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  1. robertpcx

    Magnesium/Calcium Recommendations?

    VITAMIN C DECHLORINATION Vitamin C is a newer chemical method for neutralizing chlorine. Two forms of vitamin C, ascorbic acid and sodium ascorbate, will neutralize chlorine. Neither is considered a hazardous chemical. First, vitamin C does not lower the dissolved oxygen as much as sulfur-based...
  2. robertpcx

    Magnesium/Calcium Recommendations?

    Special NOTE: You should know some brands of Milk Of Magnesia like Phillips and Equate contain, inactive ingrediant, Sodium Hypochlorite this is common house hold bleach. There are some generic brands which contain only Magnesium Hydroxide and purified water, These are CVS Milk of Magnesia...
  3. robertpcx

    Magnesium/Calcium Recommendations?

    http://www.naturalnews.com/038286_magnesium_deficiency_heart_disease.html
  4. robertpcx

    Magnesium/Calcium Recommendations?

    http://www.naturalnews.com/038286_magnesium_deficiency_heart_disease.html
  5. robertpcx

    Magnesium/Calcium Recommendations?

    http://www.naturalnews.com/038286_magnesium_deficiency_heart_disease.html
  6. robertpcx

    Magnesium/Calcium Recommendations?

    Here is a link to a well absorbed magnesium supplement. http://www.rnadrops.info/products/remag
  7. robertpcx

    best absorbed magnesium

    Well said!
  8. robertpcx

    best absorbed magnesium

    Use Ascorbic acid to dechlorinate your bath water. http://www.fs.fed.us/t-d/pubs/html/05231301/05231301.html
  9. robertpcx

    best absorbed magnesium

    Over a century of fertilizing with NPK much of the magnesium in the soil has been depleted as they don't replete magnesium back into the soil, http://www.canadianlongevity.net/misc/mineral_depletion.php and Magnesium Water (magnesium bicarbonate) recipe below: Special NOTE: You should know...
  10. robertpcx

    Never taken an Rx--what do I try?

    What supplements are you taking?
  11. robertpcx

    Magnesium + taurine vs magnesium taurate

    If you are really serious I think you can do your own research. http://www.traceminerals.com/products/liquid-tablet-minerals/concentrace-ionic-minerals
  12. robertpcx

    Magnesium + taurine vs magnesium taurate

    Adreno, here is a link to info about trace minerals, http://www.traceminerals.com/trace-minerals
  13. robertpcx

    Magnesium + taurine vs magnesium taurate

    You should know the ReMag only containes trace amounts of thallium .... If you think about it nothing is absolutely pure. The trace minerals are what is in sea water. Every one has to do what is best for themselves. Bottom line your missing out on a well absorbable magnesium supplement...
  14. robertpcx

    Magnesium + taurine vs magnesium taurate

    Maryb, as you have pointed out so well the amount of elemental magnesium you are receiving is not that much. There is a form of magnesium that is absorbed 100% at the cellular level does not go through the GI tract as it goes directly to the cells where it is needed the most. It is an oral...
  15. robertpcx

    best absorbed magnesium

    Critisize all you want, but that doesn't further your education. Here is something for you to chew on.
  16. robertpcx

    best absorbed magnesium

    There are plenty of people taking ReMag, https://www.facebook.com/groups/MagnesiumAdvocacy/#!/groups/MagnesiumAdvocacy/479259235475484/?notif_t=group_comment_reply here for ReMag and oral and magnesium chloride transdermal are used and discussed every day, if you really want to educate your self...
  17. robertpcx

    Gabapentin Question

    Gabapentin is a very seductive drug, and it depletes many vitamins and minerals, http://www.nutritional-solutions.net/images/phocadownload/Rx_DepleteInteractions.pdf Look up Neurontin (Gabapentin) It is advisable to not use Gabapentin long term (more than a year) and at more than 1000mg. If...
  18. robertpcx

    Diagnosed with Sjogren's

    With all the blood work you had done did you have a Magnesium RBC blood test, this blood test determines weather you have a magnesium deficeincy, any number below 6 indicates a magnesium deficeincy and it is suggested that you should supplement with a magnesium supplement. ReMag is 100 percent...
  19. robertpcx

    bad reaction to magnesium

    You should check out the magnesium advocacy group on face book. Or go to Dr. Carolyn Dean she is one of the foremost experts on all things magnesium, she is also a member of the magnesium advocacy group and will be happy to answer any and all questions you may have regarding magnesium...
  20. robertpcx

    Avoiding Vitamin K

    I'm womdering if a magnesium supplement would help your situation. Transdermal magnesium chloride foot soakes. Jigsaw magnesium w/srt is oral and has sustained release technology so is released over an 8 hr period. Magnesium is a good detox mineral. We are unable to get enough through diet...
  21. robertpcx

    Antidepressants

    For a better understanding of what you might end up with read: http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?app=portal and here, http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/1024-why-taper-by-10-of-my-dosage/ My doctor never made any suggestion about how I should taper off my...
  22. robertpcx

    best absorbed magnesium

    A discussion on magnesium here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MagnesiumAdvocacy/ There is some mention of ReMag, Jigsaw magnesium w/srt and other forms oral and transdermal and their uses. I was refered to this sight by Dr. Carolyn Dean.
  23. robertpcx

    best absorbed magnesium

    An other magnesium supplement called Jigsaw magnesium w/srt (sustained release technology) releases the magnesium slowly over 8 hours. It is better absorbed but not 100% but better than most but is not a simple magnesium supplement it contains the active forms of B6 and Folate: check it out...
  24. robertpcx

    anna8 jaw bone cavitations and me

    Have you looked at magnesium supplements?
  25. robertpcx

    The effects of stress

    May your father rest in peace.
  26. robertpcx

    best absorbed magnesium

    In an earlier post I misquoted some infor: See below, "As of 2012 there is a new magnesium supplement on the market (patented) called ReMag which I have been taking for more than a month now, It is an oral supplement, it does not cause diarea and is 100% absorbed. it contains concentrace from...
  27. robertpcx

    calcium and magnesium together?

    This piece by Dr. Carolyn Dean helps to explain how calcium and magnesium interact and work together. This piece came out sometime after the publication of the 2nd edition of her book "The magnesium miracle" in 2007 and includes additional info about magnesium. Different types of magnesium...
  28. robertpcx

    The effects of stress

    My heart goes out to you I wish your family good luck in these trying times.
  29. robertpcx

    BAD REACTION TO D3 SUPPLEMENTATION

    Do you supplement with magnesium? Magnesium like calcium goes hand in hand with Vitamin D3 not magnesium oxide though, magnesium chloride, or magnesium oil which is sprayed on the skin and rubbed in, absorbed through the skin is more easily tolerated and goes directly into the blood stream. The...
  30. robertpcx

    The effects of stress

    This is a small excerpt from Dr. Carolyn Dean's book "The magnesium Miracle" : "Most people with Cronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia improve about 50% when they begin to use magnesium. People who take magnesium for muscle spasms have shared that their mild depression and irritability...