Every book I have read of Cleopatra's life and death tells (or shall I say 'retells') the same story; a rendition of a history written by the Greek-turned-Roman historian, Plutarch. However, Plutarch wrote his account of the queen some hundred years after she died and who knows from where he got his information.
Why our body needs calcium. Calcium is a mineral that is stored in the bones. Nearly all the calcium in the body is stored in bone tissue. But a small amount (around 1%) circulates dissolved in the blood and other body fluids, or is inside our cells. This is needed for. 1  Keeping bones and teeth healthy.
Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body. Calcium's primary function is to build and maintain skeletal tissue. Ninety-nine percent of the body's calcium supply resides in the bone and teeth. Osteoblasts are bone-forming cells in which calcium phosphate is deposited. Ameleoblasts are the tooth- forming cells that deposit calcium to form teeth. Calcium has many other important functions in the body even though only 1% of the body's calcium performs these functions. Calcium is involved in maintaining the stability of fibrin, which allows blood to clot. Calcium is required for the transmission of nerve impulses.