Pure Vegan Calcium Bis-Glycinate w/ Magnesium – 180 Vegetarian Capsules

Ø 1000 mg Calcium Bis-Glycinate

Ø 500mg Magnesium Aspartate

Ø 200 IU Vitamin D as Ergocalciferol

Calcium is
the most abundant mineral in the human body. Calcium has long been
recognized for its ability to keep bones healthy and strong. Most
Americans believe they are getting enough calcium through their diet.
However, more than 75% of Americans are calcium deficient according to
a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Calcium
deficiency is mainly due the lack of calcium rich foods. Also, added
ingredients in processed food such as phytate interfere with calcium
absorption. When blood calcium levels drop too low, this vital mineral
is “borrowed” from the bones. It is then returned to the bones if an
adequate amount of calcium supplied through the diet.

Choosing
a good calcium supplement can be confusing at times. There are several
different calcium preparations and hundreds of different formulations
available. Most calcium supplements contain calcium citrate, calcium
carbonate, or calcium phosphate. These calcium preparations differ in a
number of ways, and recent research has shown that calcium
bis-glycinate offers benefits that other calcium sources do not.

 Pure Vegan’s Calcium Bis-Glycinateis
one of the most soluble forms of calcium since it’s a fully reacted
mineral chelate. In simple terms, when calcium is bound to glycine to
form calcium bis-glycinate, it becomes an amino acid chelate that can
be utilized throughout the body. Chelated means “firmly attached.” Amino acids such as glycine effectively enhance calcium absorption. For every one molecule of calcium there are two molecules of glycine in Pure Vegan’s Calcium Bis-Glycinate.
That explains why calcium bis-glycinate is nearly 200% more absorbable
than calcium citrate. Amino acid chelating agents promote the
assimilation of the mineral into the cells to facilitate the Krebs
energy cycle.

 Benefits
of Calcium bis-glycinate include; enabling muscles, including the
heart, to contract, and are necessary for normal blood clotting, proper
nerve transmission and connective tissue maintenance. It helps regulate
blood pressure, and may reduce the risk of heart disease and angina,
which is characterized as a “Charley Horse” type of pain in the chest.
Calcium is also very important in fat metabolism. It makes for less fat
storage and better use of present macronutrients in the blood. In
addition, some studies suggested that calcium may help relieve
premenstrual syndrome PMS. Furthermore, studies also suggested that
calcium supplements may be able to reduce colon polyps. Average adults
including pregnant women need at least 1000mg of calcium daily, while
post-menopausal women need up to 1500mg a day.

Life Extension Magazine. Faloon. March, 1999.

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Healing with Vitamins. Feinstein. Prevention Magazine. 1996.

Absorbability of Calcium sources: The limited role of solubility, Robert P Heaney, Robert Recher,

Calcified Tissue International, 1990, chapter 46, pp 300-304. Sonnger Verigg, New York Inc.