sesame Seeds
Wheat - Durum
Wheat - Hard White

Meat/Protein Sources:

Cheddar Cheese
Cottage Cheese
Cream Cheese
Cows Milk
Eggs
Caviar
Perch
Pollock
Sardines
Goat Milk
Goat Cheese
Soy Beans
Yogurt
Sour Cream
Lowfat Yogurt

Legume Sources:

Edamame
Navy Beans
Soy Beans
White Beans
Winged Beans