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Magnesium supplement
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Renee Radenberg - Child Nutrition, nutrition
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Magnesium supplement
by BillTheCat, Oct 18, 2009 10:19PM
I take a multi vitamin in the mornign with B vitamins (it also has 19% daily recommended of magnesium). I have heard the Magnesium is good for depression/anxiety. I want to take a magnesium supplment (350 mg). I was told to take it in the evening with calcium (milk) to help with sleep. I then read that magnesium and calcium compete. Should I take a mangesium supplement? If so, when and how?
Are you (or the subject of the question) male or female?
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Male
What is your (or the subject of the question) height?
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6' 0"
What is your (or the subject of the question) weight (kg or lb)?
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185 lb
If you (or the subject of the question) is under 18, please state your age:
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33
Doctor's Answer
by Renee Radenberg, Oct 25, 2009 09:28PM
, Oct 25, 2009 09:28PMTo: BillTheCat
The recommended dosage for Magnesium for your age is 420mg daily. Magnesium (Mg) works with Calcium and there are no issues unless there is Mg depletion due to disease factors or high doses of calcium intake of individuals with poor renal function. Mg supplement usually contains Calcium. Suggest eating Mg source foods instead of supplementation. Spinach, black beans, potato (with skin on), peanuts, Sea Bass, brown rice, butternut squash, nonfat milk, and chicken breast to name a few high Mg food sources.
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