‘Tis the season for feeling sick. Every year, adults suffer from an average of two to three colds per year and an estimated 5-20% of North Americans come down with the flu, typically between the months of October and March.
The Calcium Controversy
The Role of Calcium:Calcium is essential in the achievement and maintenance of normal bone health, an important health issue considering bone loss accelerates with age and one in three women will suffer a fracture due to insufficient bone density. Women up to age 50 and men up to age 70 need 1000 mgs a day, while men and women above these ages need 1200 mgs a day.