problem with Ca/Mg balancing

[Guest guest]

hi.

i am hoping that someone can help me with a very specific supplement

question. i think i have read that it is better to get your

vitamins and minerals from your food because absorption and

utilization will be much more greater. i also understand it to be

very bad to supplement with calcium and not have the right ratio of

calcium/magnesium. I have 3 children who i am hoping to supplement

with Ca/Mg who are currently on a limited dairy intake. My boys they

are happy to have it dosed as a homemade banana ice pop. My daughter

is gagging on anything i put Ca/Mg into. Does anyone know whether

is a food where Ca/Mg are balanced in nature? I was told that ratios

of magnesium should be such that Mg is 50-100% of the amount of

Calcium. And if there is no food where it is naturally balanced I am

wondering if that mean that it doesnt have to follow this rule if

being consumed from a whole food source.

i am hoping someone has pondered these same issues before and might

help me. offlist would be fine email: writeme79@...

thanks

donna

[Guest guest]

Hi Donna,

> My daughter

> is gagging on anything i put Ca/Mg into. Does anyone know

whether

> is a food where Ca/Mg are balanced in nature? I was told that

ratios

> of magnesium should be such that Mg is 50-100% of the amount of

> Calcium. And if there is no food where it is naturally balanced I

am

> wondering if that mean that it doesnt have to follow this rule if

> being consumed from a whole food source.

Broths made from chicken bones etc. have both calcium and

magnesium. I don't know the ratios.

Sheila 45 mos SCD, 20 yrs UC

mom of SCD 30 mos

[Guest guest]

Hi Donna,

> My daughter

> is gagging on anything i put Ca/Mg into. Does anyone know

whether

> is a food where Ca/Mg are balanced in nature? I was told that

ratios

> of magnesium should be such that Mg is 50-100% of the amount of

> Calcium. And if there is no food where it is naturally balanced I

am

> wondering if that mean that it doesnt have to follow this rule if

> being consumed from a whole food source.

Broths made from chicken bones etc. have both calcium and

magnesium. I don't know the ratios.

Sheila 45 mos SCD, 20 yrs UC

mom of SCD 30 mos

[Guest guest]

Hi Donna,

> My daughter

> is gagging on anything i put Ca/Mg into. Does anyone know

whether

> is a food where Ca/Mg are balanced in nature? I was told that

ratios

> of magnesium should be such that Mg is 50-100% of the amount of

> Calcium. And if there is no food where it is naturally balanced I

am

> wondering if that mean that it doesnt have to follow this rule if

> being consumed from a whole food source.

Broths made from chicken bones etc. have both calcium and

magnesium. I don't know the ratios.

Sheila 45 mos SCD, 20 yrs UC

mom of SCD 30 mos