Recommended daily intake= 1300 mg
- Spearmint, dried [mint]
Contain: 1488 mg
%DV: 149% - Spices, fennel seed
Contain: 1196 mg
%DV: 120% - Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried
Contain: 975 mg
%DV: 98% - Spices, cumin seed
Contain: 931 mg
%DV: 93% - Spices, coriander seed
Contain: 709 mg
%DV: 71% - Spices, caraway seed
Contain: 689 mg
%DV: 69% - Spices, anise seed
Contain: 646 mg
%DV: 65% - Spices, mustard seed, yellow
Contain: 521 mg
%DV: 52% - Thyme, fresh
Contain: 405 mg
%DV: 41% - Rosemary, fresh
Contain: 317 mg
%DV: 32%
Deficiency symptoms
- abnormal lipid metabolism and fatty liver
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28219837 - Chronic headache
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31349730 - Osteoporosis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30997369 - Intestinal cramping
https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/document.ashx?id=1949 - Low blood pressure
https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/document.ashx?id=1949 - Anxiety and irritability
https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/document.ashx?id=1949
Function:
- helps your nerves, and cells work normally.
- healthy bones
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002062.htm - blood clotting
- regulation of the heart’s rhythm
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/calcium-and-milk/calcium-full-story/ - help in releasing hormones and other chemicals
- Help in squeezing and relaxing muscles
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002412.htm
Overdose: more than 2500 mg
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Calcium-HealthProfessional/#h8
Excess: 99% stored in the bones and 1% stored in the blood, muscle, and other tissues.
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/calcium-and-milk/calcium-full-story/
Type: fat soluble
https://www.helpguide.org/harvard/vitamins-and-minerals.htm
Symptoms of hypercalcemia:
- High mortality rate with cardiovascular disease
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23403980?dopt=Abstract - rising the risk for kidney stones
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002412.htm - prevent the body from absorbing iron, zinc, magnesium, and phosphorus
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007477.htm - vascular and soft tissue calcification
- constipation
- increased risk of prostate cancer
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Calcium-HealthProfessional/#h8