well i had to do a quick google on that but here's what i found:
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Not only will Magnesium help with those developmental functions, but taking a magnesium supplement while pregnant may also help prevent premature labor. One other pleasant effect of taking magnesium is that it could possibly reduce pregnancy related leg cramping and heartburn.
You don’t really need lots of magnesium, and it is recommended that you ensure that you are getting around 360 mg per day. As with most vitamins it is not advised to take more than the recommended daily amount. Too much magnesium can be toxic for you – and obviously this would not be good for your baby either.
Is Magnesium Safe During Pregnancy?
There are many benefits to ensuring that you are receiving sufficient magnesium in your diet. Manganese plays an important role in the formation of bone, teeth, cartilage, development of your babys inner and outer ears as well as the assists certain enzymes to function properly.
Not only will Magnesium help with those developmental functions, but taking a magnesium supplement while pregnant may also help prevent premature labor. One other pleasant effect of taking magnesium is that it could possibly reduce pregnancy related leg cramping and heartburn.
How much magnesium do you need while pregnant?
You don’t really need lots of magnesium, and it is recommended that you ensure that you are getting around 360 mg per day. As with most vitamins it is not advised to take more than the recommended daily amount. Too much magnesium can be toxic for you – and obviously this would not be good for your baby either.
Where can I get magnesium from?
Magnesium comes from a wide range of foods, and because of this most prenatal vitamins do not include magnesium.
according to world's healthiest foods
www.whfoods.com the way to maximize your mag while minimizing calories is to eat swiss chard and/or spinach.
a 1 cup serving (calorie range 30s-40s) of either provides almost 40% of your daily needs (don't overcook, steam rather than boil)
pumpkin seeds are richer in magnesium (a quarter cup serving provides around 45% of daily needs) has almost 200 calories.
what is magnesium toxicity:
http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov ... ium.asp#h5Quote:
pharmacologic doses of magnesium in supplements can promote adverse effects such as diarrhea and abdominal cramping. Risk of magnesium toxicity increases with kidney failure, when the kidney loses the ability to remove excess magnesium. Very large doses of magnesium-containing laxatives and antacids also have been associated with magnesium toxicity. For example, a case of hypermagnesemia after unsupervised intake of aluminum magnesia oral suspension occurred after a 16 year old girl decided to take the antacid every two hours rather than four times per day, as prescribed. Three days later, she became unresponsive and demonstrated loss of deep tendon reflex. Doctors were unable to determine her exact magnesium intake, but the young lady presented with blood levels of magnesium five times higher than normal
i have been taking magnesium for years and would say the laxative effect gives me a heads-up long before anything else could possibly have a chance to kick in!
500mg per day should do you and your baby nothing but good. shye mentioned that there's a great chelated form which increases availability and you can take the recommended amounts for ms patients without the runs. carlson, solgar, and doctor's best are reported by shye as good choices.
tolerable upper intake levels are 350mg according to the mainstream. intakes on the order of 600-1200 are recommended for ms patients. i generally take 500mg mag citrate, supposedly one of the better non-chelated mag supp forms, and if i take as much as 750mg per day it won't be long before i'm dashing to the toilet.
HTH
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My body doesn't like that stuff at all.
