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Are there any good sources of Magnesium and Potassium that don't rely on chemicals and bulking agents? Losalt, like table salt, has some scary looking anti-bulking agents added, and I've yet to find a Magnesium supplement (I take Citrate capsules from Holland and Barrett) also have these kinds of additives. I get the feeling you'd struggle to find anything without such stuff on the high street (ie at an affordable price).
 
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Maybe check out Betteryou. This company does a Mg product which is transdermal I think. I am looking for a good Mg and Vitamin K2 combination. Any suggestions welcomed.
 
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I use pink Himalayan salt in place of table salt. It has various minerals including potassium and magnesium and slightly lower sodium content. I use it each morning in my coconut ‘porridge’ recipe and whenever a recipe calls for salt.
EDIT to agree with Dr Snoddy, I use magnesium spray on my feet and ankles to prevent night cramps.
 
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If you enjoy having a bath then adding Dead Sea salts and relaxing for 20 minutes is a convenient way of absorbing both magnesium and potassium in the right quantities. I do this a couple of times a week just before bed as it aids a peaceful nights sleep too :).
 
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Rachox said:
I use pink Himalayan salt in place of table salt. It has various minerals including potassium and magnesium and slightly lower sodium content. I use it each morning in my coconut ‘porridge’ recipe and whenever a recipe calls for salt.
EDIT to agree with Dr Snoddy, I use magnesium spray on my feet and ankles to prevent night cramps.
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Himalayan salts are out of my price range, but i'm really talking about K and Mg. Losalt is recommended for K, but it's not pure
 
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Do you know you are deficient in Magnesium and Potassium? Have your blood tests revealed this, and do you have symptoms?
I ask because if not, then why take supplements?
 
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ghost_whistler said:
Himalayan salts are out of my price range, but i'm really talking about K and Mg. Losalt is recommended for K, but it's not pure
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Tesco Finest pink Himalayan salt £3.10 comes in its own mill. Ok not as cheap as bog standard table salt but won’t break the bank!
 
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Bluetit1802 said:
Do you know you are deficient in Magnesium and Potassium? Have your blood tests revealed this, and do you have symptoms?
I ask because if not, then why take supplements?
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No idea. I supplement these and have done so ever since i changed my diet as that is consistently advised. It may well be that I get enough, but K is required in a high amount so I'm not sure about that
 
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ghost_whistler said:
sodium is about half the intake from salt. So that's about 3g which is, iirc, the minimum. LC requires a little more for reasons just mentioned: low carb flushes out a lot of sodium
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The pink Himalayan salt would last 28 days on 3G per day then. Not such a bad deal!
 
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