Gabes,
I’m confused by what I’m reading online. Some suggest that the calcium to magnesium ration is 1:1, and some say 3:1.....and then there’s K2 & vit. D3 to consider.
What’s your opinion from your reading?
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Hi Linda,
According to some sources, joint pain can indeed be due to insufficient magnesium. Here are a couple of articles about that:
Magnesium Deficiency Joint Pain
Joint Pain And Magnesium — What You Need to Know
I assume you've read Dr. Carolyn Dean's cautions about starting slowly to prevent magnesium issues:
When Magnesium Makes Me Worse
Tex
According to some sources, joint pain can indeed be due to insufficient magnesium. Here are a couple of articles about that:
Magnesium Deficiency Joint Pain
Joint Pain And Magnesium — What You Need to Know
I assume you've read Dr. Carolyn Dean's cautions about starting slowly to prevent magnesium issues:
When Magnesium Makes Me Worse
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
LInda,
The 3:1 or 2:1 calcium/magnesium ratio was the old recommendation. If you believe the modern gurus, the ratio should be 1:1.
Tex
The 3:1 or 2:1 calcium/magnesium ratio was the old recommendation. If you believe the modern gurus, the ratio should be 1:1.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Here's some research:
Modifying effect of calcium/magnesium intake ratio and mortality: a population-based cohort study
And here's Dr. Sircus' viewpoint on the subject. He has some good Points:
Calcium Magnesium Balance
Tex
Modifying effect of calcium/magnesium intake ratio and mortality: a population-based cohort study
And here's Dr. Sircus' viewpoint on the subject. He has some good Points:
Calcium Magnesium Balance
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Thanks, Tex!
I was not taking a 1:1 ratio. My doc had told me to take 600mg of Magnesium, but hadn’t said anything about calcium.
I’ll up my calcium to 600 & see if the joint aches ease.
Do you take K2 with your D3? I was taking K2 until I realized it had soy in the brand I was taking.
I was not taking a 1:1 ratio. My doc had told me to take 600mg of Magnesium, but hadn’t said anything about calcium.
I’ll up my calcium to 600 & see if the joint aches ease.
Do you take K2 with your D3? I was taking K2 until I realized it had soy in the brand I was taking.
Linda :)
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No, I can't take K2 because it can interfere with blood thinners. I take Plavix to reduce stroke risk.
Tex
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
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yes ratio is 1:1
the interpretation is that for for every mg of calcium you take you need 'ADDITIONAL' mg of magnesium ABOVE the daily requirement for Magnesium
ie RDA for magnesium is 350-400mg elemental magnesium per day.
if you take calcium, you need to increase your elemental magnesium intake 1:1 ratio above the RDA for magnesium to ensure you dont deplete magnesium
leg cramps are main symptom of magnesium deficiency. increasing calcium wont remove leg cramps it will make them worse.
the other aspect to this is why take calcium?? (or take so much calcium) calcium does not build bones, Vit D3 and magnesium does.
the interpretation is that for for every mg of calcium you take you need 'ADDITIONAL' mg of magnesium ABOVE the daily requirement for Magnesium
ie RDA for magnesium is 350-400mg elemental magnesium per day.
if you take calcium, you need to increase your elemental magnesium intake 1:1 ratio above the RDA for magnesium to ensure you dont deplete magnesium
leg cramps are main symptom of magnesium deficiency. increasing calcium wont remove leg cramps it will make them worse.
the other aspect to this is why take calcium?? (or take so much calcium) calcium does not build bones, Vit D3 and magnesium does.
Gabes Ryan
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
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"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
Hi Henry
Correct I do not feel we need to supplement with calcium.
There is new discoveries about electromagnetic fields interrupting our cells and creating calcium channel blockers so we need the magnesium to open them up so the calcium doesn’t get built up in our body. I will share a link I just read on this.
Correct I do not feel we need to supplement with calcium.
There is new discoveries about electromagnetic fields interrupting our cells and creating calcium channel blockers so we need the magnesium to open them up so the calcium doesn’t get built up in our body. I will share a link I just read on this.
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