Magnesium Helps Getting To Sleep Easier

It’s ironic. Here I am feeling stressed and losing sleep trying to finish a column about how to keep my brain from aging prematurely. Turns out these are two culprits that can speed up the aging process of my poor brain, I learned in a recent seminar by neurologist Dr. Michael Lara. Chronic stress turns [...]

Stress, Magnesium and Heart Health

Stress Combined With Magnesium Deficiency Can Wreak Havoc on Your Heart. If stress hormones cause blood magnesium to fall to levels that are so low (hypomagnesemic) that the cells are abnormally low in magnesium, an indication of magnesium depletion, arterial spasms can result. How? In studies in which a volunteer was slowly infused with the [...]

Magnesium and Stress Resistance

Coping With Stress – Do You Have What It Takes Nutritionally Speaking. Stresses can be emotional, such as fear, sadness, anger, or even great joy and excitement. Stresses can be caused by competition – mental or physical. They can be environmental, such as heat, cold, forced immobility, imprisonment, flashing bright lights, and loud noise, whether [...]

Magnesium: The Secret To Building Stronger Bones

The #1 Secret For Building Stronger Bones, Avoiding Osteoporosis & Improving Heart Health By Carolyn Dean, MD, ND. More calcium supplements are consumed by Americans than any other group in the world. Calcium is added to many foods, including orange juice. And yet the United States experiences one of the highest rates of osteoporosis — [...]

Magnesium for Stress Relief

Leo Galland MD, FACN – Under conditions of mental or physical stress, magnesium is released from your blood cells and goes into the blood plasma, from where it is excreted into the urine. Chronic stress depletes your body of magnesium. The more stressed you are, the greater the loss of magnesium. The lower your magnesium [...]

Magnesium: Reducing Effects of Jet Lag

People with jet lag have their sleep-wake patterns disturbed and have also experienced physical stress from the changes in air pressure during travel. They may feel drowsy, tired, irritable, lethargic and slightly disoriented. Spend as much time as you can while traveling with your eyes closed and relaxing. Even if you can’t sleep, the rest [...]

Swelling, Bloating and Back Pain

Interview with Carolyn Dean, MD, ND. 1. In general, what causes swelling? Several things can cause swelling. Toxins in the body are diluted with fluids and can cause swelling. Because of gravity, the fluids tend to accumulate in the feet. Another reason for swelling is lack of proper minerals. Minerals are required in the cells [...]

Magnesium and Anxiety

Magnesium Deficiency Induces Anxiety – Expert Article by Carolyn Dean, MD, ND. A 2012 study in Neuropharmacology1 initially sounded promising “Magnesium Deficiency Induces Anxiety and HPA Axis Dysregulation” but then the second part of the title “Modulation by Therapeutic Drug Treatment” made no sense at all.” This study proves that in an animal model magnesium [...]

Preterm Labor and Magnesium

I was first introduced to magnesium during my obstetrical training, where I saw how effective magnesium sulfate was in preventing seizures and restoring normal blood pressure in pregnant women suffering from toxemia. Magnesium is also frequently given to women having preterm labor to stop contractions. It works! A good friend of mine, Alexa, had her [...]

Magnesium and Hormonal Balance

While a magnesium-rich diet benefits everyone, it is especially helpful for women dealing with PMS, dysmenorrhea (painful periods), infertility, pregnancy and weight management issues. We talked to Dr. Carolyn Dean, author of The Magnesium Miracle, who shares her expert insights with us. “Fluctuating sex hormones affect magnesium levels, making women more sensitive to magnesium deficiency [...]