Women’s Health, Osteoporosis and Magnesium

Women’s health is dependent on the proper amount of nutritional magnesium so as to ward off such health issues as osteoporosis. All of us lose some bone as we age, but women with osteoporosis lose an excessive amount. In many cases, it can be prevented and treated, and all recent studies do not agree that [...]

Sports Nutrition, Exercise and Magnesium Deficiency

Magnesium is involved in numerous processes that affect muscle function including oxygen uptake, energy production and electrolyte balance. Thus, the relationship between magnesium status and exercise has received significant research attention. This research has shown that exercise induces a redistribution of magnesium in the body to accommodate metabolic needs. There is evidence that marginal magnesium [...]

Sports Nutrition – Athletic Performance & Magnesium

Exercise or athletic activity can influence nutritional magnesium status, and magnesium status can influence physical performance as well as dictate whether exercise or athletic activity is healthy or dangerous. This is true whether the athlete is fit or unfit, trained or untrained. Nutritional magnesium is deeply involved in ATP1 (energy) production, oxygen uptake, central nervous [...]

Sports Nutrition – Magnesium and Tendonitis Treatment

Using Magnesium for Tendonitis problems is a very overlooked component of reversing the Tendonitis dynamic. As a culture we like ‘quick fixes’ and ‘magic bullets’ and effortless cures. That’s why we go to see doctors, so the great all-knowing doctor will hand us an instant cure or at the very least, an easy fix. Unfortunately, [...]

Sports Nutrition – Magnesium and Energy Nutrition

Exercisers who feel weak and tired may be suffering from “the mineral blues,” says Gabe Mirkin, M.D., coauthor of the Sportsmedicine Book. The mineral blues are characterized as a deficiency of potassium and magnesium inside muscle cells, according to “The Complete Book of Vitamins and Minerals for Health”. “A loss of magnesium through sweat can [...]

Sports Nutrition – Sports Drinks Lack Adequate Magnesium Nutrition

“Common sports drinks like Gatorade, Allsport and Powerade are less than optimum for rehydration purposes because they contain no magnesium.” Says Dr. Robert Whang MD, Professor of Medicine at the University of Hawaii. Dr. Whang points out that adequate levels of intracellular potassium and magnesium are important in ensuring sufficient blood flow to the muscles [...]

Sports Nutrition – Sports Performance, Muscle Recovery

Entire books have been written on the subject of what kind of nutrition does it take for a body to break world records and win Olympic medals. Dr. David Pascal knows. A Cary, North Carolina based chiropractor and nutritional expert, Dr. Pascal comes by the field honestly. He is a world-class athlete himself and a [...]

Senior Health, Coronary Heart Disease & Magnesium

According to noted author and researcher, Mildred S. Seelig, MD, “Most modern heart disease is caused by magnesium deficiency. A vast and convincing body of research, largely ignored, has convinced us and many of our colleagues of this fact.. The diet of the industrial world is short on magnesium, and this is causing an epidemic [...]

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Senior Health – Normal Blood Pressure & Magnesium

High blood pressure puts a continuous strain on the heart, blood vessels and kidneys. People with untreated high blood pressure … … can expect kidney problems, a disabling stroke, chronic illness or death from heart disease. Magnesium supplements have an important and crucial direct and indirect effect on blood pressure.Directly, magnesium makes blood vessels relax [...]

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Senior Health – High Cholesterol and Magnesium Health

Another problem related to heart health, and one that has received considerable attention over the years, is cholesterol. A fatty substance found in many areas of the body, cholesterol in large quantities can be dangerous to health. Over time, it can build up on the walls of the arteries and can cause narrowing or hardening, [...]