Posted by tealady on June 18, 2005, at 22:53:43
In reply to tealady, posted by Glydin on June 18, 2005, at 20:36:08
> Might I indulge you once more?
>
> If so.... is it absolutely essential to add in Mag when one supplements with Ca? I really don't tolerate Mag in any form I've tried it. I know it's a balance thing - can your body just adjust on it's own so the Ca isn't dominant?
>
> I appreciate your help.
>I don't feel a lot of use. I'm not thinking well at present. I just have vague memories of Mag helping the calcium (and other stuff like potassium) to get into the cells.
Lots of folk do take calcium without magnesium and they seem OK though.Your the very first person who can't tolerate magnesium..what happens ? do you have a really low blood pressure and it lowers it?
One form of magnesium that should be easy to take ..I get from the chemist. I just buy magnesium carbonate (light)..its a very lght powder. The chemist himself uses it to mix up stuff with.
then I buy pure ascorbic acid powder...from the health food store (MELrose make a good one here in Australia)
mix a little ascorbic acid (no more than 1/5 teaspoon or you might get too much vitC) with the mag. carb. in a little water..get it to fizz...that's the CO2 coming off...and you are left with magnesium ascorbate and probably some magnesium carbonate as well.
Drink this. It should absorb well and just plain mag. carb might reduce the acid in your stomach too much.
Of course if you suffer from TOO much acid in your stomach, then plain mag.carbonate mixed in something and drunk is just fine. Just a suggestion.
Interested to hear what problems mag. causes you though.
Jan
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