Stress, Internal Inflammation and Disease Prevention

Inflammation and systemic stress are central attributes of many pathological conditions. In magnesium we have found a potent medicinal that is effective across a wide range of pathologies. Magnesium deficiency causes and underpins chronic inflammatory build ups. This concept is intriguing because it suggests a fundamentally simpler way of warding off disease. Instead of different [...]

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Magnesium and Arthritis

Common types of arthritis include osteoarthritis, which occurs when the protective cartilage on the ends of your bones wears down, and rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints which can result in painful deformity and immobility, especially in the fingers, wrists, feet, and ankles. Whatever type of arthritis you have, you [...]

Food Cravings and Missing Nutrients

Cravings mainly indicate that our body is lacking a specific mineral or nutrient. As descendants from cave men – when the aim was to survive on one meal a day – we are craving food that is either high in fat or high in calories to provide us with enough energy. However, these days, we [...]

The Mineral That Affects Heartbeat, Muscles and Hormones

Magnesium, according to Dr. Danine Fruge, Associate Medical Director at the Pritikin Longevity Center in Miami, Florida, “affects everything from your heartbeat to your muscles to your hormones.” In its early stages, magnesium deficiency shows up as nervous twitches, tingling, numbness and cramping. Note that these are muscle and nerve disorders—areas that magnesium affects the [...]

22 Medical Conditions Linked To Magnesium Deficiency

If you’ve recently had a blood test, you might assume it would show a magnesium deficiency. But only 1 percent of magnesium in your body is distributed in your blood, making a simple sample of magnesium from a serum magnesium blood test not very useful. Most magnesium is stored in your bones and organs, where [...]

Magnesium, Nutrition and Exercise

Many people who work out focus on burning fat; however, there are many other nutrients that are equally important in terms of your workout regimen. Eating the right foods while exercising is essential if you intend to get the full benefits of the workout and not waste the hour or two you spend in the [...]

Putting An End to Migraine Headache Misery

Dr. Brenda Slovin – author of “What if It Never Goes Away”. Migraines are one of the most difficult health problems to treat because they can be caused by a variety of underlying issues including vitamin and mineral deficiencies, stress, malnutrition, inadequate sleep, and physical exertion. Sadly, there is no “one-size-fits-all” treatment for migraines because [...]

Magnesium – An Insurance Policy for Your Heart

By W. Gifford-Jones, M.D. In 1979, Dr. David Chipperfield reported a finding in the British Medical Journal, Lancet. He had discovered that patients suffering from angina pain had low blood levels of magnesium. Equally important, Chipperfield found that by prescribing this mineral, often referred to as “nature’s natural dilator,” the spasm of the coronary artery [...]

Magnesium’s Effects on Cholesterol

Recently, one of my patients came into my office with some interesting news. Most of her life she had been plagued with high cholesterol that was difficult to treat. She had recently had some blood work done and her cholesterol level was within two points of the normal range. She said that the only thing [...]

Calcium, Vitamin K2 and Vitamin D Must Be Balanced with Magnesium

Magnesium, calcium, vitamin D3 and vitamin K2 all work synergistically with one another. Excessive amounts of calcium without the counterbalance of magnesium can lead to a heart attack and sudden death, for instance. Research on the Paleolithic or caveman diet has shown that the ratio of calcium to magnesium in the diet that our bodies [...]