Posted by KrissyP on March 3, 2003, at 19:48:13
In reply to Calcium and Magnesium » bluedog, posted by IsoM on March 3, 2003, at 15:36:54
Hey there:-) May I ask what you mean by this--
"I found taking magnesium made a HUGE difference with my absorption of vitamin B6. I may have a fairly high need of magnesium as I showed B6 deficiency symptoms that wouldn't respond to anything until I added the magnesium. Few days later, they were gone completely."
That is great. Your post interested me as I am in the process of trying to find the "right" cal-mag supplement AND good ole Vitamin B's for stress. I liked your example of the chocolate cake and milk-BINGO. I used to take both Calcium and Magnesiumm together-no problem. I've slipped so I was interested in your post. Could ya help me out? I get so confused with all these vitamins, etc. but I know when I took Calcium and Magnesium-it did wonders for sleep and my health-how I felt.
Thanks,
Kristen:-)
Hey blue, want to hear my take on the subject? Of course you do!
High amounts of calcium at one time are not as well absorbed as smaller doses through the day. Calcium chloride is somewhat irritating to most people's intestinal tract & that's one reason chelated calcium is recommended> But even calcium carbonate is well absorbed in any one with sufficient stomach acid. All calcium salts get converted to ionic form anyway & it's only the calcium ion that's transported across the intestinal membrane. I've never had heart burn or tasted acid in my mouth if I had a "big burp" so I do take chelated calcium
While both calcium & magnesium work closely together in our body, each one inhibits the absorption of the other. They act as antagonists, not synergists when taken at the same time. Still, I wouldn't be overly concerned about taking them together as there's many foods that contain them both, or meals we eat that have both. The popular combo of chocolate cake & a glass of milk is one - chocolate's high in magnesium while milk has calcium. Larry mentioned that this antagonist effect isn't when the foods containing them are eaten together but when blood levels are higher in one of them than it should be. I'm not sure on this myself.
So if you're talking the two together, I'd suggest taking smaller amounts with your meals rather than one large dose at a time. For me, taking magnesium in the morning or evening or any other time of day has never made any difference.What I can say with a certainty is to make sure you get vitamin D in your diet as low levels will only mean the calcium is wasted. I found taking magnesium made a HUGE difference with my absorption of vitamin B6. I may have a fairly high need of magnesium as I showed B6 deficiency symptoms that wouldn't respond to anything till I added the magnesium. Few days later, they were gone completely.
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