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Hi, Hello Reader,
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I wanted to write and share with you about a new product that I've been using. I think it has a lot of promise in the prevention of osteoporosis.

There are a lot of things about menopause that we have not been educated about. One of them is that the main reason women are more susceptible to osteoporosis is because when we go through menopause our estrogen levels drop. They are even decreasing in peri-menopause before we might become aware of it. Due to these hormonal changes, women lose bone mass faster than we can replace it.

Calcium also helps your muscles move and your nerves communicate with the rest of the body. It helps blood flow and releases hormones that affect many bodily functions.

Sometimes, physicians or nutritionists or even magazine articles recommend that we take a calcium supplement, and some actually recommend taking vitamin D with the supplement to help with absorption. Even then, we only absorb a tiny portion of that calcium. In fact, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) recommends against the routine use of calcium supplements because they can cause painful kidney stones and may even increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.

That's why I'm excited about this new product called CAL20.
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CAL20 is made from highly bioavailable natural milk calcium-rich mineral complex which maximizes bioabsorption and bone fortification. Unlike standard calcium products, Cal20 natural whey supplement contains calcium in the same ratios as found in human bones. According to director, Melissa McColluch, "The body can only absorb 2% of all other common calcium tablets currently on the market but they don't tell you that in the ads".

Studies of CAL20 have shown that is highly effective with Menopausal Osteoporosis. In a 2005 study, 87.5% of the 112 post-menopausal women showed an improvement in bone density and a reduction in symptoms such as lower back and hip pain.
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It also contains probiotics which are said to result in increased absorption of Calcium and Vitamin D3 into the body and soy isoflavones which stimulate the bone osteoblasts. Soy isoflavones have also been shown to help with menopause symptoms such as hot flashes.
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I'm in my second month of taking CAL20 and will be having a bone density test next week. I have hadn't had a bone density test since the 1980s so it will just be a marker this time. (It amazes me that I had to ask to be given this test. It should be standard, especially for women.)
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If you'd like to learn more about CAL20, just click on this link. And if you'd like to try it, enter code SHELLEY10 to get 10% off. I will get a small commission for any purchases, but I never recommend any products unless I really like them.
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Have you had a bone density test recently? Has your primary care doctor ever brought up the subject of menopause and bone loss? I'd love to know!
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That's it for now!
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XoXo Shelley

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