How much calcium do you need, and is more always better for your bones? In this first episode of a three-part series, Dr. Mike Hauman looks at what calcium actually does in your body and why the "more is better" message behind decades of supplement use doesn't match the current evidence.

Dr. Mike explains how your body guards blood calcium so closely that a normal blood calcium level doesn't prove your intake is adequate. He walks through daily calcium targets for adults—totals from food and supplements combined, not supplement doses—and what large reviews show about calcium and fracture prevention in generally healthy adults. He also explains why a clear benefit in older women living in residential care shouldn't become a blanket recommendation for everyone, and why calcium from food and calcium from supplements aren't handled the same way, including for kidney stones.

This episode reframes stewardship as wisdom rather than maximization, drawing on Psalm 139:14, and closes with a simple practice for the week: before changing anything, record three typical days of calcium from food and supplements and write down why you started the calcium you take now.

Tune in to begin this practical series on calcium.

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The Aslan Health Podcast with Dr. Mike Hauman — Where Science Meets Soul

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