Muscle Strength Linked to Magnesium in Older Adults

Summary By Hans R. Larsen MSc ChE PALERMO, ITALY. Magnesium is central to human health as it plays a role in a wide range of activities on the cellular level. A deficiency can lead to muscle weakness, fatigue and insomnia. This nutrient may therefore be essential for maintaining muscle strength throughout life. Evidence from athletes [...]

Muscle Cramps Cured With Magnesium

Summary By Hans R. Larsen MSc ChE ST. JOHN’S, CANADA. Canadian doctors report on two cases of severe muscle cramps which were relieved by the intravenous infusion of magnesium sulfate. The first case involved a 17-year-old soldier who had been exercising too strenuously and developed muscle spasms so severe that he was immobilized. The soldier [...]

Fibromyalgia Relief With Magnesium – Studies Give Hope To Fibromyalgia Sufferers

“A study by Guy D. Abraham, M.D., showed positive results in the reversal of fibromyalgia with magnesium and malic acid supplementation. Fifteen patients with fibromyalgia who took magnesium (300–600 mg) and malic acid (1,200–2,400 mg) experienced improvement in their symptoms within the first forty-eight hours. Over an eight-week period of supplementation their degree of muscle [...]

Metabolic Syndrome and Magnesium Health

By Hans R. Larsen MSc ChE In a 15 year study of 5,000 young adults, it was found that higher intake of magnesium through food or supplements led to a lower likelihood of developing Metabolic Syndrome. Note: Metabolic Syndrome is characterized as a single person who has several health risk factors at the same time, [...]

Magnesium, Inflammation and Obesity

Nutr Rev. 2010 Jun;68(6):333-40. Magnesium, inflammation, and obesity in chronic disease. Nielsen FH. US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202-9034, USA. Abstract About 60% of adults in the United States do not consume the estimated average requirement for magnesium, but widespread pathological conditions attributed [...]

Magnesium Deficiency and Metabolic Syndrome

Magnesium (Mg) intake is inadequate in the western diet and metabolic syndrome is highly prevalent in populations around the world. Epidemiological studies suggest that high Magnesium intake may reduce the risk … Magnes Res. 2010 Jun;23(2):73-80. Epub 2010 May 31. Magnesium deficiency and metabolic syndrome: stress and inflammation may reflect calcium activation. Rayssiguier Y, [...]

Magnesium and Inflammatory Diseases

A new study published in The Journal of Immunology suggests that magnesium sulfate, used to treat preeclamspia in preterm labor, may also decrease inflammation and become a therapy for inflammatory diseases. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine recently discovered the mechanism by which magnesium reduces the production of cytokines. Cytokines are molecules [...]

Magnesium Supplements and Heart Health

By Hans R. Larsen MSc ChE – http://www.afibbers.org/magnesium.html TORONTO, CANADA. Magnesium is effective in prolonging the atrial and atrioventricular nodal refractory periods. As afib cannot be initiated during refractory periods, this is clearly a good thing and may explain why many afibbers have experienced substantial benefit from magnesium supplementation. Unfortunately, several studies have shown that [...]

Magnesium Helps Control Afib

By Hans R. Larsen MSc ChE Canadian researchers have done a meta-analysis of studies dealing with the benefits of intravenous administration of magnesium in the acute treatment of atrial fibrillation. They found that effective rate control (reduction in heart rate to below 100 bpm) and/or conversion to normal sinus rhythm was achieved in 84% of [...]

Magnesium and Cardiovascular Disease

By Hans R. Larsen MSc ChE LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. The health of the lining (endothelium) of the blood vessels is crucial to cardiovascular health. There is considerable evidence that a dysfunction of the endothelium can lead to atherosclerosis and subsequent coronary artery disease (CAD). Researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center now report that oral magnesium [...]