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Too much magnesium can cause muscle weakness; if this happens, temporarily use more calcium. 0 digestive processes and reducing digestive discomfort, bloating and offensive stool odours. It actually reduces all offensive body odours, including underarm and foot odour. This may explain why chlorophyll is generally very effective in reducing body odour, as it is high in magnesium. I'd like to share some of my own clinical experiences with magnesium oil. I treated a patient with diet and supplements while she decreased her intake of anti- depressant drugs. She improved but still had a big problem with insomnia. Doing relaxation exercises and having a foot bath with added magnesium oil every night made her fall asleep while still soaking her feet! Another client, after using magnesium oil for the first time, slept through the night without waking up with leg cramps. She also took magnesium chloride orally (note that as it is salty-bitter in taste, it is best taken mixed with juice). Two friends of mine, after soaking their feet a few times, experienced a slight metallic taste in the throat. This can be interpreted as a sign of magnesium absorption into the system. Another person told me of dreaming much more than usual and waking up feeling refreshed after using magnesium oil. A colleague of mine reduced sun damage to his skin by applying magnesium oil. He recommended it to his clients and many had similar reports about their About the Author: Barbara Bourke has worked in the health and fitness industry for over 20 years, eight of these as a manager and fitness instructor in her own fitness centre in Manly, Sydney, Australia. She later received an Advanced Diploma of Nutrition and now works as a nutritionist in her clinic in Mackay, Queensland. Her article here is an adaptation of Walter Last's article "Magnesium Chloride for Health & Rejuvenation", available at http://www.health-science- spirit.com/magnesiumchloride.html. Barbara Bourke can be contacted by mail at PO Box 104, Kuttabul, Qld 4741, Australia, and by email at ionictherapy@bigpond.com. For more information, go to http://www.strideintohealth.com. About the Co-author: Walter Last is a retired biochemist, research chemist, nutritionist and natural therapist who has worked in Germany, USA, New Zealand and Australia, where he is now based. He has written numerous health-related journal articles as well as several books, including The Natural Way to Heal (Hampton Roads, 2004; see review in NEXUS 11/04) and the Heal Yourself series (see http:/Awww.the-heal-yourself-series.com). He has contributed several articles to NEXUS, most recently "Are Most Diseases Caused by the Medical System?" (see 15/02). For information on health questions, see Walter Last's website http://www.health-science-spirit.com. sun spots. Some words of caution... Magnesium supplementation should be avoided if you have severe kidney problems (e.g., when on dialysis with severe renal insufficiency), and also with myasthenia gravis. Check your status with a medical professional. Be careful with severe adrenal weakness or with low blood pressure. Endnotes 7. Office of Dietary Supplements, http://www.mgwater.com/rod6.shtml 1. Last, W., "Magnesium Chlorié for Health "Magnesium", http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/ 16. Davis, W. and Ziady, F., "The Role of & Rejuvenation", http://www.health-science- Magnhesium.asp , ; Magnesium in Sleep", Montreal Symposium spirit.com/magnesiumchlorice.html 8. King, D. et al., "Dietary Magnesium andC- 1976, cited at 2. Cargue, Otto, Vital Facts about Foods, reactive Protein Levels", J. Am. Coll. Nutr http://www.nutritionbreakthroughs.com/html/ 1933, quoted in J.I. Rodale, Magnesium, the 2005 J un; 243):16671 insomnia_natural_minerals_forhtml; Nutrient that could Change your Life, Pyramid 9. 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