This is the next chapter in the story I tell people about my continuing experimentation with therapeutic use of magnesium. 

I have tried a few different brands with some interesting and often painful results. When I started my experiment back in December 0f 2014, I liked how my body was responding to this one brand of magnesium. No more pain anywhere in the body and I lost six pounds of inflammation in one week. I told people this is great, you should think about trying it. And then something very bad happened. This wonderful easy to find in every store, working just great formula changed. The label had only one minor colour added with no words to say new formula. I did not know that the minor label colour change meant that there was a formula change. I did recognize within the week that there was something very painfully wrong. Painful inflammation  was back in the joints of knees and ankles. I emailed the company and we conversed back and forth four emails. Communication ended with their person suggesting I should see a naturopath. Waste of energy expended and foolishness on my part to think that they would even want to know there was a problem with the new formula. I will tell you what the change that ruined the Webber Naturals magnesium, they took out the all important amino acids, also called the Krebs cycle. I do know of another person locally that has had the same experience with painful inflammation coming back when they tried the Webber Naturals.

Moving forward in my research, I am still learning along with you on this, I started to read about the chelated magnesiums that yes have the all important amino acids. Found this article that gave recommendations for a few different brands with one, Trophic,  being produced here in Canada. 
http://www.krispin.com/magnes.html

Trophic is seriously terrific. 
What I like about the Trophic label is that it states the amount of elemental magnesium you receive when you take one tablet of 560 mg, you receive 100 mg of elemental magnesium. What we are needing to count is the elemental magnesium number. We need 300 to 400 mg of elemental magnesium daily.  

What I like about chelated magnesium is the absorption into the body is better and that is directly related to the amino acids. There is no diarrhoea. Remember to take your pills one every five hours. One pill in the morning and one before bed is a good way to ease into the routine of magnesium. 

What I have heard from people trying the Trophic Magnesium: "It works." "Inflammation is under control." "I am pain free." "No more rushing to the bathroom because I am obviously taking the wrong kind of magnesium."

Read this article to understand magnesium deficiency and what to do.
http://wellnessmama.com/3610/magnesium-deficiency/

This is where I like to shop online. Free shipping.
https://well.ca/products/trophic-chelazome-magnesium_84613.html

http://lifestylemarkets.com/vitamins-and-supplements/minerals/magnesium/trophic-magnesium-180vcap/

The local health food store does have the Trophic 560 mg magnesium. You can ask for the magnesium that Kim is talking about and they know which one to show you.

Read my other blog articles on magnesium

http://www.kimdeering.com/blog/merry-magnesium
http://www.kimdeering.com/blog/muscle-cramps-magnesium-will-help

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Yes it is a merry magnesium day every day.  I have started a new experiment on myself, because we can only experiment on the individual self after all, no one can tell me how much magnesium is going to work. My food intact, personal stressors, activity levels, age related hormonal conditions are mine. This can only be a personal experiment.

I have been taking 1000mg of magnesium for ever, almost, maybe just as far back as the last three or four years. I don't remember what I did before then. The 1000mg truly is barely enough to keep the muscle cramps away. So now that I have read The Magnesium Miracle by Dr Carolyn Dean, I have decided to kick it up a notch and see what happens because my interpretation of what I read says that if you are not seeing results then try a different type of magnesium and or more. The advised daily totals of magnesium suggested in the book are under 1000mg. I have read that 1000mg is what an athlete should be taking daily.  

I started slow with 300mg every five hours. Then I changed the evening pill to 500mg and then the dinner time and the evening pill to 500mg. And now I am taking 500mg every five hours, and making that a total of 2000mg daily.  If I wake up at maybe two or three in the morning I decided to try to take one more capsule of 500mg.  And no I have not suffered diarrhoea so far. 

I think the idea of taking 500mg of magnesium every five hours is the right interval for me. Caution Advisory: I do not suggest trying the same as I have done. If you do decide this is an experiment you also want to try, do more research and start slow. I do not expect that I will be at these numbers for an extended length of time, or maybe it might take longer then I think to get things right and this level of magnesium is very necessary for my health.

What I noticed right away. This first week I lost five pounds of water weight. Inflammation of the whole body just fell off. I noticed the water volume and at first thought I had drank too much tea that morning. And then by the end of the week my clothes had wiggle room and my muscles of arms, hips, knees, legs and the breasts felt awesome!! No pain in any joint!! My mood is up and my energy feels way up!! Haven't done any sneezing from being tired this week. 

I am continuing at the speed of 100 mg per hour for the next few weeks/months and see what else will happen. I have read that it may take three months to a year to have my body and my life completely changed.

My personal magnesium goals: 1.Neck muscles and all the muscles of the whole body are feeling good all the time 2.Breasts experience proper drainage and fluid exchange happening always 3.Calcification deposits hiding in the breasts, brain, lungs and whole body dissolved away. 4.Maintain this new level of energy and calm mood every day.  5.Inflammation gone and flexibility of all joints maintained.  And for the future aged me, I would like to see 6.Healthy function of brain, heart, kidneys, bladder, bones, thyroid, immune system and the list of all wonderful systems and parts of the body working wonderfully together to create a gently aged me.

When I look back at my life and body issues and experiences of PMS, menopause, muscle cramps, muscle weakness, muscle twitching, asthma, insomnia, food cravings, mental health moments of depression, anxiety, panic attacks, night terrors, OCD, migraines, and the list goes on. I realize now and know that things should have been better if I had found the idea of therapeutic magnesium earlier. Looking forward I know magnesium is the answer for my health problems.

Read my other blog articles in the category on magnesium
http://www.kimdeering.com/blog/chelated-magnesium
http://www.kimdeering.com/blog/muscle-cramps-magnesium-will-help

http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/the-magnesium-miracle-revised-and/9780345494580-item.html?ikwid=magnesium%20miracle&ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=0

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During the summer I fell out of a very important routine. The amounts and timing of my vitamins and supplements had suffered me to my own fate. My left foot began cramping periodically.

The cramping took my by surprise until I figured out that I had not been taking enough magnesium. My usual amount to take is 1000mg. I had fallen to under 300mg. With my activity levels and my age, falling short of my bodies needs is painful.

Magnesium has five main functions in the Body.
1.Relaxing Muscles
2.Transmitting Nerve Signals
3.Synthesizing Protein
4.Producing and transporting Energy
5.Catalyzing most chemical reactions in the body.
 
Articles about magnesium deficiency and how we all could use just a little bit more make sense to me. Muscle cramps, mental health conditions of anxiety, OCD, depression, ... are all helped with added magnesium. 

http://drsircus.com/medicine/magnesium/magnesium-deficiency-symptoms-diagnosis

This is the list of conditions associated with magnesium deficiency.
Acid reflux. Adrenal fatigue. Alzheimer’s disease. Angina. Arrhythmia. Anxiety and panic attacks. Arthritis. Asthma. Atherosclerosis with calcium deposits. Blood clots. Bowel disease. Brain dysfunction. Cancer. Cholesterol elevation. Cystitis. Depression. Toxification. Diabetes. Fatigue. Headaches. Heart disease. Hypertension. Hypoglycemia. Indigestion. Inflammation. Insomnia. Irritable bowel syndrome. Nerve disturbances of burning, muscle weakness, numbness, paralysis and sensitivity, pins-and-needles sensations, seizures and convulsions, twitching, vertigo and confusion.Obstetrical and gynecological problems. Female infertility. Premenstrual syndrome. Dysmenorrhea. Premature contractions. Preeclampsia and eclampsia. Cerebral palsy. Sudden infant death syndrome. Male infertility. Osteoporosis. Parkinson’s disease. Raynaud’s syndrome. Sports injuries. Tooth decay. 

This is a short list, there are many more on the long list, of  foods that have magnesium; banana, kidney beans, black beans, whole wheat bread, brown rice, lentils, oatmeal, quinoa, chives, fish, dried pitted fruits, spinach and dark chocolate. To check out any foods vitamin and mineral information check this searchable Long List. http://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-000120000000000000000-1.html?

I have often said I can't possibly eat enough foods (beans, greens, nuts, and seeds) to support my bodies needs for magnesium. That is where the supplements are helpful. We need magnesium everyday, and taken at equal intervals (morning, noon, evening and just before bed) during the day.   A total of 300 to 400 mg of elemental magnesium is what the body needs every day. Everyone has a body that has different needs. It is an individual experiment to find what works best. You know you need more if you are not experience any changes to your symptoms.

 Side effects to having too much of a good thing are not serious as the body will just release the excess similar to when you have too much vitamin C. Maybe you might experience diarrhea or just loose stool. 

The nice thing for me about having enough magnesium is I do not crave sweets.  And yes you can get just magnesium as liquid and capsules. Highly absorbable is available here at http://drcarolyndean.com/natural-health-resource/

Check out the many interesting articles on the importance of magnesium at these sites. http://science.naturalnews.com/Magnesium.html
http://drcarolyndean.com/magnesium_miracle/
http://drcarolyndean.com

A book that you will find to be interesting is, The Magnesium Miracle (c) 2003,2007 by Carolyn Dean, M.D.,N.D. http://www.amazon.ca/The-Magnesium-Miracle-Revised-Updated/dp/034549458X/ref=pd_sim_hpc_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=1BYDPKDEKGD1J8HVT0C1

A free ebook to investigate is, Magnesium in the Central Nervous System (2011) Robert Vink and Mihai Nechifor.
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/press/titles/magnesium/magnesium-ebook.pdf

Drinking water with lemon is also helpful to add a little bit more magnesium as well as other health benefits of lemon to reduce inflammation, aide digestion, reduce kidney stones, treat cold and flu, and Meniere's disease. 
http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-545-lemon.aspx?activeingredientid=545&activeingredientname=lemon

One more tasty remedy to try for muscle cramps are teas that have Lemongrass in them. Lemon grass is also helpful to treat a cold, fungal infections, stomach aches, digestion issues, spasms, toothaches, rheumatic pain, kills germs, stops flatulence, helps blood to clot, acts as diuretic, increases kidney health, and sedative. http://www.naturalnews.com/033587_lemon_grass_muscle_cramps.html

Read more on my experience with magnesium in this article. 
http://www.kimdeering.com/blog/merry-magnesium
http://www.kimdeering.com/blog/chelated-magnesium
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