Carl S. Bosco D.C.

Chiropractor - Naturopath P.O. Box 1653 Coarsegold, Ca 9361 559-!6"- 199

The Wonders of Magnesium #$% al&a's s(eptical &he) # hear loud clai%s *or a)' o)e particular su+sta)ce
that 'ou ca) ta(e i) the *or% o* a pill. #$% co)*ide)t that, *or the %ost part, a good diet &ill deli,er all the )utrie)ts a perso) )eeds to +e health'. Protei)s, *or i)sta)ce, are touted as the %ost i%porta)t part o* a health' diet, a)d o* course, this i%plies meat, a)d ple)t' o* it. -he result o* this &idespread propaga)da is a) o,er co)su%ptio) o* %eat, eggs a)d dair' products.
Prominent students of weight training will confirm that a strapping body builder can get by comfortably on just 40 or so grams of high quality protein a day (remember that there are 454 grams to a pound!). o! at base! " thin# most people get enough protein. $ost li#ely they get too much! which can be a burden to their en%yme system and body chemistry generally. There is a debate going on as to whether a person can live healthfully without eating animal products. There are no doubt vegetarians who don't balance their diets and who are not very healthy. But, one of my favorite mantras is: The hospitals aren't jammed with vegetarians. personally don't do well eating a lot of animal foods, but do include a little bit now and then ! very little " usually fish. thrive on salads, beans, home"made soups, avocados, fruits and nuts and seeds. #owever, 'm not advocating an e$clusively vegetarian diet, but just to go easy on the animal proteins. &ow! minerals are another thing altogether. $odern farming practices tend to deplete the soil of natural sources of minerals. " wonder how often big farms replenish minerals to the soil with granite and other roc# dusts and composts' &ot li#ely any at all! unless your tal#ing about organic gardening. o! it(s li#ely we(re not getting enough of the right #inds of minerals in our diet! and this goes on day after day! year after year.

)e hear so much about calcium and how important it is for bone health. )e picture the calcium in the pill we ta#e! nice and white! just as white as the bones they are going to nourish and strengthen. *his is an illusion. "n fact! the calcium supplements most people ta#e are mostly useless! not in a form that is easily absorbed. +alcium from green lea,es! on the other hand! is of high quality and easily assimilated by the body. (-fter all! where do cows get their calcium') American women have been tested for calcium levels and found to have more calcium in their bodies than anyone else in the world, yet osteoporosis has gone up instead of down. Why? Too much calcium, not enough magnesium to balance it out. (Also, very likely, too much animal protein in the diet which creates an acidic condition of the body fluids, and which leaches calcium and other minerals from the bones in order to neutralize the acid .

.)a+sor+ed Calciu% Ca) Cause -rou+le

o where does all that inorganic calcium go' "t infiltrates the muscles! the joints! the #idneys causing #idney stones. it can contribute to the formation of gall stones! migraine headaches! e,en fibromyalgia. )orst of all! it accumulates in the arteries / aorta and carotid and coronary arteries and other arteries around the body! combining with the stic#y plaque that builds up from e0cess sugars and refined starches (bagels! bread! pasta! coo#ies and ca#es etc.) *his crispy build1up in the arteries is called glycation.

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-he /%erica) 0eart 1our)al calls %ag)esiu% 2)ature$s calciu% cha))el +loc(er2
3ow about that! $agnesium can be a powerful muscle rela0ant. 3a,e you e,er ta#en a bath in 4psom alts' *hat(s magnesium sulphate! and it wor#s wonders for sore muscles and tension generally. 5on(t be afraid to a,ail yourself of this ine0pensi,e therapy. )hen a woman who is pregnant begins to show signs of premature contractions! the gynecologist will often gi,e her a dose of magnesium intra,enously to rela0 the muscles and stop the contractions. - middle1aged man who was e0periencing restless leg syndrome had tried e,erything to get to sleep! but medications didn(t wor#. " suggested that he ta#e 600 mg of magnesium citrate before bed. 3e reported bac# to me that it had done the tric#7 no more restlessness in the legs. *he benefits of magnesium supplementation (and eating lots of greens) can be far reaching. 8ead more about it.

Dr. Carol') Dea) 3.D., N.D.! is a ,ery ,ocal proponent of magnesium. he sings its praise! and
" thin# she has something there. ( he(s also into coco)ut oil as a ,aluable source of good fat. " use this on oatmeal and sometimes stir1fry with it). " ta#e about 600 mg9day of magnesium citrate (a most useful form of the mineral). "t(s hard to o,erdo magnesium. -bout the only side effect of too much magnesium is a loose bowel! which if it happens occasionally is not the most unpleasant reaction. (:;"7 <$il# of magnesia= is a magnesium source). 3owe,er! tal# with your prescribing doctor and get her opinion on the subject. >ut do chec# out 5r. 5ean(s website at http799drcarolyndean.com9 (&ote7 5r. 5ean is also an ad,ocate of the ?erson *herapy for cancer).

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)hen " tell people that " hadn(t been to see a medical doctor since around @A4A! they probably thin# "(m lying! bragging or "(m cra%y. " also had ne,er ta#en an antibiotic. ;es! it can be done. *he story of my ,isit to the doctor when " was a #id is included in my boo# 0ealth #) -he 6a& 7 Declari)g 8our Perso)al 0ealth #)depe)de)ce. "(m not saying "(,e ne,er been sic#. " just chose to handle maladies from a different perspecti,e than that of the usual medical approach! which! by the way! is under serious assault by competing philosophies of healing these days. -t one point " was stric#en with a case of pleurisy! which is an inflammation of the lining of the lung ca,ity. 4ach breath brings e0cruciating pain. " was flat on my bac# for a wee# unable to do anything. *his was o,er 40 years ago. *here were reasons for this illness. "t was a time in my life of an0iety and uncertainty that " let get to me. " was generally run down! losing sleep! not eating right and full of worry. o! o,er a period of months! down went the immune system and my defenses. " too# no antibiotics but " did get out into the cold air! did some physical labor! slept more and adopted an aggressi,e attitude toward getting well. *here were a couple of other bouts with illness! the boring details of which " will spare you! but " found " was always able to handle them in a natural way. )hat helped me to feel fairly confident in my ability to heal myself was the bac#ground in natural healing that " had taught myself o,er the years from boo#s written by some of the great minds of the &atural 3ealth mo,ement of the last century. -nd there were giants in the mo,ement! against whom the $ayo >rothers pale by comparison. 3' Doctors /re 3ostl' Chiropractors " only wish " had learned about the benefits of +hiropractic when " was younger! when " could ha,e used it. 3owe,er! it was not until " was 6B years old! after " <threw my bac# out= while wor#ing strenuously on an assembly line in a factory! that " had my first +hiropractic adjustments! and what a welcome re,elation that was. " remember shuffling into 5r. ?ruber(s office / yeah! that was his name! and he loo#ed the part / doped up on a handful aspirin (*ylenol didn(t e0ist bac# then). *he good doctor was intently studying plastic models of a couple of ,ertebral nec# bones! which " learned later related to a migraine patient he was trying to help. *he ringing in my ears 1 the side effect of aspirin poisoning 1 was deafening. " wasn(t aware of the potential for bleeding from aspirin in those days. -fter an e0am! the moustachioed doctor plopped me on the table li#e a rag doll! rubbed his chin thoughtfully! then brought one of my legs up into the typical side1posture position! and deftly bro#e loose the low bac# spasm that held me in its grip! releasing the affected ner,es. -fter resting for a while! still in a drugged stupor! " wal#ed out 9isits B' hugely relie,ed and infused with the seeds of a notion that maybe " too /ppoi)t%e)t could become a healer li#e 5r. ?ruber. )hen " got home " went to bed /lso: Co)sultatio) i) and slept steadily for @B hours. Nutritio) *or correctio) o*: " still go to +hiropractors for adjustments! but "(m rather pic#y. *he /rthritis doctors " prefer ta#e their time with a patient. *hey use heat! massage! /llergies 0eadaches gentle traction. *hey loo# into a person(s life1style and diet. *hey want Dia+etes to #now what drugs a person is ta#ing (which are often a problem in 0igh Blood Pressure themsel,es). *hey chec# out emotional factors. "n other words! they(re 4eight ;oss comprehensi,e in their approach. *his is as it should be. 3S
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