Calcium and Nutrition

Calcium and Nutrition



Calcium and Nutrition

Calcium is one of the most plentiful minerals in the body. Almost the entire mineral (98%) is found in bone. About 1 percent is in teeth. The rest of the mineral is in blood and tissues. This almost negligible amount is also essential. If it is not there, nerves would not be able to relay messages, the heart would beat irregularly, blood would coagulate with difficulty, and almost all muscles would twist into knots, which would cause extreme pain.

Many people have this concept of the bones being solid and lifeless. On the contrary, ...