Posted by JLx on September 19, 2005, at 6:21:19
In reply to Re: Calcium/magnesium, leg cramps » JLx, posted by KaraS on September 17, 2005, at 23:12:11
> I definitely need to do more experimentation.
> I've been getting more dairy in my diet lately so maybe I'll try cutting out the calcium supplements. Now if dairy foods can be the culprit, then that makes the whole thing very confusing. We'd have to find a way to get enough calcium without dairy or supplements.Well, you probably know my view by now. I think we've been sold a bill of goods about calcium, promoted by the dairy industry. Osteoporosis is highest in countries that consume a lot of dairy and lowest in Asian countries that don't but who DO get lots of magnesium in their diets. This is correlation, not necessarily causation, but the other fact remains that osteoporosis has not been declining despite our decades of consuming calcium. I do think calcium is important when young, however. And I think we need some, just not as much as we've been told, or at least that it should be balanced in 1:1 ratio with magnesium. Maybe even 1:2.
There's some calcium in foods such as potatoes and in water, if you have hard water or use bottled water some of which has fairly high calcium content.
> Thanks for the link. I saw that combo you mentioned from iHerb. Let me know how it works for you. I'm always wary of tablets. Never know if they're going to break down enough for absorption.I know what you mean, but hope for the best. I can usually tell when the tabs are starting to dissolve. These high absorption tabs don't feel different to me than Carlson's mg glycinate, perhaps less so. I hope that means they are just more gradual.
I have mg glycinate that I bought from Beyond a Century in powder form. It tastes terrible. I still don't have one of those fill-your-own capsule devices.
> I used to take Vitamin D but rain out and didn't renew it. I just reordered it again yesterday.Taking Vit D can increase need for magnesium. I found that out the hard way this summer. That was the only effect I could feel from more D but maybe I should have stuck with it. That's one I wish I could afford to have tested.
> btw, what does IIRC mean?If I recall correctly.
> I find it so strange that it can have such different effects on people, especially sisters, although I guess it's not different than how people respond to medications.
When it comes to body things we are almost complete opposites. We must share some genes, but you wouldn't know it! :)
> Could be. Maybe with more experimentation I'll find that out for sure.
Probably worth a shot.
JL
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