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After growing wary of taking so many pills throughout the day, I have started taking Liquid Calcium-Magnesium with Vitamin D3 Complex by Country Life. It's got a 2:1 ratio of Calcium to Magnesium (1000mg Calcium to 500mg Magnesium) and 400 I.U. of Vitamin D3. I take one cap full with dinner. Here's a link to the label:
http://www.country-life.com/moreinfo...393#Directions |
I wasn't quite clear on the reason for the 2:1 ratio of Calcium to Magnesium, so I pulled this from the Nature's Sunshine website. (The naturopath I have seen recommends this line of supplements. I have ordered from them a few times, but I use their website for useful information all the time.)
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Calcium comprises half of all the minerals in the body. This formula also contains phosphorus, the second most abundant mineral in the body. It works with calcium.
This formulation provides calcium and phosphorus at a 2:l ratio. Magnesium is also added in the same 2:1 ratio with calcium. Without these important ratios, the body begins to lose one or more minerals before it can utilize them. Calcium is needed by the immune system and is critical to muscle contractions.
Phosphorus works synergistically with B vitamins to help maintain a proper fluid balance in the body. Vitamin D is added to help calcium do its job. At least 400 IU of vitamin D is needed on a daily basis, especially for those not getting enough sunshine (D is the “sunshine vitamin”).
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