Stepping onto Soap Box.... & me, too

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OK. I'm OK with watching people discuss about which citrate to take, but as

I sit here on what's left of my hips, I cannot let the carbonate go

unchallenged. That is WHY I have only partial hips. No question. No doubt.

And that is WHY my husband and I can speak with INTIMATE knowledge about

kidney stones. We need calcium in a form that can be absorbed into the

bones. Sheetrock also contains a lot of calcium, but of no use to a human

body.

Since we are doing INFO, please refer to the Feb 2002 issue of Beyond Change

and there is a small article on kidney stones that specifically advises

against " calcium containing antacids " . It's small, but the best hunk of

advice you can get in a small package regarding bones and kidney stones.

Beyond Change is a little newspaper put together by medical pros in the

field (who actually ARE about results more than their egos, usually) and I

certainly don't agree with every one, every month, naturally. But there is

something for everyone in each issue. It's about $20/year. Here's the info:

www.beyondchange-obesity.com

JKS Associates, LLC

32494 Woodward Ave, Suite 108

Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302-0567

US $20, International $45 (US)

Thanks,

Vitalady T

www.vitalady.com

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Stepping onto Soap Box....

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> Soap Box Mode: ON!

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> I have been reading all the various back and forth messages

> about calcium supplements.

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> How much to take, what is the best source, what to look for

> on labels, etc.

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> I would like to add some perspective:

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> Calcium is used in the bone and teeth, at night when you

> sleep is when the transfer of calcium from the bone and

> teeth takes place, if your body's system is NOT getting the

> proper supplemental daily dose it requires. This process

> eliminates 450 - 600mg of calcium nightly.

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> 85% of all manufactures of calcium supplements, provide it

> in the form of Calcium Carbonate, because provides 40% of

> " elemental Calcium " .

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> Example: (2) 500mg of Calcium Carbonate = 1000mg of Calcium

> Carbonate. 40% of 1000mg = 400mg of Elemental Calcium.

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> It is also important to note, that vitamin D is necessary

> for the proper absorbtion of Elemental Calcium.

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> Vitamin D is also known to cause a problem, when the system

> is trying to absorbe another supplement, such as Iron.

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> Try to at lease maintain a 30 - 60 minute gap between taking

> your Calcium and Iron supplement.

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> Since my ROUX-en-Y, July 13th, 1979 I have mainly received

> my calcium supplement daily through TUMs, or generic

> antacids which are calcium fortified. I have tried to

> maintain at least 800mg of elemental calcium daily and to

> this day, I have no sign of bone density loss.

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> I was informed last October, by a radiologist that I had

> experienced substantial bone loss. I thought what else is

> knew, I am 59 years old and living with a restricted diet

> because of my abdominal fistulas leakage for the past 3

> years now.

>

> Well, my surgeon that is following my fistula problem, and

> will operate on me in the future, ordered a bone density

> test for me and the results came back with what the doctor

> called " a very modest density loss " falling within the

> " minimal " range for my age group who have not had the

> Gastric Bypass surgery.

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> His recommendation was to continue taking TUMS or any

> calcium fortified antacid, as I have been doing over the

> last 23 years.

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> So is it necessary for each of you to become lab

> technicians, nutritionist, chemical engineers to enjoy what

> has been provided by the surgical procedure.

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> Wake up there is a wonderful life to be enjoyed and

> explored.

>

> If people on this list are selling supplements, and you

> purchase them, that is fine. But, do yourselves a REAL

> favor, show your physician what you have bought. We are ALL

> different and you should ONLY follow your doctor's advice

> and counsel.

>

> If you are not, then you are doomed to failure! I can assure

> you right now...follow your doctor's advice, if he/she is

> NOT providing you adequate guidance then see another. If the

> problem is in adequate daily maintenance of necessary

> supplements, please see a practicing nutionist.

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> Soap Box Mod: OFF

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> This was written with concern about all the enquiries and

> misinformation that is being tossed around. I hope that the

> above does NOT add to the confusion, but help to release the

> anxiety that is apparant among many of the participants in

> this group over the past several days. I just couldn't hold

> back any longer. My intent is only to inform and help.

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> I have been living a successful and productive life as a

> Gastric Bypass patient for 23 years now, and I feel that we

> should all enjoy the new lifestyle afforded us.

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> The way that the messages have been going, I feel that many

> are " frightened " by all the technical jargon and debating

> going on about Calcium (especially) and other supplements.

> When it would be to their advantage to just follow their

> doctor's advice.

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> Over the past 23 years, every person that I have seen fail

> with the Gastric Bypass (regain their weight, and most

> gained even more than their weight at time of surgery), had

> one thing in common, they never kept routine follow ups with

> their surgeons or followed their surgeons advice.

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> If you as a Gastric Bypass recipient want to be at you

> " goal " weight, 5 years from now or even 10 years from

> now...follow your doctor's advice.

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> Any information provided in this forum, should never be used

> in place of your medical practioner's advice and guidance.

> NEVER!!!!!!!

>

> ///Bob

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> P.S. Fire Away........

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