And I'll add that calcium metabolism errors are legion in celiac disease. I
don't know about calcium in other forms of food intolerances.

Best Wishes,
Ron Hoggan

At 09:56 PM 7/8/97 -0400, you wrote:
>I'll just throw in my 2 cents in case you find something helpful:
>Bursitis (I've been too well acquainted with it in the past!) is caused
>by calcium deposits. Since I was determined not to experience that
>particular form of agony again, I did a lot of research. My answer was
>to increase phosphorus as a means of breaking down the calcium. On a
>routine blood test an imbalance can be determined by just looking at the
>calcium and phosphorus. Ideally the calcium should be 10 and the
>phosphorus 4, for a ratio of 2 and a half to 1. If the phos. is lower,
>increase dietary intake. Lecithin is one good source. (I use a
>supplement called "Phosfood", hard to find). Having said all that,
>anyone eating lots of red meat on the paleodiet is getting plenty of
>phos. Green leafy vegs. are a good source of calcium, as are
>nuts--especially almonds.
>
>This is off the top of my head as far as the sources go, the info on
>blood chem should be faultless (from Dr. Melvin Page).
>
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