Eggshell Calcium + Vitamin D3 + 19 Vitamin & Minerals

Eggshell Calcium with Vitamin D3 and other vitamins and minerals is a multi-vitamin and multi-mineral preparation. Calcium does a lot of work in the body. Bones, nerve cells, muscles, other major organs and the body's regulatory system all need it to function normally. When the blood doesn't have enough calcium, the body pulls it out of the bones. That weakens them and can lead to different types of bone disorder.

Vitamin D3 helps the body absorb calcium, and the right amounts of both are needed to build and keep strong bones and healthy muscle. Magnesium adds to bone strength and rigidity.

The other ingredients each have their own part:

Vitamin A helps maintain good vision and healthy skin, nails and hair. Vitamin E works as a tissue antioxidant, which keeps cells healthy. Vitamin C helps maintain healthy gums, skin and connective tissue. Folic acid takes part in the metabolism of cell division and in the regeneration of blood and cells. Iron helps maintain healthy red blood cells, and these cells have a role in carrying oxygen. Selenium boosts the immune system. Vitamin B6 is required to produce energy from protein, fat and carbohydrate. Biotin helps skin and hair grow healthy. Pantothenic acid helps maintain healthy skin and mucous membranes. Some trace nutrients, such as copper, manganese, zinc and chromium, also play an important part in bone health.

Calcium and vitamins are also needed for the growth and development of babies, who get them from a healthy mother through breastfeeding. So a breastfeeding mother must take enough calcium, vitamins and minerals for her own health and for her baby's development. After childbirth a mother needs essential nutrients, and a calcium, vitamin and mineral supplement can make up for any shortage of them.