We are told to drink milk to obtain calcium but milk contains only 119mg calcium per 100mg edible portion. The real ‘Calcium Super foods’ are sea vegetables (seaweeds) such as Karengo, Arame, Hijiki, and Wakame. They contain between 1,000mg and 1,400mg of calcium per 100mg edible portion. They can be mixed with your cooked foods or salads. All seaweeds need to be pre-soaked in hot water for a 5-10 minutes, except Karengo.  Seaweeds can be purchased in Health Food Stores, Asian Markets or Supermarkets.

Seaweed reduces blood cholesterol, has antibiotic properties, counteracts obesity and strengthens bones, teeth, nerve transmission and digestion. It has anti-aging properties.

Karengo and Arame

Other calcium rich foods include wheat grass or barley grass (514mg), almonds (233mg), amaranth seed (222mg), fresh parsley (203mg), sunflower seeds (174mg), watercress (151mg), quinoa grain (141mg), kale (134mg), …

For an optimal calcium balance and healthy bones it is important that we limit calcium inhibitors such as:

• Coffee, soft drinks and diuretics
• Excess chocolate
• Excess of protein, especially meat
• Refined sugar, or too much of any concentrated sweetener
• Alcohol and other intoxicants
• Too little or too much exercise
• Excess salt
• The Solanum genus of vegetables such as tomatoes, potatoes, bell peppers, and eggplant.  They all contain the calcium inhibitor solanine.