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By now, probably everyone knows how important calcium is to a healthy life. It’s important for bone health and for maintaining good, strong bones into old age, which can help prevent fractures.

And everyone knows that dairy products are a good source of calcium, but what if you don’t like milk or don’t eat dairy? Here are some other options from Dr. Weil and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development:

* 1 oz of cooked dried white beans: 161 mg of calcium
* ½ cup spinach: 122 mg
* ½ cup turnip greens: 99 mg
* ½ cup soybeans, cooked: 90 mg
* 1 cup broccoli, cooked or fresh: 90 mg
* ½ cup bok choy, cooked or fresh: 80 mg
* 1 oz dry-roasted almonds: 80 mg
* 10 dried figs: 269 mg
* 3 oz salmon, canned with bones: 180 mg

While some of these options don’t sound very appetizing, there’s definately a way to get calcium every day from natural whole foods instead of supplements. So you’ll know, the recommended daily allowance of calcium is 800 to 1200 miligrams. The higher number is for women of child bearing age.

Sarah White wrote this on August 25th, 2005 and filed it under Healthy Living, Healthy Cooking, Healthy Eating, Health Foods, Health & Aging |