How to Best Absorb Magnesium Supplements
- 1). Take the chelated form of magnesium, such as magnesium citrate, glycinate or malate. This form is absorbed best by your body.
- 2). Combine magnesium with calcium. The easiest way is to take a balanced formula of one part magnesium to two parts calcium.
- 3). Take vitamin C at the same time. It helps make magnesium more biologically available to your body.
- 4). Bathe in magnesium sulfate, better known as Epsom salts. The mineral can be absorbed through your skin.
- 5). Reduce or eliminate your consumption of soft drinks. Their high level of phosphates causes magnesium to be depleted from your body.
- 6). Lower your fat intake. A high fat intake will also cause magnesium to be depleted from your body.
- 7). Watch your intake of vitamin D. High doses will cause magnesium to be leached from your body.
- 8). Decrease or eliminate alcohol use. It can lead to magnesium loss.
- 9). Check your prescription drugs. Diuretics, digitalis, tetracycline and corticoids are some of the medications that can lead to magnesium loss.
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Watch your intake of foods high in oxalic acid. These include almonds, chard, cocoa, rhubarb and spinach. They can cause reduced magnesium absorption. - 11
Decrease or eliminate your intake of animal proteins. High amounts can lead to reduced magnesium absorption.
