Feel (sustainable magnesium & calcium supplement)
Feel Magnesium & Calcium is a quality nutritional supplement formulated by experts, and sold in zero waste sustainable packaging. All their products are vegan and not tested on animals.
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Always check with your GP before taking supplements if on medication (also for women if pregnant or nursing). Keep them away from children and pets, and recycle unused supplements and medicines at pharmacies (never flush them down the loo).
This supplement is mostly for healthy bones, but a good side effect is a good night’s sleep (magnesium is known as ‘the sleep vitamin’) with added benefits for relaxation and nerve function.
Using plant-based minerals from the seawaters of the Irish and Atlantic seabed around the Atlantic coast and 72 trace minerals, this is backed by over 40 peer-reviewed scientific publications. This mineral complex is 250% more effective than regular calcium, and many times better than regular magnesium.
When to expect improvements?
- 1 month (more vitamin D should mean efficient use of calcium and phosphorus for better bone health, and silica to improve bone mineral density, and improve hair, skin and nails.
- 3 months (good body serum levels of fat-soluble vitamin D, for better immunity, bone health and muscle function)
- 1 year (bone turnover supported by nutrients for better structure and stability, and enhanced bone strength)
Join the transparent label campaign
The Transparent Label Campaign is a worldwide movement set up by US supplement company Terraseed, to demand that supplement companies list full ingredients, so people can avoid ones with gelatine, fish, collagen, creatine and magnesium stearate (mostly in vitamin D and omega 3 supplements – which cause the death of 24 billion creatures each year).
Also boycott krill supplements (you can easily get omega 3 fatty acids from nuts, seeds or algae supplements). Krill is an important food for whales, seals, penguins and fish, and removal causes by-catch of other creatures.
Simple tips for good calcium
You would think from the media and dairy companies that if you gave up drinking dairy milk, your bones would crumble away and you would fall over. Not so. Many cultures drink no or little dairy (in fact, it’s the dairy-guzzling nations like the UK, USA and Scandinavian ones that get osteoporosis, due to lack of exercise and more dairy.
Dairy does give calcium, but it also acidifies bones, which means bones release calcium to compensate. This is why the countries that drink the most milk get worse bones, than those that don’t. If we need dairy, why do Asian women have stronger bones than us?
Many people of African descents are also lactose-intolerant, which is why there are calls for NHS Healthy Start to offer something other than vouchers for dairy milk for children in low-income families.
Of course there are vested interests. And in a country of 60 million people, we simply don’t have enough land for everyone to drink milk from free-range cows, which means most milk is coming from factory farms.
How to get calcium, without dairy milk
It’s pretty easy. The highest sources are dark green leafy veggies (check medication due to vitamin K interaction). That doesn’t mean you can’t have a bit of broccoli, just don’t chug down smoothies made with a ton of spinach!
Figs are also high in calcium, as are beans, peas, pulses, nuts and seeds. And if you eat vitamin C rich foods, these help the body to absorb calcium well. Smoking does the opposite. Regular weight-bearing exercise is also a great way to keep bones strong and healthy. You can even buy calcium-fortified foods like tofu.
So in short, if you follow a well-balanced diet and healthy lifestyle, you should have no problems at all getting your calcium intake.
