range from surgical complications that go unrecognized to mix-ups with the doses or types of medications patients receive.
According to Penington Institute's ‘Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2016’, nearly four Australians die every day by misusing prescription and over-the-counter drugs. http://www.penington.org.au/
The report cites 71% of drug-related deaths being as a result of legal drugs compared to 29% from illicit drugs. Some deaths are due to simple dosage errors, such as a weekly pill taken daily with lethal effect. However, most are connected to a pattern of prescription drug overuse, poly-pharmacy and addiction.
We may have spent many years throwing back hot dogs, fries and beers in our seemingly invincible youth – only to pay dearly for it later in life.
The inconvenient truth is that we are what we eat and our cells are just a product of our environment. How can we expect tablets to correct health issues stemming from bad lifestyle habits?
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could simply use healthy lifestyle practices to avoid drugs and surgeries that target degenerative disease symptoms, such as heart disease. Wouldn’t it be great if you could be pro-active with your daily health regime to support health and wellness all the way into your senior years without cancer, diabetes, obesity or heart disease?
I’m going to show you how magnesium deficiency underpins the increase in degenerative heart disease and what you can do to minimise the risks. A growing body of evidence from epidemiological studies, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and meta-analyses have indicated inverse associations between magnesium intake and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Associated conditions such as metabolic syndrome and diabetes are also directly related to magnesium deficiency.
There will be some cases with congenital heart disorders or genetic mutations which cause a certain disability or abnormality, but even in those cases, extra magnesium nutrition can at least minimise and mitigate the severity of the symptoms.
Stress – The Big ‘Nasty’
Of all the contributors to magnesium deficiency (hypomagnesemia), including digestive issues, medications, pregnancy, alcoholism, fluoride and chemicals in the environment, sugar consumption, depleted soils and processed foods, it is excessive stress without proper recovery that is the biggest siphon of magnesium from our reserves.
‘Hypermagnesuria’ occurs when the body excretes excessive amounts of magnesium. This can happen with excessive stress or renal problems. ‘Hypomagnesemia’ is a state of magnesium deficiency in the body. In other words, if you don’t put enough magnesium back to compensate for what is lost, you end up with low and sub-optimal levels of magnesium reserves.
If you experience chronic stress in your job, work long hours, do shift work, are exposed to excessive Electro Magnesium Field (EMF) environment, have financial, emotional or social pressures, then you are setting yourself up for significant magnesium deficiency.
Even those that have diligently become gym junkies and are over-exercising without enough recovery or magnesium status, will be in danger of oxidative stress, inflammatory conditions and rapid degeneration. Whilst moderate exercise is very beneficial for cardiovascular health, magnesium should also be in adequate supply to support that exertion.
If we have enough nutrition, rest and recovery we can withstand a surprising amount of stresses and recover stronger.