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Tony Isaacs Views: 1,641
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Sources of dietary magnesium and calcium


You need twice as much calcium to three times as much calcium as your magnesium intake.  Personally I take the vegan version of Jarrow Formula's CalMag (if you buy it from CZ sponsor Utopia Silver, you can get 15% with the discount code LR001 provided it is not currently on sale).  Each capsule contains 50% of the RDA of Calcium (500 iu) and 63% of the RDA of Magnesium (250 iu).  The RDA is usually much less than the optimum daily amounts and thus you likely would benefit from more than just that amount,  as is true with most vitamins and minerals.

I suggest you adjust how much you take according to the estimated daily average amount you get from your diet.  It sounds like the original poster and perhaps yourself may be taking plenty or even excessive magnesium and not enough calcium.  Also keep in mind that Vitamin D and Vitamin K are also important co-factors for the intake of calcium and magnesium and that potassium can be an important supplement for cramping (a good natural source is bananas).

As you can see below, lots of foods contain calcium besides just dairy products - and given all the antibiotics and growth hormones in typical grocers milk these days that is not really a good source in my opinion.  Likewise, lots of foods are good sources of magnesium.  Take a look at the following list to help you caculate.

List of Calcium Rich Foods

Food with Calcium
Serving size
Calcium per serving (mg)*
Dairy products    
Milk†
1 cup
290-300
Swiss cheese
1 oz (slice)
250-270
Yogurt
1 cup
240-400
American cheese
1 oz (slice)
165-200
Ice cream or frozen dessert
1/2 cup
90-100
Cottage cheese
1/2 cup
80-100
Parmesan cheese
1 Tbs
70
Powdered nonfat milk
1 tsp
50
Other    
Sardines in oil (with bones)
3 oz
370
Canned salmon (with bones)
3 oz
170-210
Broccoli
1 cup
160-180
Soybean curd (tofu)
4 oz
145-155
Turnip greens
1/2 cup, cooked
100-125
Kale
1/2 cup, cooked
90-100
Corn bread
2 1/2-in. square
80-90
Egg
1 medium
55
Calcium-fortified food (bread, cereals, fruit juices)‡ 1 serving
Varies

 

Foods High in Magnesium Serving Size Magnesium (mg)
Beans, black 1 cup 120
Broccoli, raw 1 cup 22
Halibut 1/2 fillet 170
Nuts, peanuts 1 oz 64
Okra, frozen 1 cup 94
Oysters 3 oz 49
Plantain, raw 1 medium 66
Rockfish 1 fillet 51
Scallop 6 large 55
Seeds, pumpkin and squash 1 oz (142 seeds) 151
Soy milk 1 cup 47
Spinach, cooked 1 cup 157
Tofu 1/4 block 37
Whole grain cereal, ready-to-eat 3/4 cup 24
Whole grain cereal, cooked 1 cup 56
Whole wheat bread 1 slice 24

Due to concerns over Soy, I DO NOT recommend Soy Milk for anyone for any purpose.

All the best,

Tony

 

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