Magnesium is essential for muscle relaxation throughout your body. It is somewhat of an antagonist to calcium…magnesium counter-balances  it.  A deficiency of magnesium can cause muscle cramping.

Magnesium interacts with calcium and potassium to regulate blood pressure. In addition it helps transmit electrical conduction in heart tissue and nerve pathways.  It helps bring potassium and calcium inside the individual cells.

Approximately half of your body’s magnesium is found in the bones and teeth, the other half in the soft tissues.  Yet only 1% is found in the blood, where it is essential to heart beat and rhythm…due to electrical conduction.

Interestingly a live mammalian heart can be cut out, live and beating, from the body and placed into a Ringer’s solution.  Ringer’s consists of all the needed nutrients…a balance of minerals such as magnesium, calcium and potassium and energy nutrients.  The heart will beat for days in the Ringer’s solution outside of the body due to its built in pacemaker that fires electric impulses that cause the heart chambers to contract and pump solution.

Low levels of magnesium cause irregular heart beat and heart failures are frequently associated with low blood levels of magnesium.

Magnesium deficiencies are common in the population, as many as 80% suffer from a deficiency…according to neurosurgeon Russell Blaylock, M.D.  Many medical doctors daily supplement their patients with from 400 to 1000 mg of magnesium citrate.  Mineral balances should be administered according to the results of lab testing… under the supervision of your medical doctor. ..Denis Van Loan D.D.S.

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I quote neurosurgeon and researcher, Dr. Russell Blaylock:  “While I am opposed to the use of statin drugs, if you must take them, at least take 100 mg of CoQ-10 a day in the form of ubiquinol.” Source: Blaylock Wellness Report, July 2009.   Muscle weakness occurs in all muscles when CoQ-10 is deficient because energy production is impacted.  Heart muscle suffers the most, causing heart failure.

Heart failure also comes from deficiencies of magnesium and the presence of MSG (mono sodium glutamate). This has to do with electrical conduction that produces heart arrhythmia.  First, regarding magnesium.  The majority of  U.S. residents are deficient in magnesium…so a little has to go a long ways.  It is necessary in 325 chemical reactions of the body, sometimes only as a catalyst.

Magnesium is extremely important in cardiovascular health. It plays a significant role in protecting heart, blood vessels and the brain.  In the laboratory it was found that cells low in magnesium aged much quicker.  Aging diseases such as cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome…diabetes 2, some cancers, Parkinson’s, and osteoporosis all appear to be accelerated by low magnesium levels.

Magnesium regulates heartbeat, lowers blood pressure, relaxes cramped muscles and can stop acute asthmatic attacks. It works with calcium for optimum function of muscles. Without adequate amounts of magnesium and calcium, cramping of muscles occurs. Not a lot of magnesium is required in many of the body’s biochemical reactions because it acts as a catalyst; nonetheless a deficiency will be the weak link that breaks the chain of events in the body’s biochemistry.

Regarding the flavor enhancer, MSG:  It not only overexcites the nerve cells of the brain, causing damage, it also detrimentally affects the heart.

The coronary arteries of the heart have glutamate receptors in their endothelial linings. This makes them vulnerable to oxidative damage and inflammation.  Inflammation is the primary cause of all heart disease. (It damages cardiac tissue and attracts LDL cholesterol plaque, producing atherosclerosis).

Omega 3’s, especially the DHA ingredient, “has been shown to reduce over activity of the glutamate receptors and may do so in the heart muscle and the heart’s electrical systems”...according to Dr. Russell Blaylock.

Mainstream medicine, as well as alternative medicine, clearly agree that omega 3’s are beneficial in heart health. Many studies show all around better heart health and reduced arrhythmias  (that produce heart failure).

Both magnesium deficiency and significant amounts of MSG co-relate to arrhythmias and ultimately heart failures.

The “take away” from this information is make sure you have adequate levels  of omega 3’s (fish oil, flax oil, hemp oil), CoQ-10 and magnesium.  Avoid MSG (mono-sodium glutamate)…Denis Van Loan D.D.S.

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Magnesium regulates heartbeat, lowers blood pressure, relaxes cramped muscles and can stop acute asthmatic attacks. It works with calcium for optimum function of muscles. Without adequate amounts of magnesium and calcium, cramping of muscles occurs. Not a lot of magnesium is required in many of the body’s biochemical reactions because it acts as a catalyst; nonetheless a magnesium deficiency will be the weak link that breaks the chain of events in the body’s biochemistry.

Magnesium is extremely important to nearly every organ in the body. It is found to be involved in, according to neurosurgeon Dr. Blaylock, in 325 biochemical reactions in the body. It is arguably a deficiency in 80% of the population of the United States…according to Russell Blaylock, M.D.

Magnesium is necessary in the energy chain for virtually all cells of the body. It is necessary for energy by acting as a catalyst in the production or release of ATP (adenosine-tri-phosphate…cellular fuel) The heart needs and uses more energy in the form of ATP than any other organ. When magnesium is deficient, the heart suffers and the body lanquishes, accelerating cardiovascular disease.

Magnesium activates enzymes that are part of energy production, yielding ATP as well a regulating calcium levels (especially in muscles…preventing cramps) plus regulating copper, zinc, potassium, vitamin D (bone and immune function) and many other important functions of the body.

A deficiency in 8 out of 10 people is common because of too many carbonated drinks, too much coffee, excess salt and alcohol.  They all reduce magnesium levels.  Dr. Blaylock  and other medical doctors often prescribe supplements containing 400 mg to 1000 mg of  the organic form (with “ate” on the end). It is important to keep a mineral balance because too much of one mineral can produce deficiencies of others. Balanced supplements and supervision by medical doctors is recommended…Denis Van Loan D.D.S.

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