Dawn wrote:
>
> ...From the questions on the list
> this past week, it seems that there is a common assumption that if we do not
> drink milk, then we _need_ a calcium supplement.  I'm wondering if this is
> true or not.
 
I have been at this site for a couple of weeks now, and I see the same
thing, Dawn. We have all been so successfully brainwashed by the dairy
industry, that, even those who know milk is bad,  many people think we
are missing something if we don't consume milk.
 
I disagree. Most other societies in the world don't consume dairy or take
calcium supplements. And all of them are healthier than we Americans.
 
Disease in this country is not due to the lack of anything. It is due to
excess. The solution is to subtract, not add. Also, 500 mg. of vitamin C
is invisible. But the tablet you put in your mouth is the size of a dime.
What is all that stuff? Same thing for calcium, or any other supplement.
 
DT
>
> ... my doctors have tested my blood a number of times since
> I've been following a meat/dairy free diet and never found anything missing.
> I have all the iron, calcium and other important vitamin and minerals the
> body needs to be healthy.
 
Some would argue that your blood calcium is always constant. Withdrawals
are made from bone deposits when calcium metabolism is abnormal. And
that's true. But a healthy diet contains plenty of calcium without taking
pills.
 
DT
 
 
I don't even think much about what I eat.  I
> don't waste energy worry about having the "right" combinations of nutrients
> in my diet.  I just choose as wide of a variety of fruits, vegetables,
> grains, and even oils/spices/flavorings as I can.
>
> In my opinion too, it's just that easy. Just avoid foods that man has altered
 or manufactured, and foods that were designed for other animals.
 
DT