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Liquid Calcium Magnesium Reviews

richfoods — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:34:56 +0000

Liquid calcium magnesium is an easy way to supplement your intake of magnesium rich foods. While not forgetting that foods are in fact the best sources of magnesium, it can be tough to get all you need at times. If you do choose to use a supplement, liquid magnesium supplements would likely be absorbed better than solid magnesium supplements. Also, if you are already taking calcium supplements, it is vital that you add magnesium to the mix. An imbalance on the side of calcium can deprive your body of its needed magnesium.

Plenty of companies make liquid calcium magnesium, and the ratios of calcium to magnesium vary. Many go with the 2 parts calcium to one part magnesium formula. I myself am more inclined to favor something closer to 1:1, which is similar to the Japanese diet.

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Eat Sourdough Bread for More Magnesium

richfoods — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:54:39 +0000

While all whole grain breads are high in magnesium, a study in France revealed that whole grain sourdough breads have a huge advantage. While the magnesium content is the same as other magnesium rich breads, the sourdough brings the big booster of increased bio-availability. In other words, your body absorbs and gets to use more of the magnesium than it does from non-fermented type breads. In fact, sourdough helps deliver the whole range of minerals (including magnesium, iron and zinc) much more effectively than other whole grain breads by increasing absorption rates. This study was conducted at the UnitÃ© de Laboratoire pour l’Innovation dans les CÃ©rÃ©ales.

If you live in San Francisco, this study is good news, as sourdough bread is available everywhere. If you live elsewhere, or you

Transdermal Magnesium Oil

richfoods — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:18:55 +0000

Magnesium oil is sometimes called “transdermal magnesium therapy.”

In a sense, this is a new way to supplement the magnesium your body needs. Yet, in another sense, it is a very old way. Epsom salts were discovered when the town of Epsom in the south of England became famous for its bath waters many centuries ago. It wasn’t too long before people learned to boil down the water to extract the “salts” for their own use. The active ingredient in the salts was magnesium sulfate.

Epsom salt baths and poultices have since been used to treat everything from sore feet, muscle pain and skin blemished to asthma. Unlike oral magnesium supplements, epsom salts and transdermal magnesium have a long history of use.

This is what led me to look at transdermal magnesium oil.

First off, though,

Magnesium Deficiency – The Signs

richfoods — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:05:54 +0000

Magnesium deficiency keeing you awake?

Magnesium Deficiency – What are the Signs?
A magnesium deficiency is very hard to detect without a visit to the doctor for an actual test of your blood levels. However, there are some factors in your life that may suggest deficiency in magnesium that are worth looking at first. These factors fall into two categories:

1- Symptoms of magnesium deficiency
2- Things you are doing or drinking that leach magnesium from your body

Let’s look at the symptoms first, varied as they are:

Insomnia-
Tiredness and insomnia (funny how there go hand in hand) are the earliest signs of a deficiency. You are restless at night, and may wake up frequently. During the day, you’

Facts About Expensive “Health” Chocolates, Lead in Chocolate and Other Confusing Things

richfoods — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:59:02 +0000

We are seeing a near hysterical rise in chocolate health claims, both good and bad, followed by some major marketing campaign encouraging people to buy very expensive “healthy” chocolates. The latter use terms such as organic, cold-pressed, free-trade and (the clincher) lead-free.

I mean, who wouldn’t want lead-free chocolate? Would we deny our body the same health consideration we give our Toyota’s gas tank? Worse, would we knowingly feed lead to our kids?

Obviously, this fear is so great that company’s can sell cocoa “superfoods” under names such as Xocai and Chava Vital Chocolate. The ad I clicked for Xocai promises “Healthy Chocolate Eat Dark Chocolate Enjoy health benefits Earn money while doing it.” Notice the lack of punctuation. That’s so they can jam more words in and still

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