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Can Magnesium Make You Feel Worse?

Carolyn Dean, MD, ND – These days, more and more people are taking magnesium than ever before and getting tremendous benefits from it. However, a few people are wondering why it makes them feel worse. In about 1 out of 100 people there can be a shift in your symptoms that you don’t understand. Here’s [...]

Signs of Vitamin Deficiency

Fatigue, exhaustion and/or weakness, muscle aches, tingling, numbness in the fingers and/or mental confusion may not be due to pulling a few all nighters or going overboard in the gym with free weights. These are all signs of vitamin/mineral deficiency. For example – iron is responsible for building red blood cells, which move oxygen around [...]

More Than Calcium is Required to Maintain Strong Bones

Leslie BecK, RD – For years we’ve been told by governments and health organizations to drink milk to build strong bones and keep them healthy as we age. Consuming enough calcium from foods such as milk is thought to protect us from osteoporosis, a bone-thinning disease that increases the risk of fractures, especially of the [...]

Atrial Fibrillation and the Cause of Falling

W.Gifford-Jones, M.D. I lost track of the number of times I was called by hospital emergency to tell me my elderly mother had fallen again. Now, a study shows that atrial fibrillation, referred to as A Fib, an irregular heart rate, is often the cause of falling. I wish I had known then what I [...]

Healthy Nuts – Bonnie Brost, RD – St. Mary’s-Heart & Vascular Center in Duluth, Minn

The American Heart Association recommends four servings of nuts or seeds each week. The U.S. Department of Agriculture soon will issue new dietary guidelines that are similar. A serving is a small handful, or 1.5 ounces, or two tablespoons of a nut butter or spread. For good health, the majority of fats in our diets [...]

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Magnesium: The Antidote for Stress – Mark Hyman, MD

A deficiency in this critical nutrient makes you twice as likely to die as other people, according to a study published in The Journal of Intensive Care Medicine.(i) It also accounts for a long list of symptoms and diseases — which are easily helped and often cured by adding this nutrient. In fact, in my [...]

Preventing and/or Relieving Muscle Cramps

Tips from Jasmin Bedria, Certified Personal Trainer & Nutrition Specialist. Muscle cramps and PMS cramps are an incredibly common annoyance that is so easy to eliminate! I have helped a number of women (and men) rid themselves of constant cramping by narrowing down the possible causes and taking simple action. Here is a step-by-step breakdown [...]

Can Your Diet Create Magnesium Deficiency?

Dr Libby Weaver, PhD – Nutritional Biochemist and best selling author of “Accidentally Overweight”. From a dietary perspective, too many fizzy drinks (or carbonated water), caffeine, excess salt and alcohol can all lead to a decrease in magnesium status. Heavy menstrual periods and excessive sweating too can lead to a magnesium deficiency, as can prolonged [...]

Why Do We Need Magnesium?

Andrea Rosanoff, PhD – Nutritional Biologist and co-author of “The Magnesium Factor” explains that we all need magnesium in order to balance the calcium in our food and supplements(36-39). We also need it to change the proteins we eat into our own personal enzymes (2, 32, 34, 35) and our own protein structures (32) that [...]

7 Foods You Should Avoid To Keep Skin Healthy

We asked the experts about the worst foods for our skin, and some of them may surprise you. Here are seven foods you should absolutely limit if you’re trying to keep your skin looking healthy. Diets high in processed ingredients (especially sugar) have been shown to contribute to crow’s feet, wrinkles, and fine lines because [...]