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Calcium's Effects on the Nervous System

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Joe King, M.S.

Calcium is an essential mineral present in all of your body's cells, mostly in your bones and teeth, but in soft tissues as well. You can acquire calcium through foods and nutritional supplements, and it has a variety of effects on your body, including effects on your nervous system.

Joe King began writing fitness and nutrition articles in 2001 for the "Journal of Hyperplasia Research" and Champion Nutrition. As a personal trainer, he has been helping clients reach their fitness goals for more than a decade. King holds a Bachelor of Science in kinesiology from California State University, Hayward, and a Master of Science in exercise physiology from California State University, East Bay.