The Magnesium Solution for High Blood Pressure (The Square One Health Guides)

magnesium chelate, which is an organic complex of magnesium with amino acids and proteins. This is the type I recommend for people who have trouble with other types of magnesium,

For example, you might start by taking 100 milligrams of magnesium once or twice a day. Over a week or two, you can increase it to the RDA (320 mg/day for women, 420 mg/day for men). You should be sure to get plenty of fluids because the body eliminates excess magnesium through the kidneys. It is best to take magnesium supplements with meals, as th

One easy, effective way to improve your body's mineral balance is by switching to a table salt that contains a combination of sodium, potassium, and magnesium instead of standard sodium chloride.

Magnesium toxicity can be diagnosed by means of a blood test; total serum magnesium, which most medical laboratories perform, will reveal an elevated magnesium blood level. Magnesium toxicity is worsened by low calcium levels. Calcium gluconate is an effective antidote.

some supplement companies combine magnesium with amino acids, producing magnesium maleate, magnesium citrate, magnesium lactate, or magnesium aspartate, which work well for many people.

Indeed, for people with hypertension, getting enough potassium may be more important than reducing sodium. Potassium reduces both blood pressure and cardiovascular risk.

If you have difficulty with magnesium pills, you may do better with a liquid solution, particularly magnesium chloride solution.

Dr. Whitaker sometimes recommends as much as 1,000 milligrams of magnesium per day, combined with 2,000 milligrams of calcium plus potassium.12 A small percentage of people may respond to the modest recommended

daily allowance of magnesium, but in my experience, many people require more. Dr. Seelig recommends starting with 700 milligrams a day of magnesium and, if no result is seen over several weeks, increasing gradually to as high as 1,200 milligrams per day.13