Magnesium

I'll tell you what. The more I know about nutrition, the more annoyed I am that I didn't know it sooner.

It looks like I may be deficient in magnesium. Because damn near every chronic problem I have is on the list of stuff caused by magnesium deficiency.

I somehow managed to get two kidneystones. I have ADD. I have been having problems with allergies. My memory is horrendous. I have to avoid high-glycemic-index food because I get blood sugar fluctuations. I'm pretty sure I have some degree of insulin resistance. Look it up. You can get that stuff from magnesium deprivation.

This is interesting because I live in a place where the tap water is full of calcium silt. I mean, I have a black toilet (don't ask), and on some mornings, I can literally see a layer of white powder sitting on the bottom of the bowl. I get HUGE amounts of calcium, I'm sure. It supposedly comes from oolite, which is the coral rock that makes up South Florida. And I have read that you have to balance calcium and magnesium in your diet, or else the calcium "wins," and you get symptoms of Mg deficiency.

I'm trying to find out if oolite has magnesium in it.

Anyway, I'm going to resume taking small magnesium supplements. Can't hurt. Especially since I've had kidneystones, which magnesium prevents.

My problems are also pretty strongly correlated with fat and lack of exercise, but I already knew that. I'm down seven pounds since I started my diet, and the workouts are going good. I'm hoping that if I drop 18 more pounds I'll be able to sleep on my back again, and I'll be more rested. That should improve a bunch of things.

It's hard to believe this crap actually matters. So often, dietary advice comes via freaks and flakes, and you can't trust it. But I know some of this stuff isn't BS. For example, I'm sure I feel better and lose weight faster and put on muscle faster when I take calcium/vitaminD pills. And I can see and feel the difference fish oil makes. Maybe magnesium is in the same category.

I just know I'll be the picture of health once my tomato plants start producing. I'll be up to my ass in fresh tomatoes and beans and peppers. You wait.

Meanwhile, the weekend is coming up, so I better plan how I intend to stuff my hole tomorrow and Sunday.

Hey, I'm sure baked potatoes and pizza are high in something healthful. I just don't know what it is yet.