Calcium is the only mineral to have its own regulating gland, the parathyroid glands (they’re the glands near the thyroid but have nothing to do with the thyroid)! Calcium’s main functions are:

1.    To provide electrical energy for your nervous system. The way it does this is to provide the means for electrical impulses to travel along your nerves. Calcium is what your nervous system uses to conduct “electricity”, which is why the most common deficiency symptoms are nervous system ones such as depression, weakness, tiredness – like a power failure.

2.    To provide the electrical energy needed by your muscles, which really just brings us back to the nervous system as it controls the nerves that conduct the electricity into your muscles.  In order for them to function correctly, they need to contract and relax.

Pretty much like a heartbeat. Your heart is just a big ole muscle. It contracts and relaxes. Calcium is what makes it contract to pump blood through your body. That’s why deficiencies in calcium can cause heart and other muscular problems. They can’t contract without adequate calcium. Symptoms can include weakness, muscle cramps or spasms, PMS symptoms, tension etc.

3.    To provide strength for your skeletal system. Most people know that calcium is necessary to build strong bones and teeth. However, your bones actually serve as a good vault, like in the bank where you keep your reserves – a storage depot. When you have sufficient calcium, your body can draw on these reserves when needed.  Any time your body needs calcium your parathyroid glands make a withdrawal to compensate for shortages or deposit excesses back into the vault. Pretty neat, huh?

It’s not only for the prevention of osteoporosis or kidney stones but is vital for life and the prevention of tension, anxiety or stress.

Calcium, the most abundant mineral in your body, is required for muscle contraction, blood vessel expansion and contraction, secretion of hormones and enzymes, and transmitting impulses throughout your nervous system. Your body strives to maintain constant concentrations of calcium in blood, muscle, and intercellular fluids.

It also happens to be the most powerful painkiller there is - far superior to morphine!

Colds, ‘Flu and Polio

Hard water containing calcium bicarbonate (the kind that leaves a calcium deposit in your teakettle) is the best for drinking. Do not confuse this with calcium carbonate. Calcium bicarbonate is completely assimilated and builds your bones by combining with the organic phosphorus (an important mineral) found in grains (we don't encourage the dead refined stuff sold nowadays) and lecithin (an emulsifier) in natural fats.

It is this calcium bicarbonate that is essential in the blood stream to prevent children from becoming susceptible to polio, colds and diseases of childhood which produce fevers.

In fact, calcium bicarbonate deficiency alone can cause a child to have recurrent fever, a fever which disappears at once on the administration of calcium lactate or calcium gluconate (which form calcium bicarbonate after absorption). Calcium deficiency fevers are common in children during the ages of rapid bone growth, especially where the child is getting too much of the cereal foods such as processed dry cereals, without enough hard water calcium. The phosphorus is out of proportion to the calcium bicarbonate intake. Phosphorus needs to be kept in balance with calcium.

Some Calcium Deficiency Symptoms

Symptoms of hypocalcemia (hypo=low + calcemia=calcium) include numbness and tingling in the fingers, depression, stress, insomnia, tension, hyperactivity, inability to “switch off”, muscle cramps, convulsions, lethargy, poor appetite, and abnormal heart rhythms, etc, etc.

And What Of Magnesium?

Whilst calcium contracts your muscles, magnesium relaxes them.

Take the heartbeat example above. The calcium contracts your heart and magnesium relaxes it. That’s how muscles work. If you’re deficient in calcium, your muscles can’t contract. If you’re deficient in magnesium, they can’t relax. Either way is not good.

Magnesium is also needed for more than 300 biochemical reactions in your body. It helps your body maintain normal muscle and nerve function, keeps your heart rhythm steady, supports a healthy immune system, and keeps your bones strong.

Magnesium also helps regulate your blood sugar levels – making it vital for diabetics and hypoglycemic people, promotes normal blood pressure, and is involved in energy metabolism and protein synthesis. Magnesium also plays a role in preventing and managing hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Magnesium is absorbed in your small intestines and excreted through your kidneys.

Some Magnesium Deficiency Symptoms

Early signs of magnesium deficiency include loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and weakness. As a magnesium deficiency worsens, numbness, tingling, muscle contractions and cramps, seizures (sudden changes in behaviors caused by excessive electrical activity in the brain), personality changes, abnormal heart rhythms, and coronary spasms can occur. A severe magnesium deficiency can result in low levels of calcium in the blood (hypocalcemia) as well as low levels of potassium (hypokalemia).

Calcium and Magnesium Ratios

Calcium cannot be utilized without its balancing partner, magnesium. They work in tandem. In order for your body to be able to utilize calcium, it needs to be in a 2:1 ratio with magnesium with the correct pH so that they can be absorbed.
Calcium and magnesium are both alkaline and need some kind of acid to be absorbed. Vitamin C or apple cider vinegar does a pretty good job to create an optimum pH.

Instant CalMag-C

That’s why we made Instant CalMag-C the way we did: two parts calcium gluconate with one part magnesium carbonate and vitamin C to ensure that both the proportions and pH are correct. This makes it absorb speedily.

Most people feel the effects within minutes.

Instant CalMag-C is great for the whole family – from baby to granny!

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First it was the birds that got the rap and now it’s the pigs. And so many fall hook, line and sinker for all the nonsense that devastation is going to descend and kill us all if we don’t have a needle jabbed into us!

There has been flu on this planet since time immemorial and we’re still here – in ever-increasing numbers. What happened to the so-called devastating effects of the last big flu threat – avian flu? It flew into non-existence and then died the death it deserved. It’s amazing how much fear a controlled media can create.

Here’s a calm and very sane viewpoint on the current media scare about swine flu from a congressman who is himself a doctor with decades of experience and who has been in Congress for more than three decades. Do yourself a favor and hear what he has to say about it here: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/10/ron-paul-federal-reserve-bank.html

The Sheriff’s Role and What He Can Do To Help You!

There are so many things I’m learning in this great country of yours. The latest lesson I’ve learnt is about sheriffs and that they have the highest law enforcement authority over their counties, namely that "the duly elected sheriff of a county is the highest law enforcement official within a county and has law enforcement powers EXCEEDING that of any other state OR federal official."

They are sworn to uphold the Constitution. The more I learn about that great document, the Constitution, the more my admiration increases for the wisdom of the founding fathers. What foresight into the vagaries of human nature and how cleverly they created a document that would protect every citizen, no matter what their political leanings, race, color or creed.

Here’s what Sheriff Mack has to say about the job of a sheriff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzC7dmyKG4E  and what your sheriff can do to help you if anyone tries to enforce vaccines on you or your loved ones.

Ways To Deal With Flu and Other Illnesses

The solutions to any immune-system threat are the same standard solutions since time immemorial. Do those things that boost your immune system and don’t compromise it even more with unproven, ineffective solutions that only enrich those without conscience.

Diet

1. Eat well (plenty of fresh salads, not overcooked vegetables and several servings of good quality protein – not junk foods. Good home-cooked food.)
2. Drink sufficient water with good minerals, calcium and magnesium. Dehydration is not caused by lack of water but by mineral deficiency. You can drink and drink and become more dehydrated. It is very important to understand dehydration and the causes. If you find you’re unable to quench your thirst, you’re dehydrated.
3. Plenty of good quality old fashioned fish oils and vitamin E with all its parts – not synthetic junk. Your body wants food sources as close to nature as possible.
4. Have sufficient B complex and vitamin C.
5. Get plenty of sunshine (for the vitamin D) and don’t block it out.
6. Get enough rest.
7. Do things you really enjoy.

The best way to ensure you’re getting a good balanced formula is with the Organic Life Vitamins. It is a balanced formula that has almost everything including trace minerals and minerals. Along with a glass of Instant CalMag-C, you’re pretty well covered.

Don’t forget to have fun too!

My Remedy for Illness

1. Ensure that the sick person is well hydrated. By this I mean they have enough minerals and some water or suitable liquid, like unsweetened fruit juice. Calcium, magnesium, potassium, salt – a good balance is the little balanced cell salts (salts = minerals) and Instant CalMag-C.
2. The main thing is to ensure they’re hydrated. Dehydration will weaken their immune systems and is the most dangerous thing that can happen to them.
3. Even if they’re a bit off color, follow the steps in #1 and #2 above.
4. Don’t force food on a sick person. Encourage them to sip a smoothie of a small amount of fruit, coconut milk (not soy as it inhibits mineral absorption), a raw egg or two (the yellow part) as food may be the last thing they want.
5. Ensure there is silence around anyone who is sick. Whatever you do, don’t voice any sympathy! You can show it but don’t voice it.
6. If there’s a fever, don’t worry about it. Be effective. A fever means that bacteria or viruses are being killed off (this is good) and is only dangerous if it gets too high. If this happens, place a large plastic bag on the bed with a towel on it, let the person lie on that with a cool wet towel on top of them. Keep wetting the towel until the fever breaks. A lukewarm to cold bath will actually work better but a sick person will most likely protest so do it on a gradient – encourage, don’t force.
7. Don’t panic about “symptoms” of the so-called swine flu. They’re the same as common flu. Reports are very generalized and embellished – designed to create fear. Even if it is swine flu, these handlings are still what I would do.

Handle as above and remain calm. Don’t give in to it. Use judgment, listen to Dr Ron Paul again and TOP everyone’s immune system up with good food, sufficient sleep, vitamins, minerals, oils, water and protein.

Get your family onto Instant CalMag-C and Organic Life Vitamins today and build their immune systems and reduce stress.

Order online now at www.CalMag-C.com or call 877-700-7717.

Disclaimer: Please note, I am not a doctor. This is what I do as described but anyone who is ill should get advice from a suitably qualified professional. Just make sure they give you sound nutrition advice as well as medical care.

Welcome to our "sleep" page. We hope you find what you're looking for and that we can help you sleep better. We have many testimonials on this topic as we have helped a lot of people to sleep better, ourselves included.

The inability to sleep can be caused by almost any health condition, including things like depression, heartburn, cancer, asthma, arthritis, muscle and back pain.  Other things that can lead to sleep difficulties are the side effects from medications, or drug and alcohol use, as well as a high sugar or refined carbs (starchy food) consumption or insufficient protein before bed.

Besides the B vitamins being essential for good sleep, calcium and magnesium also play a big role in helping you sleep well.  Calcium and magnesium are both essential for your nerves and hormonal system to function normally and the two minerals cannot work without each other.

The harm done by sleeping tablets, to say nothing of the thousands of dollars spent annually on them, could largely be avoided if the calcium and magnesium intake is adequate and they are in a form that can be absorbed by your body. In fact, sleep meds just worsen the problem as they have side effects and one of the side effects is the destruction of nutrients in the body, robbing your body of energy too.

The intense nervousness caused by a lack of magnesium can also make it impossible to fall asleep. Calcium and magnesium also help to prevent or relieve leg cramps and muscle spasms of the toes or feet (Charley horses) which frequently wake some people or prevent them from falling asleep.

These two minerals are part of the nerve messenger system and if they're deficient, the nerves can't relax, which makes it impossible to sleep or have a restful night's sleep. Insomnia is really just an inability to relax.

In addition, potassium cannot be retained by your cells unless magnesium is also present. Without adequate magnesium, the potassium leaves the cells, creating an artificial potassium deficiency in them, making it even harder to fall asleep.

To be used by the body, calcium and magnesium need to be in a 2:1 ratio with some kind of acid to make the correct pH.

The key is absorption into the body so it can actually get these vital nutrients and you can feel the difference.

Instant CalMag-C has been formulated exactly per the body's requirements to absorb and use it.

With kind acknowledgement to Adelle Davis.

One of those modern diseases that evades full understanding, more and more people are falling victim to is diabetes. What is missing in most people – diabetics and almost everyone else – is understanding of the condition and how it comes about.

When anyone is diagnosed as pre-diabetic or diabetic, they are most often warned about their sugar and refined carbohydrate intake (refined carbs turn into sugar too) but this is only a part of the problem.

Here’s a basic outline of what happens.

Your adrenals produce cortisol whenever you are stressed – mentally or physically. They’re your “fight or flight” glands that produce this hormone called cortisol.

Cortisol is also an anti-inflammatory so, if you’re producing cortisol, there’s inflammation. When there’s inflammation, that’s stress on your body and the adrenal glands do their job of producing cortisol. This is good.

The problem comes in when there’s underlying inflammation going on constantly in your body. This inflammation can be caused by stressors such as viruses, bacteria, metals, chemicals, yeast, candida, food sensitivities – you name it, so many things can cause inflammation – even a spine out of whack.

Cortisol is a hormone. Hormones are the chemical messengers of your body. If you have inflammation, under ideal conditions, the adrenals send out the cortisol to your cells. On each and every cell, there are “docking sites” called receptors. This is where the cells can receive the message, carry out the command “decrease inflammation” and send a message back to the adrenals “job done”.

If those receptor sites are blocked due to toxins (such as caused by the stressors mentioned earlier), the cortisol can’t get into the receptor sites and so the communication gets lost.

Because there’s no reply coming from the cell, the adrenals keep pumping out cortisol (hormone = chemical messenger) to deal with the inflammation, which never gets received or acknowledged so the adrenals keep sending out the cortisol.

Much like mailing a letter to the correct recipient and it just never gets there so you mail another one and another one and another one, but they never arrive and so on.

When this frantic attempt at getting the message to the cell to decrease inflammation continues on and on and on without any response, the cortisol begins to store fat around the vital organs of your body in an attempt to “provide future energy to protect the organs” because there is perceived danger to them.

However, this creates a danger for those organs too and can lead to other more serious disease such as liver, heart, pancreas problems. This is why people start to get a spare tire around their middle. It’s one of cortisol’s jobs, to store fat “just in case”.

Many people try dozens of diets to lose weight and may or may not lose the weight but it invariably returns. That’s because the source of the problem has not been addressed,  which could simply be the overproduction of cortisol due to unresolved inflammation.

Hormonal Imbalances

When the cortisol keeps pumping out to handle the constant inflammation, this does not allow for other hormones to “kick in” such as your sleep and sex hormones (melatonin, serotonin and DHEA – precursor to testosterone and estrogen).

You can call this a hormone or chemical imbalance – take your pick.

In most cases, the symptoms are treated or you’re told you have a chemical imbalance and you’re given some sort of a drug. Problem is that is not addressing the source of the problem and, in fact, worsens things because taking synthetic things will worsen the imbalance as the receptor sites get blocked with more and more garbage, making it more and more impossible for the chemical messengers to get into the cells through the receptor sites.

This then leads to weight issues, energy problems, sleep problems, mood swings, hot  flashes, lowered sex drive, depression, night sweats, etc, etc.

What has this to do with diabetes?  More on Do You Understand Diabetes and How it is Created?

There are many answers to this question but I am only going to look at two of the more common, but hidden, ones.

Some of the more obvious symptoms of hormonal imbalances can be seen increasingly in our young people: girls going through puberty long before they should, the sex drive starting earlier in our young people and poor development in young men. This is alarming for the future of the race.

And, no, you are probably not suffering from some unknown mental illness. It is more likely that you are reacting to the constant onslaught of synthetic hormones and/or other toxins.

Below is a list of some of the symptoms that can be caused by hormonal imbalances and/or toxins:

• mood swings
• depression
• feelings of hopelessness, worthlessness
• loss of libido
• insomnia
• decreased energy, fatigue
• irritability
• weight gain or inability to gain
• uncomfortable menopausal (andropausal – male menopause) symptoms
• inability to concentrate
• and the list goes on and on……..

Many people get diagnosed with depression or other disease and meds are usually prescribed to  deal with them when they are actually having problems with an onslaught of synthetic hormones and/or toxins, thereby compounding the problem.  More on What is Causing Your Hormones To Get Imbalanced?

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