Magnesium Oil – Transdermal Magnesium

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Galina St George, www.naturalrussia.com

Magnesium plays a vital role in our lives. It is an irreplaceable component in the production of energy from ATP – the molecule which provides energy for all body processes and movements. If magnesium is depleted there is not enough of it for energy production which means that metabolic processes do not get sufficient energy, so general metabolism slows down resulting in energy slumps. Even though magnesium is the most powerful relaxant, without it the energy production is impossible. An increase in magnesium levels in the body results in an increase in general energy and performance.

Another important function of magnesium is connected with its interaction with calcium in the body. Calcium ensures muscle contraction, and excessive amount of calcium leads to muscle spasms, cramps, muscle tension, tightness in the joints. If calcium ensures contraction and strength of the muscle then the role of magnesium is to relax all body tissues, including muscles, nerves, the brain, heart, blood vessels, etc. Needless to say that insufficient magnesium results in all-round rigidity and stress. If there is too much calcium circulating in the body it binds with fat in the blood with the potential to form atheromas leading to narrowing of blood vessels, increase in the blood pressure and a danger of them breaking away and blocking the arteries. Lack of sufficient magnesium reduces elasticity of the blood vessels resulting in arteriosclerosis, which is also a contributing factor towards high blood pressure.

Athletes are especially prone to magnesium losses and resulting deficiency which can lead to a reduced performance, muscle rigidity, tetany, cramps, decreased endurance, general weakness, as well as an array of cardio-vascular problems such as an increase in blood pressure, arrhythmia and rigidity of the blood vessels.

While short high intensity exercise leads to an increase of magnesium levels (hypermagnesemia), due to a shift of magnesium from the cells into plasma as a result of acidosis and a general decrease of plasma levels, prolonged exercise leads to depletion of plasma magnesium (hypomagnesemia).

A few reasons for magnesium losses during prolonged sports activities have been suggested.

1. Lipolysis (fat metabolism). Fatty acids are mobilised for energy production during exercise which leads to magnesium deficiency.

2. General physical and psychological stress on all body systems during prolonged exercise.

3. Loss of magnesium through sweating – this normally happens in humid hot conditions.

4. Loss of magnesium in urine during intensive short-term exercise activities.

Magnesium losses are especially substantial during periods of training for sporting events.

“Several studies indicate that there is a sustained fall in plasma Mg concentration after strenuous exercise and that hypomagnesaemia either persists or worsens during a season of training 21,46,47,48, a sound reason for looking more carefully at the Mg intake of athletes. A recent longitudinal study of a group of medium-distance runners carried out over a training season also demonstrated plasma Mg reductions during the competition period, although there were no variations in erythrocyte Mg. Since both their energy intake and their work load remained more or less constant during the study, a relationship can be established between plasma Mg changes and the stress of the competition period 4″ (Y. Rayssiguier1, C. Y. Guezennec2, and J. Durlach3, New experimental and clinical data on the relationship between magnesium and sport, http://www.mgwater.com/dur18.shtml)

Magnesium deficiency may play a role in sudden death syndrome in sports people resulting from a cardiac arrest (heart attack). As we have established earlier, a fall in magnesium levels in sports people can lead to an increase in cholesterol, blood sugar levels, and rigidity of blood vessels which in turn results in an increase in blood pressure and may in some cases explain sudden death in atheltes.

All this brings us to a conclusion that it is extremely important to replenish magnesium levels in athletes, especially during prolonged sporting activities and competitions, to prevent a slump in energy levels, general fatigue, reduction in performance, muscle tension, aches and pains and speed up recovery.

How can magnesium levels be replenished?

1. Diet – magnesium-rich foods include whole grains, soya products, nuts and seeds, legumes, fruit and vegetables, milk, eggs, sea foods, etc.

2. Oral supplementation. Dr M. Seelig who is an internationally recognised expert in magnesium studies, recommends supplementation of 6-10mg per 1kg of body weight per day. There are a lot of good sources of oral magnesium, such as magnesium orotate, magnesium citrate, etc.

3. Intravenously – injections. A very effective method, but is used in clinics in cases of severe magnesium deficiencies where it is important to raise levels of magnesium quickly.

4. Transdermal supplementation - a quick, efficient and very practical way to replenish magnesium levels which can be used by everyone. A problem with oral supplementation is that large doses of magnesium can cause diarrhoea which leads to magnesium excretion from the body. Also, not everyone’s digestive system is efficient and can absorb sufficient doses of magnesium. Transdermal methods of supplementation (spraying or rubbing magnesium on the body, magnesium massage, bath, foot bath) on the other hand ensure that the digestive system is bypassed and magnesium gets into the body via the skin thanks to its very important function to absorb.

Transdermal supplementation can be achieved by applying magnesium oil on the body by hand (e.g. a massage), or using it in a bath or foot bath. While magnesium oil is great when used in a spray or applied by hand, for a bath or foot baths magnesium chloride flake is the most economical product. Zechstein magnesium flake is one of the best magnesium products around.

Magnesium oil applications:

• Apply by hand all over the body
• Magnesium oil is a great massage medium, and magnesium massage is one of the most luxurious and relaxing treatments.
• Spray on the body after a bath or a shower, before going to bed. You will need a spray bottle for this.
• Mix with hot water, use in a compress on a tight muscle or painful joint. Do not use heat on areas of acute inflammation and immediate injuries.

Magnesium flake applications

• Use 2 handfuls in a very warm foot bath.
• Use at least 300-500g of magnesium flake per bath. The more magnesium in the bath the more effective its absorption will be.

Note: Some people suffer from skin sensitivity, and magnesium baths (as well as other applications) can result in the skin becoming dry and itchy. In such cases adjust the strength of magnesium solution applied on the skin directly, and use a natural moisturiser to soften and hydrate the skin after a bath.

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What’s All the Buzz About Magnesium Oil?
By Chris Jennings

There’s been a fair amount of talk on the Internet recently about a new “miracle” product that cures many of today’s biggest health problems. The product, oddly enough, is termed “magnesium oil”. But you don’t drink it, or put it on food. You rub it onto your skin. Among others things, it’s supposed to prevent heart disease, lower your blood pressure and cure migraines.

So, what’s so good about magnesium oil? After all, aren’t there enough natural supplements and vitamins in the world already?

Well, being something of a natural health nut, I decided to take a closer look to see what it’s all about. Here’s what I found:

Studies show that 80% of all Americans are magnesium deficient. Wow, 80 percent.

It turns out that with all the talk of antioxidants, omega 3 and calcium, the media may have overlooked the real “missing link” in our diets. Evidently, the mineral magnesium is present in practically every cell in our bodies. Our cells depend on it for the most basic important functions. When we get low, bad things occur. Dr. Lawrence Resnick, MD, of Cornell University, a leading researcher on the mineral, stated: “Without enough magnesium, cells simply don’t work.”

It seems that quite a large body of research on magnesium has been performed over the years. And the results of the studies are so compelling that it makes you wonder why we haven’t heard about it earlier. Magnesium deficiency has been linked to heart disease, diabetes, migraines, diabetes, depression, fatigue, insomnia and many other conditions.

Many doctors and researchers are now going beyond saying that magnesium deficiency is “linked” to these illnesses and are saying that it is the actual “cause” of the disease, which is a big step upward.

Here’s a shocking quote by Dr. Mildred S Seelig, MD: “Most modern heart disease is caused by magnesium deficiency. A vast and convincing body of research, largely ignored, has convinced us and many colleagues of this fact.” Coming from a doctor of solid reputation, that’s a pretty strong statement.

Okay, so it’s clear that we need magnesium in our diets or bad things happen to us. No problem, we can just get it from food and water, right? Well, that presents a surprising dilemma.

In the year 1900, magnesium was plentiful in our food and water. But today, our drinking water is stripped of minerals by our filtration plants. Also, vegetables and meats are much lower in this vital mineral due to modern large-scale farming techniques, which have depleted the soils.

In fact, magnesium in our food and water is only half of what it used to be a hundred years ago. By the way, it turns out that heart disease was practically non-existent 100 years ago, when magnesium levels in food and water was higher. Back then, there were no doctors specializing in heart disease, because almost nobody had the malady.

Well surely there must be some foods we can still eat that are good sources of magnesium, right? The answer to this is yes, if you want to eat a mountain of pumpkins seeds and spinach EVERY DAY. But most people simply won’t do this.

By now I’m beginning to realize that I’ll have to get my daily magnesium through supplements, since getting it in food and water has become impractical.

And as I turn my attention to finding a good supplement, I get another surprise: All magnesium supplements taken by the mouth (orally) are only absorbed at about a 20% level, with the rest passing through us. Our intestines simply don’t absorb the magnesium: powders, tablets, drinks, any of them.

To make matters worse, if you try to compensate for this low absorption by taking larger doses of magnesium supplements, you get diarrhea. I tried doing this and it’s true, you get diarrhea.

This is when the sheer magnitude of the problem dawned on me: 80% of us are magnesium deficient; we can’t get enough from our food and water; the supplements we take don’t get absorbed; and to top it all off, almost nobody in the media is talking about the dangers of magnesium deficiency – heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, etc.

Because this is so important, I re-doubled my efforts. There just had to be a supplement out there that would work. That’s when I came across magnesium oil.

Magnesium oil seems to be different than all the other supplements out there, because it’s absorbed through the skin. You rub it onto your arms and legs like a lotion. They say it works using the same principle as the transdermal nicotine patches sold in the drug stores.

Although it’s termed “magnesium oil” it’s not really an oil after all. It’s a super-saturated solution of magnesium chloride in a water base. When you rub in onto the skin it feels a little slippery, but then it dries in seconds and no longer feels oily.

Evidently a doctor by the name of Norman Shealy MD, did a trial with patients using the magnesium oil and found that it was highly absorbable without any side effects such as diarrhea. They used a regimen of spraying the oil on the skin in conjunction with a daily footbath. The results showed that his patients raised their cellular magnesium levels to the top of the reference scale in a remarkable 6 weeks. Normally, with orally taken supplements, this can take 2 years or longer.

I’ve personally been using the magnesium chloride oil myself for several months now and my observation is that it’s the real deal. Although I consider myself healthy, it has eliminated a few nagging problems I had: runner’s knee and migraines. These symptoms are gone now. I also feel like I never get tired anymore. I can work as hard as I want and still not feel run down.

So in conclusion, I guess all the “buzz” about magnesium oil is well founded. It appears to solve a huge problem. Magnesium deficiency is a serious health problem the world is facing right now and the sad part is that the media has yet to catch on.

For your reference, the magnesium oil I have been using is called “DermaMag” and is produced by a company named “Magnesium Direct.”

They also have a very helpful website with plenty of background material and information on published studies so you can see the data for yourself.

You can go to their website by clicking the link: Magnesium Oil or Magnesium Chloride

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