* http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/07/29/ca ... index.html
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The CNN article also says... "The modest benefit that calcium supplements have on building bone density and reducing bone fractures may not justify the heart risks for most patients, Baron and his colleagues suggest. Bone loss and fractures are a major health concern among older people."

I take Cal-Mag supplements. It's not a Scientology invention.

Moderation is good here. What's not good is people overdosing on calcium AND niacin AND too many hours in the sauna during the Purification Rundown.

Prevention Magazine was avocating dolomite, a calcium-magnesium mix made from limestone, in the 1970's or earlier, and that might be where Scientology picked up on it. Dolomite (along with bone meal) is out of fashion due to fears of trace metal contamination. So I agree, CoS didn't invent this mixture.

Too much calcium can also increase likelihood of kidney stones.

Consumer Reports Sept 2012 cover story: 10 Surprising Dangers of Vitamins & Supplements.Those over 45 likely remember the enthusiasm for vitamins in the 1970's; many "informed" people got all excited about :
Vitamin C "to prevent colds," but it doesn't
Vitamin E for various ailments, but now its side effects are worrisome.
Bee pollen for various ailments, a beekeekeeper told me he doesn't sell it because it concentrates pollution and pesticides more than honey does.
A friend took Ma Huang "for energy;" luckily he escaped death - others weren't so lucky with this form of epehdra. Now it's banned.
Beef liver pills were in every vitamin store in the 1970's, until people realized liver has concentrated pollutants.
Scientology picked up the vitamin enthusiasm. After all, it was self-adminstered, so no pesky doctors. It became a mom-and-pop business for some. Others, like the late David Gaiman, made big money selling vitamins to Scientologists. Many Scientologists had the theory they could smoke and drink, and avoid ill effects with a daily handful of vitamins and supplements.

Now the Scientologists with vitamin stores are 50 or older, unless they inherited the biz from Mom and Dad. The promise of eternal youth and freedom from illness didn't quite happen. Now they have to compete with cut-rate discount stores, and worry about just what's in the vitamins they are buying from China.

I'll re-post about the psychoactive herbal medicines, cigarettes, and coffee are that some Scientologists take while believing themselves to be "drug-free,"
St. John's Wort: blocks serotonin reuptake, similar to Prozac
Ginkgo: increases acetylcholine activity, similar to Tacrine or Cognex.
Panax Ginseng: increases acetylcholine, similar to Tacrine and other anti-Alzheimer's drugs.
Kava: enhances neurotransmitter GABA activity, similar to Valium and Xanax (Kava kava banned some places; may cause liver damage)
Alcohol: increases dopamine, similar to Wellbutrin
Nicotine: (cigarettes) increases dopamine, similar to Wellbutrin
Caffeine: (Coffee, tea, and some soda) stimulates the central nervous system; Wikipedia says it is
My point about the psychoactive effects is not that coffee, or ginseng, or beer are BAD, just that the Scientologists are altering their brain cells with these substances, while they preach against "psych drugs" that ALSO target serotonin, dopamine, and other neurotransmitters. Sources and more at Herbal Medicines are Psychoactive, Too. viewtopic.php?f=9&t=3763

Here's a summary of the Consumer Reports article. Buy the whole article or read it at the library. Consumer Reports Investigates Vitamins and Supplements: Ten Dangers That May Surprise You
August 5, 2012 |
http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2012/0 ... prise-you/