Posted by JLx on November 3, 2003, at 12:42:00
In reply to Re: Calcium:Magnesium ratio, posted by Jai on November 3, 2003, at 6:59:21
I agree; it takes some experimentation and the "right" amount may vary much more wildly with the individual than we've been led to believe.
Though it's changing somewhat, most of the info has been pushing calcium with magnesium to potentiate the calcium, as if magnesium isn't important in it's own right.
I took 250 mg of calcium with an equal amount of mg the other day and my mood really went haywire. I was crying and arguing with someone like a crazed person. I took 300 mg more magnesium, and calmed back down again.
Apparently, I can only now tolerate very small amounts of calcium. (I used to take a lot more...and had calcium kidney stone to show for it!)
> The story about Calcium and Magnesium is not finished. There are so many conflicting ideas of what is right. so I guess you have to write your own story. My story goes like this: I have tried 2:1 calcium to mag. but that actually made me slightly ill. I have tried equal amounts of calcium to mag. and that was better but still problems. I have finally realized that with all the heart disease in my family (every ancestor in my family has died from heart disease) that the most important mineral for me is magnesium. I am still experimenting with this combination: so now I have introduced a food based cal/mag but I also take mag 250mg to 500mg per night. It's hard for our bodies to take in minerals. But I can't do the usual recommended dose of 1,000mg. calcium. My understanding is that calcium needs magnesium to function so if you don't have enough mag. in your pill/diet the body will take it from your body's reserves.
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