Unfortunately, the lack of calcium in the human body over the past few years has become a fairly common problem. This is a very dangerous condition that leads to the development of rickets in childhood and osteoporosis in adults.
Calcium Deficiency: Causes
In fact, there are many diverse factors that lead to a deficiency of this element in the human body. Here are just the most common ones:
- Improper and unbalanced nutrition. The human diet does not contain a sufficient amount of calcium (no dairy products, cheeses, fish, etc.), as well as vitamin D and other elements that contribute to the absorption of the mineral in the body.
- Excessive consumption of coffee, which gives a charge of vigor, but at the same time intensively removes calcium from the body.
- Frequent drinking, smoking, taking narcotic products.
- Eating substandard products containing pesticides.
- Living or working in a polluted environmental environment.
- Exposure to radiation.
- Strict diets, during which a person refuses most foods containing vitamins, minerals and calcium.
- Constant overheating of the body.
- Heavy physical activity along with malnutrition and limited nutrition.
Calcium deficiency: symptoms and possible complications
Signs of calcium deficiency are quite noticeable. As a rule, in such people nails begin to flake, hair grow dull . Cracks appear on tooth enamel. With a more progressive deficiency, seals begin to fly out. Over time, bone density begins to decline - they become weak, so people with a similar diagnosis quite often turn to a traumatologist with cracks or fractures of bones. Then osteoporosis begins.
Of particular note is the lack of calcium in children, which causes curvature of the bones and spine, as well as improper growth and permanent diseases of the teeth. A child who is prone to deficiency of an element from early childhood, as a rule, has a weak immunity and is more prone to the development of colds. Anemia is also often diagnosed.
Calcium deficiency: treatment and prevention
Restoring the normal amount of an element in the body is quite difficult, especially in the late stages of deficiency. To do this, use special preparations containing a huge amount of calcium, as well as vitamin D, boron and other elements.
But it’s best to prevent the disease. For example, take vitamin complexes periodically. This is especially important in the winter season. Keep track of the amount of dairy products in the diet: calcium is found in cheeses and milk. Remember that vitamin D is necessary for the normal absorption of the mineral in the blood - it is sold in pharmacies. Try to limit the amount of coffee you drink.
If we talk about alternative methods of treatment, then an egg shell, which contains a huge amount of calcium, which is suitable for the human body, is a very effective medicine. The shell must first be dried well and then peeled off the film on the inside. Then grind the pieces of eggshell in a coffee grinder. Consume 1 - 2 g of powder per day.
But one does not have to be too zealous, since hypercalcemia is also possible - an excess of calcium in the body. In fact, such a violation is quite rare, but still it is possible. In this condition, the mineral is deposited in the joints, muscles, and blood vessels. Patients with this diagnosis complain of headaches, fatigue, constant nausea, severe thirst. Cramps are even possible, especially at night. Therefore, before proceeding with an intensive replenishment of calcium reserves, consult a specialist and pass all the necessary tests.