tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post2758803140138882071..comments2024-03-28T09:22:44.210-04:00Comments on Gardening along the creek...: Magnesium for Healthdariushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12905692094664443489noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-71832302950780512762013-05-28T08:13:01.190-04:002013-05-28T08:13:01.190-04:00I did get to the section in Dr. Dean's book ab...I did get to the section in Dr. Dean's book about different forms of magnesium. She writes that the form of magnesium chloride has the most bioavailability, followed by the mag. forms acetate, gluconate, lactate and malate. <br /><br />Mag. taurate has special properties for the heart.<br /><br />She recommends 2x calcium to magnesium.dariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905692094664443489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-32865967337367884502013-05-28T05:57:57.712-04:002013-05-28T05:57:57.712-04:00I'm going to look into this today. Already got...I'm going to look into this today. Already got him on the mag. and had seen reference to potassium, but not what type or how much. He sees the heart doc today and his primary tomorrow.Pam Rhttp://goldenoakfarm.us/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-78744272202304501472013-05-27T13:53:33.437-04:002013-05-27T13:53:33.437-04:00I am indeed still taking them. I stopped for a wee...I am indeed still taking them. I stopped for a week once to see what would happen, and the flutter began again on day 3. I dont seem to need a lot. I take 200 (half a tablet)of the magnesium. I could probably up it now, but it does the job and, starting out, if I took more I would get diarrhea. With the potassium, if I am low, I get an allover achy feeling. If I have that I take 3 capsules three times a day. The capsules are 99mg. So on a day when I feel achy I am taking up to 1000mg. It is hard on your stomach, so after meals is good with lots of liquid. On a normal day I will take 2 or 3 tablets. The stated daily requirement for potassium is 3.5 grams. It still amazes me that a supplement could have that huge an effect on ones health, but there it is. lizzyannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409834973316778810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-17686868923076273852013-05-27T06:50:57.524-04:002013-05-27T06:50:57.524-04:00I think Dr. Dean covers the different forms of mag...I think Dr. Dean covers the different forms of magnesium (and why to use or not use each) in her book but I haven't read the book to that point yet.dariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905692094664443489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-83321141900582982172013-05-27T06:48:07.839-04:002013-05-27T06:48:07.839-04:00Hooray for you! I assume you are still taking both...Hooray for you! I assume you are still taking both supplements? If so, how much is in each of those tablets?<br /><br />I'm still having leg cramps when I first awaken in the mornings, but less severe.dariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905692094664443489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-81140462049072549522013-05-27T06:20:00.504-04:002013-05-27T06:20:00.504-04:00Years ago I did research into the best forms of se...Years ago I did research into the best forms of several supplements I wanted to try. There are often 2-4 or more forms of an item. Some are far more easily assimilated than others. At this point in time, I've forgotten most specifics, as I just stick to what has worked for me.<br /><br />But I think (perhaps incorrectly) for calcium the calcium carbonate (Tums, etc.) is the worst form and calcium lactate is the top or best. I could not use the lactate, as I reacted to it (dairy issues) so I used the citrate form. There may be another form on the list before calcium carbonate, I don't remember.<br /><br />I expect you could google and find the info somewhere. I don't recall where I had found it. This was in 2000. I don't recall what any other magnesium forms were.Pam Rhttp://goldenoakfarm.us/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-45026128222715091992013-05-26T23:27:35.665-04:002013-05-26T23:27:35.665-04:00I was having heart palpitations on a daily basis a...I was having heart palpitations on a daily basis and was getting resigned to having the afib my father had had most of his life. My son brought me a bottle of potassium citrate and a bottle of magnesium oxide tablets. The 1st day I took them the "afib" stopped. Eight months later I haven't had so much as a flutter. If I had reported to my Dr. as I was about to, who knows what I would have been prescribed. I feel like I really dodged a bullet. lizzyannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409834973316778810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-51338623898392629442013-05-26T07:00:24.428-04:002013-05-26T07:00:24.428-04:00I received a free sample spray bottle of magnesium...I received a free sample spray bottle of magnesium oil (from Ancient Minerals) that I apply when I remember. Getting magnesium via the skin is supposed to be better than taking supplements orally, with no side effects.<br /><br />I'd love to soak in a tub with some absorbable form of magnesium added to the water, but my fiberglass tub does not encourage me to soak.dariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905692094664443489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-29113924528878745202013-05-26T06:53:23.556-04:002013-05-26T06:53:23.556-04:00Pam, why did you choose the glycinate form of magn...Pam, why did you choose the glycinate form of magnesium?dariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905692094664443489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-79419618445136877352013-05-25T09:47:32.467-04:002013-05-25T09:47:32.467-04:00Great post, Darius -- I do eat a lot of foods high...Great post, Darius -- I do eat a lot of foods high in magnesium, but, as you say, they are only as nutritious as the soil they were grown in. I understand that one can absorb magnesium through the skin -- by taking a bath in Epsom or some other high-magnesium salts. gaias daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625781455690205927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-7790369265010226062013-05-25T06:42:01.404-04:002013-05-25T06:42:01.404-04:00Magnesium glycinate is the form I have taken for y...Magnesium glycinate is the form I have taken for years. I take 1200 mg. of KAL Magnesium glycinate at suppertime. It helps with the leg cramps and with sleep.<br /><br />If I've been too active, and cramps start, I use Earth Medicine Magnesium Oil. It's in a spray bottle and I put 2 sprays on each side of the calf, and 2 on the arch of my foot, and the cramps stop in 20 mins. It doesn't need to be rubbed in. If you have cuts, etc or have recently shaved, it will sting.<br /><br />The magnesium in my garden is getting close to optimal, at 12%. Ideal is 15%, and my CEC is 10.50. So it's getting there. I've been working on it since 2010. <br /><br />If I go in to see my doc, I'm going to request a magnesium test. I've been craving nuts and seeds a lot for the last few months, so I'm wondering...<br /><br />My DH has recently been dx'd with arrhythmia and I started him on the mag. glyc. because magnesium also regulates heart function.<br />Pam Rhttp://goldenoakfarm.us/noreply@blogger.com