Calcium is an important mineral for maintenance of bone architecture and health. Calcium is also required for the proper functioning of heart, muscles and nerves. The daily calcium requirement of the body is usually not met by diet alone, so most individuals have a chance to develop deficiency, especially during increased loss. Xtracal has been developed to provide essential vitamin D for calcium absorption. Calcium citrate, unlike other calcium supplements does not produce gas or acidity and has been proved to be the best absorbed calcium. It lowers the rate of bone resorption during the last trimester of pregnancy and enhances fetal bone mineralization in women with low calcium intake.

Osteocare is the uk’s no.1 bone health formula and has been scientifically developed on the basis of the very latest research to provide a rich source of calcium and co-Factors including vitamin d which helps with the normal absorption of calcium by the body. Osteocare contains the preferred d3 form of vitamin d. Vitamin d3, also known as cholecalciferol, is the form of vitamin d that is produced by the skin on exposure to sunlight. D3 is the preferred form of vitamin d because it is the specific form made in the human body and therefore more effective than d2 which is found in some supplements.