Easy - Cal Calcium Citrate, supplies "buffered" elemental Calcium 500 mg plus Boron 3 mg per two tablet dosage. This form of Calcium is known to be easily-absorbed and less likely to cause the constipation and gastrointestinal distress commonly associated with Calcium supplements. Boron is included in this formula to provide better assimilation of the Calcium, essential for healthy bones and to help prevent crippling osteoporosis. Calcium is also necessary for protein synthesis and helping to protect against dangerous hypertension as well as preventing muscular cramps and numbness.
These new easy-to-take tablets are pharmaceutically-glazed and are now available in two convenient sizes.
Chelated Minerals
The body needs the full range of essential minerals for specific functions, including the proper utilization of vitamins and enzymes as well as maintaining healthy blood, bones, teeth, muscle, and nerve cells. Chelated Minerals are the form most-often recommended to assure proper daily intake.
Chelation is the pharmaceutical process of bonding each mineral to an amino acid. The bonding makes it easier to digest and assimilate each nutritive mineral for proper utilization in the body. Vitamin Power mineral formulations contain no sugar, salt, starch, preservatives or artificial coloring.
Calcium the body's most abundant mineral. It is important in the maintenance of a regular heartbeat and the transmission of nerve impulses. Calcium lowers cholesterol levels and helps prevent cardivascular disease. It is also involved in the activation of several enzymes. Every cell needs calcium to survive. It lowers blood pressure, contributes to bone and teeth formation, regular heartbeat, brain, nerve and muscle function. Helps prevent osteoporosis and deters colon cancer. Controls anxiety and depression, and insures quality rest and sleep. Combine with magnesium and Vitamin D for absorption. Magnesium promotes muscle relaxation and normal nerve impulses. Calcium taken in liquid form is the best for absorption., these are liquid gelcaps.
Each tablet contains 500 mg of Calcium and 50 IU of Vitamin D.
Recommend 400 mg of Magnesium and 3 mg of Boron.
Coral Calcium Complex - 750 mg
The population of the Okinawan southern coral islands of Japan has an average life expectancy of 105 years. The islands are made of coral reefs that are composed of calcium and trace minerals. The farmers of Okinawa first discovered that feeding the Coral Calcium produced from the weathering reefs to their chickens and cows resulted in twice as many eggs and twice as much milk. Known as the "milk of the coral reefs," Coral Calcium has been supplying the population in this region with extraordinary nutritional benefits.
No ther mineral is capable of performing as many essential biological functions. Calcium provides the electrical energy for the heart to beat and for all muscle movement. It helps keep the immune system healthy and is essential for nourishing bones and teeth.
The Calcium "ion" is responsible for feeding every cell throughout the body. Additionally, Calcium is involved in DNA replication, crucial for mantaining youth and the basis for the body's cellular repair.
Coral Calcium Complex provides particularly good absorption. It is rich with the natural trace nutrients found in human skeleton and the body fluids essential to life, including Calcium, Magnesiu, Phosphorus, Selenium and Zinc.
Now available from Vitamin Power, you'll want to include Coral Calcium Complex in your daily nutritional regimen.
Easy to take tablet supplies 750 mg of pure Coral Calcium, equivalent to 250 mg of absorbable elemental Calcium, essential to good health.
Two tablets supply 100% of the U.S. RDA for each of these minerals. Easy to take, coated tablets. Each 2 tablets contain: Calcium (Carbonate) 1000 mg; and, Magnsium (Oxide) 400 mg.
Chromium Picolinate is a potent, bioactve source of the essential trace mineral chromium.It plays a vital role in "sensitizing" the body's tissues to the hormone insulin, readily needed for the efficient metabolism of fats, carbohydrates and protein.
It also enhances glucose metabolism and in doing so, helps suppress cravings for sweet foods such as candy, cake, cookies, ice cream and soda.
Chromium Picolinate is clinically substantiated o address these important health concerns: Weight Management; Maintaining Healthy Cholesterol Levels; Carbohydrate and Sugar Metabolism; and, Cardiovascular Health.
Chelated Magnesium - 200 mg
Magnesium is needed for the efficient production of enzymes. It is also involved in protein metabolism, utilization of fats and carbohydrates and is necessary for proper nerve function.
Both genders need magnesium to keep their bones strong. If you take calcium be sure to take it in a two to one ratio with magnesium.
The heart needs to pulsate at a steady rhythm for peak efficiency Magnesium helps keep the heart at a regular beat and thereby avoid irregular heart beats (arrhythmias).
A deficiency in magnesium may help explain the fatigue that runs rampant in modern life. Cells store energy by creating adenosine triphosphate (ATP) a process that requires magnesium.
Foods rich in magnesium include almonds, lima beans, peanuts, spinach and tofu.
Potassium is essential for proper functioning of the heart muscle, insulin release, proper fluid balance and nerve function. Today, potassium defiency is not uncommon because high salt intake, eating refined foods, taking diuretics and drinking large quantities of water flush out vital potassium from the body.
Each tablet supplies 500 mg of Potassium Gluconate having elemental Potassium of 83.5 mg..
Chelated Potassium - 83.5 mg
Chelated Manganese - 50 mg
Manganese is necessary for bone, skin and ligament formation, blood clotting and proper insulin function. It is also an enzyme activator and is said to help in the utilization of Vitamin B-1 and Iron.
Manganese has been demonstrated to be a key component to the enzymatic catalyst system which is responsible for the formaqtion of cartilage. Dietary manganese deficiency results in skeletal and cartilage malformations.
Our Manganese is chelated, allowing easier digestion and assimilation into the body.
Selenium - 50 mcg per Tablet
Selenium is a vital antioxidant which protects the immune system by preventing the formation of free radicals, which can damage the body. Selenium and Vitamin E act synergistically to aid in the production of antibodies and to help maintain a healthy heart. It is also needed for proper pancreatic function and to maintain the natural elasticity of tissue in the body.
This essential nutrient has been recommended for conditions as diverse as anxiety, fibromyalgia, gout, male infertility, osteo-arthritis and ulcers. It is classified as 'essential' because your body cannot live without consuming this nutrient.
DAILY BASICS - TO REPLACE WHAT MAY BE MISSING FROM THE DAILY DIET CHOOSE FROM ONE OF THE MANY MULTIVITAMINS.
Known to nutritional professionals as the "Calcium Helper", Boron plays a vital role in bone health because it assists Calcium absorption and utilization in the body.
Zinc is present in nearly all body tissues, especially in the thyroid, pancreas and reproductive organs. This mineral is involved in the body's enzymatic reactions, the synthesis of proteins and in carbohydrate metabolism. Because zinc is essential to cell formation, it is needed for healing and maintaining healthy tissues.
For daily supplementation, each easy-to-take tablet supplies 50 mg of essential zinc, in easy-to-digest, highly absorbable chelated form.
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REMEMBER: If receiving hormone-replacement therapy, use of boron may not be advisable due to the risk of elevating estrogen levels excessively.
REMEMBER: Should not take except on the advice of a physician. On taking be certain to drink plenty of water with the tablets.
REMEMBER: If taking antacids separate your chromium supplement and doses of antacids by 2 hours. If taking diabetes medications, seek medical supervision before taking a chromium supplement.
REMEMBER: Since zinc has a large number of interactions with various drugs, we suggest that if you do take any prescribed medications do not take zinc supplements until you have consulted with your physician.
Disclaimer - These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
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Nutrient deficiencies can negatively affect any lifestyle, but athletes and those whose lives include strenous physical activity are most sensitive to a lack of proper nutrition. One of the most essential of all nutrients is Zinc, which is vital to immune system function, wound healing and healthy cell growth.
A new study finds that active individuals with diets low in Zinc (typically found in meats, eggs, seafood, cheese, beans, fortified cereals, nuts and wheat germ) may be putting themselves at risk for unhealthy cardiovascular performance. According to researchers at the U. S. Department of Agriculture, healthy adult males with low Zinc intake were found to perform much more poorly on tests of cardiovascular endurance than men who received the proper amounts of Zinc....August 3, 2005
Proper Levels of ZINC are Essential for Active Lifestyles
Chromium is Essential for Crucial Functions in the Body
Here's Up-To-Date Research Information for your Good Health . . .
The essential trace nutrient Chromium is a micro-mineral which interacts with insulin secreted by the pancreas to help reduce blood sugar, believed to play a role in controllng type 2 diabetes. When Chromium enhances the action of insulin, a hormone-like substance, it helps control blood sugar. (Elevated blood sugar and insulin are two of the key indicators of diabetes.) With more than 18 million people in the United States who now suffer with diabetes, this growing health threat must be addressed. Proper dietary nutrient intake is critical.
Researchers believe that giving Chromium along with Biotin (B-Complex factor) to diabetics greatly improves blood sugar levels and reduces health risks.
A study in China found that diabetics given 1000 mcg of Chromium Picolinate per day had lower blood sugar levels, better glucose tolerance, less circulating insulin and reduced serum cholesterol after taking the supplements for 60 days (Diabetes vol 45, p. 124A, abstract no. 454, 1996). The researchers in the Chinese study also concluded that Americans might need greater amounts of Chromium to help alleviate diabetic problems. The American diet is heavier in sugar and fat and therefore more demanding on the body's Chromium supplies.
Chromium is also known to aid the physiological functions that limit cholesterol while boosting the growth of muscle mass and helping eliminate body fat.Chromium increases the body fat reduction process. The fat reducing role is believed to stem from the fact that insulin encourages the transportation of fat from blood into fat cells. Consequently, Chromium boosts the effectiveness of insulin, less insulin is secreted and less fat is deposited.
The most common dietary sources of Chromium are legumes (beans, peas, etc.) and mushrooms, as well as brewer's yeast, raisins and shellfish.
Despite the importance of Chromium for insulin function in the body and the growing incidence of diabetes, Americans typically consume too little of this important mineral. Chromium is one of the most important nutrients to supplement on a daily basis because nine out of ten Americans probably consume less than the recommended amounts (minimum 200 mcg daily). (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol 41, pp. 1177-1183, 1985). ...November 19, 2005
Not for Women Only...Calcium Doesn't Just Help Bones ... It's Also Involved in many other Vital Functions.
It's a well known fact...Calcium is important to the growth and maintenance of teeth and bones. A common question we receive is, "If bones are essentially finished growing y age 30, why should a person care about the calcium content of the diet?" Calcium is essential for many different reasons, not only building strong bones and teeth.
Providing Colon and Heart Protection.
Calcium has been shown to reduce the risk of colon cancer in recent studies. A high fat diet increases production of bile salts, which act as dangerous carcinogens in the colon. Calcium has the ability to bind with these salts, and then the Calcium-bile salt complex is safely excreted before damage can be done to the colon. Some studies have also found that Calcium causes the cell's lining the colon to mutate less often. This cell mutation is often recognized as the first stages of colon cancer.
Calcium is very important in fighting heart disease. It helps relax blood vessels, making it easier for blood to flow through the vessels, and thereby lowering blood pressure levels. Calcium is a synergistic nutrient, working with Magnesium and Potassium (and other minerals) to both decrease blood pressure in those already diagnosed with hypertension (high blood pressure), and to prevent it from developing.
Calcium also helps improve muscle functioning, including the heart muscle. There are preliminary studies that indicate Calcium supplementation might also help improve Cholesterol levels.
Calcium is Required to Help Stop Bone Loss!
Although your bones stop growing by age 30, you still need Calcium for bone health later in life. By age 70, both men and women start losing bone density equally. Osteoporosis is the major problem that develops from age-related bone loss. The average person over age 51 needs 1,200 mg of Calcium each day. Studies show the average adult only gets about 600 mg daily from their diet, so between 600 and 1000 mg of Calcium from supplements is usually enough.
Taking Calcium supplements with food is a good idea; it helps the nutrient absorb better. If you need 600mg extra Calcium in your diet, you could take a 300 mg - 500 mg supplement with breakfast and another 300 mg - 500 mg at dinner.
Keep your Food Intake Consistently Healthy.
Calcium is not a magic bullet for preventing heart disease. You need a heart healthy diet, high in Omega 3 fatty acids from fish, fruits, vegetables, legumes, and low fat dairy products and low in saturated fats, total fat, cholesterol, and red meats. So choose food products that are high in Calcium, but low in fat. For example, when choosing dairy products use skim or 2% milk instead of whole milk, or part skim cheeses. Certain bread products (including frozen waffles) are fortified with Calcium, but choose high fiber, whole grain items.
Remember other foods contain Calcium (see accompanying chart.) It's in many vegetables, including kale, collards, turnip greens, mustard greens, and broccoli and certain sea foods, including clams, oysters, and bone-in canned salmon and sardines. Certain brands of orange and grapefruit juice are fortified with Calcium.
It's not just your food choices but preparation that's critical. Stir-fry with Olive Oil or saute your veggies instead of dousing them with heavy sauces. Good food choices you will help assure Calcium that's good for bones and your overall health.
How Much Calcium is in Your Diet?
Dairy sources like milk, cheese, and yogurt are the best sources of Calcium, but there are others. Here are a comparison of some leading Calcium sources:
Vitamin A (as Beta Carotene)................2500 iu
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid).......................30 mg Vitamin E (d-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate)....15 iu
Folic Acid (yeast free).........................200 mcg Boron (amino acid chelatecomplex)......1.5 mg
Iodine (from Sea Kelp)...........................75 mcg Chromium (Chromium Polynicotinate).100 mcg
Vitamin D (Calciferol)..............................200 iu . Magnesium (amino acid chelate)..........200 mg Manganese (amino acid chelate complex)..1 mg Potassium (amino acid chelate)...........100 mg Selenium (yeast-free)............................35 mcg Zinc (amino acid chelete complex)........7.5 mg
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