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1. Coral Calcium Guru
- www.coralcalciumguru.org
- Coral Calcium Guru can help you decide which coral calcium product is right for you.
- Ask one of our coral calcium gurus.
- Coral Calcium Guru is a nonprofit web site working to spread the word about coral calcium. ... You will only find the honest truth about coral calcium and the many differences in coral calcium products being sold. Feel free to link to our site to help promote the benefits of coral calcium.
- Learn about the general benefits of coral calcium.
- View a comparison chart of coral calcium products.
- Learn about the history of coral calcium starting in 1792.
- Differences between land coral calcium and marine coral calcium.
- Learn the differences in the methods of using coral calcium.
- example: coral calcium capsules vs. coral calcium sachets.
- Apply for a Coral Calcium Guru award to display on your site.
- All information and graphics on this site are the property of Coral Calcium Guru and may not be used with out written permission. ...
2. It's Elemental - The Element Calcium
- education.jlab.org
- Calcium.
- Calcium.
- Calcium is pronounced as KAL-si-em.
- Although calcium is the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust, it is never found free in nature since it easily forms compounds by reacting with oxygen and water. Metallic calcium was first isolated by Sir Humphry Davy in 1808 through the electrolysis of a mixture of lime (CaO) and mercuric oxide (HgO). Today, metallic calcium is obtained by displacing calcium atoms in lime with atoms of aluminum in hot, low-pressure containers. ... 2% of the earth's crust is composed of calcium.
- Due to its high reactivity with common materials, there is very little demand for metallic calcium. ... Calcium is also used to remove oxygen, sulfur and carbon from certain alloys. Calcium can be alloyed with aluminum, beryllium, copper, lead and magnesium. Calcium is also used in vacuum tubes as a getter, a material that combines with and removes trace gases from vacuum tubes.
- Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is one of the common compounds of calcium. ... Chalk, marble and limestone are all forms of calcium carbonate. Calcium carbonate is used to make white paint, cleaning powder, toothpaste and stomach antacids, among other things. Other common compounds of calcium include: calcium sulfate (CaSO4), also known as gypsum, which is used to make dry wall and plaster of Paris, calcium nitrate (Ca(NO3)2), a naturally occurring fertilizer and calcium phosphate (Ca3(PO4)2), the main material found in bones and teeth.
3. The Calcium Information Resource
- www.calciuminfo.com
- Calcium is essential to maintaining total body health. ...
- Most Americans think they are getting enough calcium everyday, but, the fact is, they are not - they're calcium deficient. Calcium deficiency is usually due to an inadequate intake of calcium. When blood calcium levels drop too low, the vital mineral is "borrowed' from the bones. It is returned to the bones from calcium supplied through the diet. The average person loses 400 to 500mg of calcium per day. If an individual's diet is low in calcium, there may not be sufficient amounts of calcium available in the blood to be returned to the bones to maintain strong bones and total body health. ...
- Taking calcium regularly everyday is key to preventing and treating calcium deficiency. So how much daily calcium do you need? How much do you get? This website is a great resource to help you learn more about calcium, its importance to your health and how your needs change during different lifestages. ...
- The good news, according to the Surgeon General's office, is that by getting enough calcium, vitamin D (vitamin D promotes absorption of the calcium) and other nutrients, including phosphates and magnesium, individuals are more likely to build strong bones. The bad news, however, is that more than 75% of Americans are calcium deficient. And while you may think you're getting enough, consider this: the majority of women in a recent study underestimated their daily calcium needs by at least half. ...
- Taking calcium regularly, every day, is key to preventing and treating calcium deficiency and to helping reduce the risk of osteoporosis. ...
- Click here to watch a video about calcium deficiency, a leading cause of bone disease.
4. Be Wary of Coral Calcium and Robert Barefoot
- www.quackwatch.org
- Be Wary of Coral Calcium and Robert Barefoot.
- "Coral calcium" is a dietary supplement said to be derived from "remnants of living coral that have fallen from coral reefs, as a result of wave action or other natural processes. ... Since coral reefs are protected by law, "coral calcium" is made by grinding up limestone that no longer contains live organisms.
- It is merely calcium carbonate, with some magnesium and trace amounts of many other minerals. ... (Note: Limestone fertilizer is not suitable for human use as a calcium supplement. ... ) For people who need to consume extra calcium, purified calcium carbonate pills are safer and far less expensive than "coral calcium. ... His ideas have been promoted through books, lectures, his Web site, an audiotape, two 30-minute infomercials 2 , interviews, and thousands of Web sites that sell "coral calcium" products. ... His book, The Calcium Factor 1 , first published in 1992, has undergone five editions and on January 31, 2003 enjoyed an Amazon Books sales rank of #412, which is quite high. On the same day, his Death By Diet 3 , originally published in 1996 and now in its fourth edition, was ranked #1790; and his other book, Barefoot on Coral Calcium 4 , was ranked #8114. Searching Google for "Robert Barefoot" yielded more than 31,000 hits, and searching for "coral calcium" found more than 80,000! In January and February, Barefoot's "A Closer Look" infomercial was among the most frequently shown infomercials and was the most frequent one connected with a dietary supplement. In March 2003, a newer infomercial version hit #1 on the frequency list and a Google Search for "coral calcium" topped 120,000. ... Federal Trade Commission stopped the broadcasting of his infomercials but coral calcium products are still widely marketed.
- "Over 200 degenerative diseases are caused by calcium deficiency. ... " These diseases are caused by acidosis -- acidification of the body -- lack of minerals, especially calcium. When you start taking coral calcium, your body alkalizes and drives out the acid 5 . ... Calcium deficiency can weaken bones (osteoporosis), but it does not make the body more acidic or cause a wide range of diseases. The idea that calcium supplements (or dietary strategies) can change the acidity of the body is nonsense. ...
5. Calcium intake and adiposity -- Parikh and Yanovski 77 (2): 281 -- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- www.ajcn.org
- Calcium intake and adiposity1,2,3 .
- Limited epidemiologic and experimental data support the possibility that dietary calcium intake plays a role in human body weight regulation. The aim of this review was to present the data from human studies that link calcium and dairy intake to body weight, describe the existing evidence for an effect of calcium intake on body weight from animal models of obesity, present evidence of a role for intracellular calcium in the regulation of lipogenesis and lipolysis, elucidate the potential suggested relation between dietary calcium intake and intracellular calcium concentrations, and outline the effects of calcium supplementation on dietary fat absorption. We suggest that these data support the need for large, population based clinical trials to assess the effects of supplemental calcium and other components of dairy products on human body weight. ...
- Key Words: Calcium dairy products body weight fatty acid synthase fat absorption.
- Maternal calcium supplementation and cardiovascular risk factors in twin offspring.
- Calcium and Magnesium ATPase Activities in Women with Varying BMIs.
- Lactation, weaning, and calcium supplementation: effects on body composition in postpartum women.
- Meeting calcium recommendations during middle childhood reflects mother-daughter beverage choices and predicts bone mineral status.
- No effect of dietary calcium on body weight of lean and obese mice and rats.
- Long-latency deficiency disease: insights from calcium and vitamin D.
6. Size at birth, adult intestinal calcium absorption and 1,25(OH)2 vitamin D -- Arden et al. 95 (1): 15 -- QJM
- qjmed.oupjournals.org
- Size at birth, adult intestinal calcium absorption and 1,25(OH)2 vitamin D .
- Intestinal calcium absorption and vitamin D metabolism are integrally involved in bone metabolism and may be programmed during early life. ...
- Aim: To examine the early-life influences on calcium absorption and its control in 322 post-menopausal female twins. ...
- Methods: Intestinal calcium absorption was assessed by the stable strontium (Sr) method. ...
- 04), the association being independent of serum calcium, phosphate, creatinine and PTH. ... 03), this association being independent of age, season, customary calcium intake and serum 25(OH) vitamin D; however, when serum 1,25(OH)2 vitamin D was added into the model, the association became non-significant, suggesting that the association was partially mediated via serum 1,25(OH)2 vitamin D. ...
- Discussion: We found a significant inverse association between birth weight and intestinal calcium absorption that is partially explained by an association between serum 1,25(OH)2 vitamin D and birth weight. ...
7. Chemistry : Periodic Table : calcium : key information
- www.webelements.com
- Chemistry: WebElements Periodic Table: Professional Edition: Calcium: key information.
- Calcium calcium Calcium calcio Cálcio calcio Kalcium .
- Index for calcium.
- calcium around us.
- calcium compounds.
- Reactions of calcium Compounds Bond enthalpies Radii in compounds Lattice energies Reduction potentials.
- Calcium .
- Name: calcium .
- Here is a brief description of calcium.
- Calcium is a metallic element, fifth in abundance in the earth's crust, of which it forms more than 3%. ...
- Calcium does not occur free in nature. Calcium is found mostly as limestone, gypsum and fluorite. Stalagmites and stalactites contain calcium carbonate.
- Here is a brief summary of the isolation of calcium. ...
- Calcium metal is readily available commercially and there is no need to make it in the laboratory. Commercially it can be made by the electrolysis of molten calcium chloride, CaCl2.
8. Gene Therapy Alternative To Calcium Channel Blockers
- www.sciencedaily.com
- Gene Therapy Alternative To Calcium Channel Blockers.
- In animal studies, scientists at Johns Hopkins have developed what is believed to be the first successful gene therapy that mimics the action of calcium channel blockers, agents widely used in the treatment of heart diseases, including angina, arrhythmias, hypertension and enlarged heart.
- Their findings published in the latest edition of Circulation Research, online July 8 may lead to a gene therapy alternative to calcium channel blockers and their sometimes severe side effects, but also further interest in the development of gene therapies unique as in this case to one particular organ. ...
- Increased levels of Gem decreased calcium current densities the chemical action of calcium channel blockers by 30 percent to 90 percent, when compared to a control group. ...
- Indeed, when heart muscle was electrically stimulated to reproduce the effects of an irregular heartbeat, Gem infusion helped steady the heartbeat, returning it to a normal rhythm, just like calcium channel blockers do. ...
- "Calcium channel blockers are a valuable tool in combating arrhythmias and other forms of heart disease, but they can cause low blood pressure, heart block and constipation," said study lead author and cardiovascular physiologist Eduardo Marbαn, M. ... "Our basic research is trying to find new ways of harnessing the benefits of calcium channel blockers, while avoiding the negative side effects of existing pill therapies, especially on other organs of the body. ...
- The researchers were drawn to investigating the role of Gem because of its key role in an enzyme pathway it is a GTP-binding protein of the Ras pathway that suppresses a particular way of transporting calcium across cell membranes. This suppression, in turn, helps control calcium levels within cells. Calcium, an essential chemical in the process of muscle contraction, is directly involved in the electrochemical reactions that allow muscle cells to contract as part of a regular heartbeat. ...
- Calcium is vital to maintaining good health, as it is involved in many everyday cellular processes, including gene regulation, memory and cell death. However, excessive levels of calcium can lead to arrhythmias, as well as hypertrophy (uncontrolled growth of muscle tissue), apoptosis (programmed cell death) and cardiac remodeling. ...
9. Calcium in Women: Healthy Bones and Much More -- Kass-Wolff 33 (1): 21 -- Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing
- jognn.awhonn.org
- Calcium in Women: Healthy Bones and Much More .
- Current research has demonstrated that young womens intake of calcium is significantly below the recommended dietary intake. This article reviews the role and functions of calcium, how it is transported, and factors that may significantly increase or impair the absorption of this macronutrient. Strategies are described that will assist nurses in assessing the patients diet and making appropriate recommendations regarding the intake of calcium and other micronutrients. ...
- Keywords: Calcium Dietary counseling Lactose intolerance Micronutrients Peak bone mass.
10. Activity Of Calcium-handling Gene Appears To Prevent Cardiac Arrhythmias
- www.sciencedaily.com
- Activity Of Calcium-handling Gene Appears To Prevent Cardiac Arrhythmias.
- Activation of a gene already shown to correct heart failure by improving calcium metabolism in the heart muscle may also help prevent arrhythmias, sometimes-dangerous disturbances in heart rhythm, according to a study from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cardiovascular Research Center (CVRC). ...
- Inhibiting Cardiac Protein Through Gene Therapy Improves Human Heart Cell Function (February 27, 2002) -- Blocking a key protein involved in calcium regulation can improve the function of failing heart cells, according to a study in the February 26 issue of Circulation. ...
- Gene Therapy Alternative To Calcium Channel Blockers (July 9, 2004) -- In animal studies, scientists at Johns Hopkins have developed what is believed to be the first successful gene therapy that mimics the action of calcium channel blockers, agents widely used in the. ...
- Reversing Heart Failure: Cold Virus Could Make Gene Therapy Possible (September 29, 1997) -- University of Maryland researchers have confirmed the link between a calcium-handling enzyme and heart-beat strength. ...
- Contraction of any muscle cell requires the correct movement of calcium within the cell. It has been known for 20 years that heart failure - in which the heart muscle is weak and does not pump effectively - is associated with abnormal handling of calcium. Earlier research has shown that SERCA2a, which helps transport calcium between cellular structures, does not function well in heart failure. ...
- In anticipation of SERCA2a clinical trials in heart failure patients, a concern was raised that the gene's action of increasing calcium transport in heart cells could stimulate arrhythmias. In addition, recent research elsewhere has implicated calcium in the generation of ventricular fibrillation and the rapid rhythm called ventricular tachycardia. ...
- As controls, other groups of rats received gene therapy vectors that induce the production of two other genes, one of which codes for a muscle-fiber protein that counteracts excess calcium. ...
11. Calcium in Plants -- WHITE and BROADLEY 92 (4): 487 -- Annals of Botany
- aob.oupjournals.org
- Calcium in Plants .
- Calcium is an essential plant nutrient. ... It also reviews recent work on (a) the mechanisms of Ca2+ transport across cellular membranes, (b) understanding the origins and specificity of Ca2+ cyt signals and (c) characterizing the cellular Ca2+ cyt-sensors (such as calmodulin, calcineurin B-like proteins and calcium-dependent protein kinases) that allow plant cells to respond appropriately to Ca2+ cyt signals. ...
- Key words: Arabidopsis, ATPase, calcium (Ca2+), channel, cytosolic Ca2+, ecology, H+/Ca2+-antiport (CAX), kinase, phylogeny, plasma membrane, root, vacuole.
- Processes Modulating Calcium Distribution in Citrus Leaves. ...
- Calcium Channels are Involved in Calcium Oxalate Crystal Formation in Specialized Cells of Pistia stratiotes L.
- Evidence for Symplastic Involvement in the Radial Movement of Calcium in Onion Roots.
12. New aspects of nuclear calcium signalling -- Gerasimenko and Gerasimenko 117 (15): 3087 -- Journal of Cell Science
- jcs.biologists.org
- New aspects of nuclear calcium signalling .
- Nuclear calcium signalling has been a controversial battlefield for many years and the question of how permeable the nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) are to Ca2+ has been the subject of a particularly hot dispute. ...
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