Stroke is a brain attack that can happen to anyone. Actually, it is a form of cardionvascular disease but it attacks the brain! The brain as we know, controls various functions of the body and this vital organ needs to be nourished by blood and oxygen 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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STROKE
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CALCIUM
Posted in Nutrition, tagged Absorption, Adolescents, Allowance, Bones, Caffeine, Calcium, Calcium-fortified, Children, Daily, Dairy, FAO/WHO, Infants, Intake, Men, Milk, Oxalates, Phytates, Recommended, Salt, Skeletons, Spinach, Women on August 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Calcium is a major building-block of our bone tissue, and our skeleton houses 99% of our body’s calcium stores. By International Osteoporosis Foundation
The calcium inĀ our bones also acts as a ‘reservoir’ for maintaining calcium levels in the blood, which is essential for healthy nerve and muscle functioning. The amount of calcium we need t consume [...]