In conclusion, the proximity to the protein and also the complex nature and abundance of other nutrients and food factors in the formula all aid and assist the absorbtion the Calcium in ALL ONE.

Chromium is an essential trace mineral for the human body. It’s important in processing carbohydrates and fats. It has shown to be helpful in keeping the insulin metabolism working efficiently, supporting blood sugar maintenance and resulting in better weight management. Chromium supplements vary widely in potency. Inorganic chromium chloride, the most common chromium supplement, is absorbed less than 2%. ChromeMate?®, however, consists of pure niacin-bound chromium, the biologically active form that strongly potentates its action.

Selenium fed to cells increases their levels of antioxidant enzymes and prevents damage caused by radiation and chemical carcinogens. Deficiency in humans correlates with higher rates of colon, breast, ovary, prostate, lung, bladder and skin cancer. Studies show it can prevent cancer in both animals and humans.

Why do we need them?
Without minerals we would die, that is how important they are. The fundamental difference between vitamins and minerals is that the body can manufacture vitamins but it cannot make minerals. Minerals for nutritional purposes cannot be synthesized by the body. They must be utilized as natural elements from nature.
Because most of us are unaware what minerals do, we take their function for granted- such as the beating of our hearts (magnesium), building of our bones (boron, calcium, phosphorous) and regulating blood pressure (potassium). Research is showing that imbalances or deficiencies in mineral nutrition can affect the following systems:
?· Immune System – Copper, Zinc, Iron, Selenium
?· Energy Production – Magnesium, Phosphorus, Manganese
?· Hormone System – Iron, Manganese, Zinc, Copper, Magnesium, Potassium
?· Vitamin Production – Cobalt
?· Blood Production – Copper, Iron
?· Enzyme Systems – Zinc, Copper, Potassium, Manganese, Iron, Calcium, Molybdenum
?· Skeletal System – Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc, Manganese, Boron, Phosphorous
?· Reproduction – Phosphorous, Copper, Potassium, Manganese, Zinc, Magnesium

There are around 21 minerals that the body uses. Only 7 are considered essential enough to have an established minimum daily requirement: Calcium, iodine, iron, magnesium, phosphorous, selenium and zinc. Calcium, magnesium and phosphorous are often called macro-minerals as they are needed in relatively large quantities, whereas the rest are considered micro-minerals and are needed in smaller amounts. These would include: boron, chromium, chlorine, cobalt, copper, fluorine, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, potassium, sodium, sulfur and vanadium. The minerals that are to be avoided are known as toxic metals, these include: mercury, lead, arsenic, cadmium and aluminum.

Where do we get them then?
Ideally, we should be able to get all the minerals we require from our daily diet, by consuming vegetables, carbohydrates, proteins, fats and water. Unfortunately, getting your daily supply of any mineral via your diet may be a thing of the past. Modern farming practices using pesticides and irresponsible soil depletion, as well as water contamination and food processing has left our food chain depleted of these essential nutrients. Americans take less than even the RDA of two of the three top minerals. According to recent nutritional surveys, 75% or more are deficient in magnesium, and 65% of women take less calcium than they should.

Which minerals?
Both the macro and the micro minerals are essential for health. Without minerals vitamins cannot do their job. Magnesium alone is responsible for over 300 enzyme reactions in a cell. Without these enzymes, body functions work inefficiently or not at all. Minerals and vitamins have an interdependent relationship that is why multi-vitamin complexes always include minerals.

If not in our food, how?
As inorganic substances, minerals are not easy to absorb. For example magnesium oxide is the most common form of magnesium available but unfortunately also the most difficult to absorb, causing stomach irritation and diarrhea.
On the other hand, the body is very efficient at absorbing amino acids. By using a technique called chelation, minerals are bonded to amino acids in a stable form. This creates a natural means for the body to transport minerals across the intestinal wall as part of digestion (increasing absorption).
By using chelation magnesium oxide is bonded with the amino acid, glycinate and the new chelated mineral is much easier to absorb.

A multi vitamin and mineral in powder form your best bet.
To ensure your daily intake of minerals a supplement is always good practice. The key to actually benefiting from your daily supplements is to take them in a combined form. As mentioned previously, vitamins require minerals to do their jobs and minerals require vitamins to do theirs, it is an interdependent relationship. In addition, mineral absorption and effectiveness is largely influenced by the amount of minerals present. The ratio of one mineral to another can affect final utilization. To ensure the best absorption try taking your supplement in a powder form as this will increase bio-availability of the nutrients. So taking a balanced multi vitamin and mineral supplement powder containing chelated minerals is the best way to guarantee you are getting all the essential nutrients you need each day.

Did you know that EVERYONE over the age of 30 is losing calcium? It is unavoidable. Regardless of your sex, race, environment, occupation or economic status, you will get senile osteoporosis to some degree. It’s just how the body works.

We often think of calcium as an important mineral for kids and post-menopausal women- true. But it certainly does not stop there and if you think it does, then you are missing out on the chance to take an easy to facilitate active role in your health. By including high quality nutritional supplements and following a healthy diet plan you have the means to keep your bones strong and your calcium levels adequate.

Osteoporosis, which means “porous bones,” currently affects over 25 million Americans. Right now the expectation is that after 50, half of all women and one in eight men will eventually develop an osteoporosis related fracture. These numbers are expected to rise. This is due to substandard eating habits that have become the norm. Government surveys have revealed that 87% of teenage girls and 64% of teenage boys are not getting adequate calcium. Without the calcium necessary to build their maximum bone density, these individuals will already be starting in a bone calcium deficit when they hit their 30′s and the natural bone decalcification process begins. Not to mention the numerous contraindicated behaviors that can negatively affect calcium absorption and retention. It is from 0-35 years of age that you can make the biggest positive impact on your bone health.

What does calcium do?
Calcium, along with other minerals, is involved in vitamin function and is essential to the synthesis of hormones and enzymes. The role calcium plays is so crucial that the body has metabolic mechanisms in place to keep blood calcium serum levels constant using the bones as a calcium reservoir. 99% of the body’s calcium is in the bones coming and going in regular cycles, making bone an easy to access calcium reserve.
Calcium is also part of an essential group of electrolytes (sodium, magnesium, and potassium) responsible for controlling the sending of nerve impulses from one part of the body to another. It plays an important role in promoting muscle contraction particularly the heart muscle. Other uses of calcium include improving the tone and elasticity of our muscles and ligaments, it helps blood to clot, reduces fatty substances in the blood (including cholesterol), reinforces the immune system and displaces some toxic substances from the body. Between 250 mgs and 400 mgs of calcium are lost daily in these normal body functions. If we lose more then we absorb then calcium will be taken from the bone to maintain a 1% blood calcium serum level. This bone leeching can go on for years unrecognized.

Major contributors to calcium deficiency.
Because prevention is the best medicine, it is important to be familiar with the primary contributors to calcium depletion and poor absorption.

???Vitamin and mineral imbalance/deficiency- Such as vitamin D, K, C, B6 and folic acid, as well as the minerals magnesium, boron, manganese, zinc, copper and silicon.
It is best to address this with a quality multivitamin and mineral supplement with chelated minerals and pure ingredients.

??? High intake of phosphorus. It should be at about 1:1 with calcium; unfortunately in the US it is frequently as much as four times that of calcium.
Processed foods, meat and soft drinks are primary contributors of phosphorus in the American diet. It could be possible to ingest the required gram of calcium each day only to result in further calcium loss, as any phosphorus exceeding a gram will cause the body to pull calcium from the bones.

??? Too much protein. Protein digestion results in acid residues, which have to be neutralized by alkaline minerals like calcium. Meat is also high in phosphorus.
The adult standard for protein is 54 grams per day. This would equal a cup of cooked lentils (15gm), a cup of nonfat milk or yogurt (9), six ounces of tofu (12gm), an egg (6gm), and a two-ounce serving of halibut (12gm).

??? Too much fat. The saturated fats found in meat and dairy products combine with calcium, yielding insoluble calcium ‘soap’ which is excreted from the body.
On the other hand, unsaturated fats make calcium available for tissue use and help maintain serum levels.

??? Caffeine. Even in small amounts, caffeine interferes with normal bone remodeling and contributes to the loss of calcium through the urine.
Two cups of brewed coffee are equal to 300mg of caffeine. This amount is capable of leaching 15mg of calcium from your body.

Some people are more at risk then others. The acknowledged risk factors are:
?· Short stature
?· Slender body type
?· Small-bones
?· Fair complexion
?· Smoking
?· Excess alcohol intake
?· Low dietary calcium
?· Lack of exercise

Supplement for health.
So now you know that calcium isn’t just for bones and that it plays a crucial role in your overall health no matter your age or gender. You know that it can’t do it on its own and requires other essential nutrients to be absorbed and utilized properly. You also know that there is a great number of us that are deficient and the numbers are growing. So…

Now you can make an educated choice to supplement your daily diet with a healthy nutritional supplement that includes these essential nutrients to ensure a strong skeleton, a healthy nervous system and a fit heart.

Copyright- February 2003 UC Berkeley Wellness Letter, www.wellnessletter.com

Debunking the wild claims made for supplements is an ongoing battle. The latest cure-all is coral calcium, promoted widely in health-food stores and on the Internet. It’s probably the most expensive calcium pill in history.

Its manufacturers say that coral calcium not only is the best kind of calcium, but also relieves pain and treats some 200 diseases, including Alzheimer’s, diabetes and lupus. Some infomercials and websites even boldly announce that coral calcium treats or cures cancer. Moreover, they claim that people on the Japanese island of Okinawa have long and healthy lives because their drinking water contains large amounts of coral calcium, which makes the water alkaline and balances the body’s acidity. Thus, you you’re supposed to take more coral calcium if your body is acidic. However, if your body were as acidic as some of the labels suggest, you wouldn’t survive long enough to swallow the supplement.

Coral and shells of sea creatures are made of calcium carbonate, the most common and usually cheapest form of calcium supplement (used in Tums, for instance). Coral calcium also supplies other minerals such as magnesium, mostly in small amounts, which you can easily get from foods or a basic multi-vitamin/mineral pill.

There has been little or no good research on coral as a source of calcium or as a treatment for disease. But that doesn’t stop the marketers from making their claims, since dietary supplements are virtually unregulated. You have no idea what’s really in the bottle or if the stuff is safe. Historically, calcium supplements haven’t always been safe: years ago calcium carbonate from bone meal or oyster shells, for instance, was used in some supplements-but was later found to contain high levels of lead. Since then the government and manufacturers too action to reduce lead levels in existing calcium supplements. But new supplements can go untested.

There are, however, plenty of reliable calcium pills. Generic calcium carbonate pills can cost as little as five cents a day, compared to as much as a dollar a day for coral calcium. There’s no reason to think coral calcium is anything magical, let alone better than other calcium sources, or worth the extra expense.

Words to the wise: Yes, Oknawans tend to live long healthy lives and even inspired a bestselling book, which we discussed in 2001. Here’s their secret: diet based on fruits, vegetables and grains (with and emphasis on whole grains), plus fish, small amounts of meat and poultry, moderate alcohol intake (if any), no smoking, and lots of hard work and exercise-not coral calcium.

Calcium needs to be bioavailable. Meaning, can the body use it? Certain Calcium is more soluble than others. Soluble means capable of being dissolved. Bioavailability is not the same as solubility. Calcium Carbonate is an insoluble Calcium when put into water. Scientists have found that solubility has nothing to do with bioavailability. Once the Calcium enters the blood, it has to be put to use in the body. That’s the real key to bioavailability. The scientific results of the body using Calcium is that no matter what Calcium is ingested into the body, once it enters the stomach it becomes Calcium Phosphate in the intestine and only then enters the blood. The bottom line is ALL CALCIUM IS CREATED EQUAL in the bloodstream.

It matters less which Calcium you ingest than when you ingest it. Calcium taken with a meal is better absorbed than Calcium taken between meals. Remember that the Calcium in the ALL ONE product is like a meal, because it has chelated Calcium, which means it is bonded or attached to the protein molecules and then vitamins are added. ALL ONE includes protein, minerals and vitamins in every dose, just like eating a food.

One final controversy surrounding Calcium is the ratio of Calcium to Magnesium, should it be 2:1? Most nutritionists believe that Magnesium is necessary for the assimilation of Calcium; however, the amount of Calcium to Magnesium ratio is under great controversy. We at Nutritech feel that the ALL ONE has been tested over time (35 years) and the way ALL ONE is formulated allows for the highest form of the greatest quantity of vitamins and minerals to be absorbed.