This is great! I've been figuring out my own magnesium needs. For about 10 years I had excruciating leg cramps that seriously disrupted my sleep. My functional med doc had me take calcium. potassium and magnesium. I was on high-dose prescription potassium. But apparently not enough magnesium. I figured that out on my own. I now take threonate in the a.m. and glycinate before bed. So great to get a full night's sleep. Oddly, I will start to get the cramps shortly before bed, but they resolve after I take the Mg.
I also got the glycinate powder after reading about magnesium on consumerlab dot com. They test supplements and also will evaluate the least expensive. They need more on Mg, but still helpful. It's a subscription, but has saved me money over the long run. Look forward to reading all four of your "essays" er, "novels" on substack. I also use magnesium to keep me regular, but it's barely enough, so I'll up the dose.
About the magnesium baths. I'm aware that my water has bad stuff in it, the usual chemicals but including hexavalent chromium due to a spill (they cover it up). I distill my drinking water, but wonder if using magnesium in bath water to soak in is not so good. I sometimes have access to well water, and that has minerals (hard, sulfur smell) but not industrial waste, etc. Maybe limit baths to when I visit the place with the well? Any thoughts? They also sell water filters for the shower, but not sure how effective and certainly an unwanted expense.
Doc - Sometimes I print off your articles and some others. [TL:DP] Just wanted you to know, if you produced books/booklets of your longer posts like this one, I would purchase them. Just sayin.'
Holy crapola, what a great review. I need to read a couple more times to absorb. Stunningly useful information, since I’m also working on Klotho hormone that controls calcium, and is an important factor in aging. You article complements this research, and makes sense. Also great to know about substance P and is vital role in CD. Thanks for your research.
I have had a troubled history with magnesium supplements. I knew I needed magnesium due to my prolonged use of Omeprazole and once I stopped Omeprazole I tried magnesium supplements but because of chronic irritable bowel I had a very low tolerance. By chance I started probiotics to see if it would help and I have never had such a positive result from a supplement before. My chronic irritable bowel disappeared completely and my general anxiety reduced. I then tried Magnesium (Dr's Best magnesium powder) and lo and behold I could tolerate the magnesium with no problem, I am currently managing 300 mgs daily. Thank you for the very interesting article I will now read it again more slowly.
Brilliant! Thank you so much for publishing these very illuminating articles.
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This is great! I've been figuring out my own magnesium needs. For about 10 years I had excruciating leg cramps that seriously disrupted my sleep. My functional med doc had me take calcium. potassium and magnesium. I was on high-dose prescription potassium. But apparently not enough magnesium. I figured that out on my own. I now take threonate in the a.m. and glycinate before bed. So great to get a full night's sleep. Oddly, I will start to get the cramps shortly before bed, but they resolve after I take the Mg.
I also got the glycinate powder after reading about magnesium on consumerlab dot com. They test supplements and also will evaluate the least expensive. They need more on Mg, but still helpful. It's a subscription, but has saved me money over the long run. Look forward to reading all four of your "essays" er, "novels" on substack. I also use magnesium to keep me regular, but it's barely enough, so I'll up the dose.
About the magnesium baths. I'm aware that my water has bad stuff in it, the usual chemicals but including hexavalent chromium due to a spill (they cover it up). I distill my drinking water, but wonder if using magnesium in bath water to soak in is not so good. I sometimes have access to well water, and that has minerals (hard, sulfur smell) but not industrial waste, etc. Maybe limit baths to when I visit the place with the well? Any thoughts? They also sell water filters for the shower, but not sure how effective and certainly an unwanted expense.
Doc - Sometimes I print off your articles and some others. [TL:DP] Just wanted you to know, if you produced books/booklets of your longer posts like this one, I would purchase them. Just sayin.'
Great review doorlesscarp953!!
Holy crapola, what a great review. I need to read a couple more times to absorb. Stunningly useful information, since I’m also working on Klotho hormone that controls calcium, and is an important factor in aging. You article complements this research, and makes sense. Also great to know about substance P and is vital role in CD. Thanks for your research.
Cyprinus carpio - Another tour de force.
Very interesting. Thank you.
I have had a troubled history with magnesium supplements. I knew I needed magnesium due to my prolonged use of Omeprazole and once I stopped Omeprazole I tried magnesium supplements but because of chronic irritable bowel I had a very low tolerance. By chance I started probiotics to see if it would help and I have never had such a positive result from a supplement before. My chronic irritable bowel disappeared completely and my general anxiety reduced. I then tried Magnesium (Dr's Best magnesium powder) and lo and behold I could tolerate the magnesium with no problem, I am currently managing 300 mgs daily. Thank you for the very interesting article I will now read it again more slowly.
What an awesome list of beneficial things (with magnesium on the top). It fits neatly in a post I started - https://open.substack.com/pub/denutrients/p/new-bad-dx-of-the-day-chronic-hives?r=os7nw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
The bifidobacterium info is also very interesting/very important. That is the species that spike wipes out and which we need for butyrate production.
I'm going to have to read the rest later. Break time.
* settling in to read the Carp's piece. In pieces *
Thank you, in advance!