Fri, Sep-05-03, 10:01
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Plan: IF +LC
Stats: 287/165/165
BF:
Progress: 100%
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That brand should be fine for what you'd like it to do. I wouldnt take more than 2 pills a day, however. Magnesium in doses of more than 600mg don't have much benefit. The body can only use so much at once. The RDA is 400-600mg a day, I try to shoot for 500mg.
Are you currently taking Calcium? I realize you're taking this for the constipation in particular, but calcium and magnesium tend to work best when used together - but that is for other purposes. Calcium actually has the opposite effect of magnesium (which another reason they get combined, one makes you go one slow you down so a balance is maintained). And too much calcium can result in constipation.
On a more positive note, chronic constipation is more and more a common symptom of magnesium deficiency - It's not that positive, but if you know it might be the problem then you can fix it, right? Most of us are deficient in magnesium to begin with because of the foods we eat and the soil they are grown in.
-Nat
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