Calcium Supplement?

[roguedog]

I take one day but I got cramps in my calf which you all have said might be attributed to not enuf calcium (which I've suspected/known? for a while anyway).

What calcium supplement do you take? Tums? Os Cal? Other?

[snapdragen]

I take 500 mg twice a day. The tablets are combined with vitimin D.

Nature Made

[KnottedYet]

Costco calcium citrate with vit D, B6, Magnesium, zinc, copper, boron, and maganese.

I only take one (500mg) a day.

[Dogmama]

Costco calcium citrate with vit D, B6, Magnesium, zinc, copper, boron, and maganese.

I only take one (500mg) a day.

I think KN has it down. You need vit D for calcium to be absorbed. Calcium citrate is best absorbed. And your body cannot absorb a whole bunch at a time. Orange juice helps with absorption. We also need magnesium. Zinc & copper are a good combination because too much of either mineral will deplete the other mineral.

[Grog]

The recommended daily intake of calcium is 1200 mg a day, or so, for a woman.

Plus vit D (can't remember how much) for absorbtion.

A decent glass of milk is about 300 mg, to give you a ballpark measure.

However I've always thought cramps were caused by potassium and magnesium deficits, not to calcium.

[Quillfred]

Here is a good link about the need for taking magnesium with calcium:

http://www.mgwater.com/calmagab.shtml

Also all calcium is not thought to be equally beneficial. The following sources are associated with lead: oyster shell, dolomite and bone meal. I recall calcium citrate as being one form that is easier to absorb. My personal fav is fortified OJ and the Stonyfield Farm's yogurt drinks.

Quill

The recommended daily intake of calcium is 1200 mg a day, or so, for a woman.

Plus vit D (can't remember how much) for absorbtion.

A decent glass of milk is about 300 mg, to give you a ballpark measure.

However I've always thought cramps were caused by potassium and magnesium deficits, not to calcium.