A cousin came visiting from Canada and stayed with us for a few days. She brought, along with chocolates, a bottle of a tasty supplement called Nature's Bounty "Calcium with Vitamin D3" Gummies. Since it's from Canada, it also was worded "Calcium et vitamine D3" Gelifies. Below it read "Helps in the Development and Maintenance of Bones and Teeth" and "Aide au developpement et au maintien des os et des dents."
So thoughtful of her. It was intended for my mom. But since it was gummy bear, I appropriated it and started to take 1 or 2 gummies each day for the past week. Lucky for my mom though.
I started to feel my fingers stiffen, especially at night. At first I wondered why. That it hit me. I read again the label and there it was: Calcium (Calcium Phosphate, Tribasic) 250mg, Vitamin D3 (Cholicalciferol) 12.5 mcg, and Phosphorus (Calcium Phosphate, Tribasic) 115mg. For each gummy.
I had read the label already before, but because it is gummy bear, it was yummy and for the time let go of my senses and just honed in on the goodness of calcium and just ignored the phosphate part. When the stiffness came, it didn't take long for me to make the connection.
By the way, my mom already takes calcium from eggshells and also magnesium from Natural Calm's magnesium glycinate, so there was no need for the gummy bear for her. She was too busy with the chocolates anyway.
Anyway, just wanted to share. I hate to throw away this bottle of gummy bear. Maybe I should give this away to someone who's been a pain in the neck?
p.s. Thankfully, my cousin doesn't regard me as a pain in the neck. Good thoughts, and that's what matters.
Also put this under "Asking for Help or Advice" but couldn't change it. If a moderator can reclassify it, that would be great!
So thoughtful of her. It was intended for my mom. But since it was gummy bear, I appropriated it and started to take 1 or 2 gummies each day for the past week. Lucky for my mom though.
I started to feel my fingers stiffen, especially at night. At first I wondered why. That it hit me. I read again the label and there it was: Calcium (Calcium Phosphate, Tribasic) 250mg, Vitamin D3 (Cholicalciferol) 12.5 mcg, and Phosphorus (Calcium Phosphate, Tribasic) 115mg. For each gummy.
I had read the label already before, but because it is gummy bear, it was yummy and for the time let go of my senses and just honed in on the goodness of calcium and just ignored the phosphate part. When the stiffness came, it didn't take long for me to make the connection.
By the way, my mom already takes calcium from eggshells and also magnesium from Natural Calm's magnesium glycinate, so there was no need for the gummy bear for her. She was too busy with the chocolates anyway.
Anyway, just wanted to share. I hate to throw away this bottle of gummy bear. Maybe I should give this away to someone who's been a pain in the neck?
p.s. Thankfully, my cousin doesn't regard me as a pain in the neck. Good thoughts, and that's what matters.
Also put this under "Asking for Help or Advice" but couldn't change it. If a moderator can reclassify it, that would be great!