0:01 you must have wondered doctors
0:05 prescribing calcium tablets or hearing
0:07 doctors saying it's important to have
0:09 calcium supplements in your diet or have
0:11 good calcium in your body but have you
0:13 ever wondered what exactly is the role
0:15 of calcium in your body
0:17 if not this video will be helpful for
0:19 you because in this video i'm going to
0:22 share with you why calcium matters to
0:24 our body and what its role
0:26 so make sure to watch this video till
0:28 the end let's begin
0:30 hello friends i am physiotherapist meg
0:32 nadave founder of healthcare rehab or
0:35 neuro rehabilitation physiotherapist and
0:38 a youtuber so as the title of the video
0:41 suggests roll of calcium in our body
0:43 let's understand what exactly is in
0:45 calcium so calcium is in mineral we all
0:47 know it right but calcium is a very
0:49 important mineral of our body it's
0:52 associated with the health of our bones
0:55 as well as health of our overall body
0:58 healthy bones healthy teeth are the key
1:02 significant factors which we can achieve
1:04 with the help of good calcium levels in
1:06 our body it also plays a very crucial
1:09 role in maintaining blood circulation
1:12 level wealth and maintaining the
1:14 clotting ability of the blood which
1:16 means that it will not allow your blood
1:18 to get very thin and it will maintain
1:20 the consistency of the blood it also
1:23 helps to contract your muscles it helps
1:26 in regulating your normal heart rhythm
1:28 and it's also very important in your
1:29 nerve function
1:33 99 of calcium is stored in our bones and
1:35 only one person is circulating in rest
1:38 of our body via blood circulation by a
1:40 blood circulation muscles and other
1:44 tissues body can get calcium from two
1:46 sources one is food or is the
1:49 supplements and second
1:52 is the bones itself which means our body
1:56 can draw calcium from our bones so our
1:58 body gets calcium from two ways one is
2:00 definitely your dietary sources from the
2:03 food that we eat and the supplements and
2:06 second the calcium is drawn from our own
2:09 bones yes our body has the capability to
2:12 draw calcium from the bones which where
2:15 it is maximally stored whenever there is
2:18 a deficiency now what is the recommended
2:20 amount of calcium in our body when if
2:22 you were someone who is between the age
2:27 group of 19 to 60 years and a woman then
2:29 you need 1000 milligrams of calcium
2:33 dairy and if you are a lactating mother
2:36 or as a older woman so what is the
2:38 dietary requirement of calcium how much
2:41 calcium do you need if you are in women
2:44 between the age group of 19 to 50 years
2:47 then you need 1000 milligram of calcium
2:48 every day
2:51 if you are more than 50 years
2:54 then you require 1200 milligrams of
2:56 ketchup every day
2:59 on contrary if you are a male then you
3:02 need 1000 milligram of calcium if you
3:05 are between age group of 90 to 70 years
3:08 and if you are someone who is above 70
3:11 years then you need 1200 milligrams of
3:14 calcium every day so what are the food
3:16 sources from which we can get calcium
3:18 now you must have seen there are a lot
3:19 of calcium supplements that are very
3:21 easily available in marketplace you can
3:23 go to any pharmacy you can just talk to
3:25 your doctor and they would be able to
3:27 prescribe some good calcium supplements
3:30 for your body but apart from that if you
3:32 look at the natural sources of calcium
3:34 dairy is one of the best way to get
3:36 calcium in our body all kind of daily
3:40 products milk yogurt paneer tofu etc has
3:42 a lot of calcium in it
3:44 along with it green leafy vegetables
3:47 like spinach kale etc also have good
3:50 amount of calcium even
3:52 almonds have good amount of calcium
3:54 one fun fact i would like to share with you
3:55 you
3:58 spinach is a vegetable which has got
4:00 highest amount of calcium in our body but
4:01 but
4:03 what happens is spinach also have got
4:06 few nutrients which limits the
4:08 absorption of calcium in our body and
4:10 that's why even though spinach has got
4:12 good amount of calcium when you consume
4:15 it your body will not get it enough even
4:17 if we look at the non-vegetarian sources
4:20 then fish is one of the best way to get
4:22 calcium salmon fish has got good amount
4:24 of calcium in it so this forms the
4:27 dietary side now as i said we our body
4:30 can also take calcium from our bones so
4:32 more our bones are the place which
4:35 stores calcium so whenever there is a
4:37 deficiency our body can take calcium
4:40 from our bones and can make up for the
4:42 deficit that's present in the body
4:46 but whenever there is a deficiency then
4:48 it requires additional calcium from
4:51 outside so your food should have good
4:53 amount of calcium supplements now what
4:55 will happen if you get deficient in
4:58 calcium if your calcium levels drop down
5:00 one of the commonest thing that will
5:02 happen would be ostopinia and later on
5:04 osteoporosis which means your bones will
5:06 get brittle now since your body is not
5:09 having good amount of calcium your body
5:10 will repeatedly
5:13 take or borrow calcium from your bones
5:15 and it's important to make up for the
5:17 loss of that calcium and that's why if
5:19 that doesn't happen it lead to ostopenia
5:21 which means weak bones and later on
5:23 osteoporosis which means brittle bone
5:25 which means they can break any time
5:28 apart from that calcium deficiency also
5:30 gives you problems like muscle cramps
5:33 night cramps weakness of muscle numbness
5:35 and tingling sensation abnormal heart
5:39 rate and poor appetite so do you think
5:40 we should consistently take additional
5:43 supplement of calcium absolutely not
5:44 because there is one more thing which is
5:46 called as calcium toxicity which means
5:48 excess calcium in the body is also not
5:51 good it will harm your body and that's
5:54 why adequate amount of calcium is only a
5:56 good way if we look at the toxicity
5:58 related symptoms which means if the body
6:00 has got excess calcium so you must be
6:02 wondering how much is excess calcium in
6:05 your body if your calcium levels are 2
6:08 500 milligram and more then definitely
6:11 calcium toxicity exist now this calcium
6:13 toxicity can put you in the risk of
6:16 kidney stones prostate cancer
6:19 constipation weakness fatigue
6:22 nausea vomiting shortness of breath
6:25 chest pain and irregular heart rate
6:26 and that's the reason it's very
6:30 important to have moderation as the key
6:31 when it comes to maintaining calcium
6:34 levels in your body through this video
6:36 my intent was to educate you and make
6:38 you understand the role of calcium and i
6:40 hope i could do that
6:41 if you want to know more about
6:44 supplements related to calcium then
6:46 please make sure to check with your doctor
6:46 doctor
6:49 check your get your blood test done to
6:51 identify the level of your calcium and
6:52 then move on
6:54 i hope you found this video helpful if
6:56 yes definitely make sure to like this
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