Posted by JLx on November 13, 2003, at 8:10:49
In reply to Calcium:Magnesium ratio, posted by rianny on November 13, 2003, at 4:03:22
There was a thread about this just recently, http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/alter/20031023/msgs/274864.html.
See also on this site previous posts about magnesium...and you will probably hear more than you care to know. ;) Here's one especially interesting by Larry Hoover about maximum oxide. http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030306/msgs/207021.html
So, if all your sources of magnesium are as oxide, you are getting next to nothing of the potential benefits of magnesium.
Magnesium glycinate (Carlson's brand) is supposed to be one of the most absorbable but if you can't find it, also consider mg citrate or mg malate as they are usually readily available in health food stores. I've tried both and find I prefer malate (and glycinate is my first choice). According to George Eby from this site, http://www.coldcure.com/html/dep.html, magnesium taurate (Cardiovascular Research brand) is the best type, especially in terms of not developing diarrhea at high doses (about 6-800+ mg). I haven't tried it yet, but can tell you that in general, you should space out magnesium to prevent diarrhea.
Some people find magnesium energizing and some relaxing. You will have to experiment to see what feels best and whether it is the calcium or magnesium that you find relaxing. But either way I would recommend additional magnesium supplementation as even adequate dietary amounts (which few people probably achieve) can be reduced by stress.
Magnesium: The Stress Reliever, Leo Galland M.D., F.A.C.N.
http://www.healthy.net/asp/templates/column.asp?PageSource=index&ColumnId=5Note the comments at the end of that article about the cal/mag ratio. The more I read about magnesium, the more I don't understand why we've been pushed toward calcium, calcium, calcium with only a token nod towards magnesium. (I've had a
calcium kidney stone and I can tell you it's not an experience I care to repeat!)
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