respectively.Calciumalsohastheeffectofneutralizingacidandpromotinganal-
kalineconditionofthebody.Thisiswhycalciumisusedinantacidssuchas
“Tums.”
Calcium and Milk and Meats
- Increased milk consumption leads to HIGHER
FRACTURE RISK due to osteoporosis. 227 - Several cancers have been linked to dairy products. 228
- Thereisacorrelationbetweendairyproductsanddia-
betes. 229 - Lactoseintoleranceaffects95%ofAsianAmericans,74%of
NativeAmericans,70%ofAfricanAmericans,53%ofMex-
ican Americans, and 15% of European Americans
(Caucasians) 230 Cowsmilkproteins,sugars,andfatsleads
tochronicdiseases,obesity,diabetes,andatherosclerosis
plaques that cause heart disease. 231
IfmaintainingadequateamountsofCalciuminthebodyforstrongboneswereassimpleasdrinking
thelevelsofmilkrecommendedbytheDairyCouncilorthecurrentFoodGuidePyramid,Americans
fromtheUnitedStatesshouldhavelittletonoproblemswithcalciumdeficiency,osteoporosis,etc.
However,thisisnotthecase.Rathertheoppositeis.Osteoporosisisrampantinthissociety.Thisis
becausetheendproductofdairyconsumptionrendersthebodyacid,andaciditycreatesacondition
wherebythebodymusttrytorestorethebloodtoitsalkalinestate.Onewayitachievesthisisto
breakdownboneandtakethecalciumandcarbonatefromtheboneandmoveitintothebloodstream
tobuffertheacidity.Thisprocessisfurtherexacerbatedbytheconsumptionofanimalmeat,which
also creates acidity in the body that must be buffered by calcium from bones.
Inaddition,animalmeatisextremelylowincalciumandveryhighinphosphorous.Inanimalssuch
asdog,cats,iguanas,horses,birds,etc.,feedingdietsthatarehighinphosphorousandcalciumdefi-
cientcanleadtothemetabolicdiseasesyndromecallednutritionalsecondaryhyperparathyroidism.It
isseenwhencatsanddogsarefeedall-meatdiets,andwhenbirdsarefeddietsconsistingprimarily
ofsunflowerseedsandpeanuts,asthesedietsarehighinphosphorousandlowincalcium.The
mechanismofhowthisoccursisasfollows.Thelowbloodcalciumleveloveralongperiodoftime
stimulatesthereleaseofthehormonecalledtheparathyroidhormone,whichwillbefoundatahigher
thannormallevelintheanimal’sblood.Themainfunctionofthishormoneistokeeptheblood
levelsofcalciuminthenormalrangeforproperfunctioningofthebody.Todoso,itbreaksdown
bone.Thus,thebonebecomesweakened,andsusceptibletofractures.Thisconditioncanbetermed
osteoporosis,whichreferstoconditionsinwhichthereisadecreaseintheoverallbonemassaswell
as losses of both mineral and organic bone matrix (bone density).