The Miracle of Magnesium

Many have long been interested in the mineral magnesium because of personal health problems.  I have been personally interested because of my own professional training in hospital dietetics.  There are few books on the subject that describes in layperson language the complexity of magnesium metabolism and the many health problems related to magnesium deficiency as well as THE MIRACLE OF MAGNESIUM.

Lay people need access to this information because most physicians fail to see the connection between magnesium deficiency and, for example, heart disease - America's No. 1 killer!  Why?  Because physicians learn comparatively little about the body’s essential minerals while they are in medical college and only recently has there any real ACCURATE testing available for measuring body magnesium.  Most physicians depend upon the serum test for magnesium, which is not dependable for measuring the ACTIVE form of magnesium.  Dr. Dean explains that mineral testing has progressed from taking whole blood measurements - to testing for cell minerals - to testing for mineral ions, the active component of minerals working at the tissue level.  She writes: "Every year for the past forty years" the two dedicated scientists who developed this test "have produced on average a dozen peer-reviewed journal articles on magnesium and ionic magnesium testing.  Their research convinces even diehard skeptics...of the clear need for magnesium supplementation and the absolute requirement for ACCURATE testing."

Health problems Dr. Dean lists as having been successfully treated with magnesium therapy include HEART ARRHYTHMIA, SEIZURES, HYPOGLYCEMIA, COLITIS, HEAVY METAL TOXICITY, ASTHMA, MIGRAINES and NERVE PROBLEMS.