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Calcium Supplements Increase Heart Risk


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alcium supplements, usually taken to


improve bone health, may increase the risk of heart attack by as much as 30 percent, according to the findings of the Women’s Health Initiative, a 15- year research project established by the National Institutes of Health to address cardiovascular disease, cancer and osteo- porosis. “If you take calcium supplements, you’ll build up excess


calcium in your system that, coupled with mineral deficien- cies and imbalances, can cause plaque in arteries, kidney stones, gallstones and more,” says Dr. Robert Thompson, co-author with Kathleen Barnes of The Calcium Lie: What Your Doctor Doesn’t Know Could Kill You. Instead, he rec- ommends taking a trace mineral supplement, preferably in ionic form, whose electrical charge helps bond minerals with water, making the nutrients more easily absorbed. Such a supplement provides all needed minerals, including calcium, in the correct balance.


FLEXIBLE WORK PLACES BOOST WELL-BEING


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etter sleep and feelings of health are among the benefits of a flexible workplace, according to a new study by Uni-


versity of Minnesota sociology professors that followed 608 office employees in a collaborating company. The initiation of a performance-focused work environment that redirected the focus of employees and managers towards measurable results and away from when and where work was completed, yielded positive markers. Employees that were allowed to routinely change when and where they worked, based upon their indi- vidual needs and job responsibilities, experienced improved sleep quality, higher energy levels, better self-reported health and a sense of personal mastery. Source: Journal of Health and Social Behavior


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