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Podcast: Ultra Life Today
Episode: Why Your Calcium Isn’t Working
Description: Why do so many people take calcium for decades… and still develop osteoporosis?In this episode of Ultra Life Today, Stephen Heuer of Synergistic Nutrition challenges the conventional calcium narrative and introduces the concept of ionic calcium (Ca2+) — the form your body actually regulates. We discuss parathyroid hormone, soft tissue calcification, arterial hardening, gum recession, and why many traditional calcium supplements may miss the mark.We also explore:Why bone loss increases after age 35The difference between protein-bound calcium and ionic calciumThe gut’s role in mineral regulationRaw milk, phosphatase, and bone format...