Magnesium timing

[SuzieA]

Can anyone advise me as to the best time of day to take magnesium supplement?

Thank you

Suzie

[fallingtopieces]

I take mine before my evening meal. 900mg.

Magnesium Definitely assists sluggish bowels and this is why I began taking mine in the evening whilst at home.

Pat

[SuzieA in reply to fallingtopieces]

Thank you, I'll try that

Suzanne

[SuzieA]

Thank you, very interesting

[Hidden]

I take some in the morning and then again evening with food. I found the evening made my stomach sore so instead of a pill I went onto Ancient Minerals transdermal spray.

My Alternative Practitioner agrees with Bigleg that a Red Blood Cell test with BioLab is important to check where you are; it costs me £25 at my local hospital to take the blood and then around £50 at Biolab, London, who only take samples when initiated by a professional practitioner/medic. Don't get mislead by the standard NHS test which almost always shows OK.

[Elaine1951]

I agree wholeheartedly that magnesium levels and potassium should be tested. Can we mount a campaign for this. Need a student to take it up as part of a PhD research Project

[AnticoagulateNow]

Midnight Suzie, with a hare's tongue and ground bat's foot.

[SuzieA in reply to AnticoagulateNow]

Good idea, whilst dancing naked around my cauldron!

[AnticoagulateNow in reply to SuzieA]

Spot on Suzie, you've done this before......

[SuzieA in reply to AnticoagulateNow]

Ha ha

[Polski]

If it is in tablet form, then with food, spread out over the day, so as to minimise any negative effects on the digestive system ie When it suits you!

[SuzieA in reply to Polski]

Thanks

[Jimppy]

I was going to start on a magnesium supplement as I had heard some people swear that it helped with their afib. It would appear that the best form to take for cardiovascular troubles is magnesium taurate, which I have to say doesn't come cheap but that's not a consideration if it helps. I them came across a study which seems to indicate that oral magnesium supplements had no effect whatsoever on a fib patients but could treat the arythmia tournament de pointes if given in iv form. I'm now as confused as ever again! eurheartj.oxfordjournals.or...

[Jimppy in reply to Jimppy]

Hahaha, tournament should read tornade.....autocorrect!

[RobertELee in reply to Jimppy]

How does this supplement, "which doesn't come cheap", 'help' with AF? Does it stop it?

[Jimppy in reply to RobertELee]

Magnesium deficiency has been linked to irregular heart beats and lots of people with a fib take it as a supplement. How it works on a cellular level I'm afraid I've no idea but the link I've posted above seems to suggest it's not very effective in stopping episodes of a fib.

[SuzieA]

I don't really know the science behind it but many people on this forum do. Apparently if you are deficient it can cause irregular heart rhythm.