Determining your calcium need is like trying to figure out how much water it takes to fill a five-gallon pail with a hole in it. The amount of water needed to maintain a full pail would depend on the size of the hole. Our acid-forming North American diet is the hole in the pail. It forces our body to consume massive amounts of calcium to maintain a pH balance in the blood. Coffee, tea, table salt, meat, eggs, milk, cheese, pop, bread, and junk food all force the body to produce copious amounts of acid.
Calcium neutralizes strong stomach acids.
It is the active ingredient used in antacid pills to relieve stomach pain caused by acid indigestion. Calcium, in the form of limestone, will neutralize acid rain. Within the body, it is used to maintain the correct acid balance of the blood. Our blood can function only at a specific pH level. If the blood acid level moves up or down, the body goes into an alarmed state.