BONES: They need more than calcium. 

        America has one the highest rates for osteoporosis ( weak and brittle bones) and the highest rates of dairy consumption. We drink lots and lots of milk but have brittle bones, what? Know we have been told and our grandmother , her mother, that we need milk to build our bones so why is milk not doing the job? Here is what I learned while in school. 

      Our bodies need to balanced. We need to be a certain amount acid and certain amount alkaline and we get balanced from the foods we eat. Too much acidic foods we are to acidic. Too much alkaline foods and we are alkaline. Normally here in America we tip the scales to too much acid. Calcium and potassium are two the biggest alkaline minerals. Are bodies use these to de-acidify itself. Bring itself back into balance. 

        And if your NOT getting calcium and potassium from your foods your body (because it is all about self- keeping you alive) will rob your BONES of calcium to save itself.

        Your body can deal with some weak, broken bones but it will not live with to much acid. 
Just so you know it uses these alkaline minerals (calcium and  potassium) to neutralize those acidic foods that your eating or feeding to your child and then that those precious nutrients are excreted out through the urine. And once those nutrients are used up the body goes after secondary nutrients - the body will literally shut down any system within itself that deems unnecessary and you may not agree with its choices. The body needs it heart, brain and some other things to survive, it really doesn't think that walking, running or for you adults losing weight (metabolism) is needed more than it needs to keep your heart beating. 

Bottom line is that it takes more calcium to build bones,  many nutrients are needed, sunlight (vitamin D) and healthy physical activity , bone building activity). 
  

Other Calcium depleting things:

• Caffeine depletes the body of calcium. So take it easy on caffeine.  And really why would you even give a toddler caffeine? 
• Keep sugar levels balanced. Don't eat sugary foods or drinks on empty stomach eat it with other foods. 
• Avoid Stress (haha I know right) remember this : God is in control and you can not do anything about it...stay away from negative people ....sometimes ( no matter who they are) you have to remove people from your life until they deal with their issues and you learn to let God deal with them.  It is affecting your health and your FAMILY'S!!!

There is a whole science to stress: its called cortisol. Cortisol is a hormone produced in the body by the adrenal glands.  You keep getting stressed your body keeps pouring out cortisol until it has no more to give this is called adernal exhaustion and like its name is exactly what you will get : exhausted and physical activity only makes it worse.