Vitamin D3 is a bioavailable form of vitamin D3 for optimal dissolution.
- Helps to maintain normal calcium and phosphorus levels in the blood.
- Reduces the risk of falls and the predisposition to diabetes in elderly people.
Like calcium and potassium, the body needs magnesium in order to function properly.
Magnesium's benefits extend still further - it participates in hundreds of reactions within the body, such as protein synthesis, lipid metabolism, carbohydrate breakdown and hormone secretion.
Despite the many functions it fulfils, magnesium cannot be synthesised by the body and must be ingested in order to meet our daily requirements. Although it is found in foods such as cocoa, dark chocolate, cereals and dried fruit, intake from the diet is often inadequate. Deficiency is particularly common in older people but can also occur during periods of physical exertion or stressful situations.
Magnesium deficiency can be difficult to diagnose, potentially manifesting in fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting. These early symptoms can gradually progress to include muscle cramps, numbness, tremors and heart irregularities. As well as being indicated in cases of deficiency, magnesium supplementation also offers preventive and curative benefits. For example, it is used to treat:
An optimal supplement, Magnesium Orotate is produced from an innovative form of magnesium with increased absorption and bioavailability. Delivered in high-quality vegetarian capsules, it provides an ideal 500 mg of magnesium orotate per capsule, with a suggested dose of 3 capsules a day, though this can be adapted to individual needs and the advice of your therapist. Along with magnesium orotate, other orotate minerals are available to buy from the SuperSmart catalogue: Zinc Orotate, Calcium Orotate and Potassium Orotate.
Buy Magnesium Orotate for an innovative form of magnesium with increased absorption and bioavailability.
Daily dose: 3 capsules Number of doses per pack: 30 |
Amount |
Elemental magnesium (from 1500mg of magnesium orotate) | 105 mg |
Other ingredients : Acacia gum, rice flour. |
Vitamin D3, or cholecalciferol, is one of the two main variants of vitamin D, a fat-soluble vitamin now available to buy at Supersmart. It is present in nutritional supplements in the forms D2 (ergocalicferol) and D3. In the liver, both are converted into 25-hydroxy-vitamin D, or 25(OH)D. Over the last 10 years, research has demonstrated that vitamin D may offer a number of additional health benefits when given at the right dose.
Vitamin D3 is generally well-tolerated in adults at daily doses up to 2000 IU. Several studies suggest it may be safe even at doses up to 10,000 IU/day, although health authorities have set the safe upper limit at 1000 IU/day. Scientists, however, believe a healthy adult needs close to 1000 IU/day. This dosage is available to buy at Supersmart.
Daily serving: 1 Softgel Number of servings per bottle: 150 |
Quantity per serving |
Vitamin D3 | 1 000 IU |
Other ingredients: olive oil |
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