Nature’s Way Alive! Calcium Bone Support*, Max Absorption, Plant Source Calcium, 120 Tablets

I have been using this Plant based calcium supplement for some time because it has a lot of necessary chemicals to support my bones. Also it provides fruits/veggies power blend which helps to avoid being constipated and that one of the good factors!I advised many people to use it because it works.

I, a man in his mid 60's have osteopenia, one step above osteoporosis. It's recommended that I take calcium, eat the certain foods, and get exercise. I am doing all these things now. I am not an expert nor a dummy plant by this product, but I study my supplements carefully.This product, Alive! Calcium, is made from Whole Foods. Whole foods are said to be readily absorbable by the body. Before I purchased this product I went to my health food store to re-purchase a calcium product that says "Food Based" on the label. The knowledgeable guy explained that "Food Based" did not apply to the calcium itself, only to other additives. The calcium was actually from chalk or other mined calcium; chalk based or oyster shell based calcium is hard to absorb and mostly leaves the body as waste, it is not absorbed in the bones. So other "food based" ingredients in the product were added to enhance the absorption of the chalky calcium. But at best, the absorption is not very effective.The health food adviser explained that Whole Food products, like Alive! Calcium, come from naturally growing things. In Alive! Calcium, the calcium comes from Icelandic red algae, plus kale, spinach, and collard greens. The magnesium and D3 also come wholly from grown foods. These are good things to intake into our bodies.The adviser also pointed out that two processes happen with a good calcium product. Calcium fills the holes in bones in where it's missing, fills in the thinning bone spaces. Secondly, the existing brittle bone is replaced with newer, stronger calcium as bone. I hope he is right! I bought from him. But online, of course, the prices are much lower so sorry, this time I bought here at Amazon.I can't report results to my bones yet, but I can say that lately I am feeling way more energy! I feel better! Maybe I was missing vitamins D3 and Magnesium!

One of the few products that also includes D3,K2 and magnesium which aid in absorption and delivery to bones. Also does not overdose the calcium amount or D3 amount.

Great price

I love this supplement as very quality ingredients, BUT I've had intense itching since taking recommended dosage. Has anyone experienced this?

I was using the chewable choclate kind before this and I noticed I started having chest pains with those, taking the two together, at the same time. So I then seperated the dosage to one in the morning and one in the evening, when I found I was forgetting to do the second dose. Not good.Then I read where the chewable chocolate kind uses calcium from limestone, which goes straight to the arteries and can cause blockages. Big time reason to drop the chewable chocolates. Then I read that if you take the chewable kind, you raise your chances of a heart attack by 85%, with the chewable chocolates.So getting rid of all the rest, I found these. A natural alternative from vegetables, instead of eating limestone.After using this "Alive" calcium supplement, I have found that I can digest it much better. It does not sit heavy on my stomach and I have had no sensation of any troubles in the heart / pain areas.This is completely all natural and from food sources, which is major and it does make all the difference in the world, when it is easy for your body to absorb.Very glad I found it and started using this version of a calcium supplement, rather than taking a huge risk with the others. I take these tablets and throw them into my blender, that I mix my fiber drinks with, each mid morning and it is really working well.Highly recommend this. Even my husband, whom NEVER likes anything, has even started taking the Men's version of "Alive" supplements and vitamins. I almost passed out, when he told me he was taking them. After 32 years, never being able to get him to take anything and he actually takes the men's version of this. Now that is saying something on the biggest levels.This product works and works well.

I have been taking “Alive! Calcium Bone Formula” since March 2017. I had a bone density test in September 2016 and again in October 2018. My bone density improved by 18% in my back in that time period. (I was not on any prescription bone meds during that time period). This increase was far more significant than what I got from either Actonel OR Fosamax, which I had taken previously. I was diagnosed with osteoporosis in 2008 and took Actonel for 2 years and actually developed a slight stress fracture in my left femur while on it, so I stopped taking it for the next two years. There have been no side effects with “Alive”. Being a Pharmacist, and based on my own personal experience, I highly recommend you take this very effective product instead of those “nasty” bisphosphonates. “Alive” is not just calcium, but contains all the essential ingredients needed for healthy bones: magnesium, vitamin D, vitamin K2, Strontium, and Boron, all from plant sources for better absorption. This is the best and most effective “bone” formula that I have found to date and I highly recommend it for anyone with concerns about osteoporosis. Tell your doctor this Pharmacist said so! Don’t let any doctor tell you, you can’t increase your bone density without a prescription medication. Taking “Alive” and getting proper weight bearing exercise CAN increase your bone density. I proved it!

Very good been taking Alive for several years