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Calcium Magnesium Citrate powder 8 Ounces

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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.

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.

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,

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).

This product appeared to be exactly what I was looking for. They Both were made in the citrate form. Unfortunately, I am unable to absorb properly for my system. Although the instructions say to take 2 level teaspoons per serving, I tried 1 teaspoon and soon after, had cramps and had to run to the bathroom. I tried this more than once and the same thing happened. I also do not like the way it does not dissolve in liquids easily. It is gritty and if left in the glass for a few seconds, falls to the bottom.
Anyway, thought this would be a good product for me, but is not. I guess I may have to get a softgel or capsule type.

I started looking for powdered calcium/magnesium because of a friend's advice due to sleeping trouble. This product hasn't helped me with that, but I have seen and heard that others have had great luck with it. I still use it and plan on continuing to purchase it as an easy way to get absorbable calcium. I mix it with orange juice in the mornings. It mixes pretty well and I can't taste anything other than juice. Very convenient and healthy and economical way to get my calcium and magnesium for the day!

I used to take these regularly a few years back. I had trouble finding this brand and they were hard to swallow anyway so I found something else. I like this mix of B with calcium and magnesium so when I ran accross them at Amazon, tried them again.

But now 4 or 5 years later, I can hardly swallow them at all. So I grind them with my flax seed for my morning smoothie or in a mortar and pestle and add them to yogurt.

So they're big but they have good stuff in them.

I tried this once and couldn't handle the taste. Maybe a strong-tasting juice would have helped, but I mixed it with water. Ended up tossing it.

This product is being promoted as one capsule having 1 g of calcium and 500 mg of magnesium. In actual fact I believe you need to take THREE capsules to get that dosage. The ad should say "one serving" has 1 g / 500 mg. (Oh, the product itself is excellent!)