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Calcium: One of the Minerals Necessary for the
Body’s Electrical System

Calcium performs a great many vital functions. For example, every cell in your
body, especially those in the heart, nerve and muscle cells, requires calcium
in order to function normally. The presence of calcium is essential for nerve
communications and the regulation of the heartbeat. Calcium also plays a role
in the contraction of smooth muscles and in blood clotting. In the absence of
calcium, messages will not reach the nerves. Since no external stimulus is
transmitted to the nerves, the brain cannot perceive it, and feeling is lost as a
result. This results in a person becoming completely paralyzed or the internal
organs failing to function, which in turn can spell death. Were it not for cal-
cium, then blood would fail to clot; respiratory functions would cease due to
serious muscular contractions, and the rhythm of the heartbeat would be im-
paired. Generally, we seldom consider whether the body needs such an im-
portant mineral. Indeed, you have no idea of the level of calcium in your body
during the course of daily life, and cannot calculate your own calcium require-
ments. That is because our cells have been created with the ability to perform
these complex monitoring processes automatically, instead of us having to do
them.
There are up to 2 kilograms (4.41 lbs) of calcium in the human body. But only
1% of this is used in essential processes, the rest being stored in our bones.
This storage system, which responds to our needs, safeguards the excess for
use where necessary without our being aware of it, is just one of the signs of
the mercy of our Lord, Who created the human body with very special de-
signs, right down to the most minute detail.

Calcium is an im-
portant mineral
for functions
such as keeping
the bone and
teeth healthy,
muscle contrac-
tion, neurotrans-
mission and
blood coagula-
tion.