I have often read of how calcified tumors can sometimes be benign.. sometimes cancerous... Is there a link?

Can excess calcium be related to cell mutation?

What is the connection?

precursors to various illnesses there is often a reference to a build up of calcium.. calcification...

calcification of the circulation system and heart disease...

Yes it appears that people are getting confused... all this evidence of calcium deposits in the body... yet we are constantly being told that we need more and more calcium.. that calcium seems to be routinely added to many of our foods.. as if it were a good thing...

Why are we fighting what nature has set out for us??

Did we have all these calcification illnesses before we randomly added calcium to everything?
Do other life forms.. animals.. etc.. require extra calcium???

Here is an excerpt of a person querying this....

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lowcarbfriends

I have calcium deposits in the joints (I had hyperparathyroidism...had the tumor removed, but the resulting huge amount of calcium in my bloodstream from the adenoma went to my joints). I take my calcium everyday....1500mg. (with 500 mg. magnesium split during day).

I've asked this question so far to three ENT's, two endo's, and five rheumy's....all of them said that at my age (almost 50) I need the incoming calcium, and that I MUST get my blood calcium checked.....the blood calcium levels are what affect the heart and the endocrine system.

Incidentally, I was dx'd with: myasthenia gravis, scleraderma, fibromyalgia before they found the tiny little parathyroid tumor...which was rare at the age I had it (31), but itsn't rare in folks over 55.

Pam

What would you do?

What would seem common sense to you?

I recently had spurs... a painful condition... It was xrayed and it showed for of 5 in the soles of my feet..

Looked up the support group.. they thought it was a sentence.. and discussed managing it..


I asked around.. one suggested decreasing my calcium/dairy intake for a while.. cutting out cheese etc.

another gave me some exercises.. eg : standing on an edge of a step with the balls of my feet and slowly raising and lowering to the count of 15...

Symptoms disappeared within days..

now months later.. I even forgot I had this condition..

I have also noted that whenever I add calcium fortified milk to my coffee.. I can feel little pains in the heart area.. in my circulatory system.. in the veins in my neck...



I then cut out dairy.. increase consumption of black tea.. green tea.. ( it has been found that if you add milk to tea or coffee it reduces the healthy antioxidant effect of these beverages)

and I feel fine...

Why is this??

I think it is worth exploring further...

there seems to be plenty out there that support my wonderings...

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THE TRUTH ABOUT CALCIUM

Compiled by Owen R. Fonorow, 2003

"Should anyone be taking calcium supplements? In my opinion, absolutely not.” - Thomas E. Levy, MD, JD, OPTIMAL NUTRITION FOR OPTIMAL HEALTH, 2001, Pg 132.

internetwks

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Everything we know is wrong…



Calcium carbonate is the mineral form of calcium that is the predominant form in dolomite, a very common and cheap source of calcium used in many supplement preparations today. One of the primary characteristics of calcium carbonate in nature is its tendency to precipitate out of solution back into its hard, rocklike form. Dehydration, whether caused by the failure to drink enough water or by taking medications such as diuretics, can promote this precipitation. -- Thomas E. Levy, MD JD, OPTIMAL NUTRITION FOR OPTIMAL HEALTH, Pg 128

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Calcium Primer

The human populations that consume the most calcium have the highest mortality rates in the world. The Scandinavian countries, the USA and New Zealand are the dairy consuming countries and mortality rates soar in these countries. In Japan and Portugal where the consumption of calcium from dairy products is the lowest on the planet so are the mortality rates. [International Journal Cardiology, Volume 33, 1991] – Bill Sardi

Overdoses of nonorganically based elements, seen in many mineral preparations must accumulate when they are continually taken, and the result is usually bad in the long run. There is a lot of calcium in most diets, and even a relatively small amount of calcium supplementation, taken on a regular basis, can result in undesirable, rocklike, nonbiologic deposits of calcium in the tissues. -- Thomas E. Levy, MD JD

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now for some of the research...

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Vitamin D and Calcium supplements have varied effects on breast cancer risk


xagena

[i]Among the 19,115 women not reporting any supplement use at entry, the risk of developing breast cancer was reduced by 18% [i/]

imwr

earthclinic

"A breast cyst tends to form whenever blood sugar spikes causing the solubility of the calcium from the bones to be increased by 20 times solubility of calcium more then average. Whenever a tissue or a muscle is damaged, assuming the breast from bruises the blood circulation may get obstructed, and once the area heals, the blood leaves, but not the calcium and you get a breast cyst.

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springerlink

The dominant pattern and location of calcifications occurring within 23 primary gastrointestinal tumors have been analysed and correlated with the data from the literature. The provided guidelines for radiologic diagnosis of such calcified tumors include: (1) a retrocardiac mass containing amorphous calcifications is typical of leiomyoma of the esophagus; (2) calcific deposits similar to that in uterine fibroids may be the feature of gastric leiomyoma or intestinal leiomyosarcoma; (3) sand-like deposits within the wall of the stomach or colon are characteristic of a mucinous adenocarcinoma; (4) clusters of phleboliths in the gastrointestinal wall suggest a hemangioma particularly if recurrent intestinal bleeding and cutaneous hemangiomas are associated; (5) sunburst type of calcification in the pancreas indicates a cystadenoma or cystadenocarcinoma of that organ; and (6) aggregates of granular calcifications in the liver are diagnostic for metastatic adenocarcinoma of the colon but may rarely be seen in a primary malignancy of the liver.

is there a link???

books.google

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As we age, calcium deposits tend to accumulate in our soft tissues. Doctors call it "Extra-skeletal calcification." This means that the calcium that is supposed to be deposited in your bones is being lodged in your soft tissues where is does not belong. The condition can manifest itself in many ways: Heart disease, cancer, wrinkled skin, arthritis, kidney stones, osteoporosis, dental problems, bone spurs, senility, cataracts and many other health problems. Fortunately, there are many proven techniques to combat soft-tissue calcification. By making a few simple changes in your diet and lifestyle, you can prevent and reverse what is commonly called the calcium bomb. For more information, please visit the authors website at: health-research-center

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oxfordjournals

In the clinical setting, there is an association between vascular calcification and the dose of oral calcium supplements administered for the control of hyperphosphataemia [4,5]. The noxious effects of high doses of calcium probably play a role in the recently reported association of elevated serum phosphorus and high calciumxphosphate product with increased mortality in dialysis patients [10,11]. Increased coronary calcification, which may impede coronary flow, and increased aortic stiffness, which has been found to be a strong independent predictor of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, may be possible explanations [12]. Of note, not all ESRD patients with an elevated calciumxphosphate product exhibit progressive vascular calcification. Excessive calcium deposition depends on a complex interaction of several factors. However, the reasonable working hypothesis has been that an optimal control of hyperphosphataemia and hypercalcaemia should reduce the risk of calcification.

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ezinearticles

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Do Magnesium And Calcium Supplements Work?

Side Effects And Risks Of Calcium Supplements
Excessive intake of calcium produces calcified arteries, kidney stones, calcified heart valves, hypertension, constipation, and muscle spasms (migraines, heart flutters, backaches).

But even 400 mg of supplemental calcium will not delay or prevent osteoporosis. Recently an investigator analyzed the data behind the idea that bone density prevents fractures. Strikingly, he found that in countries with a high bone mass density, fracture rates in the elderly are significantly higher.

This is not based upon genetic differences. His report concluded: "Bone mass density does not represent long-term bone health, but merely momentary bone strength." Thijs R. Klompmaker of the Netherlands says adequate estrogen levels preserve bone health, not supplemental calcium. [Medical Hypotheses 65: 552-58, 2005]

The dairy products industry influenced government health authorities to over-promote calcium and the doctors, dieticians and pharmacists, and supplement manufacturers, blindly went along with this false idea.

Another obvious fact: why do women develop osteoporosis with greater severity than men? One reason is that women live a bit longer. But the primary reason is that they stopped producing estrogen, which sends a signal to hold calcium in bones.

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