Got calcium? Or got too much calcium? Both could be keeping you from your better health results! Whether it’s strong bones, a healthy heart, or better nervous system function – calcium delivers much needed support to our bodies. But how much calcium do we need? Where is it better to get it from more often? There’s been a lot of confusing information. We’ve been told we need to consume dairy for calcium, and we’ve also been told we need supplemental calcium – to the tune of 1000mg or even 1500mg daily. Not so fast.
 
Here is the Better Calcium Nutrition Update: Our adult daily needs are about 1000mg and while we can get calcium from dairy, we can also get calcium where other animals get it from – plants! According to the National Academy of Science (NAS 2010) there is also an upper tolerable upper intake level for calcium, about 2500mg for adults. While it would take eating a lot of plants to hit that daily, it is concerning how easy it is to hit that amount if you are supplementing with calcium. So try this Better Calcium Menu for a week but also check your daily supplemental intake of calcium to see if you are within a better range for your total daily calcium intake (~1000-1500mg daily)