So I wanted to do a video on the side effects of calcium carbonate because a lot of people

are taking it, but they don't really know much about it.

The biggest thing that you need to know is that calcium and other minerals need an acidic

medium to be absorbed, okay?

So if your stomach does not have the acidity that you need, that calcium is not going

to be absorbed too well.

A lot of people are taking calcium carbonate for heartburn.

And what happens, the calcium carbonate dries up the acid and the stomach over time to

the point where you have less and less acid.

So not only does that calcium not absorb and benefit you anyway, but the calcium ends

up causing heartburn because now there's no way of creating a signal to close the valve

at the top of the stomach and now you get gourd or acid reflex.

You need a really, really, really acid stomach to keep that valve on the top of the stomach

closed.

So there's no acid that shoots up.

Now, this is my opinion, but I think you would be better off by taking an opposite of

vinegar for gourd or heartburn than any type of calcium products.

But of course, check with your doctor before taking any of my advice.

Now there's a couple of studies I'm going to put down below that talk about this.

High doses of calcium carbonate did not increase bone density in the condition of osteoporosis.

But it did increase the risk of heart attacks.

Also, there's some interesting information on calcium carbonate lowering the thyroid

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