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Magnesium and the Brain: The Original Chill Pill – Dr Emily Deans

Magnesium is a vital nutrient that is often deficient in modern diets. Our ancestors would have had a ready supply from organ meats, seafood, mineral water, and even swimming in the ocean, but modern soil can be depleted of minerals and magnesium is removed from water during routine municipal treatment. The current RDA for adults is between 320 […]

Magnesium The Stress Reliever – Dr. Leo Galland

Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in your body, a necessary co-factor for hundreds of enzymes, and the most critical mineral of all for coping with stress. Stress-related diseases which run rampant through modern society, like heart attacks and high blood pressure, are often accompanied by magnesium deficiency. Unfortunately, most Americans consume diets that […]

Magnesium May Help Reduce Colon Cancer Risk

With a major role in the metabolism of glucose, magnesium is a mineral that is essential for the production of cellular energy and to manufacture protein. G-C Chen, from Soochow University (China), and colleagues analyzed data from eight prospective studies involving 338,979 subjects, with data available for 8,000 cases of colorectal cancer. The team revealed […]

Magnesium Cream – A Viable Alternative to Tablets

A study conducted by academicians at the University of Hertfordshire indicates that magnesium cream might be a viable alternative to tablets to fend off serious health problems tied to deficiency. An example of such a health problem is high blood pressure. The study’s results were recently made public in PLOS One. Magnesium absorbed by way of the […]

Transdermal Magnesium Delivery

Magnesium is quickly becoming increasingly interesting to the mainstream — those looking to heal themselves naturally rather than resorting to prescription drugs or surgery.  With the plethora of Magnesium supplements on the market, the question becomes which, what and how to take it? Let me help you make sense of your options.  And before we […]

Dr. Oz On The Importance of Magnesium

Dr. Oz, America’s favorite doctor, explains why everyone needs their daily dose of magnesium! Magnesium is a trace metal needed in the diet that plays an essential role in energy use in the cell and in copying the cell’s genetic material. Why does my body need magnesium? The body’s cells use a molecule called ATP […]

Magnesium for Relaxation

This video explains why Magnesium is such a powerful mineral for relaxation. It’s exactly why we used it as the base of our Distressology line of stress-relief products!