Guest guest Posted August 6, 2003 Report Share Posted August 6, 2003 A defficiency of magnesium inteferes with the transmissiom of nerve and muscle reflexes. Supplementing with magnesium can help prevent depression,dizziness, muscle weakness, twitching, PMS, and maintaining proper pH balance. The consumption of large amounts fats, cod liver oil, calcium, Vit.D, and protein , decrease magnesium absorption. My neuro told me all women should take a calcium-magnesium supplement. Kiki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2003 Report Share Posted August 6, 2003 Does anyone know why magnesium is so important for ms'ers? Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 > > Magnesium Deficiency, Inflammation and Nervous System Hyperexcitability > ***This is interesting to me. My daughter has ADHD and I have read that low magnesium levels may contribute to hyper symptoms as well. Her vitamin/mineral supplement only contains 5% (%RDA for kids) magnesium. I haven't been able to find anything over 10% (% RDA) magnesium in children's supplements. I'm wondering what others think about magnesium supplements and ADHD. Also, any high magnesium foods that I can give her. Thank you! Jenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Hi Jenn. Im a huge advocate of magnesium to treat many " mental " condtions. I personally use it for anxiety and it works wonders. The Mg in your child's multi is more than likely Mg Oxide....its pretty useless. You would be better off with a form like Magnesium glycinate or Taurate or a chelated form. Most health food stores should carry them. " Most dietary magnesium comes from vegetables, particularly dark-green, leafy vegetables. Other foods that are good sources of magnesium are soy products, such as soy flour and tofu; legumes and seeds; nuts (such as almonds and cashews); whole grains (such as brown rice and millet); and fruits or vegetables (such as bananas, dried apricots, and avocados). " peace Beverly > > > > Magnesium Deficiency, Inflammation and Nervous System > Hyperexcitability > > > ***This is interesting to me. My daughter has ADHD and I have read > that low magnesium levels may contribute to hyper symptoms as > well. Her vitamin/mineral supplement only contains 5% (%RDA for > kids) magnesium. I haven't been able to find anything over 10% (% > RDA) magnesium in children's supplements. > > I'm wondering what others think about magnesium supplements and > ADHD. Also, any high magnesium foods that I can give her. > > Thank you! > Jenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 Actually, ADD and ADHD are chemical imbalances of the endocrine system and are not concocted. But they can be greatly helped by diet... both subtracting and adding... Supplementation (herbal, vitamin, mineral and/or homeopathic) may be necessary, even if only for awhile, to correct the imbalance. Beware of fasting when there are endocrine system problems. Kit > > > > > > > > > > > > > Magnesium Deficiency, Inflammation and Nervous System > > Hyperexcitability > > > > > ***This is interesting to me. My daughter has ADHD and I have read > > that low magnesium levels may contribute to hyper symptoms as > > well. Her vitamin/mineral supplement only contains 5% (%RDA for > > kids) magnesium. I haven't been able to find anything over 10% (% > > RDA) magnesium in children's supplements. > > > > I'm wondering what others think about magnesium supplements and > > ADHD. Also, any high magnesium foods that I can give her. > > > > Thank you! > > Jenn > > > > > ====================== > Hi Jenn, > > ADHD and ADD are all diet based medical/pharmaceutical concocted > ailments. There is no such dis-ease. It is all a con-game. What is most > likely happening is the result of eating processed foods, dairy, junk > foods, too much cooked foods, refined sugars and flours, etc. Dyes in > foods can cause this too. Yes, those wonderful FDA approved food dyes > are actually very toxic to the body. So is MSG, hidden in almost all > processed foods. Then there are tons of chemicals that are used to > preserve these hideous concoctions that can cause this problem as well. > > Your best bet here would be to remove the processed foods, dairy and go > to more natural organic based diet. No sodas, no pasteurized fruit or > vegetable juices, no milk, no refined flour products (breads, cakes, > treats) no junk foods, etc. You will see a remarkable difference in her > if you do this. All the magnesium supplementation in the world will not > help if the diet is not a proper diet. > > Peace be with you Jenn. > > -- > Peace, love and light, > > Don " Quai " Eitner > > " Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man. " > > > > -- > In compliance with the highest standards of Universal Law, this email has been thoroughly disinfected and purified in the solar flares of the sun. > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.302 / Virus Database: 265.8.5 - Release Date: 2/3/05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 > Actually, ADD and ADHD are chemical imbalances of the endocrine system > and are not concocted. But they can be greatly helped by diet... > both subtracting and adding... Supplementation (herbal, vitamin, > mineral and/or homeopathic) may be necessary, even > if only for awhile, to correct the imbalance. ======================================================= " Unlike many other syndromes there is no physical examination or laboratory test that definitely confirms the diagnosis of ADD......... .......................... The inconsistency of diagnostic criteria and apparent overdiagnosing in this country has led many to question the diagnosis of ADD. Some educational experts acknowledge that " The position that ADHD is not a proven syndrome has many advocates, physicians as well as educators. " http://www.healthy.net/asp/templates/Article.asp? PageType=Article & Id=231 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 kitcurtin wrote: > > > Actually, ADD and ADHD are chemical imbalances of the endocrine system > and are not concocted. But they can be greatly helped by diet... > both subtracting and adding... Supplementation (herbal, vitamin, > mineral and/or homeopathic) may be necessary, even > if only for awhile, to correct the imbalance. Beware of fasting > when there are endocrine system problems. Kit =========================== Hi Kit, Now let me straighten this up as you seem to have misunderstood, ADD and ADHD are concocted illnesess, yes. Plain and simple. There are no such dis-eases. The name is concocted by the medicos and pharmeceutical industry for the express purpose of drugging. The illness itself is only imbalance or inability to absorb nutrients due to improper diet and a toxic body. Also, there is absolutely no problem with proper fasting if there is an endocrine system problem. None. If that were the case then fasting would be detrimental to almost everyone on the face of this planet, as most everyone has some form of endocrine imbalance. As a matter of fact, fasting has healed and cured more ailments, dis-eases and out of balance systems than TCM, Wester Herbalism, Allopathic medicine, etc combined. It is natures way and there is no better, anywhere! Peace be with you Kit. -- Peace, love and light, Don " Quai " Eitner " Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man. " -- In compliance with the highest standards of Universal Law, this email has been thoroughly disinfected and purified in the solar flares of the sun. Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.302 / Virus Database: 265.8.5 - Release Date: 2/3/05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 kitcurtin wrote: > > > Hi Don, > > Believe me I understand everything you are saying since I started > saying it 30 years ago. I have been thru everything that is put > forth on this list. Fasting, raw food (altho, it's progressed since > my day), distilled water, veganism,macrobiotics, etc., etc. So, I > have respect for what you do but, to say that one thing is good for > everyone is no longer in my book. While fasting may be beneficial for > some, I don't believe it is good for everyone. I believe for some > people it damages their constitution. > I hear what your saying about nature and, yes, even nature will force > a fast on us. But you know that still doesn't mean it's good for some > people. Nature is not always kind and nature can damage and kill. > Saying that one 'prescription', be it fasting or drugs, is good for > everyone is just not something I subscribe to, like before. As a > (student) practitioner of TCM, I've come to appreciate the value > of treating the individual (constitution, present condition, > lifestyle, personality, etc,etc) singularly and variably. > Constitution is something that is highly valued in TCM and is to be > protected, above all. We would never tell the patient to cure a > current condition at a cost to their constitution. For others I might > recommend a fast. > > Lastly,ADD/ADHD are not illnesses but conditions. Not everyone > chooses drugs for these conditions. The medicos will do what they > will, they've been mostly irrelevant to me for the last 30 odd years. > I will be around to repair their damage and show folks 'another way'. > > > I enjoy the list and am looking forward to learning more about the > current trends in raw food and other good info. > > I hope you will not mind my contributions even tho they may come from > a different healing art than yours. > > Peace, love, joy, > Kit =========================== Hi Kit, I have no problem with your contributions. And I suppose you may be right in your statement that nature is not always kind. However, I tend to believe that we are not kind to ourselves. Nature does what nature does best and that is natural law. It is an immutable law that will always be there and always be perfect. There is no changing it. We humans are responsible for our own conditions that we find ourselves in and if nature seems a little harsh for some of us that is because we have put ourselves into that condition. It isn't nature. Nature is perfect in all of her workings. So I guess we will agree to disagree, at least for now. I do agree that the concept of ADD & AHDH are conditions. There is only one cause and one cause only. Choice! Yes it is that plain and simple. There is no other reason. That is the reason for all ailments, dis-eases, conditions, problems, situations, good fortune, bad karma, etc. Choice nothing else but choice. If a person is in less than perfect shape their constituition is already compromised. There is no denying that fact. And how you or I or anyone else wishes to choose, nature is very exact and 100% holistic in all aspects. But then I guess it all comes down to belief doesn't it. Not everyone believes in the efficacy of nature, TCM, western herbalism, allopathy, ayurveda, etc. So I guess maybe what works for one doesn't always work for another. But then that is somehow stating that nature isn't perfect for now you are saying that human bodies are quite different from one another. The internal working of the human body are based in natural laws that are immutable. Your body does not work any differently than does mine, with the exception of the obvious female/male aspect. They all follow natural laws. Now maybe because of your choices you have made your body no longer works as well as it should but it still follows immutable natural laws that will never change and have never changed since the dawn of time. This is evident in nature itself. We are no different. This is like saying eat for your blood type. Well, that is stating something like I can't eat corn because I am O positive and Tom can't eat chicken because he is AB. Well that is pretty profound but quite wrong. That is like saying some cows can't eat grass because it is wrong for their constitutions and some cows can't eat clover because it is wrong for their constitution. There are no animals of the same species in nature with differing constitutions. Nor are there any humans with differing constitutions. Human bodies are perfect in design and function. They all work the same. This is a natural law. However, humans with their free choice can wreak havoc on their bodies and will suffer. This is the only difference between the human body and that of natural beasts in nature. The body comes from the earth. Nature can and will heal all human bodies of any constitution perfectly in her way. But you have to be willing to step out of the way and allow it. However, nature always gets her in the end and will always be there long after any man made or conceived alternative form of healing has come and gone. Nature heals perfectly if one allows. There is no other form of alternative healing that heals as perfectly as nature. And the suffering done through the healing is from choices you or I or anyone else has made concerning our diet and lifestyle. That is the only reason anyone suffers. Choice pure and simple. There is no other reason. My belief and opinion and not neceassarily shared by the majority of humanity on the face of this planet. However, there was a time when it was and man was much more in harmony with natural and cosmic laws then too. We have, sadly, fallen far away from those and therefore, we suffer. However, I do respect your right to practice your chosen art and to believe as you choose. I respect that in anybody. All paths lead to the same goal eventually. So I am glad you are here and willing to share your knowledge and wisdom that you have achieved. I do hope that you will enjoy your stay here and will continue to contribute. You do have a vast storehouse of knowledge and I do commend you on taking the initiative to venture into TCM and further your own knowledge base. Peace be with you Kit. -- Peace, love and light, Don " Quai " Eitner " Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man. " -- In compliance with the highest standards of Universal Law, this email has been thoroughly disinfected and purified in the solar flares of the sun. Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.302 / Virus Database: 265.8.5 - Release Date: 2/3/05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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