Now Foods, Calcium & Magnesium 500/250 mg

by Now Foods

Product Features

• 8 Ounces Powder
• Serving Size: 2 Level Teaspoons
• 50 Servings Per Container

Product Description

Size: 8 OZ

The citrate forms of calcium and magnesium are highly absorbable and support not only strong bones and teeth but muscle and nerve function as well. Vitamin D is included for its synergism with calcium and magnesium and its role in the maintenance of mineral homeostasis and bone structure.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0002PU648
• UPC: 733739012432
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,286 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GREAT SUPPLEMENT THAT 1 WAY OR ANOTHER DOES AFFECT ONE'S STOOL!, August 28, 2005

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Heather L. Parisi "Robert and Heather Parisi" (St. Augustine, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Calcium Magnesium Citrate powder 8 Ounces (Health and Beauty)

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.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Big pills, but easy to swallow; softgel means absorbable, June 6, 2007

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Milton Hare "Sunlight-Vitamin D" (Oakland, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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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.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent product, August 23, 2010

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Jorge I. Mendoza "Desert reader" (Phoenix, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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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,

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