Taking calcium supplements—even at low doses—has been linked to brain lesions in an overlooked first-of-its-kind study.
Most calcium supplements are just plain bad news. The idea of taking calcium in pill or tablet form to “keep the bones strong” just doesn’t make that much sense given that we are designed to get our calcium from food and our bone is a living tissue that requires vitamin C, amino acids, magnesium, silica, vitamins D and K, etc., not to mention regular physical activity, just as much as it does calcium. Taking calcium to the exclusion of these other critical factors doesn’t make sense—nor does it make sense to look at osteoporosis or osteopenia as a deficiency of calcium supplements!
