Daily Cal-Mag +D - How it Works

Background

Bone health is a great concern for a growing segment of the population. Though most people know they need to take calcium to help curb bone loss, few are aware that other vitamins and minerals are needed to maximize its effects. Magnesium not only helps in the bone building process, but is also needed for calcium assimilation. Without sufficient levels of magnesium, calcium consumed could be extracted from stores in the bones and muscles or be absorbed less efficiently.

Similarly, vitamin D is essential for proper bone support. Many cases of low bone density are due to a deficiency of this essential vitamin. Though persons exposed to sunlight generally can produce enough vitamin D in their bodies, many people who spend large amounts of time indoors or who live in cold weather climates can develop a deficiency, leading to poor calcium uptake and therefore weakened bones. Boron works in many of the same systems as calcium and magnesium and has been shown to help promote their absorption. Though this trace element has a wide array of uses, its action as a potentiator to the absorption of calcium and magnesium makes this formula an easy-to-take and complete daily supplement for healthy bones.

Supplement Facts - Daily Cal-Mag +D

Quality Assurance Statement - Anabolic Laboratories

Founded in 1924, Anabolic Laboratories formulates and manufactures clinical nutrition products. Our expertise in pharmaceutical manufacturing, patient programs, and clinician training sets the standard for health care professionals.

At Biossential Nutrition, we pride ourselves in offering the best products available to our customers. Offering the highest quality products & individual ingredients, as well as ensuring our products are effective & work as advertised, are the mains goals we strive to achieve with our product offerings.

Why We Recommend Anabolic Laboratories Nutritional Supplements

History

Anabolic Laboratories was founded as a nutritional products company in 1924 and became a pharmaceutical manufacturer in 1940. Anabolic Laboratories is one of the oldest manufacturers of nutritional products in the world.

Standards

As a pharmaceutical manufacturing operation, the standards used for raw materials, production and finished product testing exceed the new requirements for nutritional product manufacturing.

Quality

Pharmaceutical standards of manufacturing provide nutritional products with label accuracy, potency and purity as dictated by the USFDA (United States Food & Drug Administration).

Formulas

A nutritional program and clinical formulas that are based on the specifications used in the scientific research.

The Need To Consider Quality:

Of the magnesium supplements tested by ConsumerLab.com, 25% failed to meet quality standards. One magnesium supplement contained only 45.4% of labeled amount, despite boasting a "GMP" (Good Manufacturing Practices) seal on its label, and another supplement provided only 28.8% of the labeled amount.
Reference: ConsumerLab.com, Magnesium Supplement Reviews and Quality Ratings, Posted 5/19/09

Tests by ConsumerLab.com have found multivitamins that were short on ingredients, failed to dissolve properly, or were contaminated with heavy metals.
ConsumerLab.com, New Product Review: Multivitamin and Multimineral Supplements, Posted 4/1/09

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has found that manufacturing problems have been associated with dietary supplements. Products been recalled because of microbiological, pesticide, and heavy metal contamination, and because they do not contain the dietary ingredients they are represented to contain, or they contain more or less than the amount of dietary ingredient claimed on the label.
Reference: June 22, 2007, FDA @ http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/dscgmps7.html