Miracle Mineral Reduces Blood Pressure… and Much More - Magnesium the Forgotten Mineral

Miracle Mineral Reduces Blood Pressure… and Much More

A recent meta-analysis in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that magnesium could help reduce blood pressure.

Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire analyzed 22 studies that involved 1,173 people total to understand how magnesium affects blood pressure. Each of these studies supplemented anywhere from 120 mg to nearly a gram of magnesium, and lasted anywhere from three to 24 weeks.

Researchers concluded that while not all the studies found significant blood pressure reduction, the studies combined showed magnesium reduced systolic and diastolic blood pressure.

What’s more, people in these studies got the best results when they veered towards higher magnesium doses.

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, proves a major risk factor for heart and renal diseases. I don’t have to remind you that cardiovascular disease is the number-one natural killer for Americans.

Here’s the deal with magnesium:

Over 300 enzymes in your body require this important mineral.

Every time you detox, your body requires magnesium. In other words, with insufficient magnesium levels, your body’s not detoxing. And keep in mind detoxification is a daily process, not something you do twice a year.

Among its many other benefits, magnesium regulates blood sugar levels, reduces brain-related issues like insomnia and anxiety, and lowers your risk for heart disease and stroke.

I could go on, but here’s the short of it: I can’t think of a more beneficial mineral than magnesium.

My friends Dr. Michael and Mary Dan Eades wrote a whole chapter in their classic The Protein Power Lifeplan called “The Magnesium Miracle.” Trust me, the Drs. Eades are not prone to hyperbole. Magnesium is that important.

Researchers have found up to 80% of Americans don’t get enough magnesium. A study inThe Journal of Nutrition, for instance, concluded that “[s]ubstantial numbers of U.S. adults fail to consume adequate magnesium in their diets.”

A huge factor for hypertension is low magnesium levels. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Americans are largely deficient in this mineral and suffer such high amounts of high blood pressure and heart disease.

Good dietary magnesium sources include nuts and seeds as well as leafy green vegetables.

And you’re going to love this one: dark chocolate contains magnesium. When I hear friends complain they crave chocolate, I remind them they might be magnesium deficient.

But getting therapeutic amounts of this mineral, like in these studies, requires supplementation.

Magnesium absorbs poorly. Chances are, if you buy a cheap store brand, you’re getting magnesium oxide, the most poorly absorbable form of magnesium. Your body absorbs and utilizes very little magnesium oxide. As usual, you get what you pay for.

I want you to upgrade immediately to my favorite magnesium supplement, Magnesium Malate Chelate from Designs for Health, to get this mineral’s numerous benefits.

Magnesium Malate Chelate, as the name implies, is fully chelated to glycine and malic acid. It combines two of the most health promoting and most absorbable forms of magnesium. Your body absorbs these magnesium salts and retains them in body tissue (like bone) much better than other forms of this mineral.

If all that means nothing to you, rest assured you’re getting the highest quality, most absorbable magnesium supplement you can buy.

Each tablet offers an effective 250 mg of magnesium. Two tablets daily provides a good maintenance dose, although to reduce hypertension and other issues, you’ll want to get up to one gram in divided doses.

One warning. Slowly taper up your dose, since magnesium can provide upset stomach if you take too much at once.

And one other suggestion: I like to take Magnesium Malate Chelate before bed. Magnesium promotes relaxation and calm, making it the ideal supplement to help you unwind after a long, hectic day.

Sources:

• Ford ES, et al. Dietary magnesium intake in a national sample of US adults. J Nutr. 2003 Sep;133(9):2879-82.

Brain Power, Memory Improvement (Age has nothing to do with it unless you have long-standing bad habits)

Memory

Severe memory loss can result from head trauma, Alzheimer's disease, stroke, alcoholism, and drug use. There has been speculation that mad cow disease, misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's, may be responsible for severe memory loss in some cases. Poor memory may also be a result of nutritional deficiencies, depression, sleep deprivation, or medications.

Age-related memory loss usually develops when brain cells are lost or when they no longer communicate effectively. Inflammation and oxidation are the leading culprits, so foods that contain antioxidants or that combat inflammation not only prevent further memory loss, but may even reverse existing memory loss in some cases.

Beneficial Foods

Amaranth	Whole grains are a great source of folate, B vitamins, and zinc, all of which improve brain function, including memory.
Blueberries	Help protect against dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
Coconut Oil	Improves memory and helps prevent senility.
Cranberries	Protect against and help reverse age-related memory loss, including working memory and reference memory.
Quinoa	Whole grains are a great source of folate, B vitamins, and zinc, all of which improve brain function, including memory.

Beneficial Nutrients

Boron	May improve memory.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids	Reduces future risk of memory loss and dementia.
Protein/Amino Acids	Deficiencies in amino acids can lead to poor memory.
Sulfur	Improves memory.
Vitamin B1/Thiamin	Helps slow memory loss in Alzheimer's patients. A deficiency can lead to memory loss.
Vitamin B12	A deficiency can lead to memory loss.

Brain Fog and Coconut Oil

Add 'chemo brain' to the list of chemotherapy side effects, preventing damage by PF Louis

Add 'chemo brain' to the list of chemotherapy side effects

by PF Louis

Chemotherapy can make your hair fall out and cause vomiting. The immune system is actually depressed during chemotherapy. But hair grows back and whenever you stop vomiting you'll be able to eat again. Chemo brain is characterized by diminished mental acuity, memory, and increased fogginess. And it can stay with you long after the last chemo session. Chemo sensitivity testing and supplements directed at protecting the brain will be discussed. 

About chemotherapy

Technically, the use of synthetically produced pharmaceutical drugs to kill microbes or cells is chemotherapy. But this term is generally understood as the chemical treatment for cancer. The origin of drugs used to kill cancer cells is mustard gas, the stuff used to kill people in earlier wars before being declared illegal.

At first, very similar chemicals were used on cancer patients by injection or IV, since breathing it in was lethal. There has since been a plethora of newly approved drugs to use as cancer chemo. Nevertheless, they are toxic to all cells, not just cancer cells. How do you protect yourself if you choose to get chemotherapy and how do you know if the chemotherapy you are getting has been selected by chemo sensitivity testing.

Someone with cancer can look forward to all sorts of debilitating side effects, making it difficult to go on with normal life while undergoing treatments. And there are those ridiculous medical bills to endure.

So those struggling to make health insurance premiums or keep their jobs in an increasingly jobless culture have very limited options for cancer treatments. The inexpensive treatments that do work without toxicity are not covered, and the cancer industry makes sure its propaganda as the only hope keeps everyone in line - to get their chemo. How do you choose?

That propaganda includes a few different ways the cancer industry skews survival report numbers. If you search chemo cancer survival rates, you'll find all sorts of confusing and conflicting survival and remission reports. But the facts are the cancer industry has a few deceptive tricks up their sleeves when it comes to recovery stats. Stanford university and University of Michigan, the leaders in cancer metastasis (spreading of cancer) have proven chemo will make your cancer worse and the only way to minimize the damage to your immune system, your brain, your heart is to do adjunctive therapy but the typical oncologist knows nothing of this.  http://bit.ly/chemoworsen

They also tend to omit reports of those who die from the chemo itself. Killing cancer cells is the objective. Patients who die are collateral damage in the war on cancer. The so called "Stanford" report indicates the death rate from cancer is now surpassed by the death rate from chemo. 

About chemo brain

For several years, several chemo patients complained about a mental malaise, which made them feel something wasn't quite right. They usually noticed inability to multi-task or plan, which was part of their work, or a loss of short term memory. Some chemo patients reported vision loss and early dementia.

These complaints of cognitive impairment were usually dismissed as a slow recovery from the shock of cancer or the fatigue from treatments. After all, side effects don't exist except in the imagination of the cancer patient.

Stanford University tested cancer patient cognitive skills and discovered that chemo cancer patients had made the most errors. Magnetic resolution imagery devices (MRIs) clearly showed that the parts of their brains used for planning and memory were functioning poorly. The Stanford study was reported in the Archives of Neurology.

An earlier (2008) joint study by the Harvard Medical School and the University of Rochester Medical Center linked a widely used chemotherapy drug, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), to healthy brain cell deterioration. They recommended trying to determine which cancer patients may be most prone to chemo brain before administering chemotherapy.

There are new options and ideas on the market being used in several circles.

With better control of chemotherapy side effects, cancer treatment is going more smoothly for many patients.

The goal of chemotherapy is to destroy cancer cells. Traditional chemotherapies work by killing cells that divide rapidly. As they wipe out fast-growing cancer cells, though, they can also damage fast-growing healthy cells.

Damage to blood cells, for example, leads to side effects such as anemia, fatigue, and infections. Chemotherapy can also damage the cells that line the mucous membranes found throughout the body, including those inside the mouth, throat, and stomach. This leads to mouth sores, diarrhea, or other problems with the digestive system. And damage to cells at hair roots, or hair follicles, leads to hair loss.

Each person with cancer reacts differently to chemotherapy and its various side effects. Fortunately, doctors now have many ways to reduce and even prevent these side effects. Chemo sensitivity testing can greatly reduce this affect. Supplements that protect the brain and the oxidation effect of chemo are omega oils, low glycemic diets, none gluten/gladden diets, 90% greens and 10% meats. Eliminate all boxed foods and increase fats. High dose while doing chemotherapy does not affect the function of chemo but does protect the cells, body and brain from damage to a great degree. The key is to research the potential supplements, saunas, and other forms of detox. Preparing the body beforehand is very important to reduce the effects, both long-term and short-term.