I'm a long time lurker of this forum. This is my first posting.
I know that Ray Peat recommends magnesium in the form of carbonate or bicarbonate and seems not to be opposed to magnesium glycinate. But what about magnesium gluconate? Does anyone here have experience with it? Is there anything that speaks against it? I read that magnesium gluconate has a very good absorption rate and - unlike magnesium glycinate - is well soluble in water and does not have a bad taste. I became interested in magnesium gluconate because I have a 3 year old son with nocturnal tonic-clonic seizures and this form of magnesium has been used successfully by Lewis B. Barnett, MD in the fourties and fifties to treat epileptic seizures in children (google his name to find more information).
I know that Ray Peat recommends magnesium in the form of carbonate or bicarbonate and seems not to be opposed to magnesium glycinate. But what about magnesium gluconate? Does anyone here have experience with it? Is there anything that speaks against it? I read that magnesium gluconate has a very good absorption rate and - unlike magnesium glycinate - is well soluble in water and does not have a bad taste. I became interested in magnesium gluconate because I have a 3 year old son with nocturnal tonic-clonic seizures and this form of magnesium has been used successfully by Lewis B. Barnett, MD in the fourties and fifties to treat epileptic seizures in children (google his name to find more information).