What Calcium REALLY Does! #health #healthylifestyle #healthtips

Introduction 0:00

When you hear the word calcium, When you hear the word calcium, what comes [music] to mind first? For what comes [music] to mind first? For what comes [music] to mind first? For most people, the first answer is bones. most people, the first answer is bones. most people, the first answer is bones. That answer is correct, but it is That answer is correct, but it is That answer is correct, but it is incomplete. Calcium is not only related incomplete. Calcium is not only related incomplete. Calcium is not only related [music] to bones, it is also involved in [music] to bones, it is also involved in [music] to bones, it is also involved in the way your body works every day.

the way your body works every day. the way your body works every day. It supports movement, It supports movement, It supports movement, nerve communication, heart rhythm, nerve communication, heart rhythm, nerve communication, heart rhythm, and many small processes that feel so and many small processes that feel so and many small processes that feel so normal that we rarely stop and normal that we rarely stop and normal that we rarely stop and >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> think about them.

>> think about them. >> think about them. So, if you have always linked calcium So, if you have always linked calcium So, if you have always linked calcium only with bones, you are not alone. only with bones, you are not alone. only with bones, you are not alone. That is how most people [music] learn That is how most people [music] learn That is how most people [music] learn it. it. it. But today, I want to show you a wider But today, I want to show you a wider But today, I want to show you a wider and more realistic picture. Today, we and more realistic picture. Today, we

Three Things to Understand 0:58

and more realistic picture. Today, we are going [music] to learn three points. are going [music] to learn three points. are going [music] to learn three points. First, calcium is not only about [music] First, calcium is not only about [music] First, calcium is not only about [music] bones. Second, some of the body bones. Second, some of the body bones. Second, some of the body functions you rely on every day involve functions you rely on every day involve functions you rely on every day involve [music] calcium even if you never think [music] calcium even if you never think [music] calcium even if you never think about it. Third, when you understand about it. Third, when you understand about it. Third, when you understand [music] calcium better, you understand [music] calcium better, you understand [music] calcium better, you understand more about how your body actually works.

more about how your body actually works. more about how your body actually works. Once you see that picture, Once you see that picture, Once you see that picture, I think you will remember calcium in a I think you will remember calcium in a I think you will remember calcium in a very different way.

Your Body Uses Signals All Day 1:30

very different way. very different way. Think about [music] your body for a Think about [music] your body for a Think about [music] your body for a moment. moment. moment. Getting out of bed, standing up from a Getting out of bed, standing up from a Getting out of bed, standing up from a chair, walking [music] upstairs, using chair, walking [music] upstairs, using chair, walking [music] upstairs, using your hands, staying focused, your hands, staying focused, your hands, staying focused, >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> feeling steady, feeling normal.

>> feeling steady, feeling normal. >> feeling steady, feeling normal. These actions seem simple because we do These actions seem simple because we do These actions seem simple because we do them every day. them every day. them every day. But, they still depend on coordination But, they still depend on coordination But, they still depend on coordination inside the body. inside the body. inside the body. They require control, They require control, They require control, timing, timing, timing, and communication between cells and and communication between cells and and communication between cells and tissues. Calcium is one part of that tissues. Calcium is one part of that tissues. Calcium is one part of that system.

system. system. It is not the whole story, It is not the whole story, It is not the whole story, but it is an important one. but it is an important one. but it is an important one. That is exactly why I wanted to make That is exactly why I wanted to make That is exactly why I wanted to make this video. this video. this video. Calcium is usually presented in a very Calcium is usually presented in a very Calcium is usually presented in a very narrow way. People hear one message narrow way. People hear one message narrow way. People hear one message again [music] again [music] again [music] and again, and after some time and again, and after some time and again, and after some time they stop asking deeper questions.

Not Just Storage, Also Function 2:32

they stop asking deeper questions. they stop asking deeper questions. Let me say it clearly. Let me say it clearly. Let me say it clearly. This is the first point. [music] Calcium This is the first point. [music] Calcium This is the first point. [music] Calcium is not only about bones. It also helps is not only about bones. It also helps is not only about bones. It also helps support [music] everyday body function. support [music] everyday body function. support [music] everyday body function. Calcium is not only something the body Calcium is not only something the body Calcium is not only something the body [music] stores.

[music] stores. [music] stores. It is also something the body actively It is also something the body actively It is also something the body actively uses. uses. uses. That difference matters. That difference matters. That difference matters. When people think only about storage, When people think only about storage, When people think only about storage, they think about structure. they think about structure. they think about structure. They think about what the body is made They think about what the body is made They think about what the body is made of.

of. of. But, when doctors think about calcium, But, when doctors think about calcium, But, when doctors think about calcium, we also think about function. We think we also think about function. We think we also think about function. We think about what the body is doing from moment about what the body is doing from moment about what the body is doing from moment to moment. to moment. to moment. That is where the topic becomes [music] That is where the topic becomes [music] That is where the topic becomes [music] much more real.

much more real. much more real. Because Because Because you are not living inside a textbook you are not living inside a textbook you are not living inside a textbook image of a skeleton. image of a skeleton. image of a skeleton. You are living [music] inside a body You are living [music] inside a body You are living [music] inside a body that moves, reacts, rests, and stays that moves, reacts, rests, and stays that moves, reacts, rests, and stays organized every single day. And calcium organized every single day. And calcium organized every single day. And calcium contributes [music] to that living contributes [music] to that living contributes [music] to that living process.

process. process. At this point, you may be asking, "What

Calcium helps the Body Respond 3:43

At this point, you may be asking, "What At this point, you may be asking, "What does that really mean in practical does that really mean in practical does that really mean in practical terms?" It [music] means calcium terms?" It [music] means calcium terms?" It [music] means calcium contributes to muscle activity, supports contributes to muscle activity, supports contributes to muscle activity, supports [music] nerve signaling, helps the heart [music] nerve signaling, helps the heart [music] nerve signaling, helps the heart maintain its rhythm, maintain its rhythm, maintain its rhythm, and enables cells to respond [music] and enables cells to respond [music] and enables cells to respond [music] when the body needs action.

when the body needs action. when the body needs action. So, calcium is not a minor detail. So, calcium is not a minor detail. So, calcium is not a minor detail. It is part of normal physiology. Yes, It is part of normal physiology. Yes, It is part of normal physiology. Yes, bones matter. bones matter. bones matter. Of course, they do, but calcium does Of course, they do, but calcium does Of course, they do, but calcium does more than support the skeleton. It is more than support the skeleton. It is more than support the skeleton. It is broader role deserves attention.

broader role deserves attention. broader role deserves attention. Now, [music] let me bring this closer to Now, [music] let me bring this closer to Now, [music] let me bring this closer to daily life. daily life. daily life. This is the second point. Some of the This is the second point. Some of the This is the second point. Some of the body functions you rely on every day body functions you rely on every day body functions you rely on every day involve calcium even if you never think involve calcium even if you never think involve calcium even if you never think about it.

about it. about it. Have you ever had a time when you did Have you ever had a time when you did Have you ever had a time when you did not feel truly unwell, but you also did not feel truly unwell, but you also did not feel truly unwell, but you also did not feel not feel not feel fully [music] right? You may have felt fully [music] right? You may have felt fully [music] right? You may have felt less steady, less clear, or simply not less steady, less clear, or simply not less steady, less clear, or simply not at your best. [music] at your best. [music] at your best. [music] Maybe your body felt slower in the Maybe your body felt slower in the Maybe your body felt slower in the morning. Maybe your energy was [music] morning. Maybe your energy was [music] morning. Maybe your energy was [music] lower than expected. Maybe your sleep lower than expected. Maybe your sleep lower than expected. Maybe your sleep felt lighter. Maybe your focus was felt lighter. Maybe your focus was felt lighter. Maybe your focus was slightly off. Calcium does not explain slightly off. Calcium does not explain slightly off. Calcium does not explain >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> every one of those experiences, but the >> every one of those experiences, but the >> every one of those experiences, but the body works through signals, and calcium body works through signals, and calcium body works through signals, and calcium is one of [music] the elements involved is one of [music] the elements involved is one of [music] the elements involved in those signals.

in those signals. in those signals. That is why reducing calcium to a bone That is why reducing calcium to a bone That is why reducing calcium to a bone only topic gives people only topic gives people only topic gives people >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> an incomplete understanding of how the >> an incomplete understanding of how the >> an incomplete understanding of how the body actually functions. body actually functions. body actually functions. And people deserve better than that. And people deserve better than that.

Understand Calcium, Understand the Body Better 5:36

And people deserve better than that. As a doctor, I like topics like this As a doctor, I like topics like this As a doctor, I like topics like this because they change the way people because they change the way people because they change the way people understand themselves. understand themselves. understand themselves. Before hearing this, someone may think Before hearing this, someone may think Before hearing this, someone may think calcium is just about bones. After calcium is just about bones. After calcium is just about bones. After hearing this, I want that person to hearing this, I want that person to hearing this, I want that person to think calcium is also part of how my think calcium is also part of how my think calcium is also part of how my body moves, communicates, and responds.

body moves, communicates, and responds. body moves, communicates, and responds. That is a much better level of That is a much better level of That is a much better level of understanding. understanding. understanding. It is still simple, but it is closer to It is still simple, but it is closer to It is still simple, but it is closer to real physiology. real physiology. real physiology. >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> And simple does not mean shallow. >> And simple does not mean shallow. >> And simple does not mean shallow. Simple can still be accurate. That is Simple can still be accurate. That is Simple can still be accurate. That is what I want.

what I want. what I want. Not noise, not fear, just one clear idea Not noise, not fear, just one clear idea Not noise, not fear, just one clear idea that helps people [music] see the body that helps people [music] see the body that helps people [music] see the body in a better way. in a better way. in a better way. Now, let us go one step deeper. Inside Now, let us go one step deeper. Inside Now, let us go one step deeper. Inside the body, cells are [music] constantly the body, cells are [music] constantly the body, cells are [music] constantly responding to what is happening around responding to what is happening around responding to what is happening around them.

them. them. They do not remain passive. They do not remain passive. They do not remain passive. They receive information, They receive information, They receive information, adjust their activity, and work within a adjust their activity, and work within a adjust their activity, and work within a precise internal system. precise internal system. precise internal system. That is one of the reasons a living body That is one of the reasons a living body That is one of the reasons a living body can stay organized.

can stay organized. can stay organized. Calcium is part of that internal Calcium is part of that internal Calcium is part of that internal language. It is not the only [music] language. It is not the only [music] language. It is not the only [music] signal, but it is one of the important signal, but it is one of the important signal, but it is one of the important ones. This is also why I don't like ones. This is also why I don't like ones. This is also why I don't like calcium being thought calcium being thought calcium being thought >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> as a dry or outdated topic.

>> as a dry or outdated topic. >> as a dry or outdated topic. When that happens, people When that happens, people When that happens, people >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> assume it belongs >> assume it belongs >> assume it belongs to one small corner of medicine and has to one small corner of medicine and has to one small corner of medicine and has little connection to everyday life. little connection to everyday life. little connection to everyday life. But in reality, But in reality, But in reality, calcium is active. It is involved in the calcium is active. It is involved in the calcium is active. It is involved in the body's ongoing work.

body's ongoing work. body's ongoing work. And once people hear that, the topic And once people hear that, the topic And once people hear that, the topic becomes much more interesting. becomes much more interesting. becomes much more interesting. It is no longer about a distant health It is no longer about a distant health It is no longer about a distant health issue that may or may not occur years issue that may or may not occur years issue that may or may not occur years later. later. later. Today, it is about your body, Today, it is about your body, Today, it is about your body, your movement, and your function. That your movement, and your function. That your movement, and your function. That is a much stronger reason to care.

is a much stronger reason to care. is a much stronger reason to care. Maybe the best way to say [music] it is Maybe the best way to say [music] it is Maybe the best way to say [music] it is this. Calcium is involved not only in this. Calcium is involved not only in this. Calcium is involved not only in body structure, but also in body body structure, but also in body body structure, but also in body function. It contributes to flow, function. It contributes to flow, function. It contributes to flow, timing, and response. That is why it timing, and response. That is why it timing, and response. That is why it matters. That is why it is worth matters. That is why it is worth matters. That is why it is worth learning about, and that is why I

So Why Does This Matter? 8:20

learning about, and that is why I learning about, and that is why I believe this topic belongs beyond narrow believe this topic belongs beyond narrow believe this topic belongs beyond narrow medical discussions. medical discussions. medical discussions. When people understand that the body When people understand that the body When people understand that the body works through signals even at a basic works through signals even at a basic works through signals even at a basic level, level, level, they begin [music] to think about health they begin [music] to think about health they begin [music] to think about health in a more realistic and connected way.

in a more realistic and connected way. in a more realistic and connected way. Of course, calcium is not [music] the Of course, calcium is not [music] the Of course, calcium is not [music] the only factor that affects how the body only factor that affects how the body only factor that affects how the body feels. feels. feels. Hormones matter. Hormones matter. Hormones matter. Stress matters. Sleep matters. Stress matters. Sleep matters. Stress matters. Sleep matters. Age matters. Age matters. Age matters. Illness [music] matters.

Illness [music] matters. Illness [music] matters. Many different factors play a role, but Many different factors play a role, but Many different factors play a role, but even with all of that, one point remains even with all of that, one point remains even with all of that, one point remains true. true. true. Calcium deserves [music] a bigger place Calcium deserves [music] a bigger place Calcium deserves [music] a bigger place in the public mind that it has now. It in the public mind that it has now. It in the public mind that it has now. It is not there only to support bones.

is not there only to support bones. is not there only to support bones. It also supports the body's systems. And It also supports the body's systems. And It also supports the body's systems. And once people understand that, they begin once people understand that, they begin once people understand that, they begin to ask better questions.

From Understanding to Solution 9:20

to ask better questions. to ask better questions. Not only do I need calcium, but also Not only do I need calcium, but also Not only do I need calcium, but also what is calcium actually doing in what is calcium actually doing in what is calcium actually doing in [music] the body? [music] the body? [music] the body? That is a far better question because it That is a far better question because it That is a far better question because it leads to a far better understanding. leads to a far better understanding.

leads to a far better understanding. So, let me bring everything together in So, let me bring everything together in So, let me bring everything together in one message.

Calcium: Structure and Function 9:42

one message. one message. And this is the third point. And this is the third point. And this is the third point. When you understand calcium better, When you understand calcium better, When you understand calcium better, you understand more about how your body you understand more about how your body you understand more about how your body actually works. actually works. actually works. If you think calcium is only about If you think calcium is only about If you think calcium is only about bones, your picture is too small.

bones, your picture is too small. bones, your picture is too small. Calcium also has a role in signaling, Calcium also has a role in signaling, Calcium also has a role in signaling, movement, nerve activity, heart rhythm, movement, nerve activity, heart rhythm, movement, nerve activity, heart rhythm, and cellular response. and cellular response. and cellular response. In other words, In other words, In other words, it helps [music] the body carry out the it helps [music] the body carry out the it helps [music] the body carry out the quiet internal work that keeps daily quiet internal work that keeps daily quiet internal work that keeps daily life moving.

life moving. life moving. That is why this topic matters. [music] That is why this topic matters. [music] That is why this topic matters. [music] Not because calcium is trendy, not Not because calcium is trendy, not Not because calcium is trendy, not because it sounds technical, but because because it sounds technical, but because because it sounds technical, but because it is part of the real body function, it is part of the real body function, it is part of the real body function, the public should know that.

the public should know that. the public should know that. So, here is the line I want [music] you

The Line You Want to Remember 10:35

So, here is the line I want [music] you So, here is the line I want [music] you to remember. Calcium is not only about to remember. Calcium is not only about to remember. Calcium is not only about what the body builds, it is also about what the body builds, it is also about what the body builds, it is also about how the body works. That is the message. how the body works. That is the message. how the body works. That is the message. It is simple, true, It is simple, true, It is simple, true, and easy to remember. And once you and easy to remember. And once you and easy to remember. And once you understand it, I think you will never understand it, I think you will never understand it, I think you will never hear the word calcium in the same way hear the word calcium in the same way hear the word calcium in the same way again.

again. again. Now, [music] I want to hear from you. Now, [music] I want to hear from you. Now, [music] I want to hear from you. Before this video, did you think calcium Before this video, did you think calcium Before this video, did you think calcium was only about bones? was only about bones? was only about bones? Or did you already know Or did you already know Or did you already know it also plays a role in body signals? it also plays a role in body signals? it also plays a role in body signals? Write it in [music] the comments. I read Write it in [music] the comments. I read Write it in [music] the comments. I read all the comments and I answer. And I all the comments and I answer. And I all the comments and I answer. And I want to know which part of this want to know which part of this want to know which part of this surprised [music] you most.

surprised [music] you most. surprised [music] you most. Thank you for being here. See you in the Thank you for being here. See you in the Thank you for being here. See you in the next video.