Posted by tealady on October 18, 2006, at 4:51:12
In reply to Re: Magnesium for depression, posted by nolvas on October 17, 2006, at 11:27:48
> I have a question about Magnesium Taurate. Every Magnesium Taurate supplement I have seen has a relatively low amount of Magnesium to Taurine. Something like 90mg - 125mg of Magnesium the rest is Taurine.
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> So I'm a little confused about the dosage to take. Here's an example supplement >
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> Magnesium (as magnesium taurinate) 250 mg 63%
> L-Taurine (as magnesium taurinate) 2,672 mg
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> If I wanted to take 500mg of Magnesium for example then the amount of Taurine I would be taking seems a lot. Or do I not need to take that much because it's in this form?
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It's to do with the weight (or mass) of Magnesium and taurine. They come joined together in magnesium taurinate so for each 250mg of magnesium you get all that taurine.
One piece of taurine(which is large no of atoms joined together) just weighs that much more than one atom of Magnesium.
For MOST people 250mg of pure Magnesium.. compared to the mass of the whole thing joined together is probably enough.(about 300mg Mg is a rough guide to a good therapeutic level for MOST people)I'd be just trying one and if you need more try 2 together.. just see how you go (maybe some days you may need one and some days two depending on the level of stress you experience or other supps/tablets you need to take etc).
With calcium, as an example, a lot of people need to double up on days they exercise or train heavily to prevent cramps, but with light training just need one..so it depends on both the individual AND what they are experiencing/doing that day. After a while you know what "feels" right.I'd love to try Mg glycinate but I haven't been able to find it over here..and Vitamin Shoppe doesnt ship to Australia. So if anyone knows of anywhere I can get it.. that ships to Aust, let me know :)
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