Magnesium intake according to a pharmacist

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GeorgeN
On gloaming's linked videos, a couple of comments. I've always avoided taking mag supplements around food as they all have a very basic pH when dissolved & I assume that increasing stomach acid pH does not help digestion. I generally use powders and a gram or milligram scale to dose as powders don't tend to have additives. I have run some of my supplements through a mass spectrometer by a chemical analysis lab. Years ago, I reported my results on magnesium chloride that I use (I purchase it in 20 kg bags). Doing what he suggests, using a organic forms (which the mag chloride is not) and looking for the lab test on the label is a safe way to go. In 2006, I did find a report of a person who repleted there mag level as indicated on the intracellular ExaTest with a topical mag chloride solution. Some people (likely including me) urinate out a lot of the mag they consume and may need to take more than what he indicates because of that. Other people may have a bowel tolerance lower than what he suggests. It is very individual. The bicarbonate form which you must make yourself from the recipe and the acetate form, that you also need to make yourself have good bioavailability. Both are made by reacting a magnesium hydroxide solution (milk of magnesia) with chilled carbonated water (for magnesium bicarb) or with vinegar (for magnesium acetate). The recipes for both are in this link.

The pharmacist creator of gloming's posted video has quite a few afib videos. Here is a search of his YouTube page on that topic.

He has a book he wrote and course on afib website.

A video on potassium & afib.

A video reviewing a paper on reducing ectopics with magnesium.
Using a Polar beat to beat recording device, looking at ectopic counts was one of the metrics I used back in 2004 & 2005 to create an afib remission plan for myself and titrate doses of electrolyte and taurine supplements. A local friend recently upped his taurine intake to 1000 mg twice a day and reduced his PVC counts.

In this video, he reviews these two papers (Prashanthan Sanders MBBS, PhD is the PI on both studies) on lifestyle changes & afib (the video author says that from the studies, losing at least 10% of your body weight is useful for those that are overweight and is his goal):

Pathak RK, Middeldorp ME, Meredith M, et al. Long-Term Effect of Goal-Directed Weight Management in an Atrial Fibrillation Cohort: A Long-Term Follow-Up Study (LEGACY). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015;65(20):2159-2169. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2015.03.002

Aggressive risk factor reduction study for atrial fibrillation and implications for the outcome of ablation: the ARREST-AF cohort study. [doi.org]

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Daisy
The YouTube pharmacist places quite a low cap on safe doses of magnesium. I have been using magnesium citrate to bowel tolerance which puts me at 900 - 1000 mgs. I need this much for motility. GeorgeN,I know you also take a high dose—what are your thoughts about the cap suggested in this video? I use a decent brand, NOW.

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GeorgeN
The Doctor's Best website says they are cGMP

"What is CGMP?
CGMP refers to the Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations enforced by the FDA. CGMP provides for systems that assure proper design, monitoring, and control of manufacturing processes and facilities. Adherence to the CGMP regulations assures the identity, strength, quality, and purity of drug products by requiring that manufacturers of medications adequately control manufacturing operations. This includes establishing strong quality management systems, obtaining appropriate quality raw materials, establishing robust operating procedures, detecting and investigating product quality deviations, and maintaining reliable testing laboratories. This formal system of controls at a pharmaceutical company, if adequately put into practice, helps to prevent instances of contamination, mix-ups, deviations, failures, and errors. This assures that drug products meet their quality standards."

IMO, I don't think the author of the YouTube video in the OP was thorough in his investigation.

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Marco
I was using the Dr Best Glycinate/Lysinate years ago, till I was told that they started to buy their raw material from China and I stopped. Do you know anything about this?

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GeorgeN

I was using the Dr Best Glycinate/Lysinate years ago, till I was told that they started to buy their raw material from China and I stopped. Do you know anything about this?


I have no info one way or the other.

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GeorgeN
I use the NOW Magnesium Bisglycinate (glycinate) Powder is GMP certified. Their powder is made by Albion, a reputable manufacturer

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KingFizzy

I use the NOW Magnesium Bisglycinate (glycinate) Powder is GMP certified. Their powder is made by Albion, a reputable manufacturer

I bought some of this. How much to take daily? Thanks