Posted on 04/06/2013 8:39:15 AM PDT by Bulwinkle
Low magnesium levels have been found to be the best predictor of heart disease, contrary to the traditional belief that cholesterol or saturated fat play the biggest roles....
(Excerpt) Read more at medicalnewstoday.com ...
Is there a link to any new original research leading to this conclusion? I looked at the link and it appears to me that this is based on a review of the literature that the author, who directs a magnesium research and outreach center in Hawaii wrote. Did I miss something?
I’m not dismissing the importance of magnesium, or any other mineral, vitamin, or nutrient in health, but I wasn’t able to find anything new here.
Magnesium is a mineral that is stored in the body, so after taking it for a while the body will store excess intake on the surface of the bones for later use. You can overdose on Magnesium, it is a powerful laxative when you take over 500mg in a dose. Other than sprints to the bathroom, it is not harmful though.
However adding magnesium to your garden can be a problem. You should test your soil to check its magnesium content. Here in Alaska the soil in the valley already has high levels of magnesium, so much so that using regular quick lime will cause magnesium poisoning in the soil. Once you get too much magnesium in your soil your screwed, It will retard growth not boost it and there is no way to get it out.
They are really craving magnesium.
I reviewed a couple of articles that said funeral homes were associated with deaths from heart disease,cancer, diabetes ...well ,just about everything.
Well I got to go and take 2 micrograms of homeopathic rat turds. Completely organically grown btw.
Hi - how do you apply to your garden. Sprinkle granules or dilute?
How about Bacon woven into a mat and wrapped around Italian Sausage, pasted with BBQ Sauce and then baked in the oven ?
We have been taking a lot of D3 for a couple of years now and a few mos ago added daily magnesium. I think we are going to add daily potassium also.
Brings a tear to my eye. Ain’t America great?
I didn’t find it but: Magnesium prevents phosphate-induced calcification in human aortic vascular smooth muscle cells
http://ndt.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/12/09/ndt.gfs520/F4.expansion.html
Epsom salts can be taken internally for "occasional" constipation. I believe there are plenty of other means of taking care of constipation without drinking epsom salts. Epsom salts are mainly used for soaking ones feet if swollen and/for other foot injuries. Soaking ones feet is also a good means of getting magnesium into the body to help avoid heart disease. I've read that in pill form, "chelate" is one of the better forms for taking magnesium. I've been taking it for years and my mother takes it to help with high blood pressure.
Zinc should also be taken with magnesium to help the body absorb it better.
That is just too fine looking.
You guys are evil. Now I have to go try that.
And if your a prepper, don’t forget the canned bacon. Ready cooked, just remember to open one end of the can before swallowing.
I sprinkle around roses. It dissolves immediately when watered in.
Be sure and take Magnesium Citrate as the other magnesium supplements are VERY poorly absorbed.
Oral Magnesium Therapy Improves Endothelial Function in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/102/19/2353.full
??? “ The endothelium is the thin layer of cells that lines the interior surface of blood vessels and lymphatic vessels”
No need to boost potassium, it is in everything! Forget the banana, a medium tomato or potato has more potassium and also avocados, beans. It is in veggies, fruit, chicken, beef, pork ...and NUTS of course. Hmmm... if you live on plain white rice you might want to boost your potassium.
Sprinkle granules
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