Re: Re: DHEA question (+ Magnesium)

[Guest guest]

First I did wholeblood, thenm RBC Magnesium.. The wholeblood in February came out high (I don't remember how high right now). So the thing with Magnesium is that you just pee out the magnesium you don't need, right? So why worry if you take too much?I did an RBC Magnesium test that I shipped to Belgium in February. My RBC Magnesium was at 6.0, and the range was like 3.5 to 6.1. I had been off Magnesium for a while, but I don't remember when I stopped it and started again. Hertoghe told me, based on this result, and the fact that I was not taking Magnesium when I saw him on the 9th of March, that I needed to take more Magnesium. He said between 200, but preferably above 400 mg to 900 mg daily. I am currently taking about the same amount every day, at about 2 x 133 mg daily. Sometimes I take another capsule.Genova

Diagnostics has a range for Magnesium at 30 - 56 mcg/g. Mine was 45 in late March. While on Magnesium.I remember seeing Magnesium levels steadily above the top range for years. Even when I didn't take Magnesium.Many labs/hospitals say that High Magnesium is seen in people with Hypothyroidism. Some say the opposite; that Low Magnesium is seen in Hypothyroid people. Guess I belong with the High ones then...I guess it's safer to take some magnesium than no magnesium. I do eat a lot of nuts...

 

,

Since your RBC test is showing up high, you are more than likely absorbing the mg properly into your cells (although even the RBC is not perfectly accurate). If so, then you do not need a high supplementation of mg. You may be getting plenty from your diet and water source.

Since you are now supplementing inconsistently, 150 to 500 depending on your pulse, it is hard to tell how much you need, or if you need any supplementation at all. I would drop all supplementation for a month or two, and retest to see if you are getting adequate thru diet and water.

If you test low without any supplementation, then start with a low dose, but do it consistently so you can get a clear picture of how much you need.

Kate

> Thanks for the information! I didn´t know that it can raise DHEA. I have been taking 400-600 mg a day for the last 5 years and it has cured many of my problems. So my DHEA probably would have been lower without magnesium...

>