Carolyn Dean MD ND | Tuesday, June 8, 2010
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Every week I seem to find more things to say about magnesium. The topic is usually prompted by a reader’s comment. Lately people have been asking me how much magnesium to take. Serum magnesium blood tests are no great help, because only 1% of the body’s magnesium is in the blood, so I made a list. I found 100 factors that are associated with magnesium deficiency and I put them in my book, The Magnesium Miracle.
I recently added that list to an updated version of my Maximizing Magnesium module in Future Health Now! and I thought I’d share it with you.
Here’s what you do. Print up several copies of this page and put a big check mark by your magnesium deficiency factors. Start taking magnesium. In a few weeks pull out a fresh sheet and mark it up. Compare both. If you still have many symptoms remaining, increase your magnesium.
| 1. Alcohol >7 drinks/wk |
22. Food cravings |
42. Muscle problems |
| 2. Anger |
a. Carbohydrates |
a. Cramps |
| 3. Angina |
b. Chocolate |
b. Spasms |
| 4. Anxiety |
c. Salt |
c. Twitching |
| 5. Apathy |
d. Junk food |
d. Tics |
| 6. Arrhythmia |
23. Gagging or choking |
e. Weakness |
| 7. Asthma |
24. Headaches |
43. Numbness hands/feet |
| 8. Blood tests |
25. Heart disease |
44. Osteoporosis |
| a. Low calcium |
26. Heart – rapid rate |
45. Paranoia |
| b. Low potassium |
27. High blood pressure |
46. Parathyroid (hyper) |
| c. Low magnesium |
28. Homocysteinuria |
47. PMS |
| 9. Bowel problems |
29. Hyperactivity |
48. Polycystic ovaries |
| a. Undigested fat in stool |
30. Hyperventilation |
49. Pregnancy |
| b. Constipation |
31. Infertility |
a. Currently pregnant |
| c. Diarrhea |
32. Insomnia |
b. Preeclampsia/eclampsia |
| d. Constipation/diarrhea |
33. Irritability |
c. Multiple pregnancies |
| e. IBS |
34. Kidney stones |
d. Postpartum depression |
| f. Crohn’s |
35. Medications |
e. Child with cerebral palsy |
| g. Colitis |
a. Digitalis |
50. Radiation therapy |
| 10. Brain trauma |
b. Diuretics |
51. Raynaud’s syndrome |
| 11. Bronchitis, chronic |
c. Antibiotics |
52. Restlessness |
| 12. Caffeine >3 per day |
d. Steroids |
53. Sex drive low |
| 13. Chronic fatigue |
e. Oral contraceptives |
54. Shortness of breath |
| 14. Cold extremities |
f. Indomethacin |
55. Smoking |
| 15. Concentration poor |
g. Cisplatin |
56. Startled easily |
| 16. Confusion |
h. Amphotericin B |
57. Stressful life |
| 17. Convulsions |
i. Cholestyramine |
58. Stroke |
| 18. Depression |
j. Synthetic estrogens |
59. Sugar intake high |
| 19. Diabetes |
36. Memory impairment |
60. Syndrome X |
| a. Type I |
37. Mercury fillings |
61. Thyroid hyperactivity |
| b. Type II |
38. Menses pain/cramps |
62. Tingling hands/feet |
| c. Gestational diabetes |
39. Migraines |
63. Transplants: kidney/liver |
| 20. Fibromyalgia |
40 Mineral supplements |
64. Tremor of hands |
| 21. Food intake |
a. Calcium w/o mag |
65. Water contamination |
| a. Limited greens |
b. Zinc w/o mag |
Flouride, chlorine, calcium |
| b. High protein |
c. Iron w/p mag |
66. Wheezing |
| c. Limited nuts/seeds |
41. Mitral valve prolapse
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Go to my Tuesday, May 4, 2010 blog to hear my recommendations for types of magnesium that you can use.
 
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