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What type and amount of Magnesium supplement is needed for bone health
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Jan 26 1:58pm | Replies (25)Comment receiving replies
The recommended amount of magnesium is 300mg to 500mg daily. As with calcium, chelated forms of magnesium are absorbed best by the body.
Here is a post which might help; it is a copy and paste of posters discussion of what magnesium works best for them in what amounts:
Magnesium:
https://www.inspire.com/groups/bone-health-and-osteoporosis/discussion/magnesium-9mp7me/
And a general one on bone supplements:
https://www.inspire.com/m/Kathleen1314/journal/7ed0c4-supplements-calcium-vit-k-collagen-etc/
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@kathleen1314 could you please provide the authority for the recommended amount of magnesium you state?
It seems a bit high.
According to McCOrmick in Great Bones, the recommended amount is 320mg/day and he further says that this is a supplement to get 'just right'.... 'Excessive intake can actually impair osteoblast activity.' (P. 437)
He also references a study showing that adequate magnesium intake is correlated to higher bone density at the hip. That caught my attention because most osteo meds seem to work better on spine density than on hip density, and that has been my experience.
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@kathleen1314 This is excellent, and I will read. Thank you! 🙏🏻