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Magnesium Deficiency May Trigger More Health Conditions

As magnesium is essential to nearly 300 biochemical reactions, it is not surprising that it has also been associated with a reduced risk of several other health conditions.

Researchers have identified over 3,700 binding sites on human proteins that indicate the role magnesium plays in disease may have been greatly underestimated.36

Dean has studied and written about magnesium since the late 1990s. In her book, "The Magnesium Miracle," she identifies over 25 different medical conditions an insufficiency or deficiency may cause or trigger that have been proven through scientific study.

These include:37

Magnesium May Play a Nutritional Role in EMF Protection

The physiological effects caused by exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) appear to be blocked by calcium channel blockers. In this interview, Martin Pall, Ph.D., explains that EMF activates voltage-gated calcium channels in your cells, allowing excess calcium to flood into the cells. This is responsible for most of the biological effects of EMF.

Exposure to EMF is a hidden health risk you'll find inside most buildings and your home. Your cellphone, cordless phone, internet router and microwave oven all emit EMF waves that cause massive mitochondrial dysfunction linked to chronic diseases such as cardia arrhythmias, depression, anxiety, Alzheimer's disease and infertility.

A natural solution to prevent the activation of these voltage-gated calcium channels is to use magnesium, which is a natural calcium channel blocker. However, this is a short- term preventive.

To protect your health in the long term, you really need to address EMF sources in your home and office. That said, a magnesium deficiency could speed the damage EMF does to your mitochondria and your health. Read more about EMF and its dangers in my previous article, "Addressing EMF Pollution — A 21st Century Health Imperative."

Epsom Salt Baths May Help Supplement Your Diet

While it is ideal to obtain your magnesium from your diet, there are times when supplementation may be necessary to maintain optimal levels. If you suffer from leaky gut, inflammatory bowel disease or other intestinal disorders, absorption may be impaired.

If you have a history of heart disease, hypertension, heart attack or have a planned open-heart surgery or heart transplant, then supplementation may be necessary to raise your magnesium levels.

A relaxing way to raise your magnesium sulfate level is to take Epsom salt baths or foot baths. Transdermal absorption of magnesium has been used to increase magnesium levels and bypass gastrointestinal absorption. A pilot study by R.H. Waring from the University of Birmingham, U.K., found that taking a bath in 122 degrees Fahrenheit (F) or 50 Celsius (C) water for 12 minutes increased serum levels of magnesium in theparticipants.39

The optimal temperature for a bath to wash away the dirt and grime from your day is 112 degrees F.40 Tap water can be as hot as 140 F (60 C) but doctors recommend setting your hot water heater to 120 F (48 C) to prevent a burn injury, especially to children.

Transdermal magnesium cream has also demonstrated results by increasing serum magnesium levels in study participants.41

The benefit to using Epsom salt baths or transdermal creams is the absorption bypasses gastrointestinal absorption challenges in many who suffer from leaky gut or other bowel conditions.

24 Reuters, October 25, 2017

25, 28 Nutritional Outlook, October 25, 2017

26 Dr. Douglas Weed, Triage Theory of Aging (Archived)

27 Life Extension, August 2011

29 Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 2017; 37(8):1431

30 Dr. Carolyn Dean, Magnesium is Not Dangerous (Archived)

31 Channels, 2010;4(6):510

32 Acta Clinica Croatica, 2009;48(1):196

33, 34 Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 2007;21(6):827

35 Anesthesiology Research and Practice, 2015: 1-6

36 GreenMedInfo June 4, 2024

37 Dr. Carolyn Dean, The Magnesium Miracle (Archived)

38 International Tinnitus Journal, 2011;16(2):168

39 Epsom Salt Council, Report on Absorption of Magnesium Sulfate Across the Skin

40 Fox News, January 5, 2016

41 PLOS One 2017;12(4): e0174817