Too Much Calcium Increases Coronary Artery Disease

As early as 1991 cardiologist Dr. Stephen Seely noted a convincing correlation between the amount of dairy consumed and the death rate from coronary artery disease:

“The highest consumers of milk and dairy products are the Finns, who are also world leaders in mortality from coronary arterial disease.   Consumption of milk is also high in all English-speaking countries, so is mortality due to coronary arterial disease. Consumption of milk in Germany is approximately half, in Mediterranean countries a quarter, in Japan an eighth of that of Finland, and so are mortality rates from coronary arterial disease.”

International Journal Cardiology 1991 Nov; 33(2):191-8

Coronary Calcification as a Predictor of Coronary Events

This March (2008) a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine, involving 6722 men and women, measured arterial calcium using a CT scan.   There were 162 coronary events in the 3.8 years the group was studied.   Eighty-nine were major events, either a heart attack or death.   In comparison with participants with no coronary calcium, the risk of a coronary event was increased by a factor of 7.73 among participants with coronary calcium scores between 101 and 300 and by a factor of 9.67 among participants with scores above 300.

New England Journal of Medicine 2008 Mar; 358:1336-45

Magnesium Is Better Than Statins

Coronary artery disease begins with inflammation in the inner lining of the coronary arteries.   Plaque inside the arteries is a necessary and inevitable response to this inflammation.   Plaque is a “scab” so to speak, the body’s, albeit ill-fated, attempt to “mend” the inflammation.   Magnesium can reduce inflammation in the coronary arteries, and therefore stabilize and reduce plaque, better than statins.   Magnesium is better than statins because magnesium allows the body to produce other fatty acids from dietary omega-5 and omega-3 fatty acids.   These fatty acid “metabolites” are necessary not only to heal the coronary arteries but also play an essential role in overall health.

Journal of the American College of Nutrition 2004 Oct; 23(5):501S-505S

“The TRUTH about CALCIUM”

One of the clearest examples of toxic accumulation in the body is seen with most common forms of calcium supplementation.   Massive amounts of calcium from such sources increase bone density only slightly, while significantly increasing unwanted calcium deposition elsewhere in the body.

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“Death by Calcium, the Toxicity of Osteoporosis Therapy”

“Many older adults today have much more calcium in their bodies than their osteoporotic bones might indicate.   But, much of the calcium is abnormally deposited in tissues other than bone.   The bones are thin, while the blood vessels and other tissues are literally lined and filled with rock-like depositions of calcium salts.   Strongly consistent with this observation is that most deaths in patients with osteoporosis relate to the vascular system and not to the bones.   Clearly, then, aggressive calcium supplementation would not appear to be the answer to restoring the integrity of osteoporotic bones since it further fuels the obstructive deposition of calcium salts in the blood vessels.   A slightly decreased risk of an osteoporotic fracture is not worth a greatly increased risk of a fatal heart attack.”

Thomas E. Levy MD
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Twelve Reasons to Supplement Magnesium

Five Reasons to Take HEQ Magnesium Plus
Instead of Magnesium Salts

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Evaluating and Increasing Tissue (ionized) Calcium

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