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Nutrition
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December 12, 2024

Why My Magnesium Supplement of Choice Was Magnesium Oxide But Not Any More

TLDR: Studies claiming it doesn’t get absorbed are suspect. But it may not be great for folks with gastritis. For me personally, it was all about the size, but the form I used to buy is no longer available. So I’ve switched to a magnesium glycinate tablet that I can bite in half. My approach to supplementation in general is minimal. I mainly recommend minerals and vitamins. (To learn which ones and why click HERE.) One of the most common questions I get is Why do you recommend magnesium oxide and not one of the other more bioavailable magnesium formulations?…

Data Deception
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May 3, 2009

Recommended Vitamin D Intake Overdue for an Increase

“Vitamin D’s star is on the rise and researchers say it’s about time.” –AMA News, April 27, 2009 The government’s recommended intake (RDA) for D may underestimate the true amount we need by a factor of ten, according to Michael Holick MD, Ph.D., at Boston University Medical center. Current recommendations are for 200-400 I.U. per day, depending on age. But Dr. Hollick suggests that our true needs may be on the order of 2,000 I.U. Since studies show that most people consume very little D and don’t get enough from sun exposure, there is a nearly universal shortfall of vitamin…

Anti Aging
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June 1, 2008

Bone Density…What’s It All About?

For years I’ve avoided putting my patients on fosamax and related drugs for “bone health,” because according to the package insert, these drugs don’t make bones healthy. They prevent part of the natural cycle of bone growth, called bone resorption, and by doing so make them denser looking on bone scans. Dense bones might sound like a good thing, but realize that a stick of chalk would look really dense on XRay, and it snaps in your fingers. Healthy bone that won’t break when you slip and fall is a matrix of protein and minerals, and just adding more minerals…

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