Introducing NEW —
Dr. Formulated Stronger Bones
Garden of Life is excited to launch new Dr. Perlmutter formulated
Stronger Bones with clinically proven ESC® Organic Eggshell
Calcium, one of the most absorbable forms of calcium available,
containing specialized proteins found in organic eggshells. †
It would be a fair question to ask why Garden of life is launching
a new calcium when currently they have two of the best plant
calciums available. The answer is simple. Garden of Life believes
in offering their customers options. Yes, GoL does have two great
algae calcium products, with one being Certified USDA Organic
and both being Non-GMO Project Verified. However, since
the Daily Value for calcium increased to 1,300mg, doctors are
recommending to some of their patients take 1,300mg calcium
per day. Dr. Perlmutter shared our view that we should offer at
least one calcium product that provides this amount without
increasing the number of tablets or capsules per day. At the same
time we found a clinically studied organic eggshell calcium,
offering us a new food-sourced calcium for lacto–ovo vegetarians
(as both of our existing calciums are either Vegan or Vegetarian).
There were three key criteria for GoL to follow when
formulating a new calcium supplement. It must be:
1.
Food Sourced – clean and fully traceable with third-party
certifications for USDA Organic and Non-GMO
2. Absorbable - with scientific support for this
3.
Increase Bone Mineral Density – supported by human
published clinical trials
With regards to sourcing, all the eggshells are obtained from
organic chickens only from the U.S., mostly from farms in the
Midwest. The actual eggs are used for the food industry and the
eggshells would otherwise be thrown away. So it is great to know
that the calcium in the shell is going back into the food chain
and not into the trash or a land fill. Most gardeners and farmers
know that eggshells contain calcium and other minerals and use
their own eggshells for compost as a plant food. Full analysis
of our powdered eggshell calcium shows that it contains 14
different minerals including some of the key ones for bone health
and includes magnesium, strontium, zinc, boron, chromium,
manganese and vanadium.
Clinically Studied Organic Egg Shell Calcium. Chicken eggshell
contains special matrix proteins. The eggshell calcium powder
that we are using has been studied at several Universities and
this research has been published in Peer-reviewed journals. The
scientists demonstrated the soluble eggshell matrix proteins
remarkably enhance calcium transport in the intestine by
an increase of 64%. In the clinical paper they discussed the
important role of the these proteins in increasing calcium
transport across intestinal epithelial cells. They also mention that
other minor components such as calcitonin in eggshell calcium
might have a key role in the effect on bone mineral density (BMD).
Human Clinical Trial shows increase in Bone Mineral Density.
A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study was
conducted on 85 healthy Dutch post-menopausal women ages
50-70 years old, over 12 months, and was published in the British
Journal of Nutrition. This was a very interesting study with
significant findings. We know that the calcium found in eggshells
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