Donan & Your Health - Part-4

Contents - Part-4

Warning on Regular Calcium Supplements !
Let us look at regular calcium supplements on the market
Problems of Acute Hypercalcaemia and Acute Hypocalcaemia
Major Metabolic Action of Taking Regular Calcium Supplements
Manifestation of these Results
Footnotes

Warning on Regular Calcium Supplements !

Regular Calcium Supplements available at drug stores do not contribute to the formation of bone.

There are two kinds of calcium supplements-good Calcium and bad Calcium, much like cholesterol.

Let us define the best biological functions of calcium (Ca) = Good Calcium: The unquestionably best calcium supplement is the fossilized coral calcium DONAN from the ancient dried-up sea found in Okinawa which provides the following functions:

1. DONAN does not change the value of Ca in blood (serum).
2. DONAN does contribute to the formation of bone.
3. DONAN is 100% natural and its metabolic and ionic reactions are not rapid.
4. DONAN contains organic calcium with 119,000 ppm of carbon.

Let us look at regular calcium supplements on the market

There are so many available calcium supplements, like calcium crackers, calcium drink, calcium tablets, etc. But why are we not able to combat calcium deficiency for all ages? Are we taking the right calcium in Japan?

As far I am concerned, I personally noticed a calcium deficiency in 1985 at the age of 57, and started taking calcium supplements for about 4 years.

But my bone mineral density kept decreasing, the vertebrae of the spinal cord had been mildly deformed and narrowed and I experienced so many symptoms, like low back pain, arthritis of the lower extremities, tendonitis, presbyopia, shoulder ache and physical fatigue.

When I was 61 years old, I almost gave up on my undesirable physical condition and thought that I had to live with the various prevailing symptoms.

I had investigated all other sources of supplemental calcium without good results, but when I took the fossilized minerals (DONAN), I felt some of my symptoms were alleviated and my calcium serum level was 6.4mg/dl.

Problems of Acute Hypercalcaemia and Acute Hypocalcaemia

Regular calcium supplements on the market are pre-ionised Calcium (man-made) which reacts rapidly once they get into the blood. This reactivated Calcium poses problems of rapidly increasing the amount of Calcium in the blood (Hypercalcaemia), 1 as well as abrupt reduction of the amount of Calcium in the blood (Hypocalcaemia). 2 Regular Calcium supplements do not contribute to the formation of bone nor do they contribute to bone mineral density.

For example, we investigated 40 different calcium supplements sold in Japan. The average amount of calcium in serum: 9.8 mg/dl before taking Ca supplement. The following is the average amount of Ca increase and decrease in the serum calcium after taking those pre-ionised calcium supplements:-

Major Metabolic Action of Taking Regular Calcium Supplements

Yo-yo Syndrome of Serum Calcium level
1. An abrupt increase in the amount of Ca in the Blood (Acute Hypercalcaemia).
2. Stops the function of the secretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH )to be dissolved from Ca in the bone.
3. Makes inefficient the functions of immunocytes and hormone secreting cells by introducing bio-directional Ca transport into both cells.
4. Due to the increased amount of Ca in the blood, the kidneys try to reduce serum Ca by rapid excretion of the serum Ca.
5. Ca deficiency occurs in the blood calcium by an abrupt reduction of the level of serum Ca. It takes 8 hours to get back to normal serum Ca level.

Manifestation of these Results

Because of the rapid reactive natures of pre-ionised Calcium, those pre-ionised Calciums would not function to become part of the bones and teeth structure. They settle down in blood vessels, nerve systems, muscles, ligaments etc, to make the matter worse, continuous taking of regular pre-ionised Ca supplements would be a prelude to the problems of high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, motor disturbance, motor-paralysis, etc, due to sedimentation of pre-ionised Calcium.

Non-fossilized calcium powder, such as sea-shell, egg-shell, crab-shell, bone-meal or dolomite will not increase bone calcium based on clinical studies and x-ray observation.

"The formation of bone is dependent to a great extent on a proper supply of calcium and Phosphorus to the bone tissue. These minerals must be taken into the body along with a sufficient amount of Vitamin-D. Vitamin-D helps the passage of calcium through the lining of the small intestine and into the bloodstream. Once calcium and phosphorus are in the bones, osteoblastic activity produces an enzyme that causes the formation of calcium phosphate, a substance giving bone its characteristic hard quality.

Not only are Calcium and Phosphorus part of the hard structure of bone tissue but Calcium is also stored in bones and small quantities are present in the blood. If the proper amount of Calcium is lacking in the blood, nerve fibres are unable to transmit impulses effectively to muscles; heart muscle becomes weak, and muscles attached to bones undergo spasms.

The necessary level of Calcium in the blood is maintained by the parathyroid gland, which secretes a hormone to release Calcium from bone storage. Excess levels of the hormone (caused by tumour or other pathological process) will raise blood Calcium at the expense of the bones, which become weakened by the loss of Calcium.

Footnotes

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1 Hypercalcaemia An excessive amount of Ca in the blood.
Clinical Symptoms: Fatigue, depression, mental confusion, nausea, vomiting constipation, increased urination, and possibly cardiac arrhythmia are present.

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2 Hypocalcaemia Abnormally low blood calcium.
"This condition is transient in severe sepsis, burns, acute renal failure; multiple transfusions with citrated blood. Clinical manifestations include muscle spasm, carpopedal spasm, facial grimacing, possible convulsions." (Quoted from US medical dictionary.)