Re: Magnesium. Type & Quantity

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> I've been taking 800 mg of magnesium (oxide, citrate & aspartate)

for

> four weeks now. I don't know if this has been what has called a halt

> to my fibs (haven't had one since 12/9) or what, but I did run the

> magnesium issue past a doctor who said: " If you are pretty good at

> absorbing magnesium just this small dose could have stopped your

> dysrrhythmias this quickly. Besides, magnesium oxide and citrate are

> practically unabsorbable. Those companies that make such

combinations

> do so because the oxide and the citrate are very cheap to make and

> most people do not know that they are not really supplements at all.

> The part that is not absorbed makes a better laxative. If you asked

> your healthfood store owner (the clerk likely can not help you) how

> much actual magnesium aspartate there was in this preparation AND,

of

> that fraction, how much actual ELEMENTAL magnesium there was in

THAT,

> you would be shocked at how little you were actually getting. "

>

> The brand of Magnesium caplets I've been using is " now. "

>

> Thoughts from the group?

What! A DOCTOR suggested taking magnesium could affect dysrhythmias???

Now we've hear it all!

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In a message dated 12/20/00 7:58:23 AM Eastern Standard Time,

annie_pope@... writes:

> I've been taking 800 mg of magnesium (oxide, citrate & aspartate) for

> four weeks now. I don't know if this has been what has called a halt

> to my fibs (haven't had one since 12/9) or what, but I did run the

> magnesium issue past a doctor who said: " If you are pretty good at

> absorbing magnesium just this small dose could have stopped your

> dysrrhythmias this quickly. Besides, magnesium oxide and citrate are

> practically unabsorbable. Those companies that make such combinations

> do so because the oxide and the citrate are very cheap to make and

> most people do not know that they are not really supplements at all.

> The part that is not absorbed makes a better laxative. If you asked

> your healthfood store owner (the clerk likely can not help you) how

> much actual magnesium aspartate there was in this preparation AND, of

> that fraction, how much actual ELEMENTAL magnesium there was in THAT,

> you would be shocked at how little you were actually getting. "

>

> The brand of Magnesium caplets I've been using is " now. "

>

> Thoughts from the group?

>

My doctor recommended aspartate.