NOW Foods Supplements, Red Mineral Algae Plus Vitamin D-2, Joint Health*, 180 Veg Capsules

Great plant based way to get a more bioavailable calcium supplement. Don’t forget to take this with vitamin D3 (this comes with D2) and vitamin K2 (MK-7) as you need to take both to increase the absorption of calcium into your bones and teeth.

Excellent, so many benefits

Like that they have red algae which is supposed to help rebuild bones.

Red mineral calcium is the best and most absorbable calcium you can buy. It is very pricey normally, but NOW brand vitamins and supplements has a calcium I can afford. I have always used calcium. and magnesium together and have never broken a bone. I'm 83. Not that I've used red mineral calcium always, but since I was 35 I have taken a calcium supplement to avoid osteopenia, The RX for osteoporosis is hard on your stomach, so I began taking supplements when I was approaching middle age. ( I'm female. if you haven't guessed) I do recommend NOW brand. I use their other supplements as well. They are of a good quality, and are reasonably priced.

I find that half the times I have a difficult time swallowing these capsules. This calcium is 4 times a day so it’s a lot of difficulty. I did discover that if it swoosh it around in my mouth for a little bit with water it does reduce the stickiness of the capsule and have a chance of sliding down better. Great price and I like the company..but it’s work doing 4 capsules every day.

Good brand

I waited for two cycles to be sure it was this product that reduced my normally horrid menstrual cramps to a bare minimum. I bought this for increasing bone density and improving my teeth. Little did I know that it was also make my menstrual cramps so much less. There's even an NIH study about calcium and Vit. D for period pain. There's also a product that uses the same type of red algae calcium for premenstrual symptoms and pain relief. I had partial success using a dietary enzyme for period pain before, but that didn't work consistently. This red algae calcium is much better. NSAIDs really mess up your gut, and I wanted to reduce dependence on them. I take only two at a time because taking more than 500 mg of calcium in one dose doesn't absorb well. I take a second 500 mg dose at least two hours after my first dose. Don't take calcium with caffeine since caffeine reduces calcium absorption. I don't eat a lot of dairy. Good luck and God bless!

I have purchased these many times. They are a great source of calcium.