Calcium supplement
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@Peatly my calcium is naturally at the upper end of the reference range due to a few reasons. Even small amounts of calcium make my muscles twitch regardless of whether the source is organic or supplemental (citrate), indicating that serum calcium levels are increasing in both cases. Rather than absolute hypercalcemia, it could also be causing relative Mg or K deficiency, nevertheless the outcome is the same, i.e. increase in calcium levels.
@Not_James_Bond haven't experienced bloating or constipation.
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@TheSir Thank you Sir
Are you still going to remain active on RPF?
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@Not_James_Bond It's habitual, so yeah. Until I'm banned for not conforming enough.
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@TheSir Take care, it's kinda depressing though
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@Not_James_Bond Yeah, it is sad and frustrating. Thanks.
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@TheSir Thank you for your reply. You can also get muscle twitching from low blood calcium or low magnesium.
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@Peatly Yeah, that's true. Taking a lot of magnesium tends to counter the twitching resulting from excess calcium. Strangely, all my electrolytes are above average within their respective reference ranges, so there could be more to it than mere electrolyte levels.
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I second all the recommendations for eggshell. It's cost effective, cuts down waste, and has basically no taste so it can go in practically anything. Burger patties, pancake batter, omelets, masa tortillas are some of my favorites. I've also put it in soups before, but it works best in thicker soups.
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@voldtzeig I saw a Chris Masterjohn video where he recommended bone meal. I think the potential downsides would be heavy metals and phosphate content. I decided to incorporate it myself, hopefully not to my detriment. I digest it really well and it mixes with most foods without much of a taste or change in mouth feel.
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@Jonk interesting, will look into it. Just found some super cheap calcium carbonate powder, bought a kilo for 7€ so will habe to go through that first though.
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@voldtzeig Okay! I tried making the calcium carbonate work for a while, even mixing with vinegar, but I unfortunately don't digest it well. But we're all different, hopefully it works for you and yours