Comments on: Do you need a calcium supplement? http://www.simplyantiaging.com/1175/calcium-supplement-bone-density/ Looking younger feeling great.. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:55:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robin http://www.simplyantiaging.com/1175/calcium-supplement-bone-density/comment-page-1/#comment-27505 Robin Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:10:51 +0000 http://www.simplyantiaging.com/?p=1175#comment-27505 It is so much better to get our calcium from our diet than to take a calcium supplement. There are plenty of foods out there that can help us achieve this, here are a few; Cooked collards contain 168 mg per 1/2 cup Cooked kale contains 103 mg per 1/2 cup Cooked spinach contains 84 mg per 1/2 cup Cooked broccoli contains 68 mg per 1/2 cup 1 medium raw carrot contains 27 mg 1 medium orange contains 60 mg 1/2 cup of chopped dates contains 26 mg 1/2 cup of raisins contains 22 mg Don't forget to add some weight bearing exercise's to your routine to help keep those bones strong! Choose fruits and veggies to help meet your daily requirement of all nutrients before reaching for that calcium supplement. Great article! YOurs in Health, Robin It is so much better to get our calcium from our diet than to take a calcium supplement. There are plenty of foods out there that can help us achieve this, here are a few;

Cooked collards contain 168 mg per 1/2 cup
Cooked kale contains 103 mg per 1/2 cup
Cooked spinach contains 84 mg per 1/2 cup
Cooked broccoli contains 68 mg per 1/2 cup
1 medium raw carrot contains 27 mg
1 medium orange contains 60 mg
1/2 cup of chopped dates contains 26 mg
1/2 cup of raisins contains 22 mg

Don’t forget to add some weight bearing exercise’s to your routine to help keep those bones strong!

Choose fruits and veggies to help meet your daily requirement of all nutrients before reaching for that calcium supplement.

Great article!
YOurs in Health, Robin

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