but how do you get calcium??

how do you get your calcium if your not consuming any dairy?" is a question that i’ve been getting asked lately.  actually, contrary to popular belief, many non-dairy foods contain calcium, and pasterized and homogienized milk actually has relatively a very low amount. we have been  misled into believing that milk does our body good. yes, producers market it as being a good source of calcium, vitamins a and b, carbohydrates, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, and protein. however there is a whole other side to milk that we aren’t so openly told about.

keep bones strong by eating your greens

for starters, milk also contains 59 active hormones, a laundry list of allergens, fat, cholesterol, herbicides, pesticides, dioxins, antibiotics, blood, pus, feces, bacteria, and tons of viruses. now i realize that i probably just really grossed you out, but it was necessary to make my point. besides, this doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface.


what’s more interesting is that it is the magnesium in plants that cows eat which allows them to absorb calcium. however, the cows milk doesn’t have enough magnesium to enable humans to absorb any significant amount of that calcium. in fact, it only has enough magnesium to enable us to absorb 11 percent of the calcium. thus, milk is a useless source of calcium. next, milk protein leaches the calcium from the body. so whatever calcium was absorbed from the milk is consequently extracted by the protein. so i ask, what is the point of drinking milk?


the other thing that i have to ask you... why would you drink something that cows produce to make baby cows grow up big and strong?

here are calcium rich  foods you can eat in replace of milk :



leafy greens
collards, kale, mustard greens and turnip greens all are excellent sources of calcium. an eight-ounce glass of milk has 300 mg of calcium, whereas a cup of collard greens boasts almost 350 mg of calcium--more than a cup of milk. regularly include leafy greens as part of your lunch and dinner. leafy greens are also great sources of antioxidants and other nutrients.


vegetables
many vegetables are calcium powerhouses. people who eat several servings of vegetables per day may not realize that they're getting as much calcium as they are. for example, a cup of broccoli has 94 mg. turnip greens are also impressive, with 249 mg per cup. cooked kale and okra both have around 179 mg per cup. if you enjoy cabbage, a cup of bok choy has 158 mg. include these veggies as part of your dinners, since other vegetables contain significantly less calcium than these.

beans,seeds and nuts
beans, nuts and seeds are also good sources of calcium, though not as good as soy products and leafy green vegetables. if you grab a handful of almonds as an afternoon snack, you'll get 188 mg for a half cup. trading in your peanut butter for almond butter will give you 86 mg in two tbsp. tahini, a common ingredient in hummus, has 128 mg in two tablespoons. the average one cup serving of cooked beans has about 90 mg. of calcium in addition to being packed with protein and fiber.  sesame seeds and sunflower seeds other sources high levels of calcium. keeps these around as a snack, or use them to top salads or grain dishes.


keeping healthy


NK x