Calcium

[Coccinelle33]

Now im super confused on what I should do.... I was doing the high calcium thing with my last 3 sways. I got 1 girl and 2 boys. So this time I stopped but then I asked a question about sodium and calcium and Kristin said that calcium alone sways pink but salt and calcium together sway blue.... Should I start drinking milk and taking calcium supplements again and totally avoid salt or just keep avoiding dairy/calcium and not care so so much about sodium?

[HopeandDreamG]

To say girl you want low sodium and low potassium. high calcium. The ranges as Calcium- 1200-1800mg, Magnesium 200-300mg, potassium-2,500-3,500mg, and soduim 700-1000mg

[rainbowflower]

I thought Atomic recommended no more than 1000mg calcium?

[HopeandDreamG]

I am going by IG diet.

[zanacal]

mommyduke, are you sure that's what she said - do you have a link?

Atomic's Low Everything and High Everything diets are based on the theory that less of all nutrients (including calcium) sways girl and more of all nutrients sways boy, based on the Trivers Willard theory.

She believes that sodium is the least important aspect of the diet, even though you're advised to decrease sodium on the LE diet to sway for a girl and to increase it to sway for a boy. Too much salt is bad for fertility (and health in general) so going over the top with sodium for a boy sway is a bad idea.

So I can see where you got the idea that salt and calcium together swaying blue (with full fat dairy and plenty of salty foods recommended on the HE diet), but if you're doing the LE diet then you don't take calcium and when you do have it in food you make sure only to use skimmed.

I take it you've read the calcium conundrum threads? You'll need to make your own mind up based on those and whatever else you've read but Atomic does not believe that calcium is a magic bullet for a pink sway and has said she regrets that she took it for her own sway. She did come up with an interesting theory that taking a mineral in excess might make your body think it's being poisoned (boron, magnesium, calcium!) and that calcium is probably the healthiest mineral to 'poison' your system with (which would sway girl under the TW theory by having it think that something is not right and times are hard/you're in trouble health wise) - so her preference is no calcium but if you're going to take it then try taking lots!

[NeedAGirl!]

I have a really hard time dismissing calcium as a strong sway factor. There are just way too many studies that show a decrease in the sex ratio with increased calcium and decreased sodium. I really like the LE diet except for the lack of calcium. Many studies have shown more males born with high fat and high calorie diets. However, there are also lots of studies from cows, sheep, rats, rabbits, you name it where the only feed difference was increased calcium and decreased sodium which produced more females. The Dutch study included "all manner" of foods just no potatoes and demanded ca supplements as well as at least 5g of dairy daily. (82% girls)

[NeedAGirl!]

I think the mistake is getting too much fat/calories/protein and potassium with certain kinds of dairy. (as in the greek yogurt recommended by IG)

[rainbowflower]

I have a really hard time dismissing calcium as a strong sway factor. There are just way too many studies that show a decrease in the sex ratio with increased calcium and decreased sodium. I really like the LE diet except for the lack of calcium. Many studies have shown more males born with high fat and high calorie diets. However, there are also lots of studies from cows, sheep, rats, rabbits, you name it where the only feed difference was increased calcium and decreased sodium which produced more females. The Dutch study included "all manner" of foods just no potatoes and demanded ca supplements as well as at least 5g of dairy daily. (82% girls)

I do agree with this, I think there is more evidence that the calc+mag sway pink than there is saying that those sway blue through too many nutrients. Afterall, you can be deficient in most things and have declining condition, doesn't matter if you eat a lot of one thing as that won't affect the overall trend (IMO)

however, I wouldn't take extreme doses of any of them as I don't think that's safe or necessary

[ELP]

I think the mistake is getting too much fat/calories/protein and potassium with certain kinds of dairy. (as in the greek yogurt recommended by IG)

This is it I reckon I've conceived boys and girls on the same amount of calcium, its the rest of the stuff that goes with it. Remember milk is basically a whole food in itself, so perfect for blue by TW. Us here are really putting together the first major study differently, all the other studies didn't take into account all the other stuff going on. I definately think the LE girl option will get fantastic pink results If you want milk just make it the skimmed/no fat type maybe.

[HopeandDreamG]

How does the LE diet work for dh? I've been following IG diet along with dh.. I have to lose weight and he needs to stay same or gain. How do dh's do that on the LE diet