Posted by BarbaraCat on May 16, 2004, at 17:09:17
In reply to Rash and Calcium / Magnesium ?, posted by Minnie-Haha on May 11, 2004, at 16:59:55
Hi Minnie,
Cal/Mag, especially Mg is great stuff, but there is an art to it. Magnesium can cause gastric upsets, bloating, diarrea. Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) is real blow-out material! Different forms can help.Magnesium glycinate is supposed to be the least gastric upsetting. The form I like best is Magnesium taurate which is bonded to L-taurine and increases the physical and mood calming effect. I seem to have the best response to it although there is still a laxitive effect. There is also Mg aspartate, but aspartate is an exitatory amino acid and is too energizing for me. These forms are more expensive than Mg oxide but are supposedly better transported within the cells.
The other thing to consider is bioavailability and research stating that zinc and B6 are important cofactors for magnesium. Inorganic forms of minerals can be hard to assimilate. Natural sources, like coral calcium, or ionic seawater sources contain a broader mineral spectrum and supposedly are better assimilated. Coral calcium is pulverized coral which analyzes as calcium citrate, but in it's organic form containing other minerals is better utilized.
I get a good Mg Taurate product from Douglas Laboratories (www.douglaslabs.com). A good product for ionic minerals is LiquiMins ConcenTrace Mineral drops (www.traceminerals.com). It contains everything, a seawater source, but does cause loose poops.
Another good one is NOW (www.nowfoods.com) Mg & Calcium with OptiZinc. They use a variety of mineral forms and OptiZinc is a bioavailable form of zinc. I get most of my supplements from www.iherb.com which has the best prices I've found and carry most things. - BarbaraCat
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