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arcanemachiner says >" if your multivitamin is using magnesium oxide, it's barely getting absorbed by the body anyway."< Magnesium oxide works fine. Suffered
by giardini 3y ago
arcanemachiner says >" if your multivitamin is using magnesium oxide, it's barely getting absorbed by the body anyway."<
Magnesium oxide works fine.
Suffered repeated bouts of cramps after hard swim workouts for 15 years (Masters' swimming). One day driving home a guy on the radio explained that you need as much magnesium as calcium. I began taking magnesium oxide. Results: no more cramps, breathholding ability way up and enjoyed a far more relaxed swim stroke.
- pc86 3y agoDid you take MO as part of a multi or just as a standalone supplement?
- giardini 3y agoI was taking a calcium pill (eating bananas too for K) and wondering why my cramps persisted. I added MgO and (poof) the cramps vanished and other good side-effects appeared immediately. Though Ca and Mg are often combined, some combinations may be marketed differently. For example "Rolaids" is sold primarily as an antacid but is little more than calcium:magnesium oxides in the ratio 1:5. It tastes better than most CaMg supplements so, if someone wants to merely try a supplement, I recommend Rolaids! Most Ca+Mg supplements have a ratio 1:2 of the oxides.