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Yes, Jimmylegs, it's astounding that doctors learn nothing about the proper application of nutrients. All they have done so far is give high dose calcium resulting in higher heart disease rates in women, as well as DCIS, gall stones and kidney stones and perpetuating magnesium deficiency. Now, their...

Magnesium, Vitamin D Status and Mortality: results from US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001 to 2006 and NHANES III http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/11/187 BMC Med. 2013; 11: 187. Abstract: Magnesium plays an essential role in the synthesis and metabolism of vitami...

Magnesium deficiency regulates vitamin D metabolizing enzymes and type II sodium-phosphate cotransporter mRNA expression in rats. Matsuzaki H, Katsumata S, Kajita Y, Miwa M Department of Nutrition, Junior College of Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan. Magnesium Research : Officia...

I have real concerns about high dose Vit D supplementation (over 1,000iu per day) because it Vit D draws on magnesium for its transformation into the active form. So, people who are already low on magnesium start manifesting mag deficiency symptoms. I have blogged about that and written about it in ...

I was invited to give an opinion on blood testing for magnesium. I outline the problem with serum magnesium blood tests in this article about Kidney Disease and Magnesium. http://www.naturalnews.com/038713_kidney_disease_magnesium_nutrition.html# In my book The Magnesium Miracle I talk about serum m...