Re: calcium-magnesium ratio

[Guest guest]

Simon - I've been wondering about the same thing. I had serious

problems with both adrenals and fibro-myalgia. I took Andy's advice and

used a lot of magnesium, but it didn't do any good. It was only a

couple of years into this that I started taking a combination of calcium,

table salt and baking soda, which turns out to be exactly what I

needed. This is kind of odd, because Mg is the element that muscles use

to signal relaxation, and Ca is for contraction; nevertheless, it works

for me. Subsequently, I've found comments by others that indicate that

what they needed for things like TMJ was also Ca. Don't ask me why, but

what is clear is that we all have problems with electrolytes, which

appear to go back to hormonal problems as various adrenal and thyroid

hormones regulate electrolyte levels. So experimenting with them

(electrolytes) is definitely important.

Dave.

Posted by: " simon " simoncohen_2@...

Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:33 am (PDT)

Hello all,

can someone tell me something about the calcium-magnesium ratio (2:1) ?

I couldn't find anything about that in AI. I know Andy stimulates to take

magnesium; I take 800 mg. magnesium at this moment (since 3 days).

Especially because I have a lot of stiffness; I think my stiffness is less

the last days, but I am just starting.

My only concern is the ratio between calcium and magnesium: do I have

to take calcium, or - when I feel no problems at all - just leave it

that way ?

I am curious what your answer will be.

Thank you in advance.

P.s.: I " ll stay at 25 mg. dmsa and 25 mg. ala; I tryed 37.5 ala one round,

but it seemed to be too much; 25 mg ala looks just fine.

Tomorrow I " ll start round 31.

Greetings,

Simon

[Guest guest]

Dave (and ), thanks for your opinion.

I indeed think/feel it is al about problems with electrolytes.

Today I am as bad as ever: itching, dizzy and almost no power anymore:

too much magnesium ?

I started calcium too and experiment with both, on different occasions, to see

if I can figure out what suits me best. I just took calcium,

and I feel better ?! Just experimenting.

My copper-level has been very high too (in my hair-analyses;

3 years ago !), as wel as my calcium-level, so...

Greetings,

Simon

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> From: mercury@...

> Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:34:47 -0700

> Subject: Re: calcium-magnesium ratio

>

>

> Simon - I've been wondering about the same thing. I had serious

> problems with both adrenals and fibro-myalgia. I took Andy's advice and

> used a lot of magnesium, but it didn't do any good. It was only a

> couple of years into this that I started taking a combination of calcium,

> table salt and baking soda, which turns out to be exactly what I

> needed. This is kind of odd, because Mg is the element that muscles use

> to signal relaxation, and Ca is for contraction; nevertheless, it works

> for me. Subsequently, I've found comments by others that indicate that

> what they needed for things like TMJ was also Ca. Don't ask me why, but

> what is clear is that we all have problems with electrolytes, which

> appear to go back to hormonal problems as various adrenal and thyroid

> hormones regulate electrolyte levels. So experimenting with them

> (electrolytes) is definitely important.

>

> Dave.

>

> Posted by: " simon " simoncohen_2@...

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[Guest guest]

One thing to keep in mind is that [at least here in the US] calcium is

heavily " fortified " into many foods by the food industry. Especially

for anyone consuming dairy products, it is still more likely that they

need magnesium and not calcium.

I have also seen articles saying the ratio should be 1:1 and that they

should not be taken at the same time... which I thought was

hysterical since they are so often combined as one supplement.

>

> Just recently I learned that the typical ratio is 2:1

(calcium:magnesium), and that you really shouldn't take calcium

without magnesium. I didn't know that you can OD on magnesium, and

since, at the time I found this out, I was downing TUMS for acid

reflux, I was taking the appropriate amount of magnesium with it ---

oh, man, MAJOR diarrhea for days! Don't take too much magnesium lol

>

> Also, I discovered that taking my Tri-salts alleviated the acid

stomach by helping balance the acid/pH, so I no longer use TUMS

> : Donna

>