Calcium

Calcium is one of the three main minerals that are needed by the body, calcium functions to the needs of the body's metabolism, liaison between the nervous, cardiac work, and movement of muscles. The highest consumption of calcium in the body is to form cells of bone and teeth for about 90%. Therefore, if the body's calcium deficiency, the first time there are problems in bones and teeth.
Here are many benefits of calcium for the human body:

• Enabling nerve
• Circulation
• Flex muscles
• Normalize blood pressure
• Balance the acidity of the blood
• Maintain body fluid balance
• Preventing osteoporosis
• Preventing heart disease
• Reduce the risk of colon cancer
• Overcoming cramps, back ache, hemorrhoids, and rheumatic
• Addressing complaints during menstruation and menopause
• Minimize shrinkage of bone during pregnancy and lactation
• Mineralization of teeth and help prevent tooth bleeding
• Overcoming dry and cracked skin on feet and hands
• Restoring the declining sex
• Overcoming diabetes mellitus (pancreas activate)
  

On reaching the age of 20 years, the human body will begin to experience shortages of calcium as much as 1% per year. And after 50 years of age, the amount of calcium in the body will shrink as much as 30%. Losing will reach 50% when reaching the age of 70 years and beyond calcium deficiency problems. Early symptoms when our body is listless calcium deficiency, a lot of sweat, anxiety, shortness of breath, decreased endurance, loss of appetite, constipation, insomnia, cramps, and so on.

Useful addition to strengthening bones and teeth, calcium is also needed to assist reproduction. If the calcium in our body is deficiency will effect in the sperm and ovaries. Also Calcium also functions as a neurotransmitter (a link between nerve and stimulation), for children who lack calcium may result in difficulty understanding the lessons in school, autism, and forgetful. Another benefit, as the energy to move the brain and muscles (move the hands and feet). Also used to strengthen the body's antibodies to capture antigens (germs, bacteria, and viruses).

The remainder of calcium outside the bones useful for stabilizing blood pressure, nervous system and optimize the production of hormones, health care and cardiac muscle, and wound healing. If the body's calcium deficiency, the body will take calcium from bones. In this case that causes brittle bones and increased risk of osteoporosis.

Then what needs calcium every day? Levels of calcium are needed each person differently according to age. This is because the growth of bones and teeth at every stage of a different age. Starting from the womb, calcium is needed by the human body. Therefore, pregnant and lactating women need more calcium than normal number of needs. Infants 0-6 months of age need 200 mg, 400 mg 7-12 months, 1-3 years 500 mg, 800 mg 4-8 years, 9-18 years 1300 mg, 1000 mg 19-50 years. During adolescence, calcium is very important. Including the age above 50 years. Especially for women where enter menopause prone to osteoporosis due to calcium deficiency.

To get those needs, calcium can be found in food daily. Foods that contain calcium and many recommended by experts are milk, dairy foods such as yogurt and cheese, soybeans and processed soy foods, green vegetables, sardines, fish in, and calcium-fortified foods like cereal and juice.

In addition, for the purposes of absorption of calcium, our body needs phosphorus and vitamin D. If the two substances were not met, the body would be difficult to make the absorption of vitamin D.