Buying Calcium and Vitamin D
At Loblaw’s Superstore today, I was looking for a good price on calcium supplements. Jamieson’s was a good deal but the calcium tablets were combined with vitamin D. I already have vitamin D tablets, so I nearly passed up the sale priced combo tablets. Then a light bulb went off, and I bought them.
Here’s what i thought…..I have 1000 IU Vit. D tabs which I can score and cut in half. So I take one calcium tab plus half Vitamin D tab to deliver 700 IU Vit. D and 650 mg Calcium, a perfect compliment to my dietary intake. It’s important to take the Vitamin D together with calcium to maximize absorption into your system.
I have been diagnosed with osteopenia and aim for a daily intake of 1000 IU Vit D plus 1500 mg Calcium.
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Would it be a bad thing if you took too much vitamin D?
According to the 1998 Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI’s) there is an upper limit of 2000 IU established for Vitamin D intake. However more recent research disputes this recommendation. And my training would lead me to suggest we err on the side of caution by not over-doing anything, especially in the form of supplemental pills. Remember, I’m still getting Vitamin D in my diet and from the ’sunshine’ exposure in my daily walks.
This makes total sense to me. What a good idea.
Thanks for this.
I was wondering if oystershell was a good source. Is there magnesium in shell?
Thanks for your comments Joni. The oystershell question got me off my computer chair to see what Jamieson uses as a calcium source. When it’s labelled ‘calcium carbonate’ it is indeed from oystershell (making it a natural source). I see the Jamieson brand uses a combination of carbonate, citrate, fumarate, malate, succinate and glutamate – so it isn’t labelled as ‘natural’ source! But the variety may be a marketing strategy as some people find calcium ‘carbonate’ hard on their stomach.
Hi Donna. This is a great idea. Goji berry powder in a morning smoothie is a great energy booster – maybe you could talk about smoothies???