Posted by JLx on January 17, 2008, at 22:11:58
In reply to Calcium and heart attacks?, posted by clipper40 on January 17, 2008, at 7:50:58
> Heard a quick blurb about this on the news this morning. They said that post-menopausal women taking calcium had a greater chance of having a heart attack. The numbers were significant though I can't remember exactly what they were. Now I'm wondering whether to continue to take calcium. (I've only been taking 500 mg.) Anyone know any more about this or have any opinions?
I became disenchanted with calcium supplements when I developed a calcium kidney stone. I noticed that I felt somewhat less depressed when I quit taking the calcium supplements too. Then later I stumbled across George Eby's website on magnesium, stress and depression. http://george-eby-research.com/html/depression-anxiety.html I started taking magnesium and cut way, way down on dietary calcium for about two months and felt very much better immediately. Magnesium is still the best thing I've ever tried for depression.
I became interested in the topic of calcium and magnesium and read "The Miracle of Magnesium" and "The Magnesium Factor" as well as a fair amount of material on the web, including here: http://www.mgwater.com/index.shtml
And here's Eby's section on calcium: http://george-eby-research.com/html/depression-anxiety.html#milk I believe that he's basically right.
I think the failure of the medical establishment in not recommending magnesium -- while beating the relentless drum for calcium resulting in an overdose of calcium and deficiency of magnesium -- borders on the criminal. The scientific evidence is there. This current study doesn't surprise me in the least.
Here's the actual recent study, btw: http://press.psprings.co.uk/bmj/january/calcium.pdf
JL
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