and Exercise; 2014, Vol. 46, No. 10, 2007-13
The question of “calcium timing” comes up
frequently. We often received questions
about the best time to take calcium supple-
ments back when we had the radio show.
Some recommended taking the entire dose
of calcium at one time, often at bedtime.
I never agreed with this approach. As I
used to explain, our bodies have an elabo-
rate mechanism in place to maintain blood
calcium levels within a well-defined, narrow
range. Keeping the calcium within that range
is critical. If calcium falls below that level, the
body will use any means it can to bring it
back to within that range. This includes tak-
ing calcium out of bone. In this regard, the
body treats bone as a storehouse of calcium.
Obviously, if the body has to resorb calci-
um out of bone, the bone will gradually
deteriorate. Common sense tells you that
your goal, then, is to make sure that the
body can always get the calcium it needs
from food (and supplements) rather than
from bone.
The digestive system, of course, is designed
to do this by utilizing the calcium found in
our diet. The process requires the proper
enzymes, vitamin D, stomach acid, etc.
Sometimes, supplemental calcium is neces-
sary as well.
Whether food or supplements, the calcium
shjould be made available several times
throughout the day, preferably at mealtime.
If the body is to be subjected to some type
of unusual stress, such as an athletic competi-
tion, exercise, etc, it is important that calci-
um (and other minerals and vitamins, in my
opinion, are provided before and during that
event.
This study supports this commen sense
observation.
This supports our contention that a multivi-
tamin multimineral formulation like
Willvite
,
which contains calcium, magnesium and the
trace minerals in the same multi-dose formua
as the vitamins, provides a significant advan-
tage to most consumers.
Here is an abstract of the actual study:
Calcium Supplementation and Parathyroid
Hormone Response to Vigorous Walking in
Postmenopausal Women
SHEA, KAREN L.; BARRY, DANIEL W.; SHERK,
VANESSA D.; More
Introduction:
Disruptions in calcium (Ca)
homeostasis during exercise may influence
skeletal adaptations to exercise training. In
young men, vigorous cycling causes increases
in parathyroid hormone (PTH) and bone
resorption (C-terminal telopeptides of type I
collagen [CTX]); responses are attenuated
by Ca supplementation. The study
aimed to determine whether
vigorous walking causes similar
increases in PTH and CTX in older
women and how the timing of Ca
supplementation before and dur-
ing exercise influ-
ences these
responses.
Methods:
In
experiment 1, 10
women (61 ± 4
yr) consumed 125
mL of either a Ca-
fortified (1 g·L−1) or control beverage every
15 min during exercise starting 60 min
before and continuing during 60 min of
exercise. In experiment 2, 23
women (61 ± 4 yr) consumed
200 mL of a Ca-fortified (1
g·L−1) or control beverage every 15 min
starting 15 min before and continuing during
60 min of exercise. The exercise was
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C
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Chlorophyll Extract
Often considered the “blood” of plants, chlorophyll is structurally
similar to hemoglobin. It has a protective and detoxifcation
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Who would benefit from this supplement? Those with heavy metal
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Those with bad breath and body odor. Those suffering from fatigue
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Supplemental Information:
Chlorophyll is the sunlight collecting molecule in plants that gives
them their green pigment. Plants use chlorophyll to collect light
needed for photosynthesis. Through photosynthesis Chlorophyll mol-
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by manufacturing carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water.
Chlorophyll is often referred to as the “blood” of plants.
Interestingly, Chlorophyll molecules are structurally very similar to
human hemoglobin molecules. The difference between the two
being that Chlorophyll carries Magnesium at its center and hemoglo-
bin carries iron at its center. Like iron, Chlorophyll helps the body
build red blood cells and thus increases oxygen availability. It ener-
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This is a standardized Cinnamon Bark complex in a liquid filled
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Historically, Cinnamon has been used for various gastrointestinal
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This is of major interest to those with type 2 diabetes.
Who would benefit from this supplement? Those with blood sugar
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Each two liquid filled veggie caps contain 250 mg of Cinnamon
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dioxide extract, standardized ro 40 mg Cinnamaldehydes.
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data suggest that cinnamon exhibits "sweet" properties and may be
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treadmill walking at 75%–80% V˙O2peak.
Results:
In experiment 1, serum ionized
Ca decreased in the control condition (P <
0.001), but not with Ca supplementation.
PTH increased after exercise on both days
(Ca, P = 0.05; control, P = 0.009) but was
attenuated by Ca supplementation (8.3 vs
26.1 pg·mL−1; P = 0.03). CTX increased
only on the control day (P = 0.02). In exper-
iment 2, serum ionized Ca decreased on Ca
and control days (Ca and control, P <
0.001), but less so on the Ca day (P = 0.04).
PTH (Ca and control, P < 0.001) and CTX
(Ca, P = 0.02; control P = 0.007) increased
on the Ca and control day, and there were
no differences in the changes.
Conclusion:
The timing of Ca supplemen-
tation may be a key mediator of Ca home-
ostasis during acute exercise. Further research
is necessary to determine how this influ-
ences skeletal adaptations to training.
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