Why Bones Need Magnesium

The media leads us to believe that we only need calcium for strong bones. In fact, you cannot have a strong skeleton without sufficient magnesium. It is just as important as calcium for several reasons: 1. Magnesium is an essential building block of our bodies and makes up close to 1 percent of our body [...]

Magnesium: The Best Way To Build Strong Bones

Men’s Journal – “Magnesium assists absorption of calcium and vitamin D into the bones,” says Dr. Carolyn Dean, medical advisory board member of the nonprofit Nutritional Magnesium Association. “It also stimulates calcitonin, a hormone that helps preserve bone structure and draws calcium out of the blood and soft tissues back into the bones.” Read more…

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Magnesium Deficiency and Osteoporosis

OregonLive.com – YOU Docs: How to eat your way to a healthier skeleton. Women with osteoporosis often are short on magnesium, which makes up 1 percent of the minerals in bone. That may sound piddlin’, but if you don’t … Oregon Live..

Magnesium and Bone Health

Whole Foods Magazine – Bone and Joint Care Primer. If calcium can be described as the center of the bone health universe, the question still remains as to whether everything revolves around it. Most current views on bone formation concur that there is more to consider than calcium, and too much attention paid to it [...]

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Nutrient Balance for Bone Health

Huffington Post – We know that magnesium is necessary for bone health but it has a much broader scope than even I imagined. Most people think that calcium is the most important factor in bone health. Some are now realizing that vitamin D is also a necessary component. However, it’s not well known that magnesium [...]

Magnesium and Natural Bone Health

Natural Practitioner Magazine – Encouraging Natural Bone Health. Osteoporosis and low bone mass are not mandatory conditions of aging. With that in mind, natural strategies should help raise expectations for good bone health. Natural Practitioner Magazine…

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