Recommend: As a dietary supplement, take 2 tablets daily.
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Does Not Contain: yeast, wheat, corn, soy, milk.
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24 of 24 found the following review helpful:
GREAT SUPPLEMENT THAT 1 WAY OR ANOTHER DOES AFFECT ONE'S STOOL!Aug 28, 2005
By Heather L. Parisi
"Robert and Heather Parisi"
In updating my experience with this Calcium/Magnesium Citrate powder, one must note that if you do have any form of inflamatory bowel disease, a little too much of this stuff [amount varies for the individual] will give you a very loose stool. While it is still best absorbed by people with Ulcerative Colitis and Crohns compared to other products, small doses are indicated, or else you will be staying very near the restroom. That having been said this is the best calcium/magnesium product and you get a half pound for just $6.00. On the other hand, people with chronic constipation get nothing but good from this product as it makes them very regular very fast.
If you need Calcium and Magnesium Citrate powder, this "NOW" product is an excellent and reasonably priced choice. In addition to the obvious, it contains a reasonable dose of Vitamin D [100 IU per Tsp.] as well as Calcium and Magnesium in equal quantities, which is important for treating certain conditions and for general health. It even tastes O.K., like mild lemon juice [citrate]. We mix 1 teaspoon into citrus juice with powdered Brewer's Yeast and Astragalus twice per day.
Of course if you really don't like the taste of this in any beverage or food, you can easily make your own capsules. Size "00", or "000" being the ideal as a therapeutic dose can be had with 1 or 2 capsules. One might ask, then why not just buy pills in the first place. The answer is simply this; why have the 3 needed nutrients adulterated with heat and fillers and in the process made less active and more difficult to assimilate?
This "NOW" Product is one of the few that offers both minerals in Citrate form. Many brands that offer Calcium Citrate sneak in Magnesium Oxide which in therapeutic doses can cause Diarrhea and is less readily absorbed by the digestive system, especially in older people or anyone with Crohn's or Ulcerative Colitis.
While we are still pleased with this product I no longer plan to continue using it having Crohns, though my wife is taking it and having excellent results [she's normal - I'm not]. I have found no acceptable alternative for myself but plan to make a hard target search in the literature.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Excellent productAug 23, 2010
By Jorge I. Mendoza
"Desert reader"
I love this product, since most of us Americans are deficient in magnesium this product is an excellent supplement. I have seen the difference in my system by using this product on a daily basis. I have high blood pressure and this product is an excellent addition in conjunction with my better diet and my regular meds. Im hoping to be able to get rid of my meds sooner or later. Thanks,
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Big pills, but easy to swallow; softgel means absorbableJun 06, 2007
By Milton Hare
"Sunlight-Vitamin D"
This supplement comes in a very large pill, but it's got an excellent shape and a good coating that makes it easier to swallow than smaller calcium-magnesium-zinc supplements. You have to take three pills daily to get your minimums from this source. One note, if you are deficient in Vitamin D3, the 200 iu of Vitamin D3 supplied by this product is not sufficient to meet your daily needs based on current research which recommends at least 2000 iu a day for individuals that get little noontime sunshine or are dark-skinned. Dark skin is a natural sunscreen that protects from tropical sun but severely limits the Vitamin D3 a person can make from the sun in the mid and northern latitudes of the US, Europe and Canada.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Absorbable form of calcium & magnesium without fillersOct 11, 2010
By Frugal Buyer Citrate form of calcium and magnesium are highly absorbable. I like using the powder because I can adjust the amount provided in my multi-vitamin to ensure my total intake is in line with recommendations in "Prescription for Nutritional Healing". We blend this (along with calcium citrate powder and magnesium ascorbate powder and other supplements) into a homemade smoothie. Even when we blended it with plain orange juice the taste was totally fine (it just adds a bit of tang).
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Mag. Oxide in 240 cap bottleApr 25, 2012
By Kman
"kevink825"
I ordered one bottle with 240 caps. And the label said 80% Mag. Oxide, 10% Citrate, 10% Malate. Magnesium Oxide has low digestibility. Magnesium Citrate would be the better choice.
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