Posts Tagged ‘mineral’

Calcium absorption, bone health and chocolate eater

Have someone told you that chocolate impairs absorption of calcium?

Lets find out the truth.
Chocolate contains oxalate. This compound in cocoa beans can inhibit the absorption of calcium. Calcium binds to oxalate in your intestines, limiting its absorption into your bloodstream.

Researchers believe this may be due to oxalate inhibiting calcium absorption — but it could also be due to the chocolate’s sugar content, which may increase calcium excretion. Chocolate also contains flavonoids, a substance that is thought to be beneficial to bone health. Further tests are needed to fully determine the role chocolate plays in calcium balance and bone strength.

In addition to chocolate, oxalate is found in varying amounts in many other foods, such as beans, nuts, spinach, sweet potatoes, okra, kale, collards, chard, berries and tea.

Tips managing stress beside taking vitamin and mineral supplements

Stress-During stress most of people dont do not eat regularly so that the supply of vitamins and minerals in the body are low. Lack of vitamins and minerals in the body can be solved with taking vitamin and mineral supplements. However, during taking vitamin and mineral supplements may also suggest you try the following tips to manage stress

How to Manage Stress :

  1. Take vacations regularly
  2. Eat healthy food everyday
  3. Avoid caffeine, alcohol and tobacco
  4. Do sports regularly
  5. Exercise some some relaxation techniques such as yoga, meditation, etc
  6. Solve problems you have that occur in work and relationships
  7. Study to identify the threshold of your own stress
  8. Consider to have pets, because it can help you feeling relax
  9. Discuss your problem with the experts. Professional counselors can help to see the issue objectively, and put problems in perspective right