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For anyone taking magnesium supplements that have found it helpful, did you ever get a blood test to look at your magnesium levels and did they say you were def
by sabco 5y ago
For anyone taking magnesium supplements that have found it helpful, did you ever get a blood test to look at your magnesium levels and did they say you were deficient based on the reference ranges?
- patall 5y agoUnfortunately, that is what lots of people do not do. Noticed it recently with Vitamin D where everyone was like: "There is much deficiency, there are no down sites, let's all take it." And I was like: "Sure, there are probably benefits, but for people with actual deficiency. There is a test for that, why don't you do that?" But at that point, it was too late because you can't test for a deficiency once you supplement it.
- spfzero 5y agoAs much as 90% of the US population may be deficient in vitamin D, so you have a good chance of it. That said, I agree that testing is good, either before or after supplementation. https://www.grassrootshealth.net/document/grassrootshealth-participants-compare-general-u-s-population/ https://www.grassrootshealth.net/document/grassrootshealth-p...
- bink 5y agoIronically, supplementing vitamin D can cause a magnesium deficiency.
- xyzzy_plugh 5y agoI don't disagree with anything you wrote except to say that in Canada & USA the medical system (insurance, etc.) presumes everyone is vitamin D deficient, and so usually testing is not covered unless there is some other pressing concern. So, most people don't get tested.
- layoutIfNeeded 5y agoYou can’t overdose magnesium orally if you have healthy kidneys. The worst that can happen is a bit of diarrhea.