14,000 page views and counting. . .

About a year ago I mentioned passing the 10,000 page view milestone.  Now this little blog is at 14,000.
Time flies when you are having fun?  I have to admit again, there are much worse afflictions out there to have to deal with.  I am fortunate that this one is simply a pain in the arm- or neck (or any other place) as the case may be.  The weakness is irritating.  It can be infuriating.  The pain can be debilitating.  I have been luckier than most with that.  My pain so far is easily managed.  I miss being able to do things.  And I miss being able to not think about how to do the things I can do before trying them.  But again, it is not the same as what many I know have gone through with, say cancer to mention one.  Other than the possible involvement with the phrenic nerves, there is little that approaches being life threatening about PTS/HNA.

When I started this in 2009, there was very little out on the web about HNA or PTS- at least as far as how it could impact people in real life.  Now it seems quite different.  There may still be the out of date information, but there are more places that HNA/PTS patients can go to talk to others about their own issues and how they deal with them.  If I have been any help to any of you, that makes it easier for me.

Good magnesium supplement article on Costco Magazine (of all places)

Here is a good article on magnesium supplements and benefits to the body of magnesium (many of which I have mentioned elsewhere). Costco Connection for Sept. 2013 is on-line, or you may have been mailed one by snail mail if you are a Costco member.

Of all sources listed for magnesium supplements, the one I used most recently is magnesium Glycinate. Another good one they say particularly for neurological issues would be magnesium L-threonate.  The Glycinate form can be had at health food or natural food stores that have supplements.  I have not seen the L-threonate form to my knowledge. I will have to explore a bit more.  For sure, I doubt Costco has anything but the most common form (magnesium oxide) which as I have said earlier on in this blog, can cause laxative effect which is the last thing you want if you are already deficient in minerals of any kind.

Edited and updated. . .  Costco, as I thought, only has magnesium oxide.  My favorite health food store in town where I had purchased magnesium glycinate in the past, has never heard of magnesium L-threonate. And even on-line, there is not a lot of information except from sellers of supplements.  With that in mind, since I am low on my supply anyway, I have ordered the L-threonate version from Amazon.  I will let you know how it goes.

Updated- Magnesium L-threonate may be good, but it is not cheap.  And it takes tree pills to reach a single serving size so it goes much faster than the single serving pills I can get of the Glycinate formula. I vote for Glycinate if you need a magnesium supplement.