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Joint and muscle pain! Magnesium....

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pinkcatfairy
pinkcatfairy

I have had alot of joint and muscle pain and stiffness and recently started taking liquid magnesium as i read a lack of it can cause muscular pain etc and anxiety, all of what i was getting. I have taken it for a week and i can say that the muscle pain etc seems to have subsided, plus the night muscle cramp in legs, I don't feel as anxious but i can't definitely say if the anxiety has completely gone completely, it is early days as i have only taken it for a week x

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  • Yellow88
    Yellow88 pinkcatfairy

    Posted

    YES it is great stuff for PMS and so makes sense that it is good through menopause too.  I think best advice is to take it along with calcium too for best absorbtion.
    • maxinecarla
      maxinecarla Yellow88

      Posted

      I already take calcium, magnesium and vitimim D combined, magnesium  strenght is400mg, is that enough?
    • bobbysgirl
      bobbysgirl maxinecarla

      Posted

      There are different types of magnesium - some more effective than others. I did take magnesium oxide 400mg, and got some benefits. I have recently switched to magnesium malate 1,000mg, early days yet, but so far so good. Caution is needed as high doses can result in 'the runs'! But everyone is different.
    • bobbysgirl
      bobbysgirl

      Posted

      Forgot to say - if you are taking calcium (do you really need calcium supplements?) with vit D you need vit K2 as well. The K2 makes sure the calcium gets to where it is needed - in your bones and not in your arteries!
    • maxinecarla
      maxinecarla bobbysgirl

      Posted

      Ahhh, thanks, I will get some K2.   I take Calcium as I have a dairy intolerance.
    • bobbysgirl
      bobbysgirl maxinecarla

      Posted

      That's great! It is quite new research that has discovered this. Most of us in the UK and much of the US are vit D deficient. But the vit D (actually a hormone) carries calcium all around the body. The much more uncommon Vit K is responsible for putting it where it belongs.

      You can also get a lot of calcium in dark green leafy veg.

    • pinkcatfairy
      pinkcatfairy

      Posted

      I am just taking the recommended dose stated and so far so good x
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