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Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 12:01 pm Post subject: Lack of magnesium can cause MS, CFS, memory, cognitive
I read on the web site http://www.mgwater.com/clmd.shtml ...which is well documented studies from national and state institutions and was amazed at the problems lack of magnesium can do to the human body...The list of medical problems from seizures to Alzheimers....sleep disorders , headaches, allergies and many more..and even that with lack of magnesium the brain does not produce the "dopamine" it should .
hear that pegs. magnesium has helped me so much! when i read up on the klenner protocol i ignored magnesium - bad idea. so grateful to the random pharmacist who told me i needed mg!!
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 8:14 am Post subject:
Hey pegs,
I'm another Mg believer. Watched my husband's nightly spasms go from terrible (limbs flying everywhere) to small twitches. He also sleeps deeply, like a baby now. He takes it at night, before heading to bed. According to DIM's research, take zinc with your magnesium, and take Calcium with your D
AC _________________ Husband diagnosed RRMS March 2007
pursuing endothelial healing
Copaxone, Swank, supplements, laughter
Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 3:46 pm Post subject: Calcium magnesiusm zinc all needed in balance
for the body to benefit.....except when at out of balance anyway? So I have been taking more magnesium then required.....I will stop because I do know everything is dangerous.... I just want an immediate cure for not sleeping thru the night...I have never taken a sleeping pill... maybe it is time to try ...I just do not knoe what to to do... .... I am hoping magnesium will be my cure.....but last night I was up every hour amost on the hour except I slep a hole 2 1/2 hours last nigt!!!!I have to realize I maybe will not have an overnight cure...so I will go on MODERATELY
Last edited by pegs on Thu May 08, 2008 7:22 am; edited 1 time in total
You may know this but
valerian (herb), melatonin, magnesium and the amino acid GABA (>2gr gamma aminobutyric acid taken alone at least two hours after last food)
help in your case.
You probably know about the others but not for the GABA, it relaxes and promotes growth hormone which stimulates neurogeneration as a bonus!
Keep a balance between magnesium-calcium (taken different hours) say 2:1 to 1:1 and take vitamin D, more important exercise daily and RELAX!
Hey pegs,
I'm another Mg believer. Watched my husband's nightly spasms go from terrible (limbs flying everywhere) to small twitches. He also sleeps deeply, like a baby now. He takes it at night, before heading to bed. According to DIM's research, take zinc with your magnesium, and take Calcium with your D
AC
I have posted this before but worth a try again.
Some minerals will directly affect the metabolisation of others and an increase in one will cause an imbalance or decrease in another. This sometimes works in only one direction.
In the diagram below note that Cadmium (Cd) influences Copper (Cu) and Copper influences Iron (Fe) but the reverse is not true. Excess Sodium (Na) may decrease Potassium (K) and vice verse.
Some vitamins, like minerals, cannot be properly metabolised if certain other vitamins or minerals are not present in sufficient quantities.
Vitamin B3 is a good example: tryptophane requires Vitamins B1, B2, B6, Vitamin C, Magnesium, Zinc and Manganese to be converted to B3, so all these are important for that synthesis. Taking a B3 supplement will not provide useful amounts of this vitamin unless the other vitamins and minerals exist in sufficient quantities to metabolise it.
Calcium is another example. Taking a calcium supplement or eating calcium rich food does not mean that your body absorbs this nutrient. Interactions among nutrients can either help or hinder the absorption of other nutrients. You are more likely to absorb calcium if you are also taking a vitamin D supplement.
Other supplements that aid absorption of calcium include, lactose (milk protein) lysine, potassium, sodium bicarbonate, vitamin B6 and vitamin A. Refined sugar can also assist in metabolising calcium but causes loss of calcium through urine! Some people can obtain more calcium from dairy products than from supplements and taking calcium supplements with food can increase their absorption by 10%.
Taking calcium in the evening is more effective than taking it in the morning. The calcium supplement calcium citrate is probably the most bioavailable of the calcium salts but can increase the undesirable absorption of aluminium! Dr Melvyn Werbach in his book "Foundations of Nutritional Medicine" explains numerous other ways in which simple calcium supplementation may fail or succeed according to the other foods and supplements taken in conjunction with calcium.
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