This is not breaking news but many will find it surprising. According to a study at the University of Auckland in New Zealand reported by the BBC, the conventional wisdom of supplementing with calcium has been found to increase the risk of heart attacks. The group studied was postmenopausal women, a segment of the population that has long been relying upon the belief that they should take 1000mg or more a day to prevent osteoporosis, among other things.
While it’s not part of mainstream thinking, it is widely known that the primary cause of mineral loss is an imbalance of the body’s pH – being too acidic. That’s why I’ve been telling clients for a long time: you need to alkalize, alkalize, alkalize. While the chemistry is a bit complex to cover here, suffice to say that when you are losing minerals to excess acidity, you’re like a leaky bucket. And to simply supplement is to throw up one’s hands and say, “oh well, nothing to be done about the leak; let’s just pour more water in”, whereas alkalizing the body is more akin to patching the holes in the bucket. Much more elegant, less expensive and more effective in the long run. That way you don’t have to figure out just which minerals you’re losing and in what proportion. Just keep what you’ve got!
Eating more alkaline foods like fresh salads is a great solution. One of the very best tools is alkaline ionized water which is why I’ve used this powerful tool for over a year since I discovered how effective it is.
