Calcium

[lesbud1]

Hi, I'm 64, is it worth taking calcium? any recommendations please? Many thanks.

[RedApple Administrator]

Calcium is in many foods, and most people don't need to supplement it.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

You asked this same question a year ago

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Are you on dairy free diet or vegan, if yes test your calcium levels

Please add most recent vitamin D test result

What vitamin supplements are you taking

Are you taking vitamin D and magnesium

what are your thyroid results

TSH, Ft4 and Ft3

[McPammy]

be very careful supplementing calcium. You must have blood figures first to check if you need it. Over supplementation leads to hypercalceamia which cause kidney failure.

My sister was prescribed calcium tablets. Her Dr didn’t check her levels and she ended up in A&E with stage 3 kidney disease caused by over supplementation of calcium.

[lesbud1]

Many thanks.

[Capan24]

I'm 64 and eat a vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free diet. There is calcium in many foods like leafy green vegetables, lentils, beans, fortified plant milks. I do take two calcium citrate with vitamin D daily because I have had hyperparathyroidism with two parathyroid tumors removed. I was told that since the parathyroid regulates calcium and phosphorus that I would need to be on calcium for life. My blood levels are calcium are fine now and I don't have any problems. I also take vitamin K2 100 mcg daily to help with bone support.

[arTistapple]

Isn’t calcium one of the things hypothyroids cant metabolise properly? Because of the metabolising problem, there is the danger of it being set down inside the arteries, leading to heart and kidney problems. Better to take Vit D3, Vit K2 and Magnesium. Apparently these should all be taken separately. I do it four hour blocks now, starting with D3 in the morning, K2 at lunchtime and Magnesium at dinner time to help with sleep.