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I couldn't find any magnesium capsules or tablets without excipients, so I started taking pure magnesium in distilled water (thank you to whoever it was that posted the WaterOz link!!) about 2 weeks ago. I can't really say whether it's helping or not, but it doesn't seem to be doing anything detrimental either. Is it too soon to tell?
Nutmeg
In Reply to: How soon do you know if magnesium supplementation is working? msg posted by Nutmeg on September 26, 2001 at 17:10:16:
Hi, Nutmeg.
The first parameter determining this is how deficient the individual is. The more the quicker.
Next is whether the individual is absorbing a significant portion of the product.
Finally, it depends upon whether the symptoms you are trying to get away from are actually related to magnesium.
If all 3 of the above are involved, one might notice results within a week or so. If any of them are not, never might be a good expectation.
Hope this helps.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: How soon do you know if magnesium supplementation is working? (Archive in magnesium.) posted by Walt Stoll on September 28, 2001 at 13:15:08:
The product is just magnesium in distilled water, so I don't think lack of absorption is an issue. I read the directions in the product literature for treating fibromyalgia and dosed myself accordingly. Then since that wasn't working, I decided I'd better actually calculate the amount needed to get to your suggested therapeutic dose of 1 g per day. Huge difference! I was only taking about 75 mg. Now I'm on the right track and I will give it another week or so before I decide.
Thanks!
Nutmeg
In Reply to: There's a 4th reason for it not to work--not taking enough!! msg posted by Nutmeg on September 30, 2001 at 00:44:53:
Thanks, Nutmeg.
Magnesium, alone is a metal and is not soluble in water. To have ANY chance of being absorbed, it HAS to be joined with something else. The most absorbable is called chelated when it is joined with an amino acid. Legally this molecule has to be identified on the lable.
Good manufacturers put on the lable how much of the claimed weight of each tablet is actually magnesium. This is called the elemental weight of magnesium.
Hope this helps.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: There's a 4th reason for it not to work--not taking enough!! (Archive in magnesium.) msg posted by Walt Stoll on October 02, 2001 at 08:05:44:
According to the label and the manufacturer's information, this is just magnesium in distilled water, not combined with anything. Wouldn't that mean it's in ionic form and therefore absorbable because the particles would be small enough to pass through the cell walls? They claim it is.
The reason I wanted to try this water-based product is to absorb as much magnesium as I could from it without having to take all the nasty flowing agents, gelatin, and excipients that are found in most tablets and capsules. I couldn't find any other pure product, either liquid, tablet, or capsules, without such additives or other added supplements.
Am I way off base here?
Thanks,
Nutmeg
In Reply to: Now I'm confused. Are you saying that colloidal minerals are not really absorbable? msg posted by Nutmeg on October 02, 2001 at 13:20:37:
Hi, Nutmeg.
Any minerals have to be combined (in a molecule) with something else to have any chance of being absorbed. Else you could just drink sand for minerals or eat nails for your iron.
You could contact the company for the exact molecule.
Colloidal minerals are easily enough absorbed; it is just that they are too large to easily be carried into the cell where they are actually used.
Let us know what you learn.
Walt
In Reply to: How soon do you know if magnesium supplementation is working? msg posted by Nutmeg on September 26, 2001 at 17:10:16:
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