My endocrinologist told me to take 1200 mg of calcium supplements daily. I followed his advice and did that for about 3 yrs. Then I started doing my own research and learned that you are right only supposed to get a total of 1200-1500 mg of calcium per day. So I started keeping track of the calcium in my diet and supplement accordingly. I get most of my calcium from dairy and now I usually only take about 350 to 400 mg of calcium in supplemental form.

From what I’ve read calcium from your diet doesn’t cause the issues you listed, it’s supplements that potentially can cause those problems. Also, supposedly if you are getting plenty of vitamin D and K2 and magnesium then the calcium supplements shouldn’t cause problems. In addition to 350-400 mg calcium I also take vitamin D, k2, magnesium, and boron.

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