Hi MrsD! I'm thrilled to have found you... or rather... thrilled that you found me. :D

Now that I know you're here, I'm linking the gs board over to here for some of my food study threads. When I do vit.s and minerals, I only mostly cover the basics and then post the foods and how to cook them.

So, here's a link to the foods and how to cook them for anyone here who might be interested. :)

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...6071#post36071

Thank you Kim!
 

As usual you always find very important/basic information, that is very
useful.

It is much harder to get magnesium these days for many people, since
whole foods are the basic sources. (people eat and run, and do fast food).

I agree MrsD. There has to be a way to help people make themselves some quick, quality meals and forget about fast foods!

Here is a link to a breakfast that includes nuts... but not too many. :)

It is fast and easy and wonderfully satisfying. It received a good review from someone who tried it, within a day of my posting it. ;)

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...43&postcount=2

Kim...
 

you forgot the link ( I do this occasionally myself:p )

I'm SO sorry about that!:o

Just to make up for it, I've posted some roasted nut recipes on the nut thread and included one with Turmeric... seeing as everyone's been thinking about it here lately anyway. :)

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...6138#post36138

Kicking this thread
 

great info!

Does anyone know if potassium is also helpful? I ask because it has benefits for lowering blood pressure, and I know there is a beneficial connection between antihypertensive meds and ts.

Here's a bit of info:

http://www.healthcastle.com/potassiu...pressure.shtml

http://www.healthcastle.com/high-blo...ure-diet.shtml

Seems the dietary recommendations are healthy regardless. See page 15 here > http:/e/www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/pub...h/new_dash.pdf

Thanks all,
:)

Hello, Gaye---
 

I looked up your product, and as usual Magnesium oxide is listed first under magnesium. When products do this, combine 3 types of magnesium they don't tell you how much of each you are getting.

here is a link to the label ingredients:
https://www.shaklee.com/pws/library/...0681_label.pdf
(use the magnifier in your tool bar to enlarge this PDF)

The ingredient list contains the newer mix of support minerals for bone
health. And be advised to read carefully...you have to take FOUR tablets to
get what is on that label.

Here is a monograph to read about safely using high dose calcium:
http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/DVH/Use...Plus+D,00.html

There are limits to absorption of calcium in the GI tract, so dividing up the tablets thruout the day may give you more effect.

I suspect the elemental magnesium is low in this mixed product. Most mixtures use inexpensive mag oxide, and very little of the chelates. Chelated magnesium is typically a very large tablet, so size also enters into the decision.

Thanks mrsD, I appreciated your help. Took me a bit to get back due to hollidays. Have a wonderful New Year! Gaye

Thanks, Laurensmom...
 

You are absolutely right.

Potassium is very important, and when dieting, many people feel fatigue because they become low in potassium. V8 juice is very high in this, and I use it after a workout. (don't like the sodium, but when one sweats alot, it seems less harmful then!)

Some people have low potassium too if they have a mild genetic renal tubular acidosis problem. Also having frequent diarrhea leads to potassium loss that way.

Gatorade BTW is NOT a good source of potassium (this is often misunderstood).

Thanks for the reminders and links.
1/2 of a cantaloupe has 1,400 milligrams BTW! ;)