Shiona, I take mag oil every day, it does increase energy, makes teeth stronger and just about everything else. Brooks had an excellent article on mag. More info is on mgwater.com. I do have the Doctors book on transdermal Mag Therapy, great reading. Mary
-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Shiona Phillips <hyasy...@freenetname.co.uk> > > Over on the http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aboutclay/ list there has > been a discussion over the last few days on the subject of transdermal > magnesium chloride which involves applying magnesium chloride oil to the > skin, which is apparently a very effective way of getting it into the > body, using oil derived from brine solutions from seawater. I haven't > tried it myself but it looks interesting ... > > This is the home page of Dr. Mark Sircus, the author of a recommended > book "Transdermal Magnesium Therapy" http://www.magnesiumforlife.com/ > > " There are over 200 published clinical studies[iii] documenting the > need for magnesium and many examples of miraculous cures from the use > of this common mineral. Even DAN (Defeat Autism Now) doctors > underestimate autistic childrens needs recommending only 50 milligrams > twice a day in oral form. Not much of that is going to get into the > childrens blood and cells because oral administration of magnesium is > not absorbed readily and is made less available because of all the > problems in these kids GI systems. Professor Gilbert LeLord of France > published six studies evaluating the use of vitamin B6 with magnesium, > on autistic children and adults. Their studies typically used as much as > 500 milligrams of magnesium with more than satisfactory results. > > According to Dr. Norman Shealy oral magnesium supplementation takes > between 6 to 12 months to restore intracellular levels whereas a > transdermally applied magnesium lotion with 25% magnesium chloride > restores intracellular levels within 4 to 6 weeks. Some nutritional > experts now believe that 750 milligrams of magnesium supplement per day > is a more physiologic[iv] recommendation but to take that much orally > might upset the digestive system, cause diarrhea, and end up not being > properly absorbed. > > Good sources of magnesium include whole grains, nuts, peanut butter, > cottonseed, peanut and soybean flours, green leafy vegetables and > spices. It's better to get magnesium from foods rather than supplements > because high doses have a laxative effect--the body's way of preventing > toxic levels. But unfortunately we have to come to terms with the fact > that the food values of magnesium have been dropping over the last fifty > years making it extremely difficult to receive all we need from foods. > The International Medical Veritas Association recommends a system of > transdermal magnesium therapy that bypasses the problems evident with > oral magnesium supplementation. (See treatment recommendations) " > > > Shiona > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > >
