Proper nutrition is a diet that contains the required amount of not only calories, but also microelements. But it is not enough just to include in the menu products containing the required daily amount of vitamins and elements. It is also necessary to combine them correctly when taking them so that the action of one substance does not offset the positive effect of another.
For example, not everyone knows what the compatibility of calcium and magnesium is when taken at the same time.
Compatibility of vitamins and minerals
When taken simultaneously, different substances can either reduce the effect of each other, or not enter into a chemical reaction, or actively interact. For example, the compatibility of magnesium and calcium is high, therefore, they can and should be taken at the same time.
Interaction can take place in two different ways:
- pharmaceutical;
- pharmacological.
The first involves the interaction of substances directly in the stomach. The second is during a biochemical reaction that occurs, for example, duringmetabolic process in tissues. But before you know if magnesium and calcium are compatible, you need to know what the he alth benefits of each of them individually.
Magnesium benefits
Magnesium takes an active part in almost all biochemical processes in the body, so a person needs along with water, air and food. But if we can feel the lack of the latter in a timely manner, but we can recognize the deficiency of magnesium only by a blurred clinical picture.
| Symptom | Why does it occur |
| Chronic fatigue | Magnesium is involved in the process of energy production, so when it is deficient, the body slows down energy production in order to slow down its consumption. As a result, the person feels weak and overwhelmed. |
| Insomnia |
The inability to fall asleep is a consequence of increased nervous excitability. When a person consumes an insufficient amount of magnesium, nerve cells become more sensitive, and the person himself becomes irritable and restless. As a result, sleep is disturbed, the quality and duration of which is also of great importance in the activity of the nervous system. |
| Hypertension | Magnesium has the ability to influence the expansion of blood vessels, which entails a decrease in pressure to normal. With arterial hypertension due to a lack of magnesium, a person oftenexperiencing headaches. |
| Convulsions | Muscle spasms and tightness can be a sign of a lack of magnesium in the body. |
| Diabetes | Magnesium contributes to the production of insulin, which is responsible for the absorption of sugar and lowering its level in the blood to normal. Magnesium can not only reduce the risk of this disease, but also slow its progression. |
Calcium benefits
The body of an adult contains up to one and a half kilograms of calcium, and the vast majority of this amount is in bone and dental tissue. The remainder (approximately 1 percent) performs important functions in the body, including:
- anti-inflammatory action;
- regulation of blood clotting;
- participation in the process of excitability of nerve cells;
- activates a number of metabolic processes;
- prevents allergic reactions.
Calcium deficiency
Like a lack of magnesium, a lack of calcium in the body can lead to a number of unpleasant symptoms. Separately, each of them can talk about a whole range of pathologies, so calcium deficiency is often not detected immediately.
The main symptoms of low calcium in the body are:
- irritability, depression, insomnia;
- tachycardia;
- arterial hypertension;
- brittle nails;
- joint pain.
The main cause of calcium deficiency is the wrong diet. Less commonly, calcium in the body is reduced due to diseases of the kidneys, thyroid gland, as well as due to smoking and alcohol abuse.
Too much calcium
Eating too much calcium from foods or taking calcium supplements can cause an excess of this substance in the body. Symptoms of this phenomenon include constant thirst, urine output above normal, loss of appetite, vomiting and weakness.
Thus, both calcium and magnesium must be supplied to the body in a certain amount.
Interaction of calcium and magnesium
Having found out what magnesium and calcium are and what role they play in the body, you need to find out what compatibility calcium and magnesium have.
Magnesium helps calcium to be better absorbed, so if magnesium does not enter the body with food in the required amount, any amount of calcium will be useless. Magnesium and calcium interact pharmaceutically, that is, in the stomach immediately after consumption.
In order to achieve a balance between these two elements, it is necessary to make a diet in such a way that both elements are present in the menu in the right amount. Or regularly eat foods that already have magnesium and calcium in the right proportion for absorption, for example, tofu - "bean curd".
In addition, you need to reduce the use of foods that can reducecompatibility of magnesium and calcium. These include:
- s alt;
- coffee;
- spinach;
- sorrel;
- rhubarb;
- beets;
- fat (margarine, lard).
These foods provoke calcium loss, and, therefore, disrupt the balance of elements. You don't have to completely cut these foods out of your diet, as some of them have he alth benefits.
Finished preparations
Despite the fact that diet is the easiest and safest way to get all the vitamins and minerals your body needs, sometimes the substances that come from food may not be enough. This happens against the background of various diseases or during pregnancy. The compatibility of magnesium and calcium in such drugs is already properly balanced.
But you can not take any vitamin complexes without a doctor's prescription. The risk of an overdose of calcium can result not only in poor he alth, but also in serious pathologies, such as urolithiasis.
And finally, vitamin preparations must be of high quality from reliable manufacturers. They must take into account the compatibility of magnesium and calcium, comply with all norms and standards for patient safety. You need to take drugs, guided by the information from the instructions and the advice of the attending physician.
- The drug that guarantees biochemical compatibility - "Calcium Magnesium Zinc" in tablet form. The formula of the drug from the American company "Solgar" was developed taking into account the daily requirementbody in all three trace elements. The drug is not focused on a slight deficiency of trace elements to strengthen bone tissue, improve the appearance of nails and hair. The analogue is Calcium Magnesium Zinc from the American manufacturer Naches Bounty. The cost of both drugs is approximately 680-760 rubles.
- The Russian analogue of the drug with the same composition is "Calcium Magnesium Zinc" from "Supra Vit" in the form of effervescent tablets. Its advantage is the price - 170 rubles per pack.
Drug combinations
Calcium and magnesium can be taken separately as two different preparations that are highly compatible. Calcium D3 and Magnesium B6 are a combination of two drugs that doctors usually prescribe for symptoms that indicate a low level of these elements in the body.
Calcium D3 is a combination of calcium carbonate and vitamin D3, known as cholecalciferol. Vitamin helps calcium to be better absorbed in the intestines, due to which the substance is well absorbed, and a person quickly sees the result - elimination of muscle spasms, improvement in the appearance of hair and nails.
Magnesium B6 is a preparation containing magnesium lactate dihydrate and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride). Vitamin is necessary in order to improve the absorption of the drug in the digestive tract and simplify the process of absorption of magnesium by cells.
An excellent version of the manufacturer that guarantees compatibility - "Nycomed". MagnesiumB6 and Calcium D3 are available in the form of tablets and chewables in various flavors.
