Calcium and magnesium

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The Great Calcium Hoax Medical Studies show that calcium supplements

are virtually useless for treating osteoporosis. Here's what you

should be taking instead.

By Dr. Nan Kathryn Fuchs

 

For years, you've been hearing that you have to take calcium for

stronger bones. And the government has raised the RDA from 500

milligrams a day to 1,000 milligrams a day.

 

With all that calcium we women are taking, you'd think the rate of

osteoporosis would have gone down. But it hasn't. In fact, it's gone up!

 

Studies show that 9 out of 10 postmenopausal women have osteoporosis

to some degree. And over a million of those women suffer from bone

fractures every year.

In fact, if you're a woman over 60, your chance of having a hip

fracture is equal to your risk of breast, uterine, and ovarian cancer

combined!

 

From there, it only gets worse. Half of hip fracture sufferers don't

regain the ability to walk and 13% die within 6 months of the fracture.

 

What's going on? I'll tell you what's going on. Despite all those

messages urging you to drink more milk and take more calcium, the

problem isn't that you're getting too little calcium... it's that

you're getting too much!

 

That's right, too much. Here are the facts:

 

FACT: American women already have one of the highest levels of calcium

consumption in the world. They also have one of the highest rates of

osteoporosis!

 

FACT: Women in Asia and India consume just a fraction of the calcium

that we do...yet rarely get osteoporosis or arthritis!

 

FACT: No matter how much calcium you consume, this calcium cannot be

absorbed into your bones without the help of magnesium!

 

Experts estimate that most American women (even those taking mineral

supplements) have a magnesium deficiency. Which means that if you're

like most women, all that calcium you're taking is not being absorbed!

What happens to that extra unabsorbed calcium?

 

& #9658; Some gets into your muscles, causing them to contract too

much, and even contributing to muscle cramps and " unexplainable " pains

( " fibromyalgia " )...

& #9658; Some gets stuck in your joints, where it can cause arthritis...

& #9658; Some collects in your kidneys, where it can form kidney stones...

& #9658; And some collects in your arteries, where it forms rock-hard

plaque deposits that contribute to heart disease!

 

So if you want to prevent these ailments, you should take twice as

much magnesium as calcium! Here are just a few of the ways magnesium

heals your body:

 

Health Benefit Number 1:

It Reverses Osteoporosis...

Several studies show that magnesium not only slows down bone loss but

actually reverses it! In one such study, gynecologist Dr. Guy Abraham

gave a reversed calcium-to-magnesium formula to several hundred older

women. Result: Women in the study increased their bone density by an

average of 11%.

 

When you consider the fact that the average postmenopausal woman loses

about 1% of bone mass per year, that means the women in the study

actually regained a DECADE'S worth of bone loss!

 

Health Benefit Number 2:

It Prevents Heart Attacks...

Heart disease is by far the number one killer of women. And according

to several studies, the vast majority of people who suffer from heart

attacks have magnesium deficiencies. I've already told you about how

magnesium keeps calcium from building up in your arteries. But that's

just the beginning. Magnesium also helps maintain your heart's smooth,

regular beat. Here's how:

 

Magnesium causes muscles to relax ...while calcium causes them to

contract. So while a proper balance of calcium and magnesium keeps the

heart muscle working properly, an excess of calcium can cause the

muscles to contract too much...leading to the muscle spasms we know as

a heart attack!

 

The medical world has long been aware of calcium's dangerous effect on

heart muscle. That's why the most widely prescribed heart medications

are calcium channel blockers - drugs that prevent calcium from

entering your heart.

 

Well, you don't have to wait for your doctor to try and save your life

with those dangerous drugs. You can protect your heart, starting

today, by taking magnesium. The prestigious American Heart Journal

calls it " nature's calcium channel blocker! "

 

Additional Health Benefits:

It Relieves Migraines... Insomnia...Depression...And More!

Fighting osteoporosis and preventing heart disease and arthritis are

just the tip of the iceberg for this versatile nutrient. Studies show

that magnesium is also effective in healing migraine headaches ...

insomnia ...depression ... PMS ... high blood pressure ... backache

.... constipation ... kidney stones and chronic fatigue!

What's more, magnesium helps fight food cravings! It's no accident

that many women get chocolate cravings before and during their periods.

 

You see, PMS is caused by low levels of magnesium...and cocoa is one

of the world's most magnesium-rich foods!

 

There's a lot more I can tell you about magnesium, but I don't have

room to do it in this message. That's why I'd like to send you a

report I've written called New Breakthroughs for Preventing and

Reversing Osteoporosis. In it, you'll get the full story on this

miraculous mineral and how it can help you.

 

You'll find out why most mineral supplements on the market contain the

wrong amounts of calcium and magnesium. You'll find out the correct

dosages to take...plus the form of magnesium that is easiest for your

body to digest and assimilate. And you'll also find which foods are

richest in magnesium...and which foods to avoid. (They bind with

magnesium and prevent your body from absorbing it!)

 

It's all in your Special Report, and with your permission, I'd like to

send you a copy absolutely free.

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