Calcium did not originate from a cow’s udder, a block of cheese, or in a pill. Calcium, as well as all minerals essential to humankind, was baked into the earth upon its formation. Why wouldn’t Nature in her simplicity and elegance create plants as her Mineral Delivery System?” Maybe she did.
Unfortunately, Mother Nature isn’t here to confirm the speculation. Maybe we should ask the milk, dairy, and supplement producers their opinion. No doubt they would assure us that their products are the only way to get enough calcium to prevent osteoporosis. After all, what could Nature or God know about the design and preservation of our species, not to mention all living things? And it is certainly obvious, to even the casual observer, that these earthly purveyors of calcium—the milk, dairy, and supplement producers—are only looking out for our best interests with no apparent economic bias.
Let’s stop speculating and look at the empirical evidence. It’s quite possible that after completing this Veg Report we may well know the nature of things.