Calcium at Menopause

Menopause - why calcium intake must increase

The human body is a wonderful and complex array of bones and muscles. Enormous amount of research is being conducted to understand this truly spectacular machine.I truly believe the human race will in the next 1-2 hundred years we will be able to stop the natural aging process, but until then our bodies will show signs of wear and tear.

By time women reach age 40 or older things like menstruation, deliveries, work, looking after the home, and looking after the kids make women susceptible to aging, and after so-long start to take their toll. (Single mothers should know this as well as anyone)

After shouldering these responsibilities for so many years, she finally thinks she's 'free', she reaches middle age and discovers the menopause.

Aches and pains take over and lack of sleep makes her irritable and tired all the time. Her bones become brittle and she is susceptible to osteoporosis. Fracture and other related bone problems become more of a threat.

The solution? It is believed that increasing calcium intake can reduce most concerns related to bones and teeth. What is calcium?

Calcium is a mineral stored in the bones, it's function is to support the bones structure. It is the most abundant mineral in the body and is found throughout in blood.muscle. and the fluid between cells.

Calcium is also one of the most needed minerals; required for muscle contraction, blood vessel contraction and expansion, the secretion of hormones and enzymes, and sending messages through the nervous system. Calcium is important; that's why a level of calcium is maintained constantly in the body fluid and tissues.

Leafy green vegetables, fish, dried fruit, and milk products are all rich in calcium, a calcium supplement wont hurt either (a natural one obviously) . Eat these things everyday and you should be ok for calcium, it's kind of like natures own health insurance.

By Counte