And can your body even absorb calcium disolved in vinegar?
Eggshells in vinegar converts calcium carbonate into calcium acetate, which is more helpful if you need a phosphate binder (for people with some types of kidney disease, but they probably need professional attention). Also if you want to create acetone at home.
Eggshells in citric acid will form calcium citrate, which is much more absorbable if you need the extra calcium. Extra calcium can present extra risk of kidney stones if the person taking them is susceptible to that. And I don’t know if home chemistry is actually cheaper than buying the supplements. But you need to do the math for the correct ratios of everything anyways so it should be easy to find out.
You can simply put eggshells in a coffee grinder forming a powder that is easily added to almost any other food. If, however, you choose to go with the vinegar method aforementioned…….. uhm have fun and enjoy?
The ANDI (aggregate nutrient density index) is a great source for nutrition facts as well as NutritionFacts.Org. His YouTube channel is unbiased, ethically funded, peer reviewed research. He links all of the studies in his description box.
I’d go for more bio available and less taxing / synthetic sources to intake your calcium. Dark, leafy green veggies, specifically chard has 175mg of calcium per half cup.
My question for the OP is - without violating HIPAA laws- I’m guessing you had a blood panel done to see what you’re deficient in? I’d start there if you haven’t had one.
My personal experience with being low in vitamins/ minerals is this- I felt brain fog and fatigued for a few months. I couldn’t figure out why. I was doing everything healthy at the highest level for myself.
Turns out my body SUCKS at absorbing B12 and D3. I need to get quarterly shots of B12 and monitor my D3 levels, when I get low (20) The doctor prescribes me D3 and it goes back up to normal again.
Best of luck in your health journey and kudos for treating your body in a positive way! 🙂