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Anecdata, so take it for what it's worth... But I have high blood pressure, and I've noticed that magnesium supplementation had a larger impact on my readings
by horsawlarway 3y ago
Anecdata, so take it for what it's worth...
But I have high blood pressure, and I've noticed that magnesium supplementation had a larger impact on my readings (in a good way, lower blood pressure) than anything else I tried, including the actual drugs the DR would prescribe (in my case - ACE inhibitors such as Losartan or Lisinipril).
Which is actually pretty astounding, given that the current accepted practice in modern medicine is moving the opposite direction - Diuretics prescribed for high blood pressure often cause low potassium as a side effect (potassium recovery in the kidneys is harmed at the expense of more quickly removing salt/water). And magnesium supplementation is usually warned against (somewhat ironically: because it tends to lower blood pressure even further, and in combination with the drugs can cause problems).
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My take: it's not profitable to solve problems with easily available solutions, and so there is little incentive to fund studying it.
- sound1 3y agoBlood has a few major metals - Iron, Magnesium, Sodium, Potassium, Calcium and Iron. Reduce heavier metals (sodium, iron) in your diet and you should be okay with blood pressure and anxiety. I have a higher than normal blood pressure (and anxiety) since my 20s.
- nobleach 3y agoI really wished this had worked for me. I was right on the line of high blood pressure. I would have good days and bad days. Once the bad days started to outweigh the good, my in-laws suggested a magnesium supplement. I tried that for a few months to no avail. I'd feel much better with a natural solution.
- danaris 3y agoDid you try adjusting the dosage, changing which type of magnesium you were supplementing with, or a potassium supplement instead or in addition?
- SirMaster 3y agoFrom what I have read, they don't recommend supplements. They recommend getting both magnesium and potassium from foods themselves saying that it works better. My BP was borderline, and it lowered by 10-15 pts just by eating lots of potassium and magnesium rich foods. If anything foods with these chemical elements in them seems to be about the most natural solutions I can think of. Even more natural than an artificially produced supplement.
- snapplebobapple 3y agoThusbpartiallyvworked fornme too to the point i currently supplement 40% of the magnesium rda and 20% potassium rda in addition tobregular dietary intake.