LOSE YOUR BODY FAT WITH CALCIUM
Calcium is one
of the most important minerals on our body. We store our calcium in our bones
and teeth and is essential for many biochemical reactions and Hormonal-receptor
effects. It modulates at a membrane level many reactions and is often lacking
in our diet especially if you are dieting to lose your body fat
Now more than before with all the bad habits of suggesting a lowfat diet or a
low milk diet with the assumption that milk or its derivatives were not meant for humans we find deficiency on Vitamin D and
Calcium and sometime losing bodyfat becomes difficult. I go into biochemistry a
little to explain one of the many reasons. It has to do with your body’s
response to calcium deficit. Remember everything we do cause a reaction on our
body defense system that is meant to keep the Homeostasis of the elements. This
is what we use to boost methabolism or slow it when we are on a bulking phase.
But any way, besides that when you are low on calcium your body thinks that you
are starving and enter emergency mode. It releases parathyroid hormone from the
parathyroid glands that responds to a low level of calcium. This hormone
stimulates your bones to release calcium into bloodstream. Kidney also respond
to a lower level of calcium by releasing Calcitriol a form of vitamin D to
increase the ability to absorb the little amount of calcium we introduce with
food. The problem when you are trying to lose weight is that these two hormones
stimulates the production and deposit of fats and inhibits its breakdown by
increasing FAS and SCD ( stearoyl Coa Desathurase ) in adipocytes and a
decrease on UCP2 that in the Mytochondrium stimulates energy production and
thermogeneis. So when you get rid of milk products or you don’t introduce enough
Calcium your body hold stubbornly to your fat and it becomes difficult to lose
weight. The level of definition that I reach with a high content of calcium is
incredible compare to the one obtainable with a lower content and few almonds
are not enough. Calcitriol also acts as constrictor of smooth muscle tissue of
vessels increasing your blood pressure, to take in consideration if you are on
steroids. So it is not unwise to add calcium to your diet up to 1 gr. Per day
either with nutrients or supplements in order to prevent your body to hold on
your body fat. So next time you hear someone saying we don’t need calcium think
of the response. Your difficulty on obtaining a lean body might lay on that.
