Supplementing Calcium and Magnesium

[Dom]

I'm curious to know if over the counter vitamins can be used to supplement?

I was thinking about supplementing calcium and magnesium by using this:

https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/p/country-life-calcium-magnesium-complex-180-tablets/cf-1057

Good idea? Bad idea? Why?

 

[Brew12]

I'm curious to know if over the counter vitamins can be used to supplement?

I was thinking about supplementing calcium and magnesium by using this:

https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/p/country-life-calcium-magnesium-complex-180-tablets/cf-1057

Good idea? Bad idea? Why?

Looking at the ingredient list, I would say it is a bad idea. You would be adding more magnesium and phosphate to your system than I would want in mine compared to the amount of calcium contained in these tablets.

 

[Dom]

Looking at the ingredient list, I would say it is a bad idea. You would be adding more magnesium and phosphate to your system than I would want in mine compared to the amount of calcium contained in these tablets.

So then the trick might be to buy them individually. I would then be able to control the ratio between the two.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Bad idea for many reasons. These add a huge amount of phosphate (if they dissolve), they may not dissolve in seawater, they add alkalinity too, and would be very expensive realtive to other methods.