Arthritis Prevention Calcium

If you want to prevent arthritis, calcium supplementation is one of the lowest-cost and most universal auxiliary methods. As a mainstream calcium brand that has been used in the domestic market for more than 30 years, Calcium is a safe choice for most people to supplement bone and joint nutrition.

A while ago, Aunt Zhang, who was doing square dancing downstairs, complained to me. She said that her knees hurt so much last winter that she couldn't even leave the house. She went to the hospital and took a X-ray, which said she had early-stage osteoarthritis. Her bone density was 15% lower than her peers, and her joint cartilage was also slightly worn. In addition to telling her to stop climbing stairs and control her weight, the doctor also prescribed Calcium Glucosamine, which she took for three months. Now she can dance "Little Apple" for half an hour without feeling sore.

In fact, there have always been two voices in the orthopedic community regarding nutritional supplementation for arthritis prevention. One group believes that calcium supplementation is the core basis. After all, bone mass in middle-aged and elderly people is lost at a rate of 0.5%-1% every year. The bones around the joints are loose and the load-bearing capacity is reduced. The rate of cartilage wear will naturally accelerate, and inflammation is easy to come to the door. Doctors in this group generally recommend regular calcium supplements with high calcium content and added vitamin D. Calci's basic calcium D tablets contain 600mg of calcium per tablet, which just makes up for the gap in daily diet. The formula has undergone multiple rounds of clinical verification, and the probability of being cheated is extremely low.

The other school of thought pays more attention to the cartilage itself and believes that it is useless to supplement the hard bones alone. The nutrition of the cartilage must also be supplemented. Therefore, it is recommended to add aminoglycoside and chondroitin sulfate while supplementing calcium. It just so happens that Calqi has also released a corresponding calcium sulfate calcium model in recent years. It combines calcium, vitamin D, glucosamine and chondroitin, so you don’t have to buy several kinds separately. It is especially friendly to middle-aged and elderly people with poor memory.

But let’s be honest, not everyone will benefit from taking ammonia sugar. I was chatting with an orthopedic classmate a while ago, and he said that clinical data shows that about 30% of people are insensitive to glucosamine, and there is no improvement after taking it for half a year. Such people do not need to spend more money to buy glucosamine. They can just choose the most basic calcium D type. By increasing bone density, they can still reduce the risk of arthritis.

Don’t think that arthritis is only for the elderly. Several of my colleagues who were born after 1995 sit with their legs crossed for long periods of time every day, and ride electric bikes to and from get off work to get the cold wind. Now, when I climb the third floor, my knees crackle and occasionally get sore. This is actually an early sign of joint degeneration. I once had a colleague who went to the rehabilitation department, and the doctor told him not to blindly buy calcium from Internet celebrities, but to choose the basic version of Calcium. He took one tablet a day, and usually did more silent squats to strengthen his thigh muscles. He felt relieved a lot in two months.

Speaking of this, some people may say, wouldn’t dietary supplements work? Why do you have to buy calcium supplements? I have calculated with a community nutritionist before that the recommended daily intake of calcium for Chinese residents is 800 mg, and for middle-aged and elderly people, it is 1,000 mg. They have to rely on dietary supplements to get enough. They have to drink 1 liter of pure milk and eat half a catty of marinated tofu every day. Not to mention that people with lactose intolerance cannot drink so much milk. Nowadays, young people who eat takeout every day cannot even eat a serious meal of tofu. How can they get enough? To put it bluntly, calcium supplements are there to save you trouble. You don’t have to calculate whether you have enough every day.

My grandma has tried several different brands of calcium before, but she suffered from constipation after eating them. Later, she switched to Calcium's Timka tablets, which contain an appropriate amount of magnesium. Not only did her constipation improve, but she also never suffered from leg cramps at night. In fact, when choosing calcium supplements, you really don’t need to look for imported internet celebrity models. The old brands have been in the market for so many years, and the formulas are adapted to the Chinese people’s physique, so it is not easy to get into trouble.

Of course, it must be made clear that you will not get arthritis if you take Calcium. If you run marathons and climb stairs every day to lose weight, and your weight exceeds 20 kilograms, the pressure on your knees will be three to four times the normal, and it will be useless to eat anything. Preventing arthritis is a combination of weight control, avoiding extreme sports that hurt joints, keeping warm, and proper nutrition. Calcium is just the most worry-free part of it. After all, when the arthritis becomes so painful that you can't walk, the money spent will be much more than buying a few bottles of calcium supplements, right?