About the Author

Tom G. Kotronis is a registered pharmacist and nutritional advocate.  Tom is the president and CEO of Tampa Bay Nutraceutical Company, currently living in Florida .  Mr. Kotronis was on the team of pharmacists who developed the vegetable-based calcium supplement Nutracal, which you can visit on line at www.nutracal.com.

About Osteoporosis

Pharmacist Tom Kotronis explains why 75% of Americans or two hundred million of us suffer from calcium deficiency which is the main cause of osteoporosis.  Even people currently taking calcium supplements are at risk of being calcium defiant with symptoms such as insomnia, nervousness, depression, coarse hair, brittle nails, dry skin, irregular heart beat, or numbness in the arms and legs.   These are just a few of the symptoms that could lead to a more serious problem of osteoporosis. 

Osteoporosis is a disease where bones reduce in size and density, become brittle and fracture easily from falls or impact.  Ten million Americans currently suffer from osteoporosis and thirty-four million more suffer from osteopenia, a reduced level of bone calcium which usually precedes full-blown osteoporosis.  Tom and his research team have isolated the reason that most people cannot get enough calcium into their bodies, even if they are taking calcium tablets and multi-mineral supplements.

Calcium-Glutamate is found in Nutracal products, which you can find more information on their website www.nutracal.com.  Calcium-Magnesium combined is a wonderful source Calcium-Citrate is found in Citra cal products.  Calcium-carbonate is very difficult for our body to breakdown and process, since they are derived from oyster shells and rock deposits from the ocean floor.  These are referred to as calcium rocks, which our bodies may not be acidic enough to process.  Our body can only absorb up to 500mg of calcium at one time, so there is no need to take a higher dose than 500mg.  All calcium should be taken at bedtime to aid in our sleep and it is the best time for our bodies to absorb the calcium.  Caffeine and Calcium-Carbonate can increase kidney stones in women, people drinking alcohol, taking laxatives, or steroids for asthma.

A New Study

Tom Kotronis is always staying apprised on studies new being done on osteoporosis.  A study of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found that people taking acid-blocking medication, such as anti-acid pills or heartburn medicine have a nearly 50% greater chance of breaking their hips than those who do not.  People taking high doses of anti-acids increase their risk of bone breakage by more than 250%.

This study appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) December 27, 2006.

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www.nutracal.com

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