Guest guest Posted December 31, 2002 Report Share Posted December 31, 2002 Hi, Thanks JoAnn for sharing all this on magnesium. I'm new to this group and have been lurking for a few weeks. I'm 46 y/o, have degenerative disc disease, and according to my body scan last year, a potential degenerative right knee. I also have panic disorder since 5y/o, Reynaud's disease (mild symptoms), and symptoms of hypothyroidism. I've been tested for other serious diseases and results are negative. I take extra strength aspirin for pain since rx'd arthritis meds don't work for me. I am rx'd Levothroid 75mg daily. I take Buspar 15mg (as needed) for panic attacks/anxiety. I also have a 10 y/o son with autism (many health issues), as well as three non-disabled older daughters. My blood was recently tested by an endocrinologist and was found to have high calcium levels in my blood. The doctor did not recommend any treatment for this. I have magnesium drops and cal/mag supps at home. Since my calcium is high should I forego calcium for awhile and only use magnesium or should I take cal/mag 2:1 ratio. Also is 400mg for women divided into 3/4x daily? Thanks! Wanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2003 Report Share Posted January 1, 2003 ---Good Evening! I would recommend that you get a good brand of cherry juice concentrate from your Health food store or vitamin outlet. At times this can also found in the natural foods aisle of your local grocery. Many elderly people take cherry juice for arthritis with very good results. I must say that your very young to be having all these health problems. I have family members who have experienced panic attacks. Evening primrose is very good for these disorders. In fact I personally know of one person at least who has eliminated their attacks taking EPO. I could look up the dosages if you're interested in starting this. Yes,numerous articles relate that up to sixty percent of the population is deficient in magnesium and I tend to believe it! I take 400 mgs twice daily minimum with no calcium added other than that which I get from a small portion of organic yogurt each day, and organic fruits and veggies. It is entirely possible that you are getting more calcium than you need from your diet if you partake of very many traditional dairy products. Most people just get too much calcium from their diets resulting in the disportionate numbers you described. Calcium is the most prescribed supplement in orthodox medicine and although it is important to have it in the proper balance for healthy function of our cells, supplemental calcium is not the way to go in my estimation. Americans simply do not eat very many magnesium rich foods as a rule. Green beans in particular, in fact most lentils, legumes and beans have an abundance of magnesium included. However, from your message, in the light of the fact that you have so many health problems I would advise that you switch to an entirely organic diet. Genetically engineered foodstuffs many times is at the root of many of our problems, not to mention food additives and residues! The fact that you have been diagnosed with those extremely high calcium levels just disturbs me. I certainly wouldn't keep taking supplemental calcium if I were dx that way. .. Blood clots in female arteries following heart attacks have been analyzed and found simply to be calcium deposits! I am not taking any supplemental calcium other than the minimal dose included in my daily multi-vitamin. I would take 1,200 mgs of magnesium daily in three divided doses until this condition corrects itself. Also I would eat an abundance of dark green leafy organic vegetables with magnesium! purslane is excellent! Is the Levrothoid for arthritis? Best Regards, JoAnn Guest mrsjoguest Friendsforhealthnaturally DietaryTipsForHBP http:/www.geocities.com/mrsjoguest/AIM.html ps.com, " wbtori " <wbtori@e...> wrote: > Hi, > Thanks JoAnn for sharing all this on magnesium. I'm new to this group and > have been lurking for a few weeks. I'm 46 y/o, have degenerative disc > disease, and according to my body scan last year, a potential degenerative > right knee. I also have panic disorder since 5y/o, Reynaud's disease (mild > symptoms), and symptoms of hypothyroidism. I've been tested for other > serious diseases and results are negative. I take extra strength aspirin > for pain since rx'd arthritis meds don't work for me. I am rx'd Levothroid > 75mg daily. I take Buspar 15mg (as needed) for panic attacks/anxiety. I > also have a 10 y/o son with autism (many health issues), as well as three > non-disabled older daughters. > > My blood was recently tested by an endocrinologist and was found to have > high calcium levels in my blood. The doctor did not recommend any treatment > for this. I have magnesium drops and cal/mag supps at home. Since my > calcium is high should I forego calcium for awhile and only use magnesium or > should I take cal/mag 2:1 ratio. Also is 400mg for women divided into 3/4x > daily? Thanks! Wanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2003 Report Share Posted January 1, 2003 JoAnn, reading through your very good response to this post, a light suddenly went on in my head. I have been suffering from a problem with my heels for the last 2 months. My osteopath has been unable to figure out what the problem was but said yesterday that he thought perhaps I had 'spurs' tiny crystal deposits which were causing me a lot of pain. I believe that these 'spurs' can be caused by excess calcium in the body. I will stop my cal-mag immediately and get magnesium only tomorrow. Thanks again for the kick JoAnn (lol) Marianne > I would recommend that you get a good brand of cherry juice > concentrate from your Health food store or vitamin outlet. At times > this can also found in the natural foods aisle of your local grocery. > Many elderly people take cherry juice for arthritis with very good > results. I must say that your very young to be having all these > health problems. > I have family members who have experienced panic attacks. Evening > primrose is very good for these disorders. In fact I personally know > of one person at least who has eliminated their attacks taking EPO. > I could look up the dosages if you're interested in starting this. > > Yes,numerous articles relate that up to sixty percent of the > population is deficient in magnesium and I tend to believe it! > > I take 400 mgs twice daily minimum with no calcium added other than > that which I get from a small portion of organic yogurt each day, > and organic fruits and veggies. > It is entirely possible that you are getting more calcium than you > need from your diet if you partake of very many traditional dairy > products. > Most people just get too much calcium from their diets resulting in > the disportionate numbers you described. Calcium is the most > prescribed supplement in orthodox medicine and although it is > important to have it in the proper balance for healthy function of > our cells, supplemental calcium is not the way to go in my estimation. > > Americans simply do not eat very many magnesium rich foods as a rule. > Green beans in particular, in fact most lentils, legumes and beans > have an abundance of magnesium included. However, from your message, > in the light of the fact that you have so many health problems I > would advise that you switch to an entirely organic diet. Genetically > engineered foodstuffs many times is at the root of many of our > problems, not to mention food additives and residues! > > The fact that you have been diagnosed with those extremely > high calcium levels just disturbs me. I certainly wouldn't keep > taking supplemental calcium if I were dx that way. > . Blood clots in female arteries following heart attacks have been > analyzed and found simply to be calcium deposits! > > I am not taking any supplemental calcium other than the minimal dose > included in my daily multi-vitamin. > I would take 1,200 mgs of magnesium daily in three divided doses > until this condition corrects itself. Also I would eat an abundance > of dark green leafy organic vegetables with magnesium! > purslane is excellent! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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