No more "I can’t take calcium. I have kidney stones!"

Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers shares cutting edge nutrition research that displays the opposite: calcium taken with meals may actually shelter you from establishing kidney stones.

Yes, you have likely been informed that calcium should not be taken if you form kidney stones. This has been evaluated to be false in several thorough studies. Indeed, a high intake of calcium reduces the risk of kidney stones. There is no support that a low calcium diet reduces the risk of kidney stones. A study of 45,600 patients showed no association of calcium ingestion with kidney stone formation. (1) Now, that’s an extensive study!

But why? Because kidney stones are made of calcium oxalate when calcium and oxalic acid bind together in the urine. Taking calcium with meals causes the calcium to bind with oxalate in the food we eat which keeps it from getting into the urinary tract where kidney stones form. (2) Great news for Baton Rouge kidney stone sufferers!

So, when encountered with the choice of whether or not to take calcium supplements for prevention of osteopenia, osteoporosis and the fractures of the spine and extremities that are prevalent with these conditions, keep this information in mind. Read these articles. And, like any other form of care, use good judgment, and consult your chiropractic clinic, Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers in Baton Rouge, for advice on the best form of calcium to take, its dosage, and ancillary diet factors to assist in the best and safest ingestion of calcium. We are here for your health!