Nutrients from natural are better…
Since I have been looking into this, it seems that its better to increase your calcium, magnesium, and potassium from naturally occuring sources rather than in supplemental form. This is not to say that supplements shouldn’t be taken. I take, and will continue to take, several supplements simply because I can feel a benefit from them. But it doesn’t seem like we are going to be able to get around the fact that our American/Industrialized and Civilized diet appears to be slowly killing us.
THIS STUDY analyzed data on 28,886 women, average age 54, who did not have high blood pressure or heart disease at the start of the study. During a 10-year span, hypertension was diagnosed in 8,710 of them. Overall, the more dairy products the women reported consuming, the less likely they were to have developed high blood pressure. Those who took in the most calcium through their diets reduced their risk of hypertension by 14 percent; and those who had the highest levels of dietary Vitamin D consumption saw a 7 percent reduction in risk. Nearly all of the benefit stemmed from consumption of low-fat dairy products
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