I am still considering trying oral magnesium and hoping it doesn't worsen D.
In reading reviews for Doctor's Best, some of the reviews mentioned it now contains Propylene Glycol (coating?) and because of this, they would not take it.
Since I don't have a bottle, does anyone have any info on this?
Thanks,
Terre
PS: I read on reviews for the different brands, that one complaint was it made them tired. Any thoughts?
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Terre,
I wasn't sure that the inert ingredients in Drs. Best magnesium, http://www.iherb.com/product-reviews/Do ... ts/15/?p=1, would work for me.
I ordered this instead:
http://www.pureencapsulations.com/magne ... inate.html
I wasn't sure that the inert ingredients in Drs. Best magnesium, http://www.iherb.com/product-reviews/Do ... ts/15/?p=1, would work for me.
I ordered this instead:
http://www.pureencapsulations.com/magne ... inate.html
Linda :)
LC Oct. 2012
MTHFR gene mutation and many more....
LC Oct. 2012
MTHFR gene mutation and many more....
Hi Terre,
It's certainly not impossible that the ingredients have been changed since I ordered the bottles I received a few weeks ago, but they do not contain any propylene glycol. In addition to 200 mg of elemental magnesium, they contain microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, stearic acid, and modified cellulose (coating).
But personally, while I don't particularly crave to see propylene glycol on the label of any product I use, I don't view it as an ingredient to be avoided. While it's currently popular to be concerned about all the additives in foods (and pharmaceuticals) these days (and for good reason in many cases), as far as I'm aware, there's nothing particularly hazardous about propylene glycol. While it's true that the glycols are chemically closely related to the ethylene glycol used as a primary ingredient in antifreeze, they do not possess the toxicity that ethylene glycol carries.
In food, it's sometimes used as a preservative. In pharmaceuticals, it's sometimes used as a solvent You will find propylene glycol in various foods such as liquid sweeteners, ice cream, whipped dairy products, and certain types of drinks. A lot of vaporizers used for pharmaceutical and personal-care products contain propylene glycol.
Of course if we more closely look at the types of foods and pharmaceutical or personal-care products in which propylene glycol is commonly used, we can easily get the impression that it is typically used in products that we probably shouldn't be using in the first place, so the propylene glycol in them may be moot point.
Tex
It's certainly not impossible that the ingredients have been changed since I ordered the bottles I received a few weeks ago, but they do not contain any propylene glycol. In addition to 200 mg of elemental magnesium, they contain microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, stearic acid, and modified cellulose (coating).
But personally, while I don't particularly crave to see propylene glycol on the label of any product I use, I don't view it as an ingredient to be avoided. While it's currently popular to be concerned about all the additives in foods (and pharmaceuticals) these days (and for good reason in many cases), as far as I'm aware, there's nothing particularly hazardous about propylene glycol. While it's true that the glycols are chemically closely related to the ethylene glycol used as a primary ingredient in antifreeze, they do not possess the toxicity that ethylene glycol carries.
In food, it's sometimes used as a preservative. In pharmaceuticals, it's sometimes used as a solvent You will find propylene glycol in various foods such as liquid sweeteners, ice cream, whipped dairy products, and certain types of drinks. A lot of vaporizers used for pharmaceutical and personal-care products contain propylene glycol.
Of course if we more closely look at the types of foods and pharmaceutical or personal-care products in which propylene glycol is commonly used, we can easily get the impression that it is typically used in products that we probably shouldn't be using in the first place, so the propylene glycol in them may be moot point.
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.
Actually, propylene glycol can be hazardous in higher doses but really only pertains to IV drugs, so in this instance I think we're ok.tex wrote:Hi Terre,
It's certainly not impossible that the ingredients have been changed since I ordered the bottles I received a few weeks ago, but they do not contain any propylene glycol. In addition to 200 mg of elemental magnesium, they contain microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, stearic acid, and modified cellulose (coating).
But personally, while I don't particularly crave to see propylene glycol on the label of any product I use, I don't view it as an ingredient to be avoided. While it's currently popular to be concerned about all the additives in foods (and pharmaceuticals) these days (and for good reason in many cases), as far as I'm aware, there's nothing particularly hazardous about propylene glycol. While it's true that the glycols are chemically closely related to the ethylene glycol used as a primary ingredient in antifreeze, they do not possess the toxicity that ethylene glycol carries.
In food, it's sometimes used as a preservative. In pharmaceuticals, it's sometimes used as a solvent You will find propylene glycol in various foods such as liquid sweeteners, ice cream, whipped dairy products, and certain types of drinks. A lot of vaporizers used for pharmaceutical and personal-care products contain propylene glycol.
Of course if we more closely look at the types of foods and pharmaceutical or personal-care products in which propylene glycol is commonly used, we can easily get the impression that it is typically used in products that we probably shouldn't be using in the first place, so the propylene glycol in them may be moot point.
Tex
Community pharmacist
So I am running through everything again looking for soy (which IMO is the most difficult) and in my KAL Magnesium Glycinate supplements, I see an ingredient (magnesium stearate)-when I look this up on the internet I see a lot of negativity and soy references. I also see it listed in the Drs Best brand. Can anyone clarify this ingredient? I tried to use the search function, but I am not doing something right because it is not filtering-little embarassed on that one 
Taia
Taia
Taia,
My last post on the second page of the thread at the following link discusses magnesium stearate and the Doctor's Best product you are asking about.
http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewt ... m+stearate
Tex
My last post on the second page of the thread at the following link discusses magnesium stearate and the Doctor's Best product you are asking about.
http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewt ... m+stearate
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.