Too little calcium in your diet? May cause low T and high estrogen

Too little calcium in your diet? May cause low T and high estrogen

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There are a lot of effects of low calcium.

And they’re especially important as we get older.

One of those effects is high estrogen.

Here’s a study that shows how low calcium levels can cause high estrogen levels.

In this study, researchers set up two groups of rats.

Too little calcium in your diet? May cause low T and high estrogenOne group of rats were fed a calcium reduced diet, the other group received a normal diet.

The mean estradiol level of rats fed the low calcium diet was significantly increased to 4.3 times that in the regular diet group

Then they gave the low calcium rats, the ones with high estrogen, vitamin K2.

The vitamin K2 quickly lowered the estrogen levels of the low calcium rats so that they were completely normal.

It is quite possible that low calcium levels consistently elevated the level of parathyroid hormone in the low calcium rats.

Parathyroid hormone regulates calcium and phosphorus in the body.

It’s possible that not getting enough calcium leaves too much parathyroid hormone unused.

This parathyroid hormone then accumulates and causes issues.

High amounts of parathyroid hormone are extremely harmful to the body.

They can cause these symptoms:

Too little calcium in your diet? May cause low T and high estrogenOther studies have shown that parathyroid hormone can increase the fibrosis.

This is the cross-linking of proteins in the body.

Such cross-linking is found in the brain of Alzheimer’s and dementia patients.

And it’s also found in cases of penile fibrosis in men.

So getting enough calcium could help to prevent Alzheimer’s, dementia, and penile fibrosis.

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There is also ample evidence that increasing vitamin D3, vitamin K2, and calcium can greatly improve bone mass.

And this study shows that the combination may lower estrogen levels.

One of the theories of penile fibrosis is that some hormones and chemicals remove scar tissue forming cells.

The lack of these cells results in runaway cases of fibrosis including penile fibrosis and perhaps Alzheimer’s.

Testosterone may reverse the damage of this fibrosis.

Too little calcium in your diet? May cause low T and high estrogenParathyroid hormone creates more bone building cells.

It also creates more fibrosis-building cells.

When this process is in runaway mode, the result is piling on of new cells.

This is what we see in cases of penile fibrosis and Alzheimer’s.

Testosterone, Vitamin K2, and Vitamin D3, along with sufficient dietary calcium may lower the formation of this scar-like tissue.

This may encourage healthy formation and replacement of bone.

And now we know that low calcium sets us up for low testosterone.

It potentially leads to the formation of scar-like plaque deposits in the penis.

And it may contribute to those plaque deposits forming in the arteries and the brain.

Too little calcium in your diet? May cause low T and high estrogenSo, what should you do now?

First, make sure you get plenty of calcium.

You may also want to consider taking supplemental vitamin D3 and vitamin K2.

Talk to your doctor first.

 

 

 

 


Matt Cook is editor-in-chief of Daily Medical Discoveries. Matt has been a full time health researcher for 26 years. ABC News interviewed Matt on sexual health issues not long ago. Matt is widely quoted on over 1,000,000 websites. He has over 300,000 daily newsletter readers. Daily Medical Discoveries finds hidden, buried or ignored medical studies through the lens of 100 years of proven science. Matt heads up the editorial team of scientists and health researchers. Each discovery is based upon primary studies from peer reviewed science sources following the Daily Medical Discoveries 7 Step Process to ensure accuracy.
A calcium-deficient diet caused decreased bone mineral density and secondary elevation of estrogen in aged male rats-effect of menatetrenone and elcatonin 
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12370839 
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hyperparathyroidism/basics/symptoms/con-20022086 
Testosterone inhibits osteoclast formation stimulated by parathyroid hormone through androgen receptor 
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1016/S0014-5793(01)02160-3/full