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30 tablets (a 10-day supply)
Whole Food Cal/Mag, Vitamin D3, and K2 Complex
--Bone-strengthening calcium your body recognizes as food
--With AlgaeCal®, a proprietary plant source of calcium
Evidence suggests that calcium from whole food sources may produce more favorable effects in bone health than isolated calcium supplements. Similar to most nutrients, the body can utilize calcium much more effectively when it is paired with its natural co-factors such as magnesium and other trace minerals.
New Chapter is proud to deliver a calcium complex derived from whole food that delivers these key essential nutrients in their safest, most active form within the infinite complexity of whole food.
The most common form of calcium supplement today is derived from limestone. You don’t eat rocks as part of your balanced diet; why would you choose to supplement your bone health nutritional needs with limestone?
Our bodies understand and seek whole food sources of nutrition, not rocks, which is why New Chapter formulated this product with a whole food plant source of this important nutrient complex. As whole food, it’s easy on the digestive system.
The calcium complex in Bone Strength Take Care is derived from a special form of plant called Algas calcareas (AlgaeCal®) that is harvested from the pristine shores of a protected national reserve park in South America. Much like the vegetables from an organic garden, the algae is harvested live and then cold processed to retain its nutritional value.
Calcium must be completely dissolved in order to be absorbed. The plant-based calcium found in Bone Strength Take Care is porous, which dramatically increases the calcium’s surface area. Stomach acid can then come into greater contact with the calcium, making it easy to dissolve.
In addition to the whole-food source of calcium and magnesium, New Chapter has also added other bone-nourishing nutrients to complete the food complex.
Vitamin K is an essential co-factor in calcium absorption and retention. Human cell proteins that don’t get enough Vitamin K can’t hold onto calcium, causing this critical nutrient to drift away from the bone. Vitamin K2 (MK-7), sourced from fermented whole food, gently redirects “lost” calcium back into the bone bank.
Vitamin D3 completes the complex. Numerous studies have found that Vitamin D aids bone support and function.
(These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.)
Update (11/25/08):
A new study (announced at the International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research) has determined that in order for calcium to have protective effects against colon cancer it may need to be combined with magnesium.
Past studies have linked both high magnesium and calcium levels to a reduced risk of colon cancer. However, researchers also have found that high calcium levels inhibit the absorption of magnesium, which may explain why, even though Americans have high calcium intake, they also have a higher incidence of colorectal cancer. Based on the results of a new study, researchers are beginning to believe that it’s the calcium to magnesium ratio that may offer an explanation for this occurrence.
In summarizing the results, the study authors wrote, “We found that calcium supplementation reduced the risk of adenomas only among subjects with a low calcium:magnesium intake ratio. These findings, if confirmed, may provide a new avenue for the personalized prevention of colorectal cancer.”
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