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And consider this: Another way to get 100% of recommended calcium is to eat 4 CUPS of garlic a day!
"Garlic contains 246 mg per cup or 25% of the RDA."
We'll be giant-sized or stinky, but we'll have good bones.
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I have a visual of plus-size women with excellent bones and reeking of garlic, all line dancing at LSL. 
Sorry Jimbo, I don't mean to make light of this subject. We're all interested in better nutrition. I think I always believed the "one a day is good for you" hype. I will certainly be doing more research on the safety aspect of taking supplements.
My next-door neighbour is 84. She is healthier and has more energy than most 50 year olds. She never visits medical doctors, just a Naturopath. Kinda makes me wonder. She never takes prescription medication. She has a lot of friends, loves life, and drinks red wine every day.
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Sounds like the old grannies of yore ...........the ones I knew anyway.
Natural is the way to go. Staying "off" the medical treadmill and NOT being obsessed with what one eats or doesn't eat.....but living a joyful life......seems to make more sense to me. Anyone with half a brain who watches the evening news and hears the pharmaceutical company "hype" about their latest drugs (the side effects of lymphoma, cancers, etc., etc., etc.) would wonder , for sure. Not to mention all the "tests" that are now no longer necessary.........or the drugs that are now involved in major recalls or class action lawsuits as having been harmful.
We knew people who worked for big pharma companies. It's a business.
Good post "Bare". We all learn as we go and have the brains to change our opinions when necessary. Nothing in this world is cast in stone.
Everything in moderation. Also, we should use our "instincts" more and not follow like sheep.
We know doctors and nurses who have told us that they WOULD NOT take chemo or radiation as it is toxic to the system and the healthy cells. Off track here, as it has nothing to do with supplements.