Posted by tecknohed on October 31, 2007, at 16:56:31
In reply to Re: Magnesium + Taurine questions... » tecknohed, posted by Jamal Spelling on October 31, 2007, at 15:42:05
> I take magnesium glycinate. The instructions on the bottle say that it needs an acidic environment in order to be properly metabolised and hence should be taken between meals on an empty stomach.
Your statement dosen't quite make sense. The stomach is at its most acidic whilst food is present, especially protien which needs hydrochloric acid to break it down, hence why some nutritionists recommend betain hydrochloride to aid digestion.
From what I understand, the acid helps bind minerals to organic molecules (ie. amino acids) and so being more bioavailable to the body (more absorbable). The reason I asked 'with or without food' was because I have the amino acid chelate form which obviously needs no acid for binding (its already bound) & wondered if, because of this, I could take it away from meals, especially as there would be less competition for absorption with other minerals.
But I agree with the rest of what you say. I too have had 'relief' from abstaining from supplements, particularly high dose B complex.
I'm going to stick to 300mg/day magnesium & see how I feel. In fact my meds have just bounced into action with some strength, the day after I started magnesium. Coincidence? Who knows.
Thanks for your contribution.
teck
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