New Magnesium Discovery: Anti-inflammatory benefits

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[djf]

Of all the minerals, magnesium has always been close to my heart – in more ways than one. Magnesium is truly a wonder mineral

While people might be aware of the power of this mineral, there is now scientific evidence that takes magnesium to a new level.

A study was conducted on more than 3700 women who were post menopausal. The results were astounding in that it was revealed that magnesium has incredible anti-inflammatory properties.

This is great news for people like you and I who are health-conscious and do not wish to depend upon harmful medications to reveal inflammatory-related pain.

They also noticed that inflammation on the artery walls was minimized in patients who increased their magnesium intake.

People who suffer from heart disease will welcome this news as this makes it harder for plaque to settle on the arterial walls. It is this plaque that causes narrowing in the arteries and ultimately leads to coronary artery disease and other heart ailments. Magnesium helps to improve circulation in the body, and this prevents plaque formation as well

Today, many of us eat take out foods and processed foods on a daily basis, and these have less than adequate mineral content. Most of the food that we eat is robbed of minerals due to modern farming practices. Farmers keep reusing the soil to grow crops, and this robs the soil of minerals. Our food is below adequate when it comes to nutritional values.

It is a sure bet that there are more people suffering with inflammatory conditions today than might have been the case one hundred years ago. Likewise, heart disease is more prevalent now than ever before. People spend millions of dollars each year on anti-inflammatory medications

Apart from the fact that they are costly, they are also harmful if used on a long-term basis. Many of these medications actually perpetuate the situation and offer no long-term solution to the problem. One way to get around this problem is to combine healthy eating with a quality liquid ionic magnesium supplement.

Even if you are healthy at this point in time, it is wise to take a ‘prevention is better than cure’ attitude to life.

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By looking after your health now, you stand a good chance of ageing healthily free from pain and many other ailments. Parents should teach their children from a young age about good nutrition and the importance of correct mineral and vitamin supplementation, with magnesium in particular. This way, future generations will live longer, healthier and more productive lives.

[2nd amendment mama]

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[deweyfrank]

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[khelus]

Also studies have shown people with asthma tend to be low in B6.

[khelus]

Thanks for the great summary.

[Mr. K]

that’s really cool- thanks

So plants have the magnesium we need?

Is there any plants or other foods we could eat that you know of that are rich in Magnesium?

[antisocial]

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[abigail2]

This is a great thread, thanks.

[sr4402]

What evidence is there that consuming quantities of magnesium is not harmful?

Magnesium supplements can be harmful to patients with renal or kidney problems: http://www.easy-immune-health.com/magnesium-overdose.html

[bgill]

http://www.healthdiaries.com/eatthis/20-fruits-and-vegetables-high-in-magnesium.html

20 Fruits and Veggies high in magnesium - Per 1 Cup serving:

Spinach - canned 163 mg, fresh unsalted cooked 157 mg

Beet Greens - 98 mg

Dates - 77 mg

Okra - frozen 74 mg

Artichokes - 71 mg

Peas - 71 mg

Papayas - 64 mg

Potatoes - unpeeled 57 mg

Pumpkin - canned 56 mg

Sweet Potatoes - 56 mg

Collard Greens - cooked 51 mg

Corn - 48 mg

Squash - 43 mg

Cucumber - unpeeled 39 mg, peeled 34 mg

Rutabaga - 39 mg

Broccoli - 33 mg

Banana - 32 mg

Brussels Sprouts - cooked 31 mg

Grapefruit - 21 mg

[djf]

Like they always tell you, green leafy vegetables, for one.
Nuts have alot. And I think certain seafoods are loaded with it.

Time was when many people drank well water of surface-flowing water that had worked it’s way through limestone type formations. I think that helps supplement their mineral needs.

Hard water can have a fair amount of calcium and magnesium, but here where I live in the PNW the water is ultra-soft.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Celtic Sea Salt contains three forms of Mg.

[Mr. K]

That’s so odd- some of the foods I have been craving (almost in that order too)

Spinach (uncooked) and beets I am dying for now... That is why I like a nice buffet at a restaurant - you can pick out all this stuff your body seems to be craving and not have to shop for 20 different things and have them spoil before you can eat them all

So once or twice a month i take the kiddies and go feast

[Mr. K]

How can you get it transdermally?

(excellent post! btw)

[KYGrandma]

I take a supplement that contains calcium, magnesium and zinc. Have been taking it for years to help with fibromyalgia. Sure helps me.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Is there an “official” daily requirement for Mg?

[bgill]

Popeye was right!

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

“How can you get it transdermally?”

‘Transdermally’ is ‘absorbed through the skin’...apply Magnesium Oil (a saturated solution of magnesium chloride in water) or put a cup or so of magnesium salts in the tub and soak for 20 or 30 minutes.

The best form of magnesium to use for this is magnesium chloride. If that is not available to you, you may use Epsom Salts for the soak. Epsom Salts is magnesium sulfate.

[usconservative]

I did not know magnesium makes the muscles relax. Interesting for a number of reasons.

I have severe Ankylosing Spondylitis, an inflammatory disease of the spine. It's caused alot of damage over 15 years until I was properly diagnosed just last year. I've been on Humira since and had good success, but I still have problems with my leg muscles (hamstrings, calves..) always being tight which causes other issues in being able to walk properly, and some sensory/nerve issues with my feet due to my legs constantly spasming.

I'm going to give some basic magnesium supplements a try. Hope it works better than the muscle relaxers I take, which provide minimal relief.

Many thanks also to the poster of this thread.

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

“I take a supplement that contains calcium, magnesium and zinc. Have been taking it for years to help with fibromyalgia. Sure helps me.”

Magnesium without the calcium would likely be as effective. Some with fibromyalgia also have a problem with mitral valve prolapse, a condition caused by calcium buildup in the mitral valve when there is a magnesium deficiency. Magnesium supplementation will often correct this.

[Mortrey]

Bookmarked—thanks for thread!