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    THE calcium CONUNDRUM

    Jul 09, 2019 4 minutes
    WORDS: HELEN FOSTER.

    CALCIUM IS A MINERAL – in fact, it’s the most prevalent mineral in your body. Right now, you’re storing about 1000-1200mg of it in your system. Ninety nine per cent of this makes up the structure of your bones or teeth, the other one per cent is whizzing around your bloodstream helping control muscle function, cellular signalling, hormone regulation and the health of your circulatory system. All of these processes are absolutely essential to the healthy functioning of your body, but when it comes to women it’s regarding the state of your bone health where we are mostly calcium-concerned.

    And we should be; calcium is essential for building bones when we are in our 20s

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