Solgar Calcium Magnesium Boron, Three Minerals for Bone
Calcium Magnesium Boron helps keep your bones and teeth working normally, supplying a full thousand milligrams of calcium alongside magnesium and boron in a three-tablet daily serving. Two hundred and fifty tablets to a bottle, from Solgar.
This is a focused formula rather than a crowded one, and that is the point of it. Three minerals, a serving large enough to matter, and nothing else competing for room on the label. Here is what each mineral does, the one claim this amount of calcium has genuinely earned, why the vitamin D is left out, how to take three tablets so your body uses all of them, how long a bottle lasts, and who it suits best.
What Calcium Magnesium Boron Does
A three-tablet serving supplies the following, and the amounts are printed on the bottle.
- Calcium, 1000mg, from carbonate, gluconate and citrate. Needed for the maintenance of normal bones and teeth, and it also contributes to normal muscle function, normal neurotransmission, normal blood clotting and normal energy-yielding metabolism. Three calcium salts rather than one is a deliberate choice: citrate and gluconate absorb readily without relying on stomach acid, while carbonate carries the bulk of the mineral efficiently.
- Magnesium, 400mg, from oxide, citrate and gluconate. Contributes to the maintenance of normal bones and teeth, to normal muscle function, to normal nervous system and psychological function, to normal protein synthesis, to electrolyte balance and to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue. Around half the magnesium in your body is held in bone, which is why it belongs here rather than only in a muscle formula.
- Boron, 3mg, as citrate. A trace mineral that Solgar includes in this formula and that distinguishes it from an ordinary calcium and magnesium tablet.
- Sodium, 10mg. Declared on the label, which is worth noting: plenty of mineral products carry sodium and stay quiet about it.
Calcium and magnesium work as a pair rather than as rivals. Calcium signals a muscle to contract and magnesium is involved in letting it relax again, and both are structural minerals laid down in bone. A calcium tablet without magnesium leaves half of that partnership out.
The One Claim This Amount of Calcium Has Earned
Most bone supplements talk around what they do. This one is entitled to something more specific, because European regulators have authorised a particular claim for calcium at this level and this serving clears the threshold comfortably.
Calcium helps to reduce the loss of bone mineral in post-menopausal women. Low bone mineral density is a risk factor for osteoporotic bone fractures.
That wording is permitted where a daily serving supplies at least 400 milligrams of calcium. This one supplies a thousand. The claim is intended specifically for women aged fifty and over, and the beneficial effect is obtained with a total daily intake of at least 1,200 milligrams of calcium from all sources, which means food as well as supplements. Three tablets take you most of the way there and a reasonable diet covers the rest, which is exactly how it is meant to work.
That is the strongest statement any bone supplement is allowed to make, and very few formulas on any shelf supply enough calcium to make it.
Vitamin D Is Left Out on Purpose
Worth saying plainly, because it is a feature rather than an omission. A great many people already take vitamin D, whether as a daily softgel, a weekly capsule or inside a multivitamin, and adding more of it inside a calcium tablet means doubling up without meaning to.
This formula keeps to calcium, magnesium and boron, which makes it the clean choice for anyone whose vitamin D is already handled elsewhere. If yours is not, tell us and we will pair this with the right vitamin D rather than selling you two products that overlap. Our pharmacist will do that arithmetic with you in a minute, and our doctor can arrange a blood test if you would rather know your level than guess at it.
How to Take Calcium Magnesium Boron
Three tablets daily, preferably with meals. The plural matters. Calcium absorption tails off above roughly 500 milligrams taken at once, so one tablet with each of three meals gets more of the mineral into you than three swallowed together. Breakfast, lunch and supper is the simplest pattern and the one most people keep to.
Food helps for a second reason: the carbonate portion of the calcium is converted by stomach acid before absorption, and a meal provides that acid.
Leave about four hours between these tablets and certain medicines. Calcium binds thyroxine, iron tablets and several antibiotics in the gut, which means the medicine absorbs poorly if they travel together. Four hours apart solves it completely, and our pharmacist will work out the timing with you if you bring your list.
Two hundred and fifty tablets at three a day is eighty-three days, so one bottle is close to three months. That makes this one of the better-value bone supplements on our shelf once you divide the price by the days rather than looking at the bottle.
Bone responds over seasons rather than weeks. Take it steadily and judge it by what your doctor measures rather than by how you feel.
Who This Suits
Women aged fifty and over, who are the group the authorised claim above is written for. Adults whose diet is light on dairy, whether by preference, by lactose intolerance or by cost. Anyone already taking vitamin D separately who wants calcium and magnesium without a third dose of it. People who would rather buy one bottle every three months than reorder monthly. Anyone who has found single-salt calcium tablets hard on the stomach, since three salts behave differently from one. And anyone comparing bone supplements on cost per day rather than cost per bottle.
Is Solgar Calcium Magnesium Boron Right for You?
A few things to settle with our pharmacist before you start. It takes a couple of minutes at the counter.
- Spread the three tablets across meals rather than taking them together. Calcium uptake tails off above roughly 500 milligrams at a sitting, so the same three tablets deliver more when they are spaced. This is the easiest thing on the list to get right and the easiest to get wrong.
- Add up the calcium and magnesium already in your cupboard. Bone formulas, joint supplements and multivitamins commonly carry both, and several of ours do. Bring us the list and we will total it with you.
- Keep four hours between these and thyroxine, iron tablets or antibiotics. Calcium binds all three in the gut.
- Magnesium at this level loosens the bowels for some people. Spreading the tablets across meals usually settles it, and our pharmacist can suggest how to ease in.
- If you have kidney disease, or a history of kidney stones or high blood calcium, speak to your doctor first, or to ours. A full thousand milligrams of calcium a day needs supervising in those situations rather than self-managing, and the doctor already treating you should know about it.
Storing It
Keep the bottle tightly closed in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight, below 25 degrees, and out of reach of children. A cupboard rather than a windowsill or the shelf above the cooker. Tablets take in moisture from humid air, so leave the desiccant sachet in the bottle and close it properly between doses. On a bottle that lasts close to three months, check the expiry date when you buy more than one at a time.
Where to Buy Calcium Magnesium Boron in Kenya
Order online and we deliver countrywide, or collect from our pharmacy at Kahawa Sukari Shopping Center, Nairobi. We send orders to Nairobi and every neighbourhood around it — the CBD, Westlands, Parklands, Gigiri, Muthaiga, Runda, Rosslyn, Kitisuru, Lower Kabete, Lavington, Kileleshwa, Kilimani, Karen, Langata, South B, South C, Eastleigh, Buruburu, Donholm, Embakasi, Ngong Road, Kasarani, Roysambu, Zimmerman, Githurai, Ruaka, Banana Hill, Two Rivers, Village Market and Pride Lands — and across Kiambu, Thika, Juja, Ruiru, Kikuyu, Limuru and Ngong.
Beyond the capital we deliver to Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri, Machakos, Athi River, Kitengela, Kajiado, Naivasha, Narok, Kericho, Bomet, Kisii, Migori, Homa Bay, Siaya, Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Vihiga, Webuye, Kitale, Nandi Hills, Iten, Kapenguria, Embu, Meru, Chuka, Kerugoya, Murang’a, Othaya, Nyahururu, Nanyuki, Maralal, Isiolo, Marsabit, Moyale, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Lodwar, Kitui, Mwingi, Makueni, Emali, Kibwezi, Voi, Taveta, Wundanyi, Mariakani, Diani, Ukunda, Kilifi, Watamu, Malindi, Lamu and Hola. A bottle runs close to three months, so most customers outside Nairobi order one at a time and we pack it to travel.
Across Africa, ask us before you order. We have sent orders to Uganda, Tanzania, Somaliland and as far as Malawi, and we will quote for Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and the rest of the continent. Some countries cap the calcium permitted in a food supplement, so tell us the destination and we will confirm the paperwork before the parcel leaves us. A bottle of two hundred and fifty tablets is heavy, so we will quote the freight honestly up front.
Living abroad? Order from wherever you are and we deliver to your family here in Kenya. Kenyans in the UK, the United States, Canada, South Africa and the Gulf order from us regularly for parents and relatives at home. A three-month bottle is a sensible thing to send, because bone responds over seasons and a steady supply matters more than a single pack. Tell us who it is for and whether they already take vitamin D, and we will tell you honestly whether this or a combined formula suits them better.
Why Buy Your Calcium Magnesium Boron from HealthAlone Kenya?
HealthAlone is a pharmacist-led health ecosystem licensed by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, and our stock is original, sealed and correctly stored. Kahawa Sukari is a real counter with real pharmacists behind it.
Our pharmacists will explain why the three tablets go with three separate meals rather than together, total the calcium and magnesium across everything else in your cupboard, work out the four-hour spacing against any thyroid or iron medicine, pair it with the right vitamin D where you need one, and point you at a cheaper or simpler product when that is the honest answer. Our doctor is here too, and can arrange a blood test if you would rather know where you stand than guess.
It is one more step in our vision: building Africa’s most trusted health ecosystem, accessible to everyone, everywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Solgar Calcium Magnesium Boron used for?
It is a daily bone supplement for adults. Calcium is needed for the maintenance of normal bones and teeth, magnesium contributes to the maintenance of normal bones and to normal muscle and nervous system function, and boron is a trace mineral Solgar includes alongside them.
What is in it, and how much?
Per three-tablet serving: calcium 1000mg from carbonate, gluconate and citrate; magnesium 400mg from oxide, citrate and gluconate; boron 3mg as citrate; and sodium 10mg. Two hundred and fifty tablets to a bottle.
How many tablets a day, and how should I space them?
Three a day, and spread them across meals rather than taking them together. Calcium absorption tails off above roughly 500 milligrams at a single sitting, so one tablet with each of three meals gets more of the mineral into you than three swallowed at once.
How long does a bottle last?
Two hundred and fifty tablets at three a day is eighty-three days, so close to three months. Divided by the days rather than judged by the price on the shelf, it is one of the better-value bone supplements we carry.
Is this suitable for women after the menopause?
It is the group this amount of calcium is best suited to. Calcium helps to reduce the loss of bone mineral in post-menopausal women, and low bone mineral density is a risk factor for osteoporotic bone fractures. That statement is intended specifically for women aged fifty and over, and the beneficial effect is obtained with a total daily intake of at least 1,200 milligrams of calcium from all sources, so your diet counts alongside the tablets.
Why does it contain no vitamin D?
Deliberately, and it is a feature. A great many people already take vitamin D separately, and adding more inside a calcium tablet means doubling up without meaning to. If your vitamin D is not already handled, tell us and we will pair this with the right one rather than selling you two products that overlap. Our doctor can arrange a blood test if you would rather know your level than guess.
Why three different calcium salts?
Because they behave differently. Citrate and gluconate absorb readily without relying on stomach acid, which helps older adults and anyone on an acid-reducing medicine, while carbonate carries the bulk of the mineral efficiently. Three salts together tend to sit more comfortably than one.
Can I take it with my other medicines?
Leave about four hours between these tablets and thyroxine, iron tablets or certain antibiotics, because calcium binds all three in the gut and they absorb poorly together. Bring us your list and our pharmacist will set the timing with you.
Will the magnesium upset my stomach?
Four hundred milligrams is a real amount and it loosens the bowels for some people. Spreading the three tablets across three meals usually settles it, and if it does not, come back and our pharmacist will suggest an alternative.
How long before it makes a difference?
Bone responds over seasons rather than weeks and there is nothing to feel day to day. Take it steadily and judge it by what your doctor measures rather than by how you feel.
Where can I buy Solgar Calcium Magnesium Boron in Kenya?
From HealthAlone, online for delivery countrywide or over the counter at Kahawa Sukari Shopping Center, Nairobi. We deliver across Nairobi — the CBD, Westlands, Parklands, Gigiri, Muthaiga, Runda, Kitisuru, Lavington, Kilimani, Karen, Langata, South B, South C, Eastleigh, Kasarani, Roysambu, Githurai, Ruaka and Banana Hill — and to Kiambu, Thika, Juja, Ruiru, Kikuyu, Limuru, Ngong, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri, Machakos, Kitengela, Naivasha, Narok, Kericho, Kisii, Migori, Homa Bay, Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Kitale, Embu, Meru, Nanyuki, Nyahururu, Isiolo, Marsabit, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Lodwar, Kitui, Makueni, Voi, Taveta, Mariakani, Diani, Ukunda, Kilifi, Watamu, Malindi and Lamu. Outside Kenya we have delivered to Uganda, Tanzania, Somaliland and Malawi, and we quote for Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and the rest of Africa on request.
