What is soft tissue calcification?

Regular calcification is a healthy process whereby calcium binds with phosphate to form hard and bony structures, called hydroxyapatite, that build bones and teeth. Soft tissue calcification, on the other hand, refers to the abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue that occurs when calcium crystals accumulate in the wrong places - Calcification of tissuesin other words, anywhere other than bones and teeth. It's soft tissue calcification that we want to avoid to maintain good health.

Research shows that calcium crystals can accumulate in the soft tissues of the blood vessels, tissues, and organs - such as the heart, kidneys, brain, skin, joints, breast, eye, liver, prostate, and ovaries. Over time, these calcium crystals get bigger and form calcium deposits. Not only do these misplaced calcium crystals harden areas in our tissues, recent evidence indicates they may even trigger inflammation and other immune responses - which can negatively impact our quality of life.

While many studies have been published on the subject, most people remain unaware of the phenomenon of soft tissue calcification - even though it affects the health and quality of life of millions of people.

But I thought calcium was good for me

Calcium is an essential mineral absolutely needed for good health. However, if our internal environment is out of balance, calcium can actually be used against us!

The current media promotion of calcium-rich foods and supplements to prevent osteoporosis encourages the consumption of large amounts of calcium. This may be fine, as long as our intake of other essential minerals is adequate. The fact is, however, that due to a variety of factors, many Americans are mineral-deficient, or at least mineral-imbalanced.

Our unnaturally high intake of calcium and low intake of magnesium and other key minerals creates an imbalanced internal environment that can set the stage for soft tissue calcification.

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 can't do their job of cleansing errant calcium crystals from the body.
• An overly acidic system. Eating too many acid-forming foods, like red meat, sweets and alcohol, disturbs our bodies' natural pH, which sets the stage for soft tissue calcification. Stress and pollution also increase our systems' acidity.

It's time to cleanse, revitalize, and rebalance your system.*

The Calci-CLEAR Three Step Program has been specially formulated to:

• Help bind and remove calcium crystals*
• Help inhibit formation of calcium crystals in soft tissue*
• Help maintain a healthy mineral balance*

 

Soft tissue calcification - the abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue that occurs when calcium crystals accumulate in the wrong places - is fairly common among Americans. Scans that measure calcification, such as CT, EBCT, MRI and IVUS, have found that millions of people have calcium crystal deposits in all sorts of places they shouldn't be, like the heart, kidneys, brain, skin, joints, breasts, eyes, liver, prostate, colon and ovaries.

While this abnormal hardening of soft tissues isn't healthy, it can be reversed. Developed by Calgenex, Calci-CLEAR is a three-step program that helps cleanse our bodies of calcium crystals - and keeps new crystals from forming.*

Mineral deficiencies, acid-forming diets, and high-stress lifestyles are a way of life in America - which is why calcification is such a widespread phenomenon in this country. And while the effects usually aren't felt until a person reaches his or her 40s or 50s, the process starts early. No matter what your age, getting on the Calci-CLEAR program is one of the best things you can do to help protect - and improve - your health.*

 

The Calci-CLEAR program is simple, easy and effective. Without the use of harsh drugs or toxic compounds, Calci-CLEAR helps cleanse our bodies of calcium crystals – and helps prevent new crystals from forming.* Here's how it works.

• Simple
• Easy
• Effective

120 Day Cleanse

The first and second steps of the Calci-CLEAR program are to undergo a 120-day cleanse. For 120 days, take Calci-CLEAR PM at bedtime to cleanse the body of excess calcium crystals. Take Calci-CLEAR AM in the morning to bolster your vitamin and mineral stores and help prevent new calcium crystals from forming.*

For maximum effectiveness, follow these guidelines during your cleanse:

• Take three capsules of Calci-CLEAR PM with a full glass of water every night before you go to bed.
• Take four capsules of Calci-CLEAR AM every morning, preferably with food.
• Throughout the day, drink at least 8 to 10 glasses of water in order to flush out the "bad" calcium and other toxins from your system.*

General Maintenance

Fighting soft tissue calcification is a lifetime process. That’s why it’s so important to take Calci-CLEAR GM as part of your on-going health routine. Otherwise, the calcification process could start up again.

A lifetime commitment sounds overwhelming, but the good news is that Calci-CLEAR GM is not another product to add to your arsenal of supplements. It can replace your current multivitamin and mineral supplements. And because it includes specialty ingredients - like MSM for joint health; enzogenol, resveratrol, grape seed extract, shizandra, astragalus, pomegranate and coenzyme Q10 for heart health - it provides much more value than the typical drugstore multivitamin.*

Repeat 120 Day Cleanse Yearly

The Calci-CLEAR program is something you do on-going. After completing your first year (one 120-day cleanse with Calci-CLEAR AM and Calci-CLEAR PM, and 9 months of maintenance with Calci-CLEAR GM), the program starts again with another 120-day cleanse. Think of it as spring cleaning for your body. Every year, you cleanse and detoxify with the AM and PM formulas and then you maintain with the GM formula.*

Calci-CLEAR is a three-step program with five main actions.

   1. Cleanses calcium crystals from the body* [more info]
   2. Activates proteins that inhibit calcification* [more info]
   3. Promotes mineral balance* [more info]
   4. Neutralizes harmful free radicals* [more info]
   5. Protects cardiovascular health* [more info]

1. Cleanses calcium crystals from the body*

Regular calcification is a healthy process whereby calcium binds with phosphate to form hard and bony structures, called hydroxyapatite, that build bones and teeth. However, sometimes the body misuses calcium, and instead of being deposited into the bones and teeth where it belongs, it winds up in the soft tissues of blood vessels, tissues, and organs - such as the heart, kidneys, brain, skin, joints, breast, eye, liver, prostate, and ovaries. And that's a problem.

The good news is that Calci-CLEAR contains six powerful cleansing agents - EDTA, citric acid, magnesium citrate, malic acid, vitamin C and chlorophyll (from green algae) - that bind with unwanted calcium crystals and heavy metals and flush them out of the body.*

2. Activates proteins that inhibit calcification*

One of the most important ingredients contained in Calci-CLEAR is vitamin K. Recent research indicates that this essential nutrient not only prevents soft tissue calcification - it can actually reverse existing calcification!*

How does it work? Two ways. First, vitamin K is necessary for the formation of a specific protein called matrix GLA protein or MGP, which is a powerful inhibitor of calcification in arteries and cartilage.* Second, vitamin K is needed to transform osteocalcin, a protein needed for bone formation, into its useable form.* So not only does vitamin K keep the tissues healthy by locking calcium out, it keeps the bones healthy by locking calcium in.

3. Promotes mineral balance*

Calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium are four key minerals that our bodies use to regulate hundreds of cellular processes. In a healthy body, these four minerals - also known as electrolytes - should occur in precise ratios. However, due to the absence of minerals in our drinking water (soft water), and the over-consumption of processed foods, high-fructose corn syrup, and crops farmed in mineral-poor soil, most Americans are mineral-deficient, or at least mineral-imbalanced. And that sets the stage for soft tissue calcification.

Calci-CLEAR rebalances the body's mineral stores to the ratios that nature intended. In addition to 11 essential vitamins, the daytime formula provides 9 essential minerals - including ones Americans are notoriously deficient in, like magnesium and selenium.

4. Neutralizes harmful free radicals*

Free radicals are the body's enemy number one. These molecules, inherently unstable because they are missing an electron, wreak havoc with the body's tissues. In fact, many scientists believe accumulated free radical attack is the main cause of aging.

Since soft tissue calcification increases the levels of free radical molecules in the body, Calci-CLEAR contains the powerful antioxidants alpha lipoic acid, Enzogenol™, lutein, lycopene and zeaxanthin to neutralize them.

5. Protects cardiovascular health*

Finally, Calci-CLEAR provides added support to the cardiovascular system - often the target of soft tissue calcification - by including these heart-healthy ingredients:

• Resveratrol: A polyphenol found in red wine, resveratrol could be responsible for the "French Paradox" - the seeming mystery that the French consume a diet high in saturated fat, yet have remarkably healthy hearts. In fact, initial test tube and animal studies have shown resveratrol supports healthy blood platelets and blood vessels.*
• Grape Seed Extract: Grape seed extract is another contributing suspect to the French Paradox. Packed with antioxidants called proanthocyanidins, grape seed extract supports healthy collagen and elastin, which are building blocks of connective tissues in the blood vessels and heart.*
• Coenzyme Q10: The heart consumes more energy per gram than any other organ - and Coenzyme Q10 helps keep up with its massive energy demands. This much-studied coenzyme is essential for the production of ATP, the body's main source of energy.*
• Hawthorn Berry Extract: Used for centuries in Traditional Chinese Medicine, hawthorn berry is suspected to work in a number of ways to support heart health: by improving blood flow, aiding heart muscle contraction and providing antioxidant protection.*