Magnesium update
**Although this post was created in June, I have positioned it here, since it contains vital information about a special magnesium supplement. DIYers may want to make this. I have updated the costs from a New Zealand perspective.Most people should be able to buy the 3 ingredients. You do need a digital scale accurate to 0.01g. Making magnesium citrate-malate is easy.N.B. We live in a world of rapidly rising costs. The MgO I bought about 2 years ago has more than doubled in price. A few years ago we (my wife & I) supplemented with magnesium chloride from the Zechstein deposits - an ancient seabed. I then started making magnesium citrate & later magnesium malate. The one problem with these compounds (salts) is that after awhile a white deposit would start to form - probably the salts coming out of solution - still alright to drink. A long time later I came across another salt of magnesium which solves this problem & which is more desirable - magnesium citrate malate.Later I will show you how to make this supplement, as well as giving more information about magnesium. From an Article:Magnesium must be bound to something else for the body to ingest and digest it. So, look for these different kinds of combinations. Follow the recommended doses on the particular formulation you choose. I find magnesium citrate, at the top of my list, to be the best place to start overall: Magnesium citrate: Magnesium citrate is the most popular supplement form. It’s relatively inexpensive and easily absorbed in the body. Know that citrate also acts as a mild laxative. That being said, you may want to get your magnesium from a different source if you suffer from diarrhea or loose bowels.Magnesium taurate: Magnesium taurate is easily absorbed and often used for heart health. It guards the heart from damage caused by heart attacks. It also prevents arrhythmia (abnormal heartbeats), which may lead to blood clots or cardiac arrest.Magnesium malate: Magnesium malate is a good choice for people with fibromyalgia-chronic fatigue syndrome (FM-CFS). Malate or malic acid is a natural constituent found in fruits, such as apples. It’s also a key metabolite in every cell in the body.In fact, malic acid plays a critical role in energy production and synthesis of ATP — the body’s batteries that store metabolic energy.Magnesium chloride: Magnesium chloride is essentially a salt or electrolyte. Instead of a sodium atom bound to a chlorine atom (salt), it has two chlorine atoms bound to magnesium.It’s only 12 percent elemental magnesium. But as a salt, it’s rapidly absorbed from the GI system into blood and tissues. It also functions as an electrolyte (electrolytes are essential to our metabolism) and helps excrete toxins from tissues in the body. The chloride helps kidney function, but without the sodium. This supplement can be taken in oral form or you can use it in the form of bath salts for a warm, detoxifying soak.*Citrate is quicker to be absorbed and used by the body,…
