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Calcium is very effective in relaxing muscles--especially when we are
deficient or have an additional strain on the existing supply. Only about
1-9% of our total Ca++ is circulating and in muscles; the remainder is
stored in bone matrix material along with Fluoride, magnesium and collagen.
Anyway, all muscle contraction is the result of nerve impulse and Ca++ is
a conductor in the process of both the nerve and muscle
contraction/relaxation process. This is why if Ca++ or Mg are in really
short supply, one could have a heart attack. The body does it's best to
make sure that the circulating Ca++ levels never drop and to do this it
literally extracts the stored Ca++ from bones and teeth. This is why
consuming large quantities of phosphorus (as in phosphoric acid used in
Colas) is a problem. The body strives to maintain a 2 Ca++ to 1 phophorus
ratio in the blood. If more Phos is consumed then, then Ca++ is out of
balance; thus, the body must suck the Ca++ from the bone matrix so that
muscles (like the heart for instance) don't spasm. If you've ever had a
charlie horse, you know how painful they can be (pregnancy and lactation
obviously increase the need for Ca++ and therefore increase the incidence
of such spasms). In labor when a mom is having hypertonic uterine
contractions, midwives often use Calcium Lactate to help relax the uterus.
Why not try it for menstrual cramps on that basis?
Chris
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