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| Calcium has a special place in the treatment of arthritis. Essential for bone, joint, muscle and ligament health, calcium works best in combination with magnesium. Not only do most Americans consume too little magnesium, their high protein diets contain excessive phosphorus, which binds magnesium, making it unavailable to the body, and excessive protein causes the body to excrete calcium. |
| Carl J. Reich, M.D., is best known for his work with calcium and vitamin D, which is necessary for calcium's assimilation. For over 30 years, Reich treated thousands of patients with a combination of vitamin D, calcium and magnesium. Not only did this therapy help prevent osteoporosis, it improved the condition of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and asthma in 60 to 90 percent of cases. |
| Because arthritis, bursitis and bone spurs involve calcium deposits, calcium is sometimes blamed for these conditions, just as it used to be blamed for kidney stones. According to Joel Wallach, N.D., calcium deposits are caused not by excess calcium in the diet but by its opposite, a calcium deficiency. Medical studies show that people with the highest calcium intake have the lowest incidence of kidney stones. |
| Boron has received attention from medical researchers in recent years for its ability to prevent calcium loss. Apples, pears, grapes and other fruits are rich sources of boron, and so are nuts and green vegetables. |
| Shark cartilage has become famous for its ability |
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