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Linda wrote:Tex,
Why do you take 2 forms of magnesium daily?
The short answer is , "Because I'm cheap". I've been using it for years, and so I had a lot of magnesium citrate on hand when I decided to increase my dosage a year or so ago. So I used magnesium glycinate for the additional amount, in order to avoid causing D, but I continued using the original dose of magnesium citrate in order to use up the supply I had on hand (several large bottles). Yes, I tend to buy supplies in quantity so that I don't have to be concerned with running out any time soon, because I absolutely, positootly, have to take magnesium in order to survive.The long answer is that different forms have different absorbability rates and possibly somewhat different effects on the body. Either one might have an unrecognized advantage of one type or another over the other form. Magnesium requirements of the body, and a practical way to ensure that the body's needs are met in an optimal fashion, seem to be rather poorly understood by the medical profession in general. In fact, that's putting it mildly — magnesium doesn't appear to even be on the radar of most MDs when they are dealing with patients who show symptoms of magnesium deficiency. So who knows what's actually best?
IOW, I figure that a little variety shouldn't hurt, and it might possibly have some benefits.
Tex
