AlgaeCal® Plant Calcium

Why plant calcium?
Plant versus rock: Your current calcium supplement is probably either inorganic or laboratory-made. By far the most common form of calcium in supplements is carbonate, which is limestone – a rock. Your body was designed to accept plant minerals better than those of rock, because plants pre-digest the minerals for us.

AlgaeCal® is wild-harvested and derived from a South American marine red algae called Lithothamnion superpositum. This algae belongs to the Algas calcareas family of algaes.

Algas calcareas is unique because it mimics the mineral composition in human bones, both in quantity and variety.

The Algas calcareas naturally detach from seaweed and wash ashore, where the entire algae ball is then sustainably hand-harvested, sun dried, and milled into a powder, then cold processed to retain nutritional value. There is no extraction process, and no additives are used. It is simply pure, whole food.

Bio-available and ionic
The porous nature of AlgaeCal® increases surface area which lends itself to extensive ionisation. Dissolution tests, mimicking stomach acid, show 97 % goes into solution within 30 minutes!

Indications:

• Supports healthy bone mineral density.
• Supports optimal calcium levels.
• May assist in reducing risk of osteoporosis and osteopaenia.
• May assist in reducing the risk of fractures.
• Supports bone healing post-surgery or fractures.

Why is AlgaeCal® unique?

• It is the only calcium complex proven to stop bone density loss.
• USDA Certified Organic Calcium.
• Pure plant calcium.
• Unbleached algae calcium.
•  The only algae calcium with human bone health studies.
• Gluten-Free; Dairy-Free; Soy-Free; Non-GMO.

Clinical evidence to support the use of AlgaeCal®

1. A comparative effectiveness study of bone density changes in women over 40, following three bone health plans containing variations of the same novel plant-sourced calcium, namely AlgaeCal®

The women were monitored with DEXA scans over a year period. Post-menopausal women are expected to lose approximately 1% of bone density per year, with traditional calcium supplements only slowing that rate of loss slightly.

Results of this study however, were extraordinary, as they showed all groups had increased bone density at one year, with the smallest average increase among the 3 groups being 1,3%.
Int. J. Med. Sci. 2011, 8(3):180-191.

2. Comparative effects of AlgaeCal® vs. two common calcium salts on proliferation and mineralisation in human osteoblast cells

A study comparing effects of AlgaeCal® to those of calcium carbonate and calcium citrate on human osteoblast cells, showed Algae-Cal® having a 7x greater effect on mineralisation and proliferation of these bone building cells, and in addition, AlgaeCal® reduced oxidative stress on a cellular level.
Mol Cell Biochem. 2010 Jul;340(1-2):73-80 AlgaeCal safety and toxicological studies

Results from US and European studies show AlgaeCal® to have zero safety or toxicological concerns. Toxicity was also tested on pregnant and nursing females with excellent results.
Toxicol Mech Methods. 2010 Jul;20(6):334-44

AlgaeCal® is so much more than just a plant calcium supplement, it also contains high levels of natural magnesium, and over 70 trace minerals and phytonutrients.

AlgaeCal® delivers a full spectrum of minerals and plant nutrients working for you – Not just the usual one or two.