The Calcium-Osteoporosis Myth

Find out why taking calcium for osteoporosis is not the answer and why it could even make things worse.

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0:00 Introduction: The calcium-osteoporosis myth
0:45 The problem with taking calcium for osteoporosis
1:15 The best way to get calcium
2:02 Symptoms of too much calcium
2:43 Osteoporosis causes
4:40 Natural alternatives for osteoporosis
6:50 Learn more about vitamin K2!

Many people believe that a lack of calcium in your bones causes osteoporosis. But, there are a few problems with that viewpoint.

People with osteoporosis are at a greater risk of fractures. However, when you start taking calcium, your bones become denser, but you don’t decrease your risk of fractures.

A high amount of calcium in your coronary artery increases your risk of a heart attack. A high CAC score (coronary artery calcification score) is actually one of the best predictors of a heart attack. By dumping more calcium into your body, you could worsen the situation.

We need calcium. But, it’s important to get calcium from the diet, not a supplement. Certain minerals don’t exit the body easily. By taking a calcium supplement, you could end up with excess calcium, which can lead to certain problems.

Problems associated with excess calcium:
• Arrhythmias
• Increased risk of stroke
• Increased risk of heart attacks
• High blood pressure
• Soft tissue calcification
• Kidney stones
• Constipation
• Depression
• Psychosis
• Abdominal pain
• Arthritis
• Tendonitis
• Bursitis

Top causes of osteoporosis:
• Steroids
• Low estrogen
• Phosphoric acid
• Low vitamin D
• Malnutrition
• PPIs
• Gastric bypass
• Malabsorption

Potential natural solutions for osteoporosis:
• Get your calcium from food
• Increase your vitamin D
• Increase your vitamin K2
• Increase your vitamin C
• Increase your trace minerals
• Get an adequate amount of quality protein
• Take betaine hydrochloride

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Thanks for watching! I hope this helps explain why taking calcium for osteoporosis may not be beneficial and could even be harmful. I’ll see you in the next video.

[Drberg]

Watch my Other Videos on Calcium:
Best Home Test for a Calcium Deficiency:

Calcium and Your Immune System:

[aldizzle]

My mom died 21 years ago at 60 years old. She was afraid of osteoporosis and listened to her doctors and their "dietary health advice". She took calcium supplements and stayed away from butter because of the dreaded "cholesterol". Well, guess what happened? The calcium was not shuttled to the correct place - bone and went all over her soft tissue in the heart and chest. She then went on the have open heart surgery and the doctor came out after the operation and said, "the operation was a success, but the patient died". He went on to say that two full grown men could not get her heart to start again because it was hard, and it was like "trying to squeeze a bowling ball". This event got me to question conventional health guidelines and do the work into looking into how to eat and live healthy for myself. Thank you Dr. Berg!!

[fidelcatsro]

Problems associated with excess calcium:
• Arrhythmias
• Increased risk of stroke
• Increased risk of heart attacks
• High blood pressure
• Soft tissue calcification
• Kidney stones
• Constipation
• Depression
• Psychosis
• Abdominal pain
• Arthritis
• Tendonitis
• Bursitis

Top causes of osteoporosis:
• Steroids
• Low estrogen
• Phosphoric acid
• Low vitamin D
• Malnutrition
• PPIs
• Gastric bypass
• Malabsorption

Potential natural solutions for osteoporosis:
• Get your calcium from food
• Increase your vitamin D
• Increase your vitamin K2
• Increase your vitamin C
• Increase your trace minerals
• Get an adequate amount of quality protein
• Take betaine hydrochloride
Thank you Dr Berg!! 🐱👍🏿

[navi-charlotte]

My mom was diagnosed with osteopenia a couple of years back. When they told me I immediately put both of my parents to lift weights and eat a proper human diet. Her bone loss has stopped, and we hope it will start going up during next year.

[edgelordpepper]

I fell last year and fractured my wrist. I was diagnosed with osteopenia caused by Hashimoto's and had one of my parathyroids removed. I've been taking 1, 000 mg of calcium DAILY since my fall. This is what the doctors told me was the proper treatment to rebuild my bones - calcium & vitamin D daily for the remainder of my life. I was never told that the best way to get calcium was from my diet, nor was there any mention of an increased risk of arrhythmias or heart attacks.

Nearly every new video from Dr. Berg is a course correction for me lately. Thank you, Dr. Berg, for everything you do!

[LuvThetosu]

The thing I like most about you and your videos is that you don’t automatically think that the average person can’t understand this kind of information. A lot of docs don’t want to delve into the entire connection and balance of nutrients, hormones, etc., because they either don’t know it, or think we won’t understand.

[hannahandrainn]

My friend was prescribed calcium supplements over ten years ago as she was at a dangerously low weight. She’s still taking them even though she’s been a normal weight for over five years. I am so worried as she doesn’t listen. I may send her this video! Thanks Dr Berg 🙂

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[triciatulak]

Thank you Dr Berg for another great video. My mom and my husband were both diagnosed with osteopenia years ago. The doctors prescribed Fosamax, both developed bladder cancer. Coincidence? I think not. My mom died from bladder cancer. With my husband we caught it in time.

[valfletcher]

No one explained to us at the hospital and it was so scary when my mother was struggling with bone cancer (from breast cancer) that the cancer attacked her bones and allowed so much calcium into her blood - she was hallucinating. She did not seem to know who we were! It happened suddenly. I wish we would have understood that calcium causes psychosis.

[nilighosh]

Dr Berg, thanks so much for your dedication on educating us with common myths. Another eloquent presentation on such an important topic. Much appreciated.

[suzannederringer]

Excellent video as always! I'm 75 but aside from my birth date, don't have any risk factors. I need to increase my Vitamin D3/K2 daily intake - especially because I live in a City that's Cloudy all winter.

[HomeWithCindy]

Wow my Mom took calcium during menapause and she had bursitis in her shoulder constantly..thank you so much doctor Berg.

[dannajane]

This is exactly why my cardiologist told me to stop taking calcium supplements.

[starryluma]

Hi Dr. Berg! Thank you so much for the information here pertaining to osteoporosis. I fit the bill for much of what you said causes it. When you asked for your viewers to give suggestions on topics we wanted to hear about, this was my topic. Just want to say thank you for being the doctor I can't find in person. I appreciate you more than you will ever know. Thank you for all you do🤗❤️

[skynet]

magnesium is important to prevent osteoporosis... please add this to your notes

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[taybak]

Dr. Berg, thank you so much. I am from Korea and I watch many of your videos which I find invaluable. I sent this one to my mom since she takes calcium supplements to prevent osteoporosis. Also, I've been suffering from chronic constipation for about 6 years and it has taken over my life. I tried everything including magnesium citrate, laxatives, osmotics, Dulcolax and also sorts of other things like herbal supplements. None worked. I despaired until I watched your video which discussed how potassium increases motility. You demonstrated this by adding some electrolyte powder into water which then turned on a light bulb. That turned on a light bulb in my mind and I ordered some potassium citrate from Amazon. I've been taking half a teaspoonful per day for 3 days now and it does help. I am not fully cured, but thanks to you I'm on the right path. You are a life saver and do so much good for so many people. Thank you.

[bzinnj]

Dr. Berg, your videos have helped me cater a lot of my diet and understanding of the human body. Since watching your videos in June, I have lost 20 pounds just by sugar reduction with exercise. I eat very clean now and I feel great. No more bloating and distention.