On 1/27/2012 10:47 AM, Robert Kesterson wrote:
> On 1/27/2012 10:43 AM, Lynnet Bannion wrote:
>> On Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:04:04 -0700, Robert Kesterson
>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> "Early signs of magnesium deficiency include loss of appetite,
>>> nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and weakness. As magnesium deficiency
>>> worsens,
>> .....
>>
>> That sounds like acute Mg deficiency. From widespread experience,
>> chronic
>> symptoms that are commonly experienced are leg cramps, restless legs,
>> and constipation.
>
> Thanks -- that's good to know.
>
> But I don't have any of those symptoms either. The only thing unusual
> is my heart rate. My wife (an RN) said that even at 70-80 bpm, I'm
> well within the normal range and probably shouldn't worry about it.
> Normal range for the general population, maybe, but not *my* normal
> range, is what bugs me.
After further experimentation, I have the heart rate puzzle solved. If
I go zero carb, or nearly so, I get the rapid heart rate.
Supplementing with potassium didn't help, nor did supplementing with
magnesium (whether it was a calcium/magnesium supplement or just
straight magnesium, neither one helped).
What did help is either of two things:
1. Raise my carb levels up a bit (50 g/day).
or
2. Increase my sodium intake to 3000 mg/day.
I only did one or the other, not both together. Doing either of those
things, my heart rate remains in my normal range -- upper 60's to low
70's -- throughout normal daily activity.
Interesting aside: Supplementing with magnesium seems to *cause* leg
cramps for me. I did not have any issue with cramps before trying the
magnesium supplements, but when I was taking the supplements, I would
frequently have cramps in my calves or feet upon waking. When I stopped
the magnesium supplements, the cramps stopped too.
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Robert Kesterson
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