What causes calcification?
When we enjoy an optimal diet, a stress-free life, and pollutant-free environment, our bodies naturally prevent calcium crystals from developing in our blood and soft tissues. However, most of us don’t lead ideal lifestyles. There are several factors that can lead to soft tissue calcification: • Mineral imbalance. Soft tissue calcification is less likely to strike people who have an ideal balance of essential minerals in the body, and more likely to affect those who don’t. Unfortunately, due to modern farming methods, an over-reliance on processed foods, and high consumption of sweeteners such as high-fructose corn syrup, mineral deficiencies are much more common in the United States than most people realize. • Lack of calcification inhibitors. Our bodies naturally produce substances that inhibit the formation of calcium crystals, such as matrix GLA protein. However, if we don’t have adequate levels of the nutrients needed to form those substances, such as vitamin K, then our bodies ca
