Keep track of the amount of calcium in the foods you eat every day. If you drink a glass of milk for breakfast and eat cheese for lunch, you won't need as much calcium later in the day as someone who doesn't eat any calcium-rich foods.
Limit your daily calcium intake to no more than 2,000 mg. We need to divide our calcium intake into several meals a day because the intestines can hardly process calcium in doses higher than 600 mg at a time.
Calcium supplements or foods are good for your health. Calcium carbonate and calcium citrate are the two most common forms of calcium supplements. We can also get calcium from foods rich in calcium such as milk, almonds, broccoli, salmon, etc.
Also, combine calcium with vitamin D. Vitamin D helps support calcium absorption in foods. If you are prone to constipation, you can take calcium with foods rich in fiber and plenty of water.
Avoid taking calcium with medications to treat iron deficiency or thyroid hormone deficiency because dangerous interactions may occur.
