Hi mrsD

just piping in here as I pointed Jasminsky here from another forum....

as it appears that kids with tics need extra magnesium, the main issue many parents face is
a.which is the best form of magnesium to supplement with
and
b. should it be given with calcium

because taurine has also been found to help with tics, many successfuly use magnesium taurate, but that isnt always readily found, and some prefer to give the magnesium and taurine separately, but often come up against the decision again on which form of magnesium, as most supplemental forms seem to be mag oxide, which i understand is poorly absorbed

also
the adding of calcium is another grey area for many of us

BonnieG once posted on BT that it should always be cal:mag in 2:1 ratio

but some literature suggests calcium actually interferes with magnesium absorption

soooo
can you shed any light on this for us pleez