Catherine S
23-05-14, 10:54
Over the years, on top of all the other annoyingly crazy symptoms that come and go, ive suffered quite alot with very painful cramps in my feet...you ever get that cramp that locks your toes? Its really painful and not great when i'm driving and have to pull over until it passes. Well, yesterday when shopping it happened again and I had to wait half an hour for my toes to unlock. My hubby had read that magnesium is good for treating cramps and suggested I might be lacking in it a bit, so this morning I read up on magnesium deficiency and was gobsmacked!
They say a deficiency of this mineral can affect virtually every organ system in the body, depending on the depth of the deficiency but the doctors never look for it as it doesn't show up in blood tests, its held in the tissues, but deficiency in it can result in:
Cramps, foot pain and muscle twitches and jerks
Loss of appetite
Nausea
Weakness and Fatigue
Abnormal heart rythms and spasms
High Blood Pressure
A feeling of not being able to get enough breath
Back ache and neck pain
Tension headaches and Jaw pain
Urinary Spasms
Difficulty swallowing or lump in throat
Insomnia
Anxiety and panic attacks
Restlessness
Zip-zaps and vibratory sensations
The list goes on believe me, and it doesn't mean that you have to have all of the symptoms but my guess is that a fair few of us have most of them...all unexplained and all with loads of negative tests. All the times people have asked why they have sypmtoms that doctors cannot explain, then we are given meds to ease our troubled minds.
The recomended dose of magnesium to start with is 200mg, and I bought a tube of the lemon flavoured dissolvable tablets for 1.20 in Lidl this morning (20 in the tube) and dissolved in 200mls cold water and drinking it as I type this. Dr. Mark Sircus who wrote the article takes 500mg a day after starting out on 200. He also said that overdosing on these supplements is very rare as our kidneys cope very well with magnesium. He also says that it plays an enormous role in our bodies and is by far the most important mineral, more than calcium, potassium or sodium and regulates all three of them. Who am I to argue and what have I got to lose?
Not sure what to expect or how long before it works..if it does at all, but will keep you posted either way :)
ISB x
They say a deficiency of this mineral can affect virtually every organ system in the body, depending on the depth of the deficiency but the doctors never look for it as it doesn't show up in blood tests, its held in the tissues, but deficiency in it can result in:
Cramps, foot pain and muscle twitches and jerks
Loss of appetite
Nausea
Weakness and Fatigue
Abnormal heart rythms and spasms
High Blood Pressure
A feeling of not being able to get enough breath
Back ache and neck pain
Tension headaches and Jaw pain
Urinary Spasms
Difficulty swallowing or lump in throat
Insomnia
Anxiety and panic attacks
Restlessness
Zip-zaps and vibratory sensations
The list goes on believe me, and it doesn't mean that you have to have all of the symptoms but my guess is that a fair few of us have most of them...all unexplained and all with loads of negative tests. All the times people have asked why they have sypmtoms that doctors cannot explain, then we are given meds to ease our troubled minds.
The recomended dose of magnesium to start with is 200mg, and I bought a tube of the lemon flavoured dissolvable tablets for 1.20 in Lidl this morning (20 in the tube) and dissolved in 200mls cold water and drinking it as I type this. Dr. Mark Sircus who wrote the article takes 500mg a day after starting out on 200. He also said that overdosing on these supplements is very rare as our kidneys cope very well with magnesium. He also says that it plays an enormous role in our bodies and is by far the most important mineral, more than calcium, potassium or sodium and regulates all three of them. Who am I to argue and what have I got to lose?
Not sure what to expect or how long before it works..if it does at all, but will keep you posted either way :)
ISB x