I didn’t drink a whole lot of milk as a young adult. In fact, I can remember once claiming to my grandmother when I was young that I was lactose intolerant just so I wouldn’t have to drink it. Of course she had known me all my life, so I’m not sure why I thought it would work.
Fortunately Bubbles doesn’t have that problem. Milk is the first drink she asks for. I thankful that is comes so easy, at least for the time being, because 95% of bone building happens by age 20. Females are born with lower bone density than men which creates a higher need for daily calcium intake, so we really need to step up our game, in general.
Both Sissy and I could take a lesson from Bubbles. I know that I don’t get the amount of calcium I should, and I doubt that with the heavy schedule of a college senior that Ashley does, either. She and I aren’t alone, though: almost 70% of women, on average, are calcium deficient, and for teen girls specifically, that number jumps to 86%. Continue reading »