Yes I have had lots of tooth troubles. I'm supplementing mag glycinate at the moment, intend to try the mag. bicarb. when mag. hydroxide arrives, on the theory that it is more easily absorbed.narouz said:And here is an interesting blog article about magnesium deficiency
and, for one thing, it's possible relationship to thyroid problems.
http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2010/05/19/magnesium/
(BTW, I believe maybe tara mentioned tooth difficulties. And Charlie has too.
There is a bit in the article about magnesium deficiency and problems with teeth, FWIW)
Reading Janie's article, a few thoughts came to mind.
If I've understood things right:
Low thyroid function makes it harder to retain magnesium in the cells where we want it, and to chuck out the excess calcium, which we don't want in the cells.
Magnesium is necessary for efficient metabolism in cells.
Deprivation of sugar can cause the liver to produce less T3 from T4. Extended deprivation can increase Reverse T3 production, which blocks T3.
Janie: " [lowered ...] metabolism (I have to eat like a mouse, even on desiccated thyroid)".
There are always many angles on what its going on, and it is often not clear what the key factor is, but in this case, it could be that magnesium deficiency is key, and that with mag. supplementation her metabolism will increase. And/or, it could also be that starvation is keeping her metabolism suppressed even with thyroid supps (NDT - some of the T4 could be getting converted to RT3), and this is making it hard to retain sufficient magnesium. And/or there could be other factors - this is just what jumped out at me.
Follow up on what effects the mag. supplementing had would be interesting - didn't find it if it's there. I haven't read much on her site, so there might be other info there with a bearing on this.