[Westcoastgirl]

2:1 Calcium to Magnesium ratio is correct. I just went to the Osteoporosis Clinic here in Vancouver and the mistake I was making and I understand most of us make is that when they say we need 1500mg Calcium we tend to make that up in supplements, ignoring how good or poor our diet is. I found out my diet is excellent and I am getting approx 1200 mg of Calcium through my diet alone so was told to reduce my calcium/mag supplements drastically. There are problems associated with too much Calcium and we should not be taking in more than 2500mg including supplements and diet. Too much Calcium is associated with the building up of plague in our arteries, thus heart disease, not to mention that an excess if not stored in our arteries is excreted in our urine so a waste of money. When I cut back on my supplements I found my constant diarrhea has also subsided....ie less Magnesium supplementation.