Thanks!
It’s absolutely known by now that magnesium is necessary for the proper absorption and utilization of calcium. I read an abstract the other day where mice were intentionally fed diets that caused calcification of the arteries in/around the heart. They then amped up the amount of magnesium in the diet, and the calcifications faded away.
It’s also well known that not enough magnesium will often lead to high blood pressure, and one of the first things they will give to you if you go to the hospital and have life threatening blood pressure is a huge dose of magnesium.
Calcium makes the muscles contract, magnesium makes them relax.
I take Milk of Magnesia about once a month just for the magnesium
There was a recording going around a few years back called “Dead Doctors Don’t Lie” that had a lot of quite interesting information by a medical doctor who was ALSO a veterinarian.
He pointed out that they give cows and other livestock many vitamins and minerals to keep them healthy because they are a PRODUCT -and if they get sick, they lose money.
So he compared preventative measures for animals to things that were similar in humans and started taking vitamins and minerals on a prevatative basis, similar to how they do for livestock.
For example, Magnesium is regularly given to cows and I thought it had somethign to do with digestion and preventing ulcers and stuff but I may be wrong- and so he started taking magnesium (Milk of Magnesia) and his problems cleared up... there were other good examples.
So... it seemed like good advice, but many medical doctors panned it (i can’t imagine what they found fault with)
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.