Calcium too little or too much, both can create health issues!

Calcium too little or too much, both can create health issues!

An HTMA can assess, along with other minerals that need to be in balance

And Guess what?  Until January 31, 2024 , I will be offering a one time $100.00 discount if prebooked and prepaid . The appointments can be booked up until Feb 16th, 2024!

Some Important functions of Calcium

Calcium is found in every cell throughout the body yet over ninety percent of calcium is stored in the bones and teeth providing structual support. 

It is also found in the brain, heart, kidney, liver, muscles, skin and spleen,

Osseous tissues provide a reservoir for calcium, which can be withdrawn as required in order to maintain extra-skeletal functions such as acid-alkaline balance.

Calcium is essential for cardiac muscle contractility.

Insulin release is dependent upon adequate calcium being available. 

Other facts about Calcium 

• Calcium is a very emotional mineral, which could stem from trauma

• Regulates cell permeability

• Important for blood clotting

• Maintains pH balance

• Supports fat digestion

• Inhibits the uptake of thyroxine (thyroid hormone)

• An imbalance relative to its synergistic and
  antagonistic nutrients can be a major contributor to osteoporosis

• Increased calcium excretion can be caused by over-activity of both the thyroid and adrenal cortical glands

• Many medications interfere with calcium absorption. Some of the most common include anti-convulsants and antacids containing aluminum hydroxide bind calcium in the intestine and have also been documented to contribute to osteomalacia (weakens bones and can cause them to break more easily)

• Some psychological qualities associated with calcium are stability, hardness and rigidity.

• Without enough bioavailable calcium someone may experience hypersensitivity and nervousness (ie: anxiety)

Hypocalcemia is a relatively rare clinical problem. 

The nervous system can become hyper-irritable with the effects of low serum calcium.

Hypocalcemia can eventually lead to sensory disturbances, tetany, and myocardial dysfunction. Tetany consists of muscular cramps, laryngeal stridor, seizures, and, if severe, death due to respiratory failure. 

Calcium deficiency has been associated with conditions not necessarily related to hypocalcemia. These include:

• Allergies (histamine)

• Adrenal hyperactivity

• Hypertension

• Hyperkinesis

• Anxiety

• Hyperthyroidism

• Insomnia (type I)

• Osteomalacia

• Sympathetic dominance 

• Rh. arthritis

• Potential lead and cadmium toxicity

• Osteoporosis 

Hypercalcemia is an elevation of serum calcium above 10.5 mg.%. Primary hyper-parathyroidism and malignancies are major causes of hypercalcemia. There are other causes of hypecalcemia as well.

Conditions associated with hypercalcemia due to hyperparathyroidism include:

• Excessive thirst

• Dryness of mouth and throat

• Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)

• Muscle aches

• Recent memory loss

• Calcific tendinitis

• Chondrocalcinosis, (calcium pyrophosphate crystals build up in the joints)

• Depression

• Hearing difficulties

• Fatigue

• Joint stiffness/Weakness

• Restless leg syndrome

• Constipation

• Dyspepsia (a stomach condition that causes pain, burning, bloating, nausea, and gas)

• Conjunctivitis (pinkeye, is an inflammation of the conjunctiva)

In the U.S., studies have shown a distinguishing difference in the

consumption of calcium among hypertensive and normotensive individuals. Hypertensive persons were found to consume 18% less calcium than normotensive persons.

Calcium supplementation is generally accepted as a course of therapy for this condition. However, studies have shown that calcium supplementation alone over extended periods has resulted in decreased calcium retention. 

Supplementing Vitamin D and calcium supplementation, also will:

• Intensify stress
• Decrease potassium
• Trigger magnesium deficiency

Calcium is best evaluated in relationship to its other cofactors. When the synergistic and antagonistic nutrients relative to calcium are taken into consideration, it is more beneficial with nutritional protocols, particularly with osteoporosis.

And to think, assessing calcium status is only one nugget of the vast information gained from doing an HTMA. 

HTMA is also beneficial for so many other issues but not limited to ADD/ADHD, Addictions, Anxiety and Panic, Brain fog, Cognitive Issues, Constipation, Digestive, Diarrhea, Hormone Imbalances,Joint Pain and Stiffness, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Thyroid Issues, Weight Gain. It is also great for Anti-aging, Recovery. Allergies. Blood Sugar Issues, Cardiac Health, Asthma, Neuromuscular Diseases, Skin Conditions, Infertility, Menopause. 

Getting an HTMA, can absolutely points the way to interventions to change the course of your health and bring these ratios into more ideal readings. When you do, your symptoms will decrease and you will notice the difference!

Remember to pre-book and pre-pay for your HTMA by Jan 31, 2024 to receive a one time $100 discount, It must be booked for the end of January, 2024. Book your HTMA on my website. The link below gives more details about the HTMA and you have to scroll to the bottom to find the blue Book Now button. There are more details and several research conclusions about HTMA on my website as well. Gift one to a family member or friend. There is no greater gift, than a gift of health! I will have Gift Certificates available. 

Let a Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis benefit your health and wellness journey!

Much of this information is cited from:

The Nutritional Relationships of Calcium, from the TEI

The information is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content, including text, graphics, images and information, contained within this email is for general information purposes only. You are encouraged to confirm any information obtained in this email with other sources, and review all information regarding any medical condition or treatment with your health practitioner.

Chronically Fatigued? HTMA Coupons & Gift Certificates

Chronically Fatigued? HTMA Coupons & Gift Certificates

No Mojo

Are you Chronically Fatigued, just can't muster up the energy to do what you feel you need to accomplish? Well a Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis can certainly pinpoint some deficiencies that may be at play in your lack of mojo! And Guess what?  Until December 8th, I will be offering a one time $85 discount if prebooked and prepaid by Dec 8th, 2023

You can throw coffee or other energy enhancing drinks at your low energy level, but that is not getting at the root of your issue. Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis, is a functional lab test measuring the overall mineral and metal content that has been excreted into the hair over the past 3 or 4 months. It is a remarkably accurate measurement tool to learn about nutritional and mineral deficiencies in the body. It also provides different mineral ratios that are also very important considerations for proper mineral balancing.  

The Trace Elements is one of the most credible companies that have being doing HTMA for years. Since 1984, Trace Elements has been serving thousands of health professionals of all specialties in over 46 countries, including exclusive franchise agreements in 26 countries to do Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis

When they looked at over 4000 HTMA results, it revealed that over 80% of these samples submitted to TEI and who also identified as having Chronic Fatigue Syndrome were found to be parasympathetic types.

What is a parasympathetic type? It has to do with the ratio of Calcium to Phosphorus, so if this ratio Ca/P is > 2.80, that is considered to be a Parasympathetic Dominant pattern. Typically this person will report being in an exhausted state, especially if the ratio is extremely high, may have a pear-shaped body structure and will also most likely have an elevated Ca/K ratio but also a low Na/Mg ratio. All minerals must be considered in relation to one another.

Also over 75% of the affected individuals diagnosed with CFS were females in this sample.

CFS may also be linked to any number of viruses other than the XMRA, as CFS symptoms often follow a viral episode such as the flu or mono and is frequently called the post viral fatigue syndrome (PVFS). Who knew? 

Research that ties CFS to post viral episodes. 

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-09-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-post-viral-infection.html

Symptoms can range from chronic unrelenting fatigue with associated symptoms including depression, and sleep disorders, to muscle and joint pain with an increased cellular immune activation. Since excess tissue Calcium is known to activate dormant viruses, and virus infection increases tissue calcium retention, it is not unusual for patients with CFS to have high tissue calcium along with elevated Calcium/Phosphorus and Calcium/Magnesium ratios. 

Since Calcium is a sedative mineral the overall metabolic pattern would also predispose patients toward adrenal and thyroid insufficiency, which also happens to contribute to chronic fatigue. HTMA can also assess adrenal and thyroid health.

Interestingly, Trace Elements also found that individuals with fibromyalgia have very similar metabolic and HTMA mineral pattern characteristics. Often CFS patients will develop fibromyalgia and their HTMA patterns also reveal elevated calcium levels.

So now, since CFS is said to be related to viruses, are your wondering if Long Covid could have a similar HTMA results?

Many individuals who have had COVID-19 developed long-Covid which includes a collection of symptoms that can last months and possibly years following infection. Some symptoms include mild to extreme fatigue, reduced exercise tolerance, brain fog or inability to concentrate, skin conditions, hair loss, paresthesia, headaches, joint pains, change in taste and smell, dizziness when standing, and menstrual irregularities in females. This is not a complete list of symptoms, but a short list of the most common symptoms that are independent of age, sex, or race.

However, some studies have reported that women may be more susceptible. It is estimated that twenty-million people in the U.S. and over half of those who were diagnosed with COVID-19 worldwide, are experiencing long-COVID symptoms and there is currently no treatment or tests that can diagnose it. 

However, an HTMA can assess these mineral deficiencies and identify common patterns with CFS and with the right nutritional protocols can help assist a person to regain their optimal function back then it may also help those also with Long Covid. Also one does not have to have these diagnoses to be experiencing extreme fatigue and other similar symptoms to benefit from an HTMA. It can be nipped in the bud before one gets to a point of an actual diagnosis. Also getting a medical diagnosis may be difficult to obtain. However your hair tells all! 

HTMA data indicates that individuals may have mineral patterns that reflect past and on-going viral conditions as well as long-term post-viral impacts, such as post-viral fatigue syndromes. These mineral patterns may provide targeted nutritional therapeutics for those individuals affected.

HTMA is also beneficial for so many other issues but not limited to ADD/ADHD, Addictions, Anxiety and Panic, Brain fog, Cognitive Issues, Constipation, Digestive, Diarrhea, Hormone Imbalances, Joint Pain and Stiffness, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Thyroid Issues, Weight Gain. It is also great for Anti-aging, Recovery. Allergies, Blood Sugar Issues, Cardiac Health, Asthma, Neuromuscular Diseases, Skin Conditions, Infertility, and Menopause. 

Getting an HTMA, can absolutely point the way to interventions to change the course of your health and bring these ratios into more ideal readings. When you do, your symptoms will decrease and you will notice the difference!

Remember to pre-book and pre-pay for your HTMA by December 8, 2023 to receive a one time $85 discount, It must be booked for the end of December. Book your HTMA on my website. The link below gives more detail about the HTMA and you have to scroll to the bottom to find the blue Book Now button. There are more details and several research conclusions about HTMA on my website as well. Gift one to a family member or friend. There is no greater gift, than a gift of health! I will have Gift Certificates available. 

Let a Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis benefit your health and wellness journey!

Much of this information is cited from TEI newsletter articles:

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYMPTOMS AND VIRAL AGENTS

CAN THE HTMA TEST HELP IDENTIFY TREATMENT OPTIONS
FOR THOSE WITH LONG COVID-19 SYMPTOMS? 

The information is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content, including text, graphics, images and information, contained within this email is for general information purposes only. You are encouraged to confirm any information obtained in this blog with other sources, and review all information regarding any medical condition or treatment with your health practitioner.