Calmora Wellbeing

Four active ingredients, and Calmora publish the amount of each rather than hiding them in a blend.

L-theanine 300 mg, the amino acid found in green tea leaves. Saffron extract 30 mg, as a 5:1 concentrate equivalent to 150 mg of dry stigma. Magnesium glycinate 670 mg. Vitamin B6 2.5 mg.

The capsule is vegetarian HPMC, and the formula is free from gluten, dairy, soy, corn and gelatin.

No. Calm Days contains no hormones and no hormone precursors, and Calmora describe it as non hormonal. It is not hormone replacement therapy and it is not a substitute for it.

If you are already on HRT or considering it, that is a conversation with your doctor, and Calm Days does not replace it.

Two vegetable capsules a day with water. Calmora suggest the morning or around the middle of the day.

A bottle holds 60 capsules, so at two a day one bottle is a month. That is why we stock it in one, two and three bottle packs.

Check the total before you do. Calm Days carries 670 mg of magnesium glycinate, and if you are already taking a magnesium supplement, a magnesium powder or a multivitamin with magnesium in it, the amounts add up.

Too much supplemental magnesium usually shows up as loose bowels before anything else. Bring both labels in and we will add them up with you.

Ask us or your doctor first, and do that before you buy rather than after.

The reason is the saffron. Saffron has been studied for its effect on mood, and anything working in that area is worth checking against an antidepressant rather than assumed to be fine alongside it. Magnesium can also affect how some medicines are absorbed, including certain antibiotics and thyroid medication, which is usually a question of timing rather than a reason to avoid it.

None of that means you cannot take it. It means the check is worth two minutes at the counter.

Not without asking first. Calmora themselves recommend talking to a health professional before taking it in pregnancy or while breastfeeding, and we would say the same.

The ingredient to raise is the saffron, which is traditionally avoided in pregnancy. Talk to your midwife, your doctor or our pharmacy team.

The capsule is HPMC, which is a plant cellulose capsule rather than gelatine, so it is suitable for vegetarians.

Calmora list it as free from gluten, dairy, soy, corn and gelatin. As always, read the bottle yourself if you have a diagnosed allergy, because a formulation can change.

One bottle is a month at two capsules a day, so the decision is really how long you want to give it before you reassess.

The two and three bottle packs are priced below buying that many singles, and the saving is shown on the page. If you have not taken it before, a single bottle is the sensible start.

Calmora Wellbeing is a New Zealand company and Calm Days is made in Auckland. Calmora say the formula is third party tested.

It is a single product brand, which is why this page is short. There is one formula and three pack sizes.