We sell this cheaper than Amazon and eBay... Now the good Dr is telling us how depleted our soils and foods are of this essential mineral - Mg. More below with the web address to purchase. The Bad News About Magnesium Food Sources Dear Magnus, When I travel around the world I find all kinds of food collection and preparation curiosities. At first some of these seem kind of bizarre. But once you get into them you find that many of them have real health benefits. It seemed bizarre at the time, but there’s a reason the Balinese learned to expertly cut and eat the thin layer of coconut jelly… it’s full of minerals like magnesium. For instance when I was in Bali, my friend Westi did something with a coconut I’d never seen before… He shaved off a little piece of the coconut and set it aside. Then he chopped a little V-shaped hole with his short, heavy Bali knife. He chopped a slit, picked up the shaved piece and bent it a little, and stuck it in there to make a spout so we could drink the coconut water right from the source. Then Westi cut the coconut in half in two quick chops, then did something else I’ve never seen anyone else do. He made a spoon out of the shaving we had used as a spout, and used the sharp edge to scoop out the delicious coconut jelly about as fast as I’ve ever seen it done. You might be asking yourself, why go to all that trouble? As it turns out, the water and jelly of young coconuts are rich in a mineral that’s very important for your health, and not so easy to get these days. The mineral content of vegetables today has dropped by more than 80 percent in some cases. Commercial farming technology and powerful fertilizers practically sterilize the soil – leaving it with little-to-no mineral content. Magnesium content in vegetables has dropped between 25-80% since before 1950.1 And we’re not getting it from other foods, either. • Refined grains remove 80-97% of magnesium. • Refined oils remove all magnesium. • Refined sugar removes all magnesium I’ve pored over years’ worth of clinical studies, health records and surveys, and what I’ve found mirrors what I see with my own patients. A majority of people get nowhere near enough magnesium.2 This is bad news, because magnesium is one of your body’s master minerals. You need it to make antioxidants and it helps fight anxiety and fatigue. It also tones blood vessels, enhancing circulation in the tiny vessels in your eyes and ears giving you sharper hearing and vision. You need magnesium for healthy blood sugar and bone building. Magnesium also helps neutralize acid to return your body’s pH to its normal alkaline state. And magnesium is especially important for your heart. Did you know that magnesium is unique in that it helps maintain healthy electrical balance required for normal heart rhythm?3 Your heart works because of electricity… a tiny bioelectric current that keeps it beating steadily. Without magnesium, the electrical impulses would stop. Recent research shows that people who get the least amount of magnesium have a 50% higher heart risk.4 Unfortunately, it’s difficult to get enough magnesium today. Magnesium used to be in your drinking water. But water with high mineral content – hard water – fell out of favor because most people don’t like the taste. Modern farming practices have depleted much of the mineral content in our soil, so there’s not much magnesium in everyday vegetables any more. And, as you get older, not only do you lose magnesium from the place where you store most of it – your bones – but magnesium stored in bones isn’t completely bioavailable as you age.5 I’ve had great success restoring many patients to their best health by showing them how to get more magnesium. I always recommend food as the best way to get nutrients naturally. You can get more magnesium by eating beans, seafood, nuts, seeds, and some dairy products. Dark green leafy vegetables like spinach have magnesium because chlorophyll molecules contain magnesium. But as I said, the mineral content of regular vegetables isn’t what it used to be. One way I get around this is that I like to eat a marine vegetable called Arame. It’s a kind of kelp that has a mild, semi-sweet flavor and a firm texture. And lots of natural magnesium. You can also supplement. You should strive to get 500-1,000 mg of magnesium daily. Start with at least 300 mg a day, and work your way up from there. Take it with vitamin B6. It will increase the amount of magnesium that accumulates in your cells. However, be careful of the cheap magnesium supplements you find on store shelves. They often have impurities, and most are so cheap you can’t even absorb them! To avoid this, it’s worthwhile to get a form of magnesium that may be a bit more expensive but will also be better absorbed. Look for a magnesium supplement that is bound to citrate or chloride. A unique way to get your magnesium is with a spray infusion. My colleagues at Activation Products have an excellent one that gives you a highly bioavailable form of magnesium that they extract from the rich deposits in the Dead Sea. It’s very easy to use. All you do is spray it on, rub it in, and it goes to work. The unique thing is that the structure of this molecule helps your body retain the magnesium until you need it, helping relieve aches, pains, brain fog and anxiety in a very short time. I recommend you try it for yourself today at activationeurope To Your Good Health, Al Sears, MD
Posted on: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 11:04:59 +0000
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