Re: adding biotin/ magnesium... how much

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> I'm planning on adding biotin and magnesium to my son's protocol... and

> am wondering how much I should start with and how much I should work up

> to as a maximum

I started with 400mcg biotin and 200mg magnesium. The maximum I gave

was 20mg 3x per day biotin, and I think 1500mg 3x per day magnesium

[for other reasons, altho biotin does require magnesium for proper

absorption].

> My son is 4 yo and 32 lbs. Also, does the magnesium biotin ratio stay

> the same as you increase the amount of biotin?

It depends on how deficient you are. If he is severely deficient in

biotin, you should start out low dose, like 400mcg biotin, and see how

much magnesium he needs to prevent constipation.

Dana