Citracal Calcium + D PLUS Heart Health Review & Giveaway
Over the past three months you have heard me talking about the importance of exercise in maintaining a healthy body, you’ve heard me talking about eating a healthy diet rich in fresh whole foods and also about making sure you keep your body properly hydrated. But we can’t stop there – we can’t forget about keeping our bones healthy!
Every year when I visit my doctor she asks me if I am taking a Calcium supplement and reminds me how important it is “at my age” to make sure that I remember to take a daily calcium supplement. Her recommendation came to mind when I came across the new Citracal Calcium + D PLUS Heart Health. I thought it would be perfect to add to our 2010 Start Off Healthy campaign!
First lets start off with the reason why including a calcium supplement is so important. Calcium offers many health benefits like working towards regulating your heartbeat and aiding in building and maintaining healthy bones. It is absolutely necessary to take calcium as a supplement or make sure you are eating the recommended amount in your food, because the body does not make calcium on its own. Additionally, it is vital to consume calcium everyday, since the body continuously looses calcium. In the absence of adequate calcium in the body, the body will use the calcium that is present in your bones to carry out other bodily functions, leaving the bones weakened. This leads to Osteoporosis – something that can be prevented by providing your body with the calcium it needs!
Citracal’s Calcium is in the form of calcium citrate, which is water soluble and easier to be absorbed in your body aided by the addition of the Vitamin D. It doesn’t stop there thought, this newest addition to their Calcium Supplement line includes the addition of Phytosterols.
There has been a lot of promising research on phytosterols which have been found to stop or slow absorption of dietary cholesterol and cholesterol made by the liver. Try a quick goggle search and you will find a lot of good information about phytosterols and the current findings in helping to reduce the risk of heart disease by lowering cholesterol.
Obviously I am not a doctor, my review is just my opinion and my understanding through conversations with my own doctor and my own internet research. However, I strongly believe that it is important for us to take a calcium supplement and to find one that you trust. I feel fully confident in the Citracal Calcium + D PLUS Heart Health which is backed by Bayer, the world leader in innovative health care.
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I learned some great strength training exercises from the videos on their website here:
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Osteoporosis is commonly considered a geriatric disease, but its roots are in childhood and adolescence when peak bone mass should be achieved
Only calcium citrate and calcium citrate maleate are soluble in water.
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I learned that their website offers fitness tips & training videos.
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I learned that Calcium will not be absorbed without an adequate amount of Vitamin D.
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It contains phytosterols, a natural plant ingredient that may reduce the risk of heart disease by lowering cholesterol.
contains indredients to help build bones and may help protect your heart
I learned that the Bone Estrogen Strength Training (BEST) Study showed that weight-bearing and resistance exercises over a one-year period, combined with Citracal supplementation, significantly improved bone mineral density at fracture-prone skeletal sites
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I learned that because Citracal is water soluble, it can be absorbed with or without a meal. Many other calcium supplements must be taken with food in order for your body to process it.
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I learned that “The Bone Estrogen Strength Training (BEST) Study showed that weight-bearing and resistance exercises over a one-year period, combined with Citracal supplementation, significantly improved bone mineral density at fracture-prone skeletal sites.”
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I learned by looking at the guide for calcium needs in mg by age group that people aged 9 to 18 have the highest need for calcium. I guess it’s not just for old broads like me.
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The Bone Estrogen Strength Training (BEST) Study is just what I need to combat my osteoporosis. Btw, I’m in my early thirties and was diagnosed three years ago.
I learned that the Surgeon General’s recommendations to decrease the likelihood of developing osteoporosis include, among other things getting enough calcium and vitamin D
Calcium citrate produces not one, but two different calcium delivery vehicles, and each of them uses a different path into the bloodstream. When dissolved, calcium citrate produces both calcium ions and a calcium citrate complex. The calcium ions are actively absorbed through the intestinal cells, and the calcium citrate complex actually passes between the cells. This is called paracellular absorption.
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The Bone Estrogen Strength Training (BEST) Study showed that weight-bearing and resistance exercises over a one-year period, combined with Citracal supplementation, significantly improved bone mineral density at fracture-prone skeletal sites.
Only calcium citrate and calcium citrate maleate are soluble in water. All other forms of calcium must be broken down with stomach acid before your body can make use of them — this is why it is recommended that you take other forms of calcium with meals, when stomach acid levels are high.
I learned that Citracal is the only calcium supplement that supports bone health and heart health.
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