Calcium Supplements

Calcium is calcium is calcium right?.....
........ Wrong!

Healthy Sources of Calcium (cont'd)

eight-ounce glass), nonfat yogurt, low-fat cheese, soy products, sardines (with bones), leafy green vegetables such as broccoli and kale, baked beans and calcium-enriched juices and breads.

Take a calcium supplement. Studies show that most postmenopausal American women consume just 800 mg of calcium a day on average. This is 700 mg below their daily requirement. Because of this, calcium supplements are necessary to ensure strong bones.

All Calcium Supplements are 
the same right?

Many people believe that they can get enough calcium by taking calcium supplement tablets. Calcium tablets are hard for your body to absorb. People may fail to absorb the calcium in the calcium supplement tablets they take. One cause may be the calcium supplement is not blended with Vitamin D and magnesium. These are necessary to aid in the absorption and use of calcium by your body.

Even if the calcium supplement tablet is blended with Vitamin D and Magnesium it may still be hard for your body to utilize or break down the calcium so your body can use it. One reason may be because many calcium brands use calcium from egg shell, or oyster shell, which is very hard to absorb.

Another reason you may not be absorbing the calcium you take is that many tablet manufacturers use a chemical called DCP as the binding agent. A binding agent is used to hold the tablet together. The problem is that DCP does not break down in the body. Additionally, manufacturers are not required to disclose the use of DCP as a binding agent.

In addition to binders, some calcium supplements may have additives such as sugar, aspartame, food allergens, some even have chlorine, shellac, and other potentially hazardous chemicals.

Assuming no binders are used in the calcium tablet, your body must break down a hard pressed tablet into a usable form. If the tablet can not be broken down sufficiently in your body, you will not be able to absorb the calcium. If you can’t break down the calcium, you can end up with problems such as unabsorbed particles floating around inside your body. This may lead to kidney stones, painful joints, and worse, not to mention that you are not getting enough calcium, so your bones are being robbed of calcium to support the bodily functions.

So if you insist on using a tableted calcium supplement, you should crush it into a loose powder form. Loose powder calcium is easier for the body to absorb. The question then becomes, why go thru the effort of crushing a tablet into a powder form? Why not just use a powdered calcium supplement. Calsense™ is a powdered calcium supplement that is far easier for your body to absorb than a hard pressed tablet, or a tablet with binders. 

Calsense™ calcium supplement does not have any binders bulking agents, sugar, aspartame, chlorine, shellac, or other potentially hazardous chemicals. It’s only ingredients are simple: calcium derivative, flavor, JAJA stevioside, magnesium and vitamin D. All in a delicious, calcium powder that comes in five flavors: Chocolate Bliss, Vanilla Rapture, Hazelnut, Cinnamon Stick, and Heavenly Cream. They taste great in any hot or warm liquid. Calsense does not taste chalky, and is not a "horse pill" that is hard to swallow, and harder for your body to break down.