“facts” promoted by years of industry-
sponsored marketing and addressed the third
fallacy.
Dairy is not the only good source of
calcium.
You can find calcium (in bioavailable
forms and significant amounts) in a wide
variety of nondairy, nutrient-dense foods:
vegetables (like kale, boiled spinach, collard
greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, and bok
choy); sea vegetables like nori; meat and
seafood (like bone broth, sardines, anchovies,
shrimp, oysters, and canned salmon); and nuts
and seeds (like almonds, hazelnuts, and
walnuts).
THE POWER OF GREEN
The calcium in vegetable sources
may prove more bioavailable
(useful to the body) than the stuff