- 100mg
- Calcium Citrate (elemental/usable calcium 100mg)
- 100mg
- Magnesium Oxide (elemental/usable magnesium 100mg)
- 2.5mcg
- Vitamin D (choecalciferol)
Contains no dairy, wheat, gluten, corn or animal products.
Capsules
200 Caps
Two capsules a day with meals, more if recommended by a health professional.
- Help prevent, and to reduce the degree of osteoporosis
- help reduce blood pressure levels when hypertension exists
- Particularly important for those who choose not to eat dairy foods, or who are lactose intolerant
- Especially effective for those with reduced output of stomach acid
- Easy to swallow capsule
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SISU Brand Calcium & Magnesium with vitamin Dis a superior calcium formulation which, taken regularly, will help prevent osteoporosis.
The calcium present in this supplement is calcium citrate. (Most supplementary calcium is calcium carbonate.) Calcium citrate is a soluble form of calcium that is far better absorbed than calcium carbonate.
To be effectively absorbed, calcium must first be made soluble by the hydrochloric acid present in the stomach. As we age, however, the stomach's output of hydrochloric acid is reduced, making ordinary calcium supplements (calcium carbonate) relatively insoluble. One study has demonstrated that people with reduced stomach acid may absorb only four percent of regular calcium carbonate supplements. The same study showed that people with reduced stomach acid are able to absorb about 45 percent of the calcium in calcium citrate supplements.
It has been demonstrated that calcium supplements perform best when combined with the vitamins and minerals that naturally work alongside calcium in the body. Magnesium helps promote the absorption of calcium and is an important partner to calcium in cardiovascular health. When calcium and magnesium are out of balance within the body, calcium may be deposited in the heart and other muscles. Calcium may also be deposited in the kidneys, causing kidney stones. The use of calcium citrate supplements appears to reduce this risk.
When Vitamin D is added to the formula, absorption of the calcium is increased even further. Vitamin D works with the parathyroid hormone to regulate the amount of calcium in the blood.
Calcium & Osteoporosis
When too little calcium is consumed in food, the level of blood calcium drops. As a result, calcium is leached from the bones, particularly the spine, hips and ribs. Over time, this depletion leaves the bones weak, hollow and brittle, giving rise to the debilitating condition known as osteoporosis. A frightening one in four women and one in 10 men over the age of 50 have the process of osteoporosis taking place within their bones. Once the bones have lost their vital stores of calcium, it is difficult to restore their strength.
Post-menopausal women are at particular risk for osteoporosis. This is because the high estrogen levels present before menopause help keep calcium in the bones. Osteoporosis contributes to major orthopedic problems such as hip fractures in 25 to 30 % of post-menopausal women.
The process of osteoporosis begins without symptoms. Later, persistent pain in the area of the lower spine may occur. Many older women develop dowager's hump, caused by deformity of the vertebrae. Frequently, osteoporosis advances silently until a spontaneous fracture takes place.
The recommended daily allowance (RDA) for calcium is 800 mg. Adolescents and pregnant/lactating mothers need 1,200 mg a day, and recent research suggests post-menopausal women require 1,500 mg a day.
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