Re: [OM] OT: Diet & Heart attacks

[Chris Trask]

>
> > American farm produce is also typically low in magnesium. 
> > Magnesium and potassium tablets are cheap.
> >
>
> The tablets may be cheap but does the body absorb them as
> effectively as it does from food
>

     Surprisingly, even the best brands of those tablets only provide 3% RDA of 
potassium.  You need 1.9-5.9mg (3.5mg average) per day.  After seeing all of 
those I decided to take care of it on a dietary basis.

Chris
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