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Izithasiselo ze-calcium ziyimithi esiza ukukhulisa amazinga e-calcium emzimbeni wakho uma ungatholi okwanele ekudleni kuphela. Umzimba wakho udinga i-calcium ukuze wakhe amathambo aqinile, usize imisipha ukuthi ihlehle kahle, futhi ugcine inhliziyo yakho ishaya ngokuqhubekayo.
Lezi zithasiselo ziza ngezinhlobo ezahlukene, okuhlanganisa amaphilisi owagwinyayo kanye nemijovo enikezwa abahlinzeki bezempilo. Abantu abaningi bathatha izithasiselo ze-calcium ngomlomo, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi odokotela bancoma imijovo uma othile enokuntuleka okukhulu kwe-calcium noma engakwazi ukumunca i-calcium ngohlelo lwabo lokugaya ukudla.
Izithasiselo ze-calcium ziyizinhlobo ezigxilisiwe ze-calcium ezisiza ukugcwalisa izikhala ekudleni kwakho kwansuku zonke kwe-calcium. Zicabange njengenethi yokuphepha uma ukudla kwakho kungahlinzeki ngokudla okune-calcium eningi njengemikhiqizo yobisi, imifino enamahlamvu, noma ukudla okuqinisiwe.
Lezi zithasiselo ziqukethe izinhlobo ezahlukene zezinhlanganisela ze-calcium. Izinhlobo ezivame kakhulu zihlanganisa i-calcium carbonate ne-calcium citrate. Uhlobo ngalunye lunamazinga ahlukene okumuncwa futhi lusebenza kangcono ngaphansi kwezimo ezihlukene emzimbeni wakho.
Umzimba wakho ungamunca kuphela inani elithile le-calcium ngesikhathi esisodwa, ngokuvamile cishe ama-milligram angu-500-600 ngomthamo ngamunye. Yingakho odokotela bevame ukuncoma ukuhlukanisa imithamo emikhulu usuku lonke kunokuthatha yonke ngesikhathi esisodwa.
Izithasiselo ze-calcium ngokuyinhloko zisiza ukuvimbela nokwelapha ukuntuleka kwe-calcium, okungaholela emathanjeni abuthakathaka nakwezinye izinkinga zempilo. Udokotela wakho angase azincomise uma izivivinyo zegazi zikhombisa ukuthi amazinga akho e-calcium aphansi kakhulu noma uma usengozini yezimo ezihlobene namathambo.
Nawa amaphuzu amakhulu lapho izithasiselo ze-calcium zingasiza ukusekela impilo yakho:
Kwezinye izimo ezingavamile, odokotela banikeza izithasiselo ze-calcium zezimo ezithile zezokwelapha njengama-cramps emisipha aqinile ahlobene namazinga aphansi e-calcium noma njengengxenye yokwelashwa kwezifo ezithile zezinso. Lezi zimo zidinga ukugadwa nokuqashwa kwezokwelapha ngokucophelela.
Izithasiselo ze-calcium zisebenza ngokunikeza umzimba wakho i-calcium etholakala kalula emuncwa egazini lakho. Uma isemuncwe, le calcium iya lapho umzimba wakho uyidinga kakhulu khona, ikakhulukazi amathambo namazinyo akho.
Umzimba wakho uphatha i-calcium eyengeziwe ngendlela efana ne-calcium evela emithonjeni yokudla. I-calcium iyahlukaniswa ohlelweni lwakho lokugaya ukudla bese imuncwa ngodonga lwamathumbu akho. Kusukela lapho, ingena egazini lakho bese isatshalaliswa emzimbeni wakho wonke.
Izithasiselo ze-calcium zithathwa njengemithi enamandla aphakathi nendawo kunemithi enamandla. Zisebenza kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ukusiza ukugcina amazinga e-calcium enempilo. Umzimba wakho ngokwemvelo ulawula ukuthi mangaki ama-calcium awamuncayo ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho zamanje nesimo se-calcium.
Ukusebenza kahle kuncike ezintweni eziningana okuhlanganisa iminyaka yakho, impilo yonke, nokuthi yiziphi ezinye izakhamzimba ozitholayo. I-Vitamin D idlala indima ebalulekile ekusizeni umzimba wakho ukumunca i-calcium, yingakho izithasiselo eziningi ze-calcium ziqukethe i-vitamin D.
Thatha izithasiselo ze-calcium ngendlela enembile njengoba udokotela wakho noma imiyalelo yephakheji incoma. Izithasiselo eziningi ze-calcium zisebenza kahle uma zithathwa nokudla, njengoba i-asidi esiswini sakho isiza ukwehlisa i-calcium ukuze imuncwe kangcono.
Ngezithasiselo ze-calcium carbonate, zithathe ngesikhathi sokudla noma ngemva nje kokudla. Ukudla kuvuselela ukukhiqizwa kwe-asidi esiswini sakho, okusiza umzimba wakho ukuba umunce i-calcium ngempumelelo. Ungazithatha ngamanzi, ubisi, noma ijusi.
Izithasiselo ze-calcium citrate ziguquguquka kakhulu futhi zingathathwa nokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla. Lolu hlobo aluncikile kakhulu ku-asidi yesisu ukuze lumuncwe, okwenza kube ukukhetha okuhle uma unezinkinga zokugaya ukudla noma uthatha imithi enciphisa i-asidi.
Hlukanisa imithamo yakho phakathi nosuku uma uthatha ngaphezu kwamamiligremu angu-500 esewonke. Umzimba wakho umunca i-calcium kangcono ngamanani amancane, ngakho ukuhlukanisa umthamo omkhulu ube amabili noma amathathu amancane kusiza ukukhulisa ukumuncwa.
Gwema ukuthatha izithasiselo ze-calcium nokudla okuthile noma imithi engaphazamisa ukumuncwa. Izithasiselo zensimbi, ezinye izibulali-magciwane, nokudla okunefayibha ephezulu kunganciphisa ukuthi umzimba wakho umunca kangakanani i-calcium uma kuthathwa ngesikhathi esifanayo.
Ubude besikhathi sokusetshenziswa kwezithasiselo ze-calcium buxhomeke ezidingweni zakho ngazinye kanye nezimo zempilo. Abantu abaningi bathatha izithasiselo ze-calcium isikhathi eside njengengxenye yomsebenzi wabo wansuku zonke, ikakhulukazi uma benazo izici eziqhubekayo zengozi yokuntuleka kwe-calcium.
Uma uthatha izithasiselo ze-calcium ukuvimbela i-osteoporosis, cishe uzodinga ukuqhubeka nazo unomphela. Impilo yamathambo iyinkinga yempilo yonke, futhi ukuyeka izithasiselo kungakubeka engozini yokuntuleka kwe-calcium nokulahlekelwa amathambo.
Ezimweni zesikhashana njengokukhulelwa noma ukululama ekuguleni, ungase udinge kuphela izithasiselo isikhathi esithile. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha amazinga akho e-calcium nempilo yamathambo ukuze anqume ukuthi ungasinciphisa nini ngokuphepha noma uyeke ukwengeza.
Ukuqokwa okuqhubekayo kokulandela ngemuva kusiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi uthola inani elilungile le-calcium. Udokotela wakho angase ayalele ukuhlolwa kwegazi noma ukuskena kwamathambo ukuze ahlole ukuthi izithasiselo zisebenza kahle kangakanani nokuthi ngabe udinga ukulungisa umthamo wakho.
Abantu abaningi bazamela kahle izithasiselo ze-calcium uma zithathwa njengoba kuqondiswe. Kodwa-ke, njenganoma imuphi umuthi, zingabangela imiphumela eceleni kwabanye abantu, ikakhulukazi uma zithathwa ngamanani amakhulu noma ngaphandle kwesiqondiso esifanele sezokwelapha.
Nawa amanye imiphumela eceleni ongase uyithole:
Le miphumela eceleni ejwayelekile ivame ukuba mnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela isithasiselo. Ukuthatha i-calcium nokudla nokuhlala unamanzi kahle kungasiza ekunciphiseni ukungakhululeki kokugaya ukudla.
Imiphumela eceleni engavamile kodwa ebucayi idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Lezi zinkinga ezingavamile zingenzeka lapho amazinga e-calcium eba phezulu kakhulu egazini lakho:
Ngokuvamile, abanye abantu bangase babe nokusabela komzimba ezithasiselweni ze-calcium, okuhlanganisa ukuqubuka kwesikhumba, ukuluma, noma ubunzima bokuphefumula. Uma uqaphela noma yiziphi izimpawu zokuphendula komzimba, yeka ukuthatha isithasiselo futhi ufune usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Abantu abathile kufanele bagweme izithasiselo ze-calcium noma bazisebenzise ngaphansi kokugadwa ngokucophelela kwezokwelapha. Uma unezimo zempilo ezithile noma usebenzisa imithi ethile, izithasiselo ze-calcium kungenzeka zingaphephile kuwe.
Akufanele uthathe izithasiselo ze-calcium uma unezinye zalezi zimo:
Qaphela ikakhulukazi uma usebenzisa imithi ethile engasebenzisana nezithasiselo ze-calcium. Lokhu kufaka phakathi eminye imithi yenhliziyo, ama-antibiotics, kanye nemithi yegilo engase ingasebenzi kahle uma ithathwa ne-calcium.
Abantu abanezinkinga zokugaya ukudla njengesifo samathumbu esivuvukalayo noma isifo se-celiac bangase babe nenkinga yokumunca izithasiselo ze-calcium ngempumelelo. Udokotela wakho angase ancome izinhlobo ezikhethekile ze-calcium noma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha uma unezimo lezi.
Uma ukhulelwe noma uncelisa, khuluma nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngaphambi kokuqala izithasiselo ze-calcium. Ngenkathi i-calcium ibalulekile ngalezi zikhathi, udinga inani elifanele lempilo yakho nokuthuthukiswa kwengane yakho.
Izithasiselo ze-calcium zitholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi ahlukene omkhiqizo, kokubili njengemithi kadokotela kanye nezinketho ezingaphezu kwe-counter. Amabhrendi adumile afaka i-Tums, i-Rolaids, i-Caltrate, ne-Citracal, ngalinye linikeza amafomula namandla ahlukene.
Izithasiselo ze-calcium ezinqunywe ngudokotela zingase zinconywe uma udinga imithamo ephezulu noma amafomula athile. Lokhu kufaka phakathi imijovo ye-calcium carbonate yokuntuleka okukhulu noma izinhlobo ezikhethekile zabantu abanezinkinga zokumunca.
Izinhlobo ezivamile zamaphilisi e-calcium zitholakala kabanzi futhi zisebenza kahle njengemikhiqizo enegama. Okubalulekile ukukhetha umkhiqizi othembekile nokuhlola ukuthi isithasiselo siqukethe uhlobo nenani le-calcium udokotela wakho alinxuse.
Funa izithasiselo ezihlolwe yizinhlangano ezizimele njenge-USP (United States Pharmacopeia) noma i-NSF International. Lezi ziqinisekiso zisiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi umkhiqizo uqukethe lokho okushiwo ilebula futhi awunawo ama-contaminants ayingozi.
Uma ungakwazi ukuthatha izithasiselo ze-calcium noma ukhetha ezinye izinketho, ezinye izindlela zingakusiza ukuthi uhlangabezane nezidingo zakho ze-calcium. Indlela engcono kakhulu ivame ukuhlanganisa izinguquko zokudla nokuguqulwa kwendlela yokuphila okusekela impilo yamathambo.
Ezinye izindlela zokudla zigxila ekwandiseni ukudla okunothile nge-calcium ekudleni kwakho kwansuku zonke. Imikhiqizo yobisi efana nobisi, ushizi, ne-yogurt iyimithombo emihle kakhulu, kodwa ungafumana i-calcium emifino eluhlaza, izinhlanzi ezisemathinini ezinamathambo, nobisi oluqinisiwe olususelwe ezitshalweni.
Kubantu abangakwazi ukubekezelela izithasiselo ze-calcium zendabuko, ezinye izinhlobo zingase zisebenze kangcono. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukudla okuqinisiwe nge-calcium, izithasiselo ze-calcium eziwuketshezi, noma izinhlobo ezingahlafunwa ezingase zibe lula ohlelweni lwakho lokugaya ukudla.
Abanye abantu bayazuza ngokugxila ekuthuthukiseni ukumuncwa kwe-calcium kunokumane bakwandise ukudla. Ukuthola i-vitamin D eyanele, ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwe-caffeine notshwala, nokwenza izivivinyo zokuthwala isisindo konke kungasiza umzimba wakho ukuthi usebenzise i-calcium ngempumelelo.
I-Calcium ne-magnesium akuzona izithasiselo eziqhudelanayo - empeleni zisebenzisana emzimbeni wakho futhi zisebenzela imisebenzi ehlukene kodwa eyengezanayo. Kunokuthi ukhethe enye ngaphezu kwenye, abantu abaningi bayazuza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi bathola amanani afanele amaminerali womabili.
I-calcium ngokuyinhloko isekela amandla amathambo nomsebenzi wemisipha, kuyilapho i-magnesium isiza ngokuphumuza imisipha, ukusebenza kwemizwa, futhi empeleni isiza ekumunceni i-calcium. Umzimba wakho udinga womabili amaminerali ukuze agcine amathambo anempilo nomsebenzi ofanele wemisipha.
Isilinganiso esifanele se-calcium kuya ku-magnesium sivame ukuxoxwa, kodwa ochwepheshe abaningi batusa isilinganiso se-2:1 se-calcium kuya ku-magnesium. Lokhu kusho ukuthi uma uthatha i-calcium engu-1000mg, ungase uzuze cishe ku-400-500mg ye-magnesium.
Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi ukuthatha i-magnesium kanye ne-calcium kusiza ukunciphisa ukuqunjelwa, okuyisiphumela esivamile se-calcium supplements. I-Magnesium inemiphumela yemvelo yokuthambisa engalinganisela izakhiwo ze-calcium eziqinisayo.
Udokotela wakho angasiza ekunqumeni ukuthi ngabe udinga i-calcium, i-magnesium, noma zombili ngokuya ngezidingo zakho zempilo, ukudla, nanoma yiziphi izimpawu oziphilayo.
I-calcium supplements ingaba iphephile kubantu abane-heart disease uma isetshenziswa ngendlela efanele futhi ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwezokwelapha. Kodwa-ke, ezinye izifundo ziye zaveza ukukhathazeka ngemithamo ephezulu kakhulu ye-calcium supplements engase ithinte impilo yenhliziyo.
Okubalulekile ukuthatha inani elilungile - elanele ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zomzimba wakho ngaphandle kokweqisa. Odokotela abaningi batusa ukuthola i-calcium emithonjeni yokudla uma kungenzeka futhi basebenzise izithasiselo ukugcwalisa izikhala kunokuba kube umthombo wakho oyinhloko we-calcium.
Uma une-heart disease, sebenzisana eduze nodokotela wakho wenhliziyo kanye nodokotela wakho oyinhloko ukuze unqume indlela engcono kakhulu yezidingo zakho ze-calcium. Bangakwazi ukuqapha impilo yenhliziyo yakho futhi balungise izincomo ngokususelwa esimweni sakho esithile neminye imithi.
Uma ngabe uthatha isithasiselo se-calcium esiningi ngengozi kunokuba sinconywe, ungangeni ekuqineni. Umthamo owodwa owengeziwe akunakwenzeka ukuthi ubangele izinkinga ezinkulu, kodwa kufanele uthathe izinyathelo zokuphepha futhi wazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyibheke.
Okokuqala, phuza amanzi amaningi ukuze usize umzimba wakho ukucubungula i-calcium eyengeziwe. Gwema ukuthatha ezinye izithasiselo ze-calcium ngosuku olusele, bese ubuyela esimisweni sakho esijwayelekile sokulinganisa ngosuku olulandelayo.
Qaphela izimpawu ze-calcium eningi, njengokugula, ukuhlanza, ukudideka, noma ukukhathala okungajwayelekile. Uma uhlangabezana nalezi zimpawu noma uma uthathe inani elikhulu kakhulu, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ukuze uthole isiqondiso.
Ukuze uvimbele amaphutha esikhathi esizayo, cabanga ukusebenzisa umhleli wamaphilisi noma ukusetha izikhumbuzi ocingweni lwakho. Gcina umkhondo wokuthi uthatha nini izithasiselo zakho ukuze ugweme ukwanda ngengozi emithini.
Uma udlula umthamo wesithasiselo se-calcium, si thathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Ungathathi imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise okudlulile.
Ukudlula umthamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kube nomthelela omkhulu emazingeni akho e-calcium noma empilweni yamathambo. I-Calcium isebenza kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ngakho umthamo owodwa odlulile phakathi kwemithamo eminingi eqhubekayo akuyona into ekhathazayo enkulu.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa ukuthatha izithasiselo zakho ze-calcium, zama ukuzithatha ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke noma uzixhumanise nomsebenzi ovamile njengokudla. Ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma ukusebenzisa umhleli wamaphilisi kungakusiza futhi ukuthi uhlale uqhubeka.
Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma unenkinga yokukhumbula ukuthatha izithasiselo zakho njalo. Bangase bakwazi ukusikisela isimiso sokulinganisa esihlukile noma ezinye izinhlobo ezingakwenza kube lula ukuzikhumbula.
Isinqumo sokuyeka ukuthatha izithasiselo ze-calcium kufanele senziwe ngaso sonke isikhathi ngokubonisana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Ungayeki ukuzithatha wedwa, ikakhulukazi uma uzithatha ngenxa yesimo esithile sezokwelapha njenge-osteoporosis.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izici eziningana lapho enquma ukuthi ungakwazi yini ukuyeka izithasiselo ze-calcium, okuhlanganisa ukuminyana kwamathambo akho, ukudla kwe-calcium, iminyaka, kanye nesimo sempilo yakho esiphelele. Bangase ba-ode izivivinyo zokuhlola amazinga akho e-calcium nempilo yamathambo ngaphambi kokwenza izincomo.
Uma uthatha izithasiselo ze-calcium ukuze uvimbele kunokuba welaphe isimo esithile, ungase ukwazi ukuziyeka uma uthola i-calcium eyanele ekudleni kwakho futhi impilo yamathambo akho ilungile.
Abanye abantu bangase badinge ukuthatha izithasiselo ze-calcium isikhathi eside, ikakhulukazi uma benezici eziqhubekayo zokuntuleka kwe-calcium noma ukulahlekelwa amathambo. Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi lokhu kuyasebenza yini esimweni sakho.
Yebo, ngokuvamile ungathatha izithasiselo ze-calcium namanye amavithamini, kodwa isikhathi nokuhlanganiswa kubalulekile ukuze kumuncwe kahle. Amanye amavithamini asebenza kahle ndawonye, kanti amanye angaphazamisa ukumuncwa komunye nomunye.
I-Vitamin D ne-calcium kuyinhlanganisela enhle - i-vitamin D isiza umzimba wakho ukuthi umunce i-calcium ngempumelelo. Izithasiselo eziningi ze-calcium sezivele zifaka i-vitamin D ngenxa yalesi sizathu.
Nokho, i-calcium ingaphazamisa ukumuncwa kwensimbi, i-zinc, kanye namanye amaminerali. Uma uthatha lezi zithasiselo, zihlukanise okungenani ngamahora amabili ukusuka kumthamo wakho we-calcium ukuze uqinisekise ukumuncwa okufanele kokubili.
Njalo yazisa udokotela wakho ngazo zonke izithasiselo nemithi oyithathayo. Bangakusiza ukuthi udale isimiso esikhulisa izinzuzo zesithasiselo ngasinye ngenkathi kunciphisa noma yikuphi ukusebenzisana okungenzeka.
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