Homemade ZMA question

[7_Deadly_Sins]

Vitamin B-6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride) 100mg

Target-Mins™ Magnesium(as Magnesium Aspartate, Oxide, Citrate, Taurinate, Alpha-Ketoglutarate)† 600mg
Target-Mins™ Potassium(as Potassium Aspartate, Citrate, Alpha-Ketoglutarate)† 198mg

Zinc(as Zinc Citrate, Histidinate, Picolinate, Alpha-Ketoglutarate, Aspartate) 50mg



From the ZMA I looked at to make.
Vitamin B6 (From Pyridoxine HCL) 15mg 750%
Magnesium (From Magnesium Aspartate) 450mg 110%
Zinc (From Zinc L-Methionine And Zinc Aspartate) 30mg 110%


Would the selections I choose be good enough to get the same effect from the ZMA?
Thanks.

 

[Quad-smack]

7DS,
Let's see if I can keep this short.
B-6 in excess of 100mg per day (I'm sure you are getting extra in your diet and other supplements) can build up to toxic levels causing nerve damage.
Zinc in excess of 50mg can suppress HDL's & is rough on the stomach. I would go with 30mg of picolinate if I had the choice.
Magnesium oxide and citrate are not very bioavailable. In fact, Mg citrate is used as a laxative - your body purges the un-absorbed Mg from the bowel. I would go with Mg Orotate 1st, Mg Maleate 2nd, & Mg Aspartate 3rd again if by choice.
Hope this helps.
You might want to do some searching for internet sales on ZMA - some brands are very inexpensive.
Peace

 

[7_Deadly_Sins]

Thanks for the reply Quad.
I'll google around and see if I can find some cheap brands, I was just hoping to get more bang for my buck with the home made ZMA.
I wouldn't take the full pill, I'd cut them down to 1/4th or w/e was required to match the ZMA I looked at to copy. That's the only mag I saw on sell at a website.
I just googled and found a
Monomagnesium Di-L-Aspartate 250.00 mg
Monopotassium Aspartate 250.00 mg


I think the cheapest I can find is about 10-15 dollars for a months supply.
But if I made it I could get a 3+ month supply for around 25.


In short, would you just say the homemade version I have linned up would be more harmful than helpful?
Thanks for the help.

 

[Quad-smack]

7DS,
Just try to get close to the doses on retail ZMA and use bioavailable ingredients and you should be just fine.
I'm all about saving a few bucks when possible.