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What should I know before starting Evenity?

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Oct 1 4:49am | Replies (156)
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@maieva

Question: I bought calcium capsules DV Calcium (as DimaCal®
DiCalcium Malate)†
250 mg from Thorne.

I am drinking OJ every morning which has 325 mg of calcium and 2 cups of almond milk at 350 each=750 mg. For a total of 1075 each day. I’m not sure that I even need to take the supplement, especially since I’m probably getting more calcium in bits and pieces through my other meals. Mayo Clinic Endo said 1000 to 1200 daily. Advice?
Also, when should I get these levels checked? I don’t see her for another year.

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gravity3 | @gravity3 | Oct 17 1:26pm

Don't forget k2

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windyshores | @windyshores | Oct 17 3:09pm

@maieva both oj and almond milk are fortified with calcium so I don't think that is really getting calcium from food. I mean no different from supplements. I was taking 800mg supplements (allergic to dairy) on Tymlos and have upped it on Reclast. Some drugs raise calcium and some lower it!

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awfultruth | @awfultruth | Oct 18 11:21am

@maieva As @windyshores has already stated using OJ and almond milk to get calcium is not really getting food based calcium. It's just food with calcium added to it. Like sprinkling a powdered calcium supplement on your food. Also, almonds are quite high in oxalates which bind with calcium and other minerals and therefore interfere with your bodies utilization of those minerals. There seems to be disagreement as to how much oxalates interfere in that way but I think a conservative view might me to keep oxalates low. As in daily use of almond milk might not be a good way to get calcium.

Personally I think people are over reacting to possible dangers of supplements to the point that many people with osteoporosis may not be getting enough calcium. Sure it's probably best to get any nutrient from food but if you do not get 1000-1200mg of calcium in your diet, my thought is add the calcium in with a supplement to get it to that level.
Of course there are those that believe you don't need all that calcium anyway but I'll leave that one for another day.

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