Natural Calm Magnesium

Questions

How much Natural Calm can I take?
How much Natural Calm should I take?
What is the upper limit of intake for my weight?
Why does the US version have 150% of the RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance)?
Does Natural Calm have any side effects?
What is the toxic level of Magnesium?

Answer

Natural Calm is made from a proprietary blend of Magnesium Carbonate and Citric Acid. Hot water is needed to activate the two products to create Magnesium Citrate, a highly bioavailable source of magnesium. Natural Calm is a low cost powder with a high effectiveness of a liquid. All minerals need to be in an acidic solution to be absorbed and magnesium citrate is very absorbable in a liquid form.

The questions above have more to do with magnesium intake as Natural Calm is a magnesium supplement.

Magnesium is the 4th most abundant mineral in our body and necessary for over 300 body functions.

RDA

The RDA for an adult is around 400mg. This number is selected as a safe number for the average person; one RDA for all adults whether you are 250lb or 100lb, active or not. We believe the number is on the low side of what most of us need. You do need a starting point and an idea of what is typical, even if it is on the lower side.

Magnesium Requirements

There are many factors that will vary our magnesium needs.

• The more stress you are under, the more magnesium you need.
• The more you use your brain in thinking, the more magnesium you use.
• The more active you are the more magnesium you use up.
• The larger frame you are, they more magnesium you require.
• Prescription drugs (and illegal drugs) and alcohol require extra magnesium
• Your bones are 2:1 calcium/magnesium ratio while your brain is more like 2:1 Mg:Ca

Magnesium Intake

Magnesium is found in many food sources but over processing depletes the magnesium in our foods as most of the magnesium ends up in the water we cook with. There is less magnesium in our foods now than in the 1950s due to over farming, increased yields, less top soil and no magnesium fertilisation. It is our opinion that we are not consuming as much magnesium in our foods as we think.

Another problem is that most of our diet is acidic and the magnesium and calcium in our diets are used to neutralise the acidic foods.

People tend to be worried about not enough calcium and consume extra calcium. Magnesium is needed to absorb calcium as our bones are 2:1 calcium:magnesium ratio. Many people have excess calcium in their bodies which will cause calcium deposits. Examples of calcium deposits include kidney stones, some forms of arthritis, and bone spurs.

Can I Take Too Much?

If you take too much magnesium, as with vitamin C, the body will use what it needs and eliminate any excess. The excess will go into the colon, causing it to hydrate and the effects are stools that are too loose. i.e. you will get the runs. So you really can not get too much. The only deviation on this is if you have kidney problems. Because the excess goes through your kidneys into your colon, a weak kidney could be a problem. While doctors will warn you about too much magnesium being hard on your kidneys, we want to warn you that too little magnesium will be hard on your heart, and muscles and your body in general. It can contribute to a host of problems (tinnitus, bronchitis, asthma, bone deformities, etc).

So How Much Should I Take?

Well, we believe that you need to educate yourself and get to know your body. Your body will tell you. We believe that you should increase your magnesium intake until your stools become comfortably loose. Then you are at your optimal level. You may need to increase or decrease your levels as your stress levels, brain usage and physical activity change. Often you need to start at a lower lever until your body gets used to it and then slowly increase.

We also believe that 70-90% of the population is deficient in magnesium and needs a lot of catching up to do (could take more than a year). Once you have caught up you can go to a maintenance level.

We recommend 150% of the RDA because we believe that

• Most people are deficient
• That the RDA is on the low side
• Most of the magnesium is going to calcium absorption and neutralizing an acidic diet
• Consuming only the RDA levels will not leave enough to combat insomnia, heart palpitations, muscle aches and other symptoms

Natural Calm is available in North America, Europe, Holland and the UK

Question
I have just started taking Calm Magnesium + Calcium (1 tsp twice a day 5 hours apart). Within 20 minutes of taking it dissolved in water I have intense symptoms of what I can only describe as anxiety (heart racing, sweating, loss of equilibrium, a sense of panic). It eventually subsides.

Other medication I take is low dose of Effexor, Synthroid, hormone replacement (every 3 days), low dose aspirin, Lipitor.

Do you suggest I continue with the Calm?

Answer
When a person is magnesium deficient and consumes adequate calcium, the calcium will not be properly absorbed as our bones are 2 parts calcium and 1 part magnesium. Because the calcium needs the magnesium to get put into our bones and teeth, the excess calcium will often get stored as calcium deposits.

When we get excited, calcium enters our cells and when we relax, the calcium gets replaces by magnesium. When confronted with stress (e.g. a fire, or confronted by a wild animal) we go into a “fight or flight” mode. When we are deficient in magnesium, we lose our ability to relax after a stress. Sometimes, when we get extra magnesium, the calcium “comes out” of the stores to be combined with the magnesium. The extra calcium puts us in a “fight or flight” state causing our heart to race, adrenalin to pump (a stress chemical), and other “I am in danger” feelings and reactions. To build bones, you also need vitamin D. Maybe your reaction is because you are also vitamin D3 deficient. Along with the proper calcium and magnesium ratio, you need vitamin D3 to absorb the calcium and convert it into bone mass.

My suggestion is that you take a straight magnesium supplement, like Natural Calm, and not take any calcium supplements along with it. Also, supplement your diet with about 1,000 mg of D3. If you start slowly, with a low dose (slowly increasing it), you can eliminate the excess calcium by converting it into bone mass, and cause your overall health to improve. Starting at a low dose (1 level teaspoon of Natural Calm) along with vitamin D3, you may not experience the effects you are experiencing.

We also have transdermal magnesium which is a liquid you put on your skin. Your skin absorbs the magnesium and may help you better.

While it seems like your body is reacting negatively to the magnesium, it may be that your body really needs the magnesium along with some vitamin D3.

The prescription drugs you are taking also increase your magnesium requirements.
Natural Calm is available in North America, Europe, Holland and the UK