A good source of calcium in our diet is essential to maintaining strong and healthy bones – and calcium can be found in a range of plant-based, more animal-friendly sources!
Through clever marketing, the dairy industry convinced many of us that only by consuming lots of dairy products can we maintain healthy bones. Nutritionally speaking, this is completely untrue. Not only is dairy not the only source of calcium, some studies suggest that dairy and other animal products could possibly be associated with weakened bones.[1]
Fortunately, there are plenty of plant-based sources of calcium!