Guest guest Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 Faith wrote: > Bee, My hubby brought home some cal/mag citrate with vitamin D by > Country life. I wanted to check if this is ok. > > Vit D 100IU > Cal as calcium citrate carbonate 400mg > Magnesium as magnesium carbonate, citrate 400mg > Other ingred - Soybean oil, lecithin, gelatin, glycerin, purified > water, titanium dioxide color (capsule shell) > > I want to get back on the cal/mag supplement, but not sure about the > soybean oil in this. ==>No, do not take this product, not only because of the soybean oil, but also because Glycerin is sugar and you do not want titanium dioxide color. There are much better cal/mag products out there. It is better if you buy calcium and magnesium separately so you can regulate the amount of mag you take according to my article. You'd probably get less problems with loose stools if you get mag glycinate and spread out the doses more throughout the day. Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2006 Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 > > When I switched from magnesium citrate to magnesium glycinate, I wasn't > even on my mg with the calcium. The magnesium is 200mg per pill. The > calcium is 250mg per pill. I have been snipping a bit off the end of > the calcium to make it more even. Is that ok??? How else can I make > them even in mg's? ==>Sounds good. I do the same thing. Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2006 Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 > When I switched from magnesium citrate to magnesium glycinate, I wasn't > even on my mg with the calcium. The magnesium is 200mg per pill. The > calcium is 250mg per pill. I have been snipping a bit off the end of > the calcium to make it more even. Is that ok??? How else can I make > them even in mg's? You could buy your calcium and magnesium together from http://www.vitacost.com. There's a product called Null's Super Calcium Magnesium Citrate, and the calcium and magnesium are balanced. If that's too much magnesium citrate for your gut, then I'm sure you could just find your supplements in similar-dosed sizes. The problem with cutting off some of the pill, I'd guess, is that you don't know how much of the filler you're getting rid of and how much of the actual supplement you're getting rid of. How much are you taking per day? If you're taking 1000mg, that's easy. You'd take 5 Mg and 4 Ca. If you're taking 500, that'd be easy too 'cause you could take 2 Ca and then use a pill spitter to take 2.5 Mg. I think you have a lot of options. Good luck! in IN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 > > I'm supplementing daily 500mg each of calcium and magnesium. I am also getting another 150mg of calcium as an ingredient found in some other supplements. Here is my last 2 weeks average from FitDay that includes food and supplements: > Calcium mg 1198.9 > Phosphorus mg 1112 > Magnesium mg 920.97 > > Should I be looking to increase my magnesium supplement based on this? ==>No, it should be fine. Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Should we be concerned with taking too much calcium? Or other supplements? My dad has been on the Atkins diet for years, and he has begun to have severe kidney stones the last two years. His last episode he was in Mexico (they live there part year) and the doc there said the stones were (at least partly) due to his taking too many supplements especially Calcium. Another doc who is their neighbor agreed (FYI- she does know about and acknowledge candida so she isn't completely brain dead like most docs I have met in the US). http://kelleygate.blogspot.com 9 weeks 4 days > > I'm supplementing daily 500mg each of calcium and magnesium. I am also > getting another 150mg of calcium as an ingredient found in some other > supplements. Here is my last 2 weeks average from FitDay that includes > food and supplements: > Calcium mg 1198.9 > Phosphorus mg 1112 > Magnesium mg 920.97 > > Should I be looking to increase my magnesium supplement based on this? > > Thanks! > Andy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 --- sk <sk07nh@...> wrote: > Should we be concerned with taking too much calcium? > Or other > supplements? My dad has been on the Atkins diet for > years, and he has > begun to have severe kidney stones the last two > years. ^^^ My mom had kidney stone from taking calcium too late at night. The doc siad its not taking the calcium that was the culprit in her case, just dont take it too close to bedtime and make sure you take lotz of water throughout the day. She was in such pain till she passed them, then they never came back again. I think she was also taking fosimax and that contributed. Marei ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase./promo-generic-14795097 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 > > Should we be concerned with taking too much calcium? Or other > supplements? My dad has been on the Atkins diet for years, and he has begun to have severe kidney stones the last two years. His last episode he was in Mexico (they live there part year) and the doc there said the stones were (at least partly) due to his taking too many supplements especially Calcium. Another doc who is their neighbor agreed (FYI- she does know about and acknowledge candida so she isn't completely brain dead like most docs I have met in the US). ==>, yes taking calcium without other minerals, and particularly without magnesium will cause kidney stones to form. But most doctors only recommend taking high doses of calcium and no magnesium. My sister is a nurse and even her doctor recommended 1,500 mg per day but no magnesium. My sister knows better however. Also the amount of calcium recommended is way way too high. It is important to only take the amount of cal/mag recommended, except for small adjustments according to individual needs, usually more magnesium, and to ensure you are getting sodium & chloride (salt) from ocean sea salt which contains over 84 other minerals. Sodium and chloride are also very important for absorbing and utilizing minerals. In addition this diet contains a lot of minerals. Bee > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 > > > Should we be concerned with taking too much calcium? > > Or other > > supplements? My dad has been on the Atkins diet for > > years, and he has > > begun to have severe kidney stones the last two > > years. > > > ^^^ My mom had kidney stone from taking calcium too > late at night. The doc siad its not taking the > calcium that was the culprit in her case, just dont > take it too close to bedtime and make sure you take > lotz of water throughout the day. ==>Marei, it is not true that taking calcium too close to bedtime caused your mom's kidney stones, nor does lack of water cause it. What causes kidney stones is too much calcium without other minerals to balance it out. Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 > > Bee, > > I'm trying to decide which cal/mag would be better for me to take. > And I see they aren't equal parts so I understand from your > litterature that I'll need to get mag from other sources to make up > that difference, right? > ==>That is correct Nell. Natural Factors has calcium citrate 350 mg of elemental calcium and Magnesium citrate 150 mg of elemental magnesium. > > Cal/Mag Caps 500/250 mg > Amino Acid Chelate ==>It is better to get a citrate form, rather than a chelate. Most chelates contain soy. Cal/mag requires acid in order to be absorbed, and that's why it must be the citrate form. Maybe write a message asking the group for help on sources also noting what country you live in. Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 my son is having a problem with almost every cal/mag supplement i've tried and i'm wondering if this is normal? we're on the dolmite powder right now and he's been waking up at night crying and today he's been up since 5 am. i'm wondering if his body is just adjusting to it as we've never supplemented it before. should i give it more time? try something else? we've been dairy free his whole life so i know he needs it, we've tried standard processes cal/mag, solary, one, nature's sunshine, coral cal. you name it we've tried it and the same thing happens-very emotional and sleep problems. thanks sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 > > Good morning Bee, I bought the calcium and magnesium supplements seperate like you recommended. I purchased them in powder form, but the doses per teaspoon of each vary. The magnesium is 630mg per teaspoons and the calcium is 700mg per teaspoon. I wanted to begin taking equal amounts of eack like you said we should, but it is very difficult to calculate the exact amount. What I am doing is taking a teaspoon of the magnesium and a bit under a teaspoon of the calcium, since it offers more per teaspoon. Is this ok? > +++Hi kelly. You need to split the total amount of 600 mg of each, into 2 doses, so take 1/2 teaspoon of magnesium, and less than 1/2 teaspoon of calcium two times a day. Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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