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Free Samples of Viactive (calcium chews)

Posted by MN~Sue on 3/8/2005, 3:00 pm
Message modified by board administrator 3/8/2005, 3:08 pm

Hi Friends,
My doc told me I should be taking 1500 mg of calcium and 400 IU of Vit. D daily for my age (51). I asked him if I could take the chews and he said yes, so I picked up a box today. For me, that would be 3 chews a day. Each chew contains 500 mg calcium (50% RDA), 100 IU Vit. D (25%RDA), 40 mcg Vit K (50% RDA), 10 mg sodium (<1% RDA). It has 20 calories, 5 calories from fat, total fat .5 grams (1% RDA), total carbs 4 grams, (1% RDA).
The instructions on the box didn't tell if you can take more than one at a time, so I saw there was a number to call for info and I called that to ask. She told me that the body can only absorb 500 mg of calcium at one time, so they needed to be divided doses. That will be tricky for me to figure out how to get 3 in a day, since it also says to take with meals and I can't take calcium close to my thyroid med.
I also asked about the fact that by taking 3 chews, it would exceed the RDA for Vit K, since one chew was 50%. She said she would have to look it up, but she was sure it was safe, that the maximum one could take would be much higher (on the box they do recommend 2-3 chews for those 51 and over). However, she didn't look it up.
ANYWAYS, if you are interested in this product, I found when I called to ask the questions, that they are having some promotional thing and she said she would like to send out a free sample and coupons worth $17 and some literature. GREAT!
So, thought I would pass that info along, in case this interests you. They also have a website, where I see you can sign up for free and it looks like you get the same things that way.
The website is: http://www.viactiv.com
The phone # I called is: 1-877-VIACTIV
Here's to healthy bones and not having to swallow so many of those huge HORSE pills! I haven't tried them yet, to know how they taste, however.....Have you tried them? If so, what do you think?
Love,
Sue