i can't remember BEFUDDLED Mrs Merm

Jay,

I've been following everyone's posts, but I haven't replied much, even though I have wanted to. I am concerned about posting private information on a public forum. Since you have been so active for such a long time, and so very, very helpful to me and the others, have you had any negative consequences from it? For example, has your name or address ever gotten out?

Thanks,

FancyGoldfish, 57, U.S.

hi fancy

you can always private message people if you want to keep it off the main screen..

jay xx

Hi FancyGoldfish,

Please see http://patient.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/427522-is-my-information-private-in-the-forums

If you have any concerns then please let me know via the Private Message service.

http://patient.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/398331-private-messages

Regards,

Alan

Emis Moderator

OK great thanks

                            bonne nuit (sorry trying out my French again)

hi

and also this one at holland and barret 

BetterYou Magnesium Oil Goodnight Spray £12.65

Can be applied to any area of the body.

Apply 5-10 sprays every evening and gently massage into the skin for optimum absorption. 

Apply at least half an hour before retiring.

Can be re-applied if sleep is disturbed due to muscle discomfort. 

Magnesium Oil Goodnight spray is suitable for anyone from 12 years of age.

  

Hi again, Jay,

It looks like the amount recommended of each vitamin is not the same in every place.  I got a pack of Citracal from USA and 500mg is 50% of the recommended amount. So the total would be 1000mg and I learned from a very well recommended book about menopause (written by a gyno in the 90's) that we should take 1/3 of the dose of Calcium in Magnesium, that means 333.33...mg of magnesium,  Instead, I take the whole recommendation of Calcium (+ D3 + other vitamins) but only 250mg of Magnesium for I could not find anything in the right proportion and for someone that has never taken even aspirin, all those vitamins make me feel like I am overdosing  

And FancyGoldfish, I took days to decide to sign in this forum, scared with privacy issues 

Regards, ladies

Hi Jay

Can the Magnesium oil be used alongside the tablet magnesium and calcium supplements, also what are the benefits of it?

Hope you are well in sunny Spain.

Mrs D xx

Hi Bella 

i think every different manufacturer of vitamins all say different recommendations..

and the experts all do that too.

i just try them and if they are strong in my mind i split them . i split my b6 as they are 300mg here and i only want 150mg 

its getting what feels right for your own body and what makes you feel good with in yourself for me ..

jay x

 

Magnesium is an essential mineral for staying healthy and is required for more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body. Multiple health benefits of magnesium include transmission of nerve impulses, body temperature regulation, detoxification, energy production, and the formation of healthy bones and teeth. 

Health specialists have always emphasized the importance of including adequate amounts of vitamins and minerals in our daily diet. Zinc, calcium, and magnesium are three of the most important minerals essential for good health. Magnesium aids in the absorption of calcium by the body, while zinc actively supports the body’s immune system.

 

Women of all ages benefit immensely from the intake of magnesium. Besides keeping osteoporosis at bay, magnesium health benefits in women include relief from symptoms of menopause and premenstrual syndrome (PMS). It also minimizes the risk of premature labor.

The other crucial health benefits of magnesium include protein synthesis, relief from bronchospasm (constricted airways) in the lungs, and improvement of parathyroid function. It boosts the bio-availability of vitamin B6 and cholesterol, improves muscle functioning, and prevents osteoporosis, insomnia, constipation, heart attacks, hypertension, constipation, migraines, kidney stones, and gallstones.

 

Good dietary sources of magnesium include nuts (especially almonds), whole grains, wheat germ, fish, and green leafy vegetables. As with most nutrients, daily needs for magnesium cannot be met from food alone which is why magnesium dietary supplements are recommended as well.

Which Form of Magnesium Should You Take?  

The top five health benefits of magnesium are:

 

1. Magnesium may reverse osteoporosis

Multiple research studies conducted have suggested that calcium supplemented with magnesium improves bone mineral density. Magnesium deficiency alters calcium metabolism and the hormones that regulate calcium, resulting in osteoporosis. Intake of recommended levels of magnesium is important because it averts osteoporosis.

 

2. Magnesium prevents cardiovascular diseases

One of the most important benefits of magnesium is that it is associated with lowering the risk of coronary heart diseases. Dietary surveys have suggested that sufficient magnesium intake may reduce the chance of having a stroke. Magnesium deficiency increases the risk of abnormal heart rhythms, which increases the risk of complications after a heart attack. Therefore, consuming recommended amounts of magnesium dietary supplements may be beneficial to the cardiovascular system.

 

3. Magnesium regulates high blood pressure (Hypertension)

Magnesium plays a key role in regulating blood pressure naturally. Magnesium supplements and a diet including plenty of fruits and vegetables, which are good sources of potassium and magnesium, are consistently associated with lowering blood pressure.

Discover How Much Magnesium You Really Need  

4. Magnesium treats diabetes

Studies show that individuals with a magnesium deficiency have a risk of developing type-2 diabetes and severe diabetic retinopathy. Magnesium aids in carbohydrate metabolism and influences the release and activity of insulin, thereby controlling blood glucose levels. It has been proven that for every 100 milligrams of increase in magnesium daily intake, there was a 15 percent decrease in the risk of developing type-2 diabetes.

 

5. Magnesium treats migraines, insomnia, and depression

The numerous magnesium health benefits also include the treatment of migraines, insomnia, and symptoms of depression. Magnesium is also known to cure severe forms of psychiatric dysfunctions including panic attacks, stress, anxiety, and undue agitations. Magnesium supplements considerably reduce the severity of such attacks and may also help in reducing the rate of recurrence.

...Which Form of Magnesium Is Best For You?

Because magnesium is so essential to body energy production, common symptoms of magnesium depletion include fatigue, along with headaches, insomnia, and muscle pain, cramps, and spasms. 

Unfortunately, the solution is not as easy as walking into your local drug or grocery store and picking up a bottle of magnesium pills. Magnesium comes in many different forms, and quality is also a big issue. While magnesium is one of the safest nutrients you can take, you need to know what you’re doing to optimize your magnesium levels for better health.

 

Magnesium glycinate is a chelated form of magnesium that tends to provide the highest levels of absorption and bioavailability and is typically considered ideal for those who are trying to correct a deficiency  

 Magnesium oxide is a non-chelated type of magnesium, bound to an organic acid or a fatty acid. Contains 60 percent magnesium, and has stool softening properties

Magnesium chloride / Magnesium lactate contain only 12 percent magnesium, but has better absorption than others, such as magnesium oxide, which contains five times more magnesium    

Magnesium sulfate / Magnesium hydroxide (milk of magnesia) are typically used as a laxative. Be aware that it's easy to overdose on these, so ONLY take as directed

Magnesium carbonate, which has antacid properties, contains 45 percent magnesium    

Magnesium taurate contains a combination of magnesium and taurine, an amino acid. Together, they tend to provide a calming effect on your body and mind

Magnesium citrate is magnesium with citric acid, which has laxative properties    

Hi Jay

Oh WOW that's information overload, i will print it off and read it easier to digest that way

at the moment i take simply supplement own brand Calcium 400mg | Magnesium 200mg  1 in a morning and 1 30 mins before bed. Could i use the magnesium spray alongside this or would that be too much magnesium.

Thanks

Mrs D xx

Migraine headaches

Magnesium deficiency is related to factors that promote headaches, including neurotransmitter release and vasoconstriction.

People who experience migraine headaches have lower levels of serum and tissue magnesium than those who do not. 

simply supplements 

magnesium and calcium.... ( magnesium oxide) 

 Calcium Carbonate 

1020mg 

      

  ... providing Elemental Calcium 

400mg 

    

 Magnesium Oxide  

343mg 

 

  ... providing Elemental Magnesium  

200mg 

    

your own personal choice if you want the spray oil in addition  

Thank You so much for the info xxx

magnesiums are very confusing ... and many cause upset tummy and some just are not absorbed ..

this info seemed the best so far and more explanatory ..

i get upset tum with mine .. as not using the best one, the magnesium spray oil is good for me..

There are different types of magnesium: 

Oral supplements 

Magnesium oil 

Magnesium shots 

The best forms of magnesium are magnesium taurate, magnesium glycinate, magnesium citrate, magnesium malate, magnesium oratate and magnesium oil. 

Oral supllements 

I will mention some of the oral supplements. Magnesium is available in chelated (bound to) combinations such as alpha-ketogluconate, aspartate, glycinate, lysinate, orotate, taurate and others. 

Chalated magnesium is far better absorbed than magnesium oxide but is more expensive.

Complementary medicine practitioners rely on chelated magnesium, such as magnesium glycinate, taurate and oratate  (magnesium plus amino acids) to treat serious cases of magnesium deficiency.

*These kind of magnesiums have less laxative effect on the intestines than magnesium citrate, so they are recomended if you tend to have loose stools. 

Magnesium taurate is a combination of the amino acid taurine and magnesium that has special properties for the heart.

Taken together in this combination, magnesium and taurine have a synergistic effect, stabilizing cell membranes, making this form of magnesium highly absorbed.

Magnesium taurate does not have great laxative effect and is the recommendend form of magnesium for people with heart problems.

It appears that the amino acid taurine is important for hearth health and may prevent arrythmias and protect the heart against the damage caused by heart attacks.

Magnesium taurate requires oral supplemetation for six to twelve months to restore intracellular levels. 

Magnesium citrate is probably the mostly widely used magnesium supplement because it is inexpensive, easily absorbed and only has a mild laxative effect. The best form is magnesium citrate powder mixed in water that can be taken everyday. 

Magnesium malate combines magnisium with malic acid, a weak organic acid found in vegetables and fruit, especially apples.

The weak bond with magnesium makes it readily soluble in the body. Malic acid is a key component of several energy making chemical reactions in the body. Researchers have used magnesium malate succesfully to treat the chronic fatigue, pain and imsonia of fibromyalgia. Dimagnesium malate increases the amount of magnesium available to the body; it has the same properties as magnesium malate. 

Magnesium oxide appears to have high amount of elemental magnesium. One 500 mg capsule of magnesium oxide contains 300 mg of elemental magnesium. But little of that amount is available to the body beacause it is not absorbed and therefore not biologically avaialable.  One recent study reported 4 percent absorption rate of magnesium oxide. This means 12 mg of 500 mg capsule are absorbed and 288 may stay in the intestines, acting like a *laxative. Imagine how much favorable the result would be if a more absorbable form of magnesium were used. 

Magnesiums to avoid 

Avoid magnesium glutamate; it breaks down into the neurotransmitter glutamic acid, which without being bound to other amino acids is neurotoxic. Glutamic acid is a component of aspartame, which should also be avoided. 

Avoid magnesium aspartate; it breaks down into the neurotransmitter aspartic acid, which without being bound to other aminoacids is neurotoxic. Aspartic acid is a component of aspartame,which als should be avoided. 

How to take magnesium 

Take your first dose of magnesium when you wake up in the morning and the last dose at bedtime. Magnesium is most deficient in the early morning and late afternoon. Most people find magnesium as good as a sleepin pill to help them get a good night’s rest. 

Magnesium can be taken with or without meals, but it is preferable to take it between meals for better absorption.

Magnesium requires stomach acid to be absorbed. After a full meal, your stomach acid is busy digesting food and may not be avaialable to helpl absorb magnesium. Also magnesium is an alkaline mineral and acts like an antiacid: taken with meals, it may neutralize stomach acid and impair digestion. 

if you develop loose stools while taking magnesium, it does not necessarily mean you are absorbing enough and losing the rest; it may mean you are taking to much at one time. NEVER TAKE YOUR DAILY MAGNESIUM ALL AT ONCE. Spread it out through out the day; four times a day is best if you have been experiencing diarrhea. If that does not do the trick, you probably need to cut back the amount you are taking or switch to another type or brand of magnesium. 

If you are taking a multivitamin-mineral supplement, remember to check the amount of elemental magnesium on the label and count it in your daily total. 

The safety of magnesium supplements 

For the average person, oral magnesium, even in high dosages, has no side effects *except loose stools, whichs is a mechanism to release excess magnesium and an indication to cut back.

Excess magnesium is also lost through the urine. 

 

Hi Jay

Thank you again for all this info! the magnesium/calcium supplement i take at the moment is the one you describe above and as you know it contains oxide which could answer why i keep having tummy issues

Im going to carry on taking them as i dont want to waste money then again if there are better ones that may be more beneficial to me i dont see it as a waste of money!

im going to read through all the info you have provided me with and see what may be better for me.

You are a start Jay

thank you

Mrs D xx

Hi Jay ,hope all things good for you ,hubby just gone to H and B for the Mag spray ,not the night one but the Natural one ,never had prob sleeping .

   Give that a go ,can but try will let you know how I fair .

   No word from Taz and how she's doing ? 

  My tinnitus up high today ,drives me nuts .xxxxxxxx

Hi Marlene

nice one... Spray it and rub it in see how it goes..

does my back wonders that spray..

oh no.. Tinnitus ... Poor yoi

my teeth are the same and left ear.. Get some answers hopefully tomorrow .

no ... No word from Taz .. Hope shes okay 

bless her 

jay xx

Will E Mail her later Jay ,she's had a rough time of late ,hope it's been sorted for her .

  I've had ear infection ,I end up putting cold compress on it to take down inflammation ,think mine is blocked Eustachian tubes my problem with having tinnitus,that gives you balance problem .does me .

   Look up T M J if you got teeth and ear problem .those 2 run together .miserable that can make you .

  Be spraying as soon as I get it .

   I suffer from eczema ,been told that can be sign of coeliac disease .look into that now ,never bloody ends,now wonder is that been root cause of my IBS ?  xxxx Mar 

Hi Marlene

no i dont have TMJ

think i have an inlay problem ...in tooth..

jay xx

Hi Marlene

Im thinking of venturing to the shops after work to pick up some too

I will give anything a try

xxx

Wow, you are an encyclopedia in multivitamins, lol.  Thanks a lot! Xx

 

You got dentist tomorrow then ? I'd sit in a dentist chair 8hrs a day ,than one Drs visit ,my family are always stunned at me and dentist .

   That's white coat syndrome for you.been same for more years than I can remember .xxxx

Hi Marlene

dentist doesnt bother me..

i use to be manager of a dentist corperate in Uk ..

i had about 8 root canals hahaha no fear ..

i broke a tooth before i left uk and had to have an inlay ..

and its always been sensitive that wasnt root canaled ..

i may have an implant instead and get it out,,

cant have a crown as the tooth snapped off and not enough to support crown .. I will see what she says ..

i domt think its sealed properly and i think thats the problem

jay xx

Hi Mrs d Yes try anything that Jays managed to come up with ,look at the info she finds ,so go get some .if you don't try your never know .Menopause raises up so many problems ,as I've said many times female Drs must get these issues ,if they had the answers ,which they don't .they must look up at what's on offer on this and other sites . I. Heard of 1 who had insomnia bad ,in the end had to go to a hypnotist ,after trying different meds ,all meno ,so it know Drs get these issues .Human like rest of us .

    How old are you ? No fun any of this carry on ,about time this condition was shown consideration,after all were not in the dark age ,but feels like it .xxxx

Here goes Jay ,husband got 2    Buy 1 get 2nd half price 

  

 No1 is super saturated absorption Mag    800 sprays 

 No2 same with glucosamine and menthol.

   There was a 3rd ,but woman said these 2 were most used .

 Some said there Tinnitus began after dental visit ,one said dentist drill set her T off ,so tell dentist you have an ear issue Jay .xxxx

   Where's Mrs Dottie ? 

Hahahaha

don't worry the dentist will know more about me than i do in the first 10 minutes .. 😃

Dottie been on and gone again 😃

think i will habe a squirt of my magnesium now ..

😃

jay xx

Hi Marlene

Jay is amazing! so much knowledge its great for us and i for one appreciate it so much.

I was 50 in January. My Dr is pretty good she's late 30's so got it all to come. It was her who first told me about this site.

I will definately be calling at H&B

xx

 

Hi Marlene 

had four squirts of my magnesium and rubbed in the arch of my back..

and now i am break dancing all over the house 😊😊😊😊😊

as if .....

jay xx

I'm going all out on both bottles ,my neck ,my arms from that frozen shoulder,they still ache .

 Going to put some on my old fella ,he's still got bad shoulders .

  Wish it would work on my Tinny .

  Smiled at you and your dentist ,all things in life are connected up one way or another Jay .xxx

My daughters got a dr in her mid 30s ,told my daughter it was her hormones playing havoc ,my girls 43/44 .

   I know Drs refer a lot on to these sites .Sad state of affairs ,but there you go ,got to be better than in my mums day ,they had nothing ,but again word of mouth from one female to another .

  Let's know when you try Mag spray .i will in couple days .xxxx

Hi Marlene

I nipped to my local centre last night and got some. I got 2 of the super saturated absorption sprays!

I will keep you posted on how it goes

xxx

Glad you got some ,I've put it on 3 times so far,.why Drs aren't bringing this up ,is beyond me .

   Think I'm well out of whack like we all seem to be .go on day after day .

   The ones you got ,yes good offer .keep us going fair bit to .xxxxxMar 

Hi Marlene 

how are you today 😃

just been to dentist, found the cause .... so just had my nerves taken out the tooth ... 😀

blimey ... she said, i can remove the nerves now for you if you wish..

i couldnt of been happier... got some meds in the empty root, and a temp filling and back on wednesday 😃

yippeeee

jay xx

Glad you've had that done ,all sorted .Tooth pain is utter misery .

  That was good she done it there and then .will it take away ear pain ,all related .

  My tinnitus is up both ears ,husbands been up high to .Happy bloody days 

   I've got bit of jippy tum ,nothing I've eaten due to bland diet .see how day goes ,always something . So stick to water till tonight .xxxxx Mar 

Hi Marlene

maybe the cause of the ear yes.. in my case ..

sorry you have jippy tum 😏 

blimey do we ever get a day where we feel good ... 

i am trying to get all the niggles put right...  still abit numb so drinking my coffee may be interesting.. 😁 better get the mop on hand hahahaha

jay xx

 

Hi Marlene

How you going with the spray? I had an amazing sleep on Wednesday 7 hours solid  think it may have been a coincidence because last night was not as good! i am thinking of exchanging one of the ones i got for the night one!

I do think my sore knee and shoulder are feeling better though

Take care

Mrs D xx

Hi it's eased my neck ,think it will take  a while for one to get its benefits ,Not noticed any change in my arms as yet .

 I've had knee aches for yrs ,age related I think ,

   Never had any troubles sleeping ,even having tinnitus and rhinitis running with below menopause.

   What a carry on all this is ,makes you wonder if it's environmental that's adding on to all of our illnesses,along side this meno .Cant believe how many people say these days,they just don't feel well ,makes you question things a lot does me .

    Let's know how you fare ,good to chat ,wish you more better days xxxx Mar