Magnesium Explained:
Magnesium
is mainly found inside the cells, it activates many enzymes and is necessary
for the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and amino acids. It is essential for
the functions of muscles and nerves and for the formation of bones and teeth.
Generally it counteracts and regulates the influence of calcium.
Let's start with an
appetiser of assorted remarks about magnesium, the "magnum mineral"
that keys over 350 vital enzymatic functions in your body. First and foremost,
it's important to use the form of magnesium that your cellular fluids easily
recognise and like best, which is magnesium chloride, the form found in sea
water. Other forms of magnesium such as magnesium sulphate (Epsom salt),
magnesium oxide, magnesium citrate, etc. each have their own specific uses, but
magnesium chloride is the most important form of them all, because that's what
most readily penetrates and nourishes your cells. My favourite source
of this mighty mineral is "Ancient Minerals" brand, which is
extracted from a 250 million year old seabed that lies 2,000 feet deep in the
earth below Holland. You can order
Best Methods of
Assimilation:
The best way to assimilate
magnesium is transdermally, via the skin, which is far more efficient than
orally administration. Try spraying magnesium chloride oil onto your skin
before or after a shower, or use it as an excellent under-arm deodorant. You
may also rub it into your scalp, where it absorbs quickly and helps promote
hair growth. The crystal bath flake form may be used to prepare our popular
"Magnum Bath," either for full body immersion in a bath tub, or the
more convenient foot bath in a bucket. For a full bath, add 2-3 cups of bath
flakes and 1 cup of baking soda to a tub of hot water and soak in it for half
an hour. For a foot bath, use 1/3 that amount. If you have trouble falling
asleep and staying asleep at night, try the foot bath at bed time. You may find
yourself snoozing before you get your feet out of the bucket.
The fluid magnesium chloride
oil may also be added to drinking water as a quick and easy way to increase
cellular magnesium levels. Add 7-8 sprays (about 1/3 tsp) of mag oil to a 12
ounce glass of pure water, 2-3 times daily. Taken first thing in the morning,
it promotes cellular energy production. At bed time, it helps promote better
sleep by relaxing the muscles, calming the nerves, and fueling the brain's
nocturnal neurology.
Why we our bodies need
Magnesium Chloride:
Some early signs of magnesium deficiency are
loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and weakness. Increased deficiency
may show as numbness, tingling, muscle contractions and cramps, seizures,
personality changes, abnormal heart rhythms, and coronary spasms. Severe
deficiency results in low levels of calcium in the blood (hypocalcemia), and is
also associated with low levels of potassium in the blood (hypokalemia).
Deficiency Symptoms & Increased Requirements:
CIRCULATION: Angina,
arteriosclerosis/atherosclerosis, diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol,
heart infarcts, strokes, tachycardia (fast pulse), thrombosis.
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM: Colic, constipation, chronic diarrhoea, malabsorption,
pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas).
MUSCLES: Backache,
convulsions, cramps, increased excitability/jumpiness,
numbness, nystagmus (rapid eye movements), spasms, tense/tight
muscles, tingling, tremors.
NERVOUS SYSTEM: Apathy, confusion, depression, disorientation, epilepsy, hallucinations,
irritability, mental illness, multiple sclerosis, nervousness, neuritis
paranoia, Parkinson's disease, poor memory, senility.
GENERAL: Alcoholism,
arthritis, body odours, broken bones, calcification in any organ, cancer,
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, diabetes, eclampsia, headaches, infections and
inflammations, liver cirrhosis, lupuserythematosus, migraines, old age,
prostate problems, rickets, rigidity - mental and physical, skin wrinkled and
tough, stiffness, stone-formation in gall bladder or kidneys, thyroid
overactive.
Best Sources:
Fresh grass juice (e.g. wheat grass, barley grass)
and powder of cereal grasses, vegetable juices, kelp, seawater, seafood, green
leaves, molasses, soaked nuts, oily seeds and sprouted seeds. Magnesium is the
central mineral in chlorophyll, which has a similar protein structure as
haemoglobin.
Where to find Magnesium
Chloride:
Various magnesium chloride
products from these sources in Australia:
CAUTION:
Magnesium
supplementation should be avoided with severe kidney problems (severe renal
insufficiency when on dialysis), and also with myasthenia gravis. Be careful
with severe adrenal weakness or with low blood pressure. Too much magnesium can
cause muscle weakness, if this happens temporarily use more calcium. Signs
of excess magnesium (hypermagnesia) can be similar to magnesium deficiency
and include changes in mental status, nausea, diarrhoea, appetite loss, muscle
weakness, difficulty breathing, extremely low blood pressure, and irregular
heartbeat.
References:
MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE for Health &
Rejuvenation by Walter Last
Food for Thought" Volume
1, Issue 1 (February 2014) by Daniel Reid
http://www.danreid.org/daniel-reid-food-for-thought.asp
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