Osteoporosis

The benefits of a healthy diet and exercise for people with osteoporosis are widely accepted. However, most conventional medical sources touch upon only calcium and vitamin D when it comes to nutrients that help reduce the risk of osteoporosis. In reality, researchers are discovering that bone health and remodeling are complex processes that are influenced [...]

Magnesium and calcium both needed for colorectal cancer protection

The Life Extension Foundation has noted in their newsletter that in a presentation at the American Association for Cancer Research’s Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, Qi Dai, MD, PhD reported that it may be necessary to have a greater intake of magnesium in order for calcium to protect against colorectal [...]

Natural Calm

Another popular supplement here at our office is Natural Calm, an all natural magnesium supplement. Many people suffer from magnesium depletion, which can be caused by lack of dietary magnesium, stress, some medications (diuretics, antibiotics, birth control pills, insulin, cortisone), heavy exercise, diabetes, GI disorders, and excessive calcium in the diet.

Some symptoms of magnesium depletion [...]

Magnesium associated with protection from stroke in male smokers [from the Life Extension Foundation]

The March 10, 2008 issue of the AMA journal Archives of Internal Medicine revealed the finding of researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, that men who smoke may acquire some protection against stroke by consuming greater amounts of the mineral magnesium.

The current study included 26,556 participants in the Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta- Carotene Cancer Prevention [...]