NOW Foods Supplements, Calcium Ascorbate Powder, Buffered, Antioxidant Protection*, 8-Ounce

Lacking any parathyroid glands this has kept me alive. I am very picky about which calcium I use!!

Can add this to whatever liquid and it gets into your system quickly. Especially nice if you have trouble swallowing large tablets.

Calcium Ascorbate is a good source of non-acidic Vitamin C. The nurse panicked when I told her I took Calcium Ascorbate, when I was in hospital recovering from surgery, but when I told her I took about an eighth of a teaspoon, she relaxed. 1/8 teaspoon dissolved in water and drunk seems about right when I feel an incipient sore throat coming on, which I take as a sign I need some Vitamin C.I started taking it decades ago when I was looking for non-acidic Vitamin C. Helped me quit smoking without much trouble.

This is great for people looking for a non-acidic form of Vitamin C.If your gums are bleeding, you may well need Vitamin C to fix the problem. Bleeding gums are often caused by a Vitamin C deficiency. Because the powder is not acidic, it can be massaged into the gums and allowed to dissolve in the mouth. This allows for better absorption by the gums, stopping bleeding quickly.The taste is not great, but worth putting up with for the benefits.

I mix in a beverage about 1/8 teaspoon of this product and drink it several times through out the day. Studies show that after taking vitamin c blood serum levels of vitamin c reach their peak in 30 minutes and then fall precipitously. I prefer the Now brand because it dissolves far better than a couple of other name brands that I have tried. I use this product primarily because of its tissue healing properties. Dentists have commented how quickly my gums heal after a tooth extraction and my dermatologist on how quickly my skin heals after a skin lesion was excised. I have been taking buffered vitamin c daily for decades. I have never had influenza even when not taking a flu shot and I have never had a cold since I started taking vitamin c a long time ago. I realize this is all anecdotal but still may apply to others.

Ordered after listening to Dr. Suzanne Humphries talk from the 2018 Autism One Conference. She’ll say she’s not an expert, but has devoted much of her life to all of the research behind Vitamin C.After seeing her for the first time, I then had to binge-watch a lot of her other videos.We’ve used ascorbic acid (other kind of C) in high doses to treat constipation before. Supposedly your body will eliminate whatever it doesn’t need of Vitamin C.... so we’re pretty surprised that doses up to 20 g a day, so far, have yet to produce constipation, of this more absorbable type.After learning about the many benefits of high dose Vitamin C (& Dr. Humphries is a nephrologist, so I trust her point of view that Vitamin C does not cause kidney stones), we’re slowly increasing intake, and eager for the benefits!I’ve also heard Dr. Russell Jaffe speak about high dose ascorbate. That video can be found online; it was presented at the 2015 Autism One Conference

Does what it's supposed to. I use it for my teeth and it seems to be keeping them healthy.

I plan to use this product directly on my teeth to reverse receding gums. I am editing this post 10 28 2016. I try a lot of different supplements, all the time, for different health problems. I tried this one for a while but got tired of applying it to my teeth and then I forgot about it. But my latest discovery is ionic boron mineral liquid which supposedly helps also receding gums. I just ordered it after reading about all the different symptoms of boron deficiency, which I have. So now I have a new hope to deal with this particular problem, the receding gums, a very irritating problem b/c it is so ugly! Taking a tsp of boron liquid twice a day will no doubt be easier than applying the calcium paste to my teeth. I am not saying the calcium doesn't work, I just didn't try for long enough. The boron may work faster, it supposedly helps arthritis sufferer in just a few weeks, to get rid of their pain, so it is obviously fast acting. I like fast, easy and convenient!