Ro
10-30-2005, 02:03 PM
I really wish someone would do a study on nutrition and HCM.
I had cataract surgery recently, and upon returning to work, got into a discussion with a co-worker who said that cataracts are caused by a calcium deficiency, and so are bone spurs, kidney stones, and other calcium deposit disorders. That was news to me, and it got me thinking.
Calcium is so important for our hearts. Could there be a connection? Doing some research on the net, I've come across EZCal that has a whopping 92% absorbtion rate! Most calcium supplements have a very low absorbtion rate and mess up your magnesium, which is why you must take magnesium along with it. Another problem for your heart.
So many are diagnosed with HCM in their 40's. Could it be that they've become deficient in calcium and that's when symptoms became evident? Yes, I know HCM is an inherited condition, but they also don't know what the real cause is. Could it be a calcium deficiency in the mother's body while the child was forming? Sure, we've taken the horse pill pre-natal vitamins, but what if it wasn't enough? I don't recall the doctor ever taking a blood test to see if nutrients were adequate or even if those vitamin pills were able to be absorbed by the body. I'm sure my mom didn't have those tests either.
Perhaps there is a connection, or perhaps it's just the "luck of the draw" why some children are born with it, and some aren't. I don't even know if there is such a blood test for calcium or other nutrients. All the docs seem to care about is cholesterol.
I had cataract surgery recently, and upon returning to work, got into a discussion with a co-worker who said that cataracts are caused by a calcium deficiency, and so are bone spurs, kidney stones, and other calcium deposit disorders. That was news to me, and it got me thinking.
Calcium is so important for our hearts. Could there be a connection? Doing some research on the net, I've come across EZCal that has a whopping 92% absorbtion rate! Most calcium supplements have a very low absorbtion rate and mess up your magnesium, which is why you must take magnesium along with it. Another problem for your heart.
So many are diagnosed with HCM in their 40's. Could it be that they've become deficient in calcium and that's when symptoms became evident? Yes, I know HCM is an inherited condition, but they also don't know what the real cause is. Could it be a calcium deficiency in the mother's body while the child was forming? Sure, we've taken the horse pill pre-natal vitamins, but what if it wasn't enough? I don't recall the doctor ever taking a blood test to see if nutrients were adequate or even if those vitamin pills were able to be absorbed by the body. I'm sure my mom didn't have those tests either.
Perhaps there is a connection, or perhaps it's just the "luck of the draw" why some children are born with it, and some aren't. I don't even know if there is such a blood test for calcium or other nutrients. All the docs seem to care about is cholesterol.