Re: Magnesium and organic food for pain

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I'm no dr but I can tell you that our soil is mineral deficient and we need

minerals for enzymes and other functions in our bodies to work and kill bacteria

and battle illness. Magnesium is the king of minerals. It is needed to make 300

enzymes work.

I take magnesium citrate along with my calcium citrate

powders and my D-3 and K 2 supplements. Before that I was in constant pain and

experienced lots of numbness in my arms/hands and legs/feet. My blood pressure

as sky high also. NOT ANYMORE.

Dr's don't like me because I won't take anything. I also take YS organic bee

pollen granules. It's the best bee pollen you can buy, except from your local

bee farm. I take it because it has all the

amino acids and is high in the B vitamins and it's not synthetic like man made

vitamins. And it's cheaper than trying to buy them seperately.

Any kind of drugs in my system set me back and cause my CMT to progress. When my

daughter had a history assignment 3 years ago it was about Lou Garings ( miss

spelled ) I got curious because he's that famous baseball player who had ALS. I

read that ANYONE with ANY KIND of nerve disorder should Not consume Any

preservatives, additives, pesticides, anything artificial. NO CHEMICALS. It

said we

should follow the stone age diet. That means, basically, no drugs and anything

we put n our bodies should be organic.

Organic green vegetables have lots of magnesium. I bet that would help your pain

and babies allergies. Good luck to you!

[Guest guest]

,

My mother had the same problem with her bones breaking. Her problem was due to

brittle bones. She was born with it. In childhood it's rickets and in adulthood

it's called osteoperosis. I have read that it is caused by a magnesium

defeintcy, since it is needed to absorb lots of other nutrients.

Pregnant woman who are defeitent in it causes rickets for the child or with

adults lack of it leads to osteoperosis. I've also read that it can be reversed.

Wheather that's true or not, I don't know because I'm not a dr. I do know

magnesim, preferably magnesium chloride because it's natural occouring,

potassium, found in fruits and vegetables vitamin K found in dark leafy greens

(organic) and vitamins A, C and D, along with some other trace minerals are all

need to build bones.

Fresh pineapple is loaded with manganese and has other good stuff and it has

bromalain ( a natural enzyme for digestion. About three kiwifruits pack in

179% of the RDA for vitamin C, 89 & of the RDA for vitamin K and provide a

modest amount of potassium. A cup of celery

( organic ) provides 28% of vitamin K, some vitamin C and potassium.

All organic produce provide magnesium also, but it's best to take a magnesium

supplement at least until you get to a normal level. And it's a good idea to

listen to the vitamin D counsel about vitamin D, especially if you don't live in

a sunshine state or don't get out in the sun.

Weight bearing exercise, if possible and rest is also essential. I hope you can

get better. I know it's horrible and terrifying, as I watched my poor mother

suffer like that.

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[Guest guest]

Gretchen,

Thanks for pointing that out. I wasn't aware that the adult rickets was not

osteoporosis. Since my mom's Dr said she had osteoporosis and my grandma said

she was born with brittle bones and her surgeon said she had brittle bones, I

thought they were the same thing. I meant they both cause bones to break easily

and diet can possibly improve the situation.

I don't grow my own food because I live in a huge apartment complex but I only

eat organic fruits, veggies unless it's on the list for ( you don't have to buy

organic ) and brown rice or kamut, oatmeal, wild salmon, free range chicken and

now free range eggs too. I do eat beef once a week because we need the heme it

provides. I buy at least 90% lean hamburger or stew beef since it's pretty lean

and is a good source of zinc. I know what I buy is from a good source. I do

drink milk but again, I know where it comes from and it's safe. I very seldom

eat bread and when I do it has to be fresh.

I stick to 6 grains servings, 3 milk, 6 ounces of meat, 3 or 4 fruit, 5 or more

vegetables and 6 teaspoons of fat. I allow myself 150 to 200 free calories. I

stay away from any food that comes in a box or a can.

For exercise I go to Walmart and walk at least three times a week and the other

days I use my stationary bike. I do my feet and leg exercises daily. I vacuum 3

or 4 times a week because it helps maintain my strength and balance as well as

burn calories.

For supplements I am down to the vitamin D-3 drops, 7,000 to 8,000 iu's, since

I live in Iowa. I've started taking vitamin E. It's E-oil so it's in liquid form

and has no additives or preservatives. I take a mineral complex, which is also

liquid form and the turmeric. I take bee pollen granules, though not as much as

I use to since I am eating a lot better. I will take 5 or 10 grams if I'm having

a busy day and not eating like I should. I also started taking alive vitamin C

powder I found through Swanson vitamins. And that's it.

[Guest guest]

,

Ricketts in childhood does not cause Osteoporosis in adults, it causes

Osteomalacia described as a adult deficiency of vitamin D. For more info see

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickets

Osteomalacia in adults is most common in confined, dark-skinned, or

diet-disbalanced spersons.

Many of the effects of the disease overlap with the more common osteoporosis, *

but the two diseases are significantly different *.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteomalacia

, would you please share with us exactly what foods you eat, the amounts

and do you grow your own food, what supplements you take and the amounts, and

what types of exercise you do?

Gretchen

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

 

Thank you for responding.  I appreciate your concern.  However, I don't have

osteoporosis or any kind of brittle bone disease.

 

I take calcium, vitamin D, get plenty of sunshine year-round and get magnesium

from my diet.  I've been 'nutritionally aware' for about 27 years.   My ortho

doc said at last visit that he was very surprised that my bones are still in

such great shape, given my inability to do much exercise.  My blood pressure's

great too.  Guess not all of my genes are bad, just some of them. 

 

The bone in my foot broke because of CMT.  My foot is significantly deformed and

has almost no muscle, due to CMT.  It takes muscle to protect bones and joints. 

Without muscle, the small bones of the feet can easily be broken, even healthy

ones. I've broken bones in my feet and toes before, just stepping wrong, so I

have to be very careful.

 

I'm sure this is a problem others have as well.  We need to protect our fragile

feet!  And... teach our doctors not to push hard on them! 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Sorry about that. The only person in my family with that problem was my mother.

In a message dated 5/4/2009 11:42:55 A.M. Central Daylight Time,

agraham2k@... writes:

Hi ,

Thank you for responding. I appreciate your concern. However, I don't have

osteoporosis or any kind of brittle bone disease.

I take calcium, vitamin D, get plenty of sunshine year-round and get

magnesium from my diet. I've been 'nutritionally aware' for about 27 years.

My ortho doc said at last visit that he was very surprised that my bones are

still in such great shape, given my inability to do much exercise. My

blood pressure's great too. Guess not all of my genes are bad, just some of

them.

The bone in my foot broke because of CMT. My foot is significantly

deformed and has almost no muscle, due to CMT. It takes muscle to protect

bones

and joints. Without muscle, the small bones of the feet can easily be

broken, even healthy ones. I've broken bones in my feet and toes before, just

stepping wrong, so I have to be very careful.

I'm sure this is a problem others have as well. We need to protect our

fragile feet! And... teach our doctors not to push hard on them!

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