Guest guest Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 I think it depends on your metabolic type whether or not you need to supplement calcium (or anything else). The carrier is also important, from what I've read. I take calcium ascerbate for parasympathetic dominance. I take magnesium lactate (non-dairy). There is no universal requirement for nutrients. I have hard well water where I live too and I don't have calcificaton in my veins. I'm the only person in my community with MS and we all use water from the same aquifer. Interesting question. > > I wonder if the calcification can occur in the veins, as well. Wouldn't too much calcium, then, contribute to ccsvi? I wonder if we're all getting too much calcium, some of us maybe drinking hard well water? > > Well, I'm just thinking out loud here. Think I'll go take some Magnesium. > > Beverly > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Does anyone know how LITTLE calcium and magnesium an average (MS-) person can get away with when supplementing with high doses of vitamin D? I have backed off taking both, just relying on what I get from my diet, as oddly my hips seem to ache when I've had any. I don't want to give up vitamin D, in fact when I increase it further, I feel even better but I know it is advised to take these two other minerals too to avoid kidney failure and other horrendous things. (BTW I have osteoporosis too.) Janet To: mscured From: alpdesigns1@... Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 16:28:42 +0000 Subject: Re: Calcium I think it depends on your metabolic type whether or not you need to supplement calcium (or anything else). The carrier is also important, from what I've read. I take calcium ascerbate for parasympathetic dominance. I take magnesium lactate (non-dairy). There is no universal requirement for nutrients. I have hard well water where I live too and I don't have calcificaton in my veins. I'm the only person in my community with MS and we all use water from the same aquifer. Interesting question. > > I wonder if the calcification can occur in the veins, as well. Wouldn't too much calcium, then, contribute to ccsvi? I wonder if we're all getting too much calcium, some of us maybe drinking hard well water? > > Well, I'm just thinking out loud here. Think I'll go take some Magnesium. > > Beverly > _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 There is no such thing as an avarage MS person. Get tested and go from there. I take Cod liver oil for vitamin D. > > > > > I wonder if the calcification can occur in the veins, as well. Wouldn't too much calcium, then, contribute to ccsvi? I wonder if we're all getting too much calcium, some of us maybe drinking hard well water? > > > > > Well, I'm just thinking out loud here. Think I'll go take some Magnesium. > > > > Beverly > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. > https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Janet, My references show that you require Cal/Mag 600mg/250mg and 400iu vitD for your Osteoporosis. On top of that there is a requirement of Cal/Mag to help your nervous system. Then I believe BBD has some as well. So if I was you I would follow the BBD regime on vitamins for a while. . Does anyone know how LITTLE calcium and magnesium an average (MS-) person can get away with when supplementing with high doses of vitamin D? I have backed off taking both, just relying on what I get from my diet, as oddly my hips seem to ache when I've had any. I don't want to give up vitamin D, in fact when I increase it further, I feel even better but I know it is advised to take these two other minerals too to avoid kidney failure and other horrendous things. (BTW I have osteoporosis too.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 I agree, you dont need alot of calcium in your diet. All you need is proper vitamin d levels, that is what tells your body to absorb calcium or not. So it is not how much calcium you take, it is how much is absorbed. One secret is there is a special form of vitamin k called K2-MK-7 that controls a protein called gla that tells calcium to deposit into your bones and not your soft tissue. I take about 90 mcg. a day and that is plenty. Speaking of magnesium, have you tried magnesium oil ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Calcium ascorbate is highly recommended for parasympathic dominant people. We don't all need the same amounts of nutrients. I think that the best source of vitamin K2 is butter (based on the studies of Weston Price). > > I agree, you dont need alot of calcium in your diet. All you need > is proper vitamin d levels, that is what tells your body to absorb > calcium or not. So it is not how much calcium you take, it is how > much is absorbed. > > One secret is there is a special form of vitamin k called K2-MK-7 > that controls a protein called gla that tells calcium to deposit into > your bones and not your soft tissue. I take about 90 mcg. a day > and that is plenty. > Speaking of magnesium, have you tried magnesium oil ? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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