Magnesium Information

Hello all,

In preparation for my appointment today with my cardiologist, I did a bunch more research on the micronutrients I've shared about in other posts.

I've been curious about magnesium, knowing that it's supposed to be helpful for AF, but always confused about which type is best. Here's what I learned.

Here's a wonderful resource for anyone who wants to explore on their own:

afibbers.org/resources/inde...

afibbers.org is an American AF forum. Lots of folks have done research over the years and have been generous with sharing it. I haven't read the magnesium article, but there's an article named The Strategy: Metabolic Cardiology that I have read. It's a summary of a few sources and is quite helpful. I pored over it and used the info to discuss next steps with my cardio, including some tests to check my levels.

I learned that Magnesium Glycinate seems to be the best absorbed form. So I went across the street to my integrative pharmacy and chatted with the manager, who is a walking encyclopedia of knowledge of supplements, brands, you name it.

I came home with a bottle of Bluebonnet Chelated Magnesium Bisglycinate, with the Albion patented seal on it. My understanding is that this Albion seal means it is a high-quality form and is 87% absorbed.

I'd been drinking the Calm magnesium drink, which is citrate, so not as much is absorbed.

Heart Calm also has a blend of magnesium in it.

I did also take more Taurine today, so I'm sure that's helping, but the 2 doses of the new Mag seem to have also made a huge difference in how I feel. Just more energy, but also calm, not at all wired. Clear-headed, able to be more productive than before the supplement experiments.

The other interesting thing I learned is that there's a test that's much more reliable than blood tests for determining the levels of magnesium, potassium, sodium, phosphorus, chloride, and calcium. It uses cells scraped from the floor of the mouth and is called EXA Test and tests for all of these micronutrients. exatest.com

This is offered by an independent American lab (Oregon). I asked my cardio to order the test, which I'll complete & send in and then she'll get the results. It's covered by my insurance.

I'm not sure if they work internationally, but it might be worth a call to see if they can recommend this type of lab and test in other countries. Contact info is on the website. The office manager is quite nice. She told me that <1% of magnesium is in the blood, which is why those tests aren't terribly useful.

I'm curious to see what my levels are now, as I continue to experiment with the supplements.

[wilsond]

Thank you so much for this,I shall explore!

[Hidden]

I can highly recommend Dr Carolyn Deans book The Magnesium Miracle...quite encyclopaedic.

I take Magnesium Glycinate supplied by YourSupplements and it has worked wonders for me .....my history goes back 26 years

[Kingsley09 in reply to Hidden]

How much do you take a day

[Hidden in reply to Kingsley09]

I take 200mg each morning and the same in the evening.

[CDreamer]

I do wish that more doctors would get on board with supplement use, I know that it is thought that the vast majority of the population of countries with intensive farming methods are thought to be Magnesium deficient.

I can’t take Magnesium by mouth as it exacerbates my Mg (many, many things do - such as quinine - bang goes the G&Ts!) but I found that sea bathing really helped me and of course - high concentration of Magnesium - so I now try to take a bath with sea salts once or twice a week - always at night as it does drain me - but it does seem to help generally.

I found this site of great help - very, very interesting lady who has written extensively about agriculture and minerals and health and from whom I learned more about the workings of my body than anyone else.

drmyhill.co.uk/

[secondtry]

Thanks Nella, I'm not sure the EXA test is available in the UK. I go for the second best which is a Red Cell test, which itself is much better than the standard NHS test here which always says OK unless you are really really depleted.