The Highest Nutrient Dense Calcium Foods Are Not Dairy

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May 6, 2014 by MARCO TORRES

The Highest Nutrient Dense Calcium Foods

You don't need milk or yogurt to benefit from highly bioavailable sources of calcium. In fact, contrary to popular belief, most dairy products do not possess any type of calcium that is easily absorbed in the body. Here are some of the best foods you can eat with both high nutrient density and high bioavailable calcium.

The pasteurization process involved in the manufacture of most dairy products creates calcium carbonate, which has absolutely no way of entering the cells without a chelating agent. When we drink milk, the body pulls the calcium from the bones and other tissues in order to buffer the calcium carbonate in the blood. This process weakens gradually weakens bones, not make them stronger. It's one of the reasons we have such high rates of osteoporosis in the United States.
Milk also has little to no nutrient density because pasteurization destroys enzymes, diminishes vitamin content, denatures fragile milk proteins, destroys vitamins C, B12 and B6, and kills beneficial bacteria. It's the main reason pasteurized milk promotes pathogens and is associated with allergies, increased tooth decay, colic in infants, growth problems in children, osteoporosis, arthritis, heart disease and cancer.
Many natural food sources have high bioavailable calcium, meaning they are absorbed and becomes available for the body to utilize physiologically after consumption. Nutrient density is the ratio of nutrient content to the total energy content. Thus, nutrient-dense foods are those foods that provide substantial amounts of vitamins and minerals and relatively few calories.
Many natural food sources have high bioavailable calcium, meaning they are absorbed and becomes available for the body to utilize physiologically after consumption. Nutrient density is the ratio of nutrient content to the total energy content. Thus, nutrient-dense foods are those foods that provide substantial amounts of vitamins and minerals and relatively few calories.
Eating a combination of these 20 foods will give you all the calcium and nutrient density you'll ever need.
In order of highest calcium:
1) Dried Herbs (Dried Basil, Thyme, Marjoram, Rosemary, Dill)
2113mg per 100 grams
2) Sesame Seeds
975mg per 100 grams

3) Chia Seeds (Dried)
631mg per 100 grams
4) Fireweed Leaves
429mg per 100 grams
5) Sardines
382mg per 100 grams
6) Grape Leaves
289mg per 100 grams
7) Chili Powder
278mg per 100 grams
8) Almonds
264mg per 100 grams
9) Flaxseeds
255mg per 100 grams
10) Collards Raw
232mg per 100 grams
11) Natto
217mg per 100 grams
12) Amaranth Greens (Chinese Spinach, Hinn Choy, Yin Tsoi, Rajgira, Bayam, Kulitis, Callaloo)
215mg per 100 grams
13) Garlic
181mg per 100 grams
14) Kelp (Seaweed)
168mg per 100 grams
15) Lotus Seeds
163mg per 100 grams

16) Brazil Nuts
160mg per 100 grams
17) Parsley
138mg per 100 grams
18) Dark Green Leafy Vegetables (Spinach, Swiss Chard, Beet Greens, Kale)
99mg per 100 grams Raw
19) Rhubarb
86mg per 100 grams
20) Fish (Herring, Pike, Bass, Perch, Rainbow Trout, Pollock)
74mg per 100 grams cooked

Marco Torres is a research specialist, writer and consumer advocate for healthy lifestyles. He holds degrees in Public Health and Environmental Science and is a professional speaker on topics such as disease prevention, environmental toxins and health policy.

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Herdshares in ND now referred to as “Shared Animal Ownership” A victory for grassroots efforts! See Action Alert NDDA prohibited from restricting herdshares

On April 29 herdshares become officially legal in North Dakota when Governor Jack Dalrymple signed Senate Bill 2072 into law. SB 2072 provides that “it is not a violation [of law] to transfer or obtain raw milk under a shared animal ownership agreement.”
Shared animal ownership is defined in the bill as “any contractual arrangement under which an individual:

a. Acquires an ownership interest in a milk-producing animal;b. Agrees to pay another for, reimburse another for, or otherwise accept financial responsibility for the care and boarding of the milk-producing animal at the dairy farm; and
c. Is entitled to receive a proportionate share of the animal’s raw milk production as a condition of the contractual arrangement.

The original version of SB 2072 did not contain a provision on herdshares; the bill only amended the state dairy code to adopt the latest revision of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO), which governs the production and sale of pasteurized milk in the U.S.


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Raw milk backers say proposed rules too burdensome

June 07, 2013 6:00 am  •  Bob Mercer Legislative correspondent

PIERRE | A public hearing Thursday served as the latest battleground over regulation of raw milk in South Dakota.
The state Department of Agriculture has proposed nine pages of rules regarding bottled raw milk for human consumption.
More than a dozen residents who believe in what they call the natural benefits of drinking raw milk showed up to oppose the regulations, as did several farmers who produce it.
There are five licensed raw milk producers in South Dakota.
Gena Parkhurst of Rapid City, who described herself as a raw milk consumer, said the proposed rules would prohibit consumption of bottled or packaged raw milk produced by anyone without the necessary state permit, whether or not the milk was free or for sale.
"They cannot offer it to their neighbor; they cannot offer it to their family; they cannot give it away to an informed consumer," said Parkhurst, a volunteer coordinator for Dakota Rural Action in the Black Hills.
She also claimed that testing for tuberculosis and brucellosis was “unnecessary.”
That’s different than the view of state veterinarian Dustin Oedekoven, who spoke in support of the rules. He said raw milk can spread diseases such as tuberculosis.
The state Department of Health tracks illnesses linked to raw milk, while the Legislature allows its sales.
Mellette County raw milk producer Leland Schoon said the proposed requirement of disease testing would be “burdensome and cost-prohibitive” for him since his cows are in a multi-purpose pasture.

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