Posted by JLx on August 29, 2008, at 7:09:38
In reply to RE:Jlx, posted by WaterSapphire on August 29, 2008, at 1:45:12
When I first started taking magnesium glycinate (I now take mg taurate, malate, orotate and/or glycinate) I refrained from all dairy and didn't take even a multi with calcium in it. It felt like it took about 6 months before my magnesium/calcium ratio was completely corrected. George Eby, who has the site that gave me the idea that magnesium might help my depression, has said that when magnesium doesn't help people it's often because they don't cut out the calcium in their diet/supplement. You can always add it back, but since you are having such a dramatic reaction to supplementing with magnesium I would definitely try not taking calcium for a while. If you feel you do need it, take it at a completely different time.
If you've never been to his site, George has done a lot of research and experimenting himself with magnesium, so you might find info there you won't find anywhere else -- that kelp is high in magnesium but also high in glutamates, for instance:
http://george-eby-research.com/html/depression-anxiety.html#obama
Or take a look at this list of foods that have more magnesium than calcium:
http://george-eby-research.com/html/depression-anxiety.html#moremag
Cocoa powder tops the list. I used to be a chocaholic and I noticed a big difference in that respect when I started supplementing with magnesium.
I don't always agree with everything Eby says, and he does some extraneous editorializing -- even about Barack Obama, I see! -- but in general, I've found very helpful info there.
http://www.mgwater.com/ is another good magnesium site.
I'm sure you want to hear from somebody else on this subject too, so I hope they jump in here. :)
JL
> Thank you JLX for all the great comments and info.
> I am going to have to check into the different things you have posted. I was taking citrate powder for the mag, and lately was taking just some slow mag (slow release magnesium with calcium), But I would like to get one of the other kind to try that are not with extra sodium like the citrate. I think I read Loops post, but will have to check into it again. I have never heard of excitotoxins. Very interesting sounding. Thank you again by the way. I am going to look into this from all angles lol...
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> Peace and TGIF
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