Description
Pro-Cal™ dietary supplement furnishes Calcium, Phosphorus and Magnesium in their proper ratio which is necessary to maintain a healthy body. The source for Vitamin D in Pro-Cal™ is Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol).
Calcium –
- Is a mineral that is necessary for life.
- Builds bones and keeps them healthy.
- Helps our blood to clot, nerves to send messages and muscles to contract.
- About 99 percent is in our bones and teeth.
- Each day, we lose calcium and our bodies cannot produce new calcium.
Magnesium – (Magnesium in Pro-Cal is chelated with a unique fructose chelate.)
- Helps in more than 300 enzyme systems that regulate diverse biochemical reactions in the body, including protein synthesis.
- Helps muscle and nerve function.
- Is required for energy production.
- Contributes to the structural development of bone.
- Is required for the synthesis of DNA, RNA, and the antioxidant glutathione.
- Plays a role in the active transport of calcium and potassium ions across cell membranes, a process that is important to nerve impulse conduction, muscle contraction, and normal heart rhythm.
Phosphorus –
- Helps with formation of bones and teeth.
- Plays an important role in how the body uses carbohydrates and fats.
- Is also needed for the body to make protein for the growth, maintenance, and repair of cells and tissues.
- Helps the body make ATP, a molecule the body uses to store energy.
- Helps with Muscle contractions, Normal heartbeat and Nerve signaling
The national Institute of Health recommends the following intake during life:
| Age | Male | Female | Pregnant | Lactating |
| 0-6 months* | 200 mg | 200 mg | ||
| 7-12 months* | 260 mg | 260 mg | ||
| 1-3 years | 700 mg | 700 mg | ||
| 4-8 years | 1,000 mg | 1,000 mg | ||
| 9-13 years | 1,300 mg | 1,300 mg | ||
| 14-18 years | 1,300 mg | 1,300 mg | 1,300 mg | 1,300 mg |
| 19-50 years | 1,000 mg | 1,000 mg | 1,000 mg | 1,000 mg |
| 51-70 years | 1,000 mg | 1,200 mg | ||
| 71 years | 1,200 mg | 1,200 mg |
*Adequate Intake (AI)
Calcium absorption is highest in doses of 500 – 600 mg or less.
Take two (2) capsules in the morning and two (2) capsules at night.
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