3. Psychiatric disorders
One of the main functions of calcium in our body, which is largely unknown among the population, is connecting our neurons and other nerve cells. Calcium ions are necessary for synapsis, the process that allows neurons to communicate with each other and process our thoughts, emotions, and behavior.
Calcium deficiency will make our brain processes more difficult, and this could have severe psychiatric consequences. For example, low calcium levels have been associated with an increased risk of developing emotional disorders such as depression and anxiety, the main mechanism behind which is a decreased synapsis between neurons working with serotonin.
Low calcium can also change an individual’s personality, because personality is the result of complex patterns of psychological and neurological processes, so any factor that affects said processes might change the way we behave, talk and react to the world around us, which is the base of our personality.