Magnesium

[charliecooper]

Which magnesium is best to take? There's so many types - chelated, , oxide, gluconate, citrate etc.

When is the best time to take it, is it best with or without food?

[Moggie]

When I was looking into it I got the impression that it was the citrate kind that was the best but I went for adding it into my bath a couple of times a week. I bought a big 2kg bag of Epsom salts from Amazon and now enjoy a lovely hot bath in them as I wanted to raise my levels gently.

Moggie x

[Hidden]

Epsom Salts (Magnesium Sulphate) in the bath are excellent for drawing toxins from the body, but I've not heard of using them that way as a magnesium supplement. That's not to say it's wrong, however, just because I've not heard about it. I just don't know.

My preferred way which was confirmed recently as a good way by a physician who specialises in treating people with magnesium deficiency, is Magnesium Citrate/Carbonate which can be bought on the internet as Natural Vitality Magnesium Supreme. It makes a lovely fizzy drink which I have just before bed.

Jane x

[merissa]

Magnesium flakes in the bath, great option, and magnesium citrate another good one. I prefere the bath flakes, also they do magnesium oil ( ebay) I havent used, but has some good mments about its use. xx

[Jackie]

Hi It is in a lot of food ,which is the safest way.It ius in a lot of food. Otherwise, following an out of range magnesium test, tiny range, then on a script from GP, Magnesium Oxide, as used after kidney trasplants etc. With frequent repeat blood tests. Magnesium is an electrolyte so. must always be in range, it also strongly effects the other electrolytes especially Potassium, if Potassium levels are above range it causes acute kidney failure

Best wishes,

jackie

[Xanthe]

Epsom salts in the bath can increase serum Magnesium levels - here's an extract from Dr Myhill's website - might be helpful for anyone who wants to avoid the oral route:

"A recent paper by Rosemary Waring from Birmingham has been very helpful. She did experiments with people looking at the absorption of Epsom Salts in the bath. A 15 minute bath at 40ºC with a 1% solution of Epsom Salts caused significant rises in plasma magnesium and sulphate levels together with an increase in magnesium excretion in the urine. To achieve a 1% solution, a standard UK bath of 15 gallons requires 600grams, (just over a 1lb) of Epson Salts. The water should feel slightly soapy. In this experiment there were no adverse effects, indeed 2 of the volunteers who were over 60 years of age commented without prompting that their rheumatic pains had disappeared."

[coetzeegisela]

Magnesium Hyperbole "mag fortification" 2 - 4 tsp/day - anyone know of the Kineasologist reccommendation?

[coetzeegisela]

Magnesium Hyperbole "mag fortification" 2 - 4 tsp/day - anyone know of the Kineasologist reccommendation?