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Posted 8/14/2011 6:41 AM (GMT 0)
How many of you found that you are deficient in this mineral. Im trying to figure out the likelihood I might be
Posted 8/14/2011 12:34 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Jake,

I don't think I have tested particularly low in magnesium. What is quite apparent is that I feel much better if I take it regularly as a supplement and add more when I am not well.

It really helps with the heart anomalies, muscle clenches and twitches and keeps the bowel moving to eliminate toxins. My doctor highly recommends taking magnesium regularly.

Do you get any relief from taking it?
Posted 8/14/2011 3:22 PM (GMT 0)
Jake, I know I was low in magnesium. I had tremendous muscle spasms, twitches to the point where I thought I was having a heart attack. Also I had my hand turned black from what my dr. said was a cornary artery spasm from change in temperature (raynauds). I happen to have an LLMD apt. that day and she gave me a shot of magnesium. Magnesium has helped me so much and since it makes me tired I sometimes forget to take it and will know when I am low from how my body reacts.
Posted 8/14/2011 5:24 PM (GMT 0)
Yea I was debating whether or not to bring it up at my next appointment. I do get the muscle twitches and the insomnia is awful. I read up on burrascano's guidelines and it said magnesium deficiencies  tend to be common to us with Lyme along with pituitary problems, which I also have symptoms of. Anyway thanks for the input! I'll have to ask at my next appointment if adding a supplement would be possible
Posted 8/16/2011 6:29 PM (GMT 0)
My doc told me I am the most deficient person in Vitamin D he has ever seen, and being deficient in one nutrient can affect they way you absorb others. In the case of Vitamin D, I wouldn't absorb calcium very well, which would in turn make it difficult for my body to use other nutrients. I can't get out in the sun to get enough (few people can get enough that way, anyway, unless they work outside). and my gut doesn't seem to be absorbing nutrients effectively, so I am having to get shots now. The rest of my vites are by IV these days.

I am a nutritionist and put together a list of vitamins, what the different names are, what they do and what food they come from which was adopted by the Kent Public School system in Washington State and a number of private schools. You can see and print a copy at www.pgnccw.com and click on "food sources of vitamins and minerals". It is written in an easy to understand format. It is helpful because it lists what can happen if you are deficient in a certain nutrient. Funny, I actually first wrote this the same week I became infected with Lyme, which was 10 years ago. Good thing I wrote it then, because I wouldn't be able to write it now.
Posted 8/16/2011 6:35 PM (GMT 0)
Oh, and to answer your question, most people are deficient in magnesium. Even in the foods that contain it, the amount is very low due to the depletion in the soil. I have worked in this field for years and work with a man name Peter Gillham who is famous for his magnesium supplement. It is the most absorbable magnesium made today (it's been around for over 30 years). It's called "Calm" and it's made by Natural Vitality. Peter is 84 and still travels the world talking about magnesium deficiency. He's healthier than the average 30 year old and looks 20 years younger than his age. The company was voted by the industry's leading magazine (Vitamin Retailer) as the number one vitamin manufacturer this year. You can find it all over the internet just by googling Natural Vitality Calm.
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