Calcium is the most abundant mineral in your body. It is responsible for so many of your body's functions.

The things that most people know about calcium is that it is essential for the development of strong bones and teeth and to minimize bone loss or porosity (osteoporosis etc).

Not only is it important for this but it is also a key component of collagen. Collagen is the "cement" in your body that holds your cells together. Collagen is a protein and the most abundant protein in your body - and animals. It is the main protein in your connective tissue, which connects and supports all the tissues of your body: skin, bone, tendons, muscles, cartilage and your internal organs.

It is found inside and outside your cells. It works hand in hand with elastin to support your body's tissues. This combination of collagen is very important in your body, especially for your lungs, blood vessels and the list in the previous paragraph.

It is also important for your skin. As people age, collagen degeneration can occur leading to wrinkles. If it is showing visible effects on your skin, then you can be sure it is also occurring under your skin in your bones, tendons, muscles, organs, etc.

Calcium is also vital for nerve and muscle function. Your nervous system starts in your brain and is protected by your skull. Nerve transmission can be compared to the spark plugs in your car engine. Your body needs calcium, magnesium and many other minerals to "spark" your nervous system and make it function.

Your nerves go down your spine (they're that important that they're still protected again by bone like your brain) and then branch off and lead to all the organs and glands of your body, blood vessels, right down to the tips of your toes and fingers.

They are vitally important for the functioning of your entire body. That includes digestion, sleep, hormonal function, moods, libido, on and on and on.

If there is a malfunction or blockage or a broken "circuit" in your nervous system, you can start to have all kinds of symptoms from digestive issues to pain to depression, on and on and on.

Calcium is a key part of what your nervous system needs to work properly. It's not the only thing but this article goes over how calcium and magnesium work together.

To give you an idea of how these minerals interact, think of a heartbeat. Your heart muscle must contract and then relax so it can pump blood through your body. If it didn't contract or relax you would probably be having a heart attack or some kind of failure. I am giving you this example as it's an easy way to understand how your muscles work.

What makes your heart and other muscles contract is calcium. What makes your heart and other muscles relax is magnesium.

This makes calcium and magnesium vitally important for your whole body for all its functions.

Why Instant CalMag-C?

Calcium and magnesium work in tandem. They need to be in a specific ratio (two parts calcium to one part magnesium) for your body to be able to aborb and use them . They also need to be in a specific pH. They don’t work in an alkaline environment as they themselves are alkaline and need to have a lower pH so your body can utilize them.

That’s why Instant CalMag-C is made from two parts calcium gluconate and one part magnesium carbonate with vitamin C to make the pH just right.

This makes it highly absorbable with no need to be digested as it's ready for absorption immediately.

Calcium

The body needs a lot of calcium because:

• The bones consist mainly of calcium.
• One third of the body protein, by weight, consists of collagen (a jelly-like substance) that has vitamin C as its most important ingredient. This jelly is dependent on sufficient calcium to set. These two ingredients are mainly responsible for the firmness of tissue.
• Calcium is vital in any healing process.
• A shortage of calcium results in nervous tension and irritability, and
• Calcium is a key ingredient for normal sleep.
• The cell walls need calcium to resist infection-related intrusions.
• Sufficient calcium in the blood will alleviate many instances of pain (calcium injections are sometimes used for even excruciating pains).

But calcium is difficult to absorb because:

• It has large molecules.
• Calcium needs to work with other minerals, mainly magnesium.
• The right pH-balance is needed for calcium to be absorbed.

Osteoporosis

Until about 30 years ago, it was believed that peoples’ bones naturally grew more porous with age. However, blood calcium stays fairly constant throughout life because the body will draw it from the bones when needed, so low calcium levels are not detectable through blood tests. Excess calcium and magnesium is not a problem, if in balance. Calcium is stored in the bones but, if the blood has a shortage, the withdrawal from the bones will make them porous. If enough calcium is absorbed from the diet, the bones won’t get robbed.

Calcium deficiencies

• Are a primary factor in mood swings before and during menstruation.
• Are a major cause of dental problems.
• Are most marked in people over 40, especially women, and especially those who have given child-birth.
• Are a prime cause of muscle cramps, spasms and irritability, including spastic colon and irritable bowel syndrome.

Magnesium

• Is a prime factor in digestion.
• Is a prime factor in controlling blood cholesterol.
• Coats the nerve ends – the reason that a deficiency causes jumpiness.
• Deficiencies, as with calcium, cause irritability and sleeplessness.
• Without balanced magnesium, certain calcium-based kidney stones will form.
• Calcium taken alone will tend to “crowd out” magnesium from the blood, causing deficiencies.

Sunshine VitaminsTM INSTANT CalMag-C is precisely formulated for maximum absorption so it provides the right pH balance and is balanced with magnesium in the 2:1 recommended ratio.

It fizzes for a reason. In combining with magnesium, the calcium molecules shed particles and so become smaller and more easily absorbed into the blood.

Taste

We get a multitude of compliments from users comparing it to the taste of other preparations, which has made us extremely confident of INSTANT CalMag-C’s taste superiority.