Guest guest Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 I don't know if there is a general guideline, but several of the practitioners I've worked with have recommended a 2 to 1 ratio (2 mag to 1 calcium) which is the reverse of what used to be recommended. From there, it is based on symptoms. In general the american diet is quite high in calcium anyway, so I don't know if their recommendations were specific to my lyme issues. I take between 800 to 1000 mgs of magnesium and only about 350 of calcium. When I am under stress I need the higher amount or I have bad leg cramps and will get constipated. I've been told that Lyme uses up a lot of magnesium--but don't know what the mechanism of that is. Mara > What are the doses that are common in Lymes Mara? Just curious > what range they are in, as I do realize it is individual. > > Thanks, > > Garnet > > Mara Miles wrote: > > > > > > Although I muscle test myself, I don't completely trust my > ability in > > this regard. If you don't have a good kinesiologist, here is a > > general guideline. Mag. Citrate is absorbed much better than mag > > oxide. That's what I usually take. Mag Glycinate usually is easier > > on the bowels than other forms of Mag. For fibro I have read that > > Mag Malate is often used. I have chronic lyme too and, it is my > > understanding, that folks with lyme need much more magnesium. I have > > found that to be true for myself. I dose to bowel tolerance and find > > that both helps with the muscle cramping and regulates the bowels. > > Mag oil is well absorbed and, if you don't mind the sticky feeling > > and do it often enough, you may not need to take anything else. > > > > Mara > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 I just found out our water company started adding 100 ppm calcium carbonate to our water (what the chemist told me over the phone, anyways). I don't know how bio-available it is, but seems it would throw off the calcium/magnesium balance. Ironically, dh just got a kidney stone for the first time this week. Now he's suspicious of the water. > > > > > > > > > Although I muscle test myself, I don't completely trust my > > ability in > > > this regard. If you don't have a good kinesiologist, here is a > > > general guideline. Mag. Citrate is absorbed much better than mag > > > oxide. That's what I usually take. Mag Glycinate usually is easier > > > on the bowels than other forms of Mag. For fibro I have read that > > > Mag Malate is often used. I have chronic lyme too and, it is my > > > understanding, that folks with lyme need much more magnesium. I have > > > found that to be true for myself. I dose to bowel tolerance and find > > > that both helps with the muscle cramping and regulates the bowels. > > > Mag oil is well absorbed and, if you don't mind the sticky feeling > > > and do it often enough, you may not need to take anything else. > > > > > > Mara > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Can you tell us what area you live in, would like to ask the question of our area water works company, if appropriate. Thank you. Cathie From: DimethylSulfoxide-DMSO [mailto:DimethylSulfoxide-DMSO ] On Behalf Of haecklers Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 8:59 PM To: DimethylSulfoxide-DMSO Subject: Re: Magnesium I just found out our water company started adding 100 ppm calcium carbonate to our water (what the chemist told me over the phone, anyways). I don't know how bio-available it is, but seems it would throw off the calcium/magnesium balance. Ironically, dh just got a kidney stone for the first time this week. Now he's suspicious of the water. > > > > > > > > > Although I muscle test myself, I don't completely trust my > > ability in > > > this regard. If you don't have a good kinesiologist, here is a > > > general guideline. Mag. Citrate is absorbed much better than mag > > > oxide. That's what I usually take. Mag Glycinate usually is easier > > > on the bowels than other forms of Mag. For fibro I have read that > > > Mag Malate is often used. I have chronic lyme too and, it is my > > > understanding, that folks with lyme need much more magnesium. I have > > > found that to be true for myself. I dose to bowel tolerance and find > > > that both helps with the muscle cramping and regulates the bowels. > > > Mag oil is well absorbed and, if you don't mind the sticky feeling > > > and do it often enough, you may not need to take anything else. > > > > > > Mara > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 That seems very odd that they would add calcium since most people who have hard water spend a lot of money on water softeners to take out the minerals which are mostly Ca and Mg. Around here, the Hill Country, Austin, TX area, water hardness is 40 ppm which is low up to 100 ppm considered high. Very soft water would have a hardness of ~3 ppm. 1 ppm = 1 mg per liter 100 ppm is very hard water and almost undrinkable by most people's standards of taste. I am not an expert in this issue so maybe I am missing something about the additive being calcium carbonate? Still it sounds very odd to me, especially since minerals are not thought to be absorbed efficiently from water due to the form they are in, elemental rather than chelated as in a supplement or in food. Although there are some studies that show fewer heart attacks in areas of hard water. Garnet haecklers wrote: > > I just found out our water company started adding 100 ppm calcium > carbonate to our water (what the chemist told me over the phone, > anyways). I don't know how bio-available it is, but seems it would > throw off the calcium/magnesium balance. Ironically, dh just got a > kidney stone for the first time this week. Now he's suspicious of the > water. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Although I muscle test myself, I don't completely trust my > > > ability in > > > > this regard. If you don't have a good kinesiologist, here is a > > > > general guideline. Mag. Citrate is absorbed much better than mag > > > > oxide. That's what I usually take. Mag Glycinate usually is easier > > > > on the bowels than other forms of Mag. For fibro I have read that > > > > Mag Malate is often used. I have chronic lyme too and, it is my > > > > understanding, that folks with lyme need much more magnesium. I have > > > > found that to be true for myself. I dose to bowel tolerance and find > > > > that both helps with the muscle cramping and regulates the bowels. > > > > Mag oil is well absorbed and, if you don't mind the sticky feeling > > > > and do it often enough, you may not need to take anything else. > > > > > > > > Mara > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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