Incredible Benefits of Magnesium Chloride

Incredible Benefits of Magnesium Chloride

WHAT IS MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE AND HOW IT IS MADE

According to Wikipedia, “Magnesium chloride is the name for the chemical compound with the formula MgCl2 and its various hydrates MgCl2(H2O)x. These salts are typical ionic halides, being highly soluble in water. The hydrated magnesium chloride can be extracted from brine or sea water. In North America, magnesium chloride is produced primarily from Great Salt Lake brine. It is extracted in a similar process from the Dead Sea in the Jordan Valley. Magnesium chloride, as the natural mineral bischofite, is also extracted (by solution mining) out of ancient seabeds, for example, the Zechstein seabed in northwest Europe. Some magnesium chloride is made from solar evaporation of seawater… Hydrated magnesium chloride is the form most readily available.” (source)

HOW TO MAKE MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE AT HOME

You will need 1/2 cup filtered water, 1/2 cup magnesium chloride flakes (buy at least 1 kg), empty spray bottle (dimmed glass instead of  plastic, if possible).
Bring the filtered (or even better distilled) water to a boil in a non-aluminum saucepan (or boil in a kettle and pour into a saucepan) (boiling is not absolutely necessary but it will speed up the melting of the magnesium). Turn off the heat and stir in (preferably using a wooden spoon) the magnesium chloride flakes until dissolved. When cool, pour into the spray bottle(s) and label it. Refrigeration isn’t required.

Spray the magnesium oil on to the body and lightly rub it in. The best areas of the body for absorption are the following: Under the tongue, mouth, intimate parts, belly button, armpits, behind the knees, face, trunk of the body. Arms and legs are regarded as the least effective spots for absorption.

Start with 5-7  sprays a day and build up to as many as 20. If you suffer from magnesium deficiency symptoms you may use 30-40 per day for a week or so and reduce after that. There is no need to rinse the oil off. If you want to take a shower or bath wait at least 30 minutes until the oil is absorbed.

You may experience a tingling sensation when start applying it. Usually it disappears after 10 to 20 minutes. Over time you shouldn’t experience the tingling sensation any more. However, if it lasts longer or doesn’t disappear over time, try magnesium sulfate instead.

Magnesium oil will loosen your stool, so the test to determine how much you need to apply is to simply watch your bowel movements. If they turn too loose, then back off the magnesium a little.

It is good to have about 1 teaspoon before every meal as this form of magnesium will increase production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach which will improve digestion. Most people do not make enough of this acid in the stomach which causes poor digestion nutritional deficiencies and even contributes to heartburn as without proper levels of HCl the pressure is low causing dysfunction of sphincter which allows acid to get into the oesophagus and burn it causing heartburn.

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS OF APPLYING THE ABOVE OIL

Apart from many other benefits mentioned in this article, homemade magnesium oil works very well as a non-toxic deodorant.

Magnesium oil speeds up muscle healing after a sports injury. It can be used for any muscle cramps or sore muscles. Immediate application of magnesium oil can instantly reduce a muscle cramp.

You can add magnesium oil to your bath but in this case it’s easier to add the flakes instead of first making magnesium oil. Use at least 1/2 cup magnesium chloride flakes per bath.

SAFETY

Since excess Magnesium chloride is expelled from the body, it is very difficult to overdose it. However, taking more than the recommended oral dosage may lead to a mild diarrhoea.

IMPORTANCE OF MAGNESIUM

After oxygen, clean water, and healthy food, magnesium should be regarded as the most vital element needed by our bodies. Magnesium is more important than potassium, calcium or sodium and regulates all three of them.  An estimated 80% of the population is deficient in magnesium without even knowing it.

Magnesium used to be abundant in our diets because soils were rich in this mineral. But destructive farming practises, use of artificial fertilisers, have stripped the soil of its mineral content, and as a result our food is deprived of them too. In addition, many of the foods commonly consumed by people today diets don’t contain any magnesium at all. Therefore, if you can’t get adequate magnesium from your diet then the most reasonable thing to do is to take a supplement. Most people will show dramatic health improvements when they manage to increase their magnesium levels in an effective manner.

Some experts believe that for purposes of cellular detoxification, the most effective form of magnesium is magnesium chloride. They also suggest that unlike most magnesium supplements taken orally that are poorly absorbed the bioavailability of magnesium chloride oil applied to the skin can be significantly higher as it avoids digestive tract and is absorbed directly into the blood stream through the skin.

BENEFITS OF MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE

Like other forms of magnesium, magnesium chloride can help you fight off depression, dizziness and fatigue, serves as an excellent blood cleanser, helps to regulate the body’s ph., helps get rid of acidic build-up in the kidneys, supports brain function, helps prevent muscle cramping and muscle tiredness, supports heart muscle, promotes a properly functioning cardiovascular system, helps cope with stress, helps prevent haemorrhoids, promotes intestinal health, helps people with spastic colon, colitis or constipation, strengthens the immune system, helping to prevent and fight off colds, phlegm, infections, cancer and autoimmune conditions, strengthen bones, helps regulate blood sugar levels, and prevents kidney stones by keeping calcium oxalate from being deposited in the kidneys. With the activation of B vitamins, magnesium causes the formation of ATP (energy unit) and the secretion of insulin. It also maintains the electrical charge between different kinds of cells, such as: muscle and nerve cells.

HELPS RELAX NERVES AND ELIMINATE SLEEP DISORDERS

Increasing magnesium intake helps to fall asleep faster and to stay asleep until we are fully rested. Magnesium enables us to control stress and is vital in our body for proper functioning of the nervous system and brain, promoting good mood and improving our sleep patterns. Magnesium is involved in the synthesis and function of GABA and serotonin, neurotransmitters known to be most effective in calming the brain and promoting relaxation. That is why Dr. Berzin calls Magnesium “the nature’s anti-anxiety drug”.

DEPRESSION

A powerful clinical study (>) concluded that a daily dose of supplemental magnesium provides an effective and safe alternative treatment to dangerous and relatively ineffective pharmaceutical antidepressants.

The study titled “Role of magnesium supplementation in the treatment of depression: A randomized clinical trial (>)” was published in PLOS One.

While previous studies have looked only at the link between magnesium and depression, this is the first placebo-controlled clinical study which evaluated the effectiveness of treating depression with over-the-counter magnesium.

During the 6 week period, 126 adult subjects diagnosed with mild-to-moderate depression, received a daily dose of 248mg of elemental magnesium (in the form of magnesium chloride).

According to the results of this trial, magnesium was effective in treating mild-to moderate symptoms of depression:

“Consumption of magnesium chloride for 6 weeks resulted in a clinically significant net improvement in PHQ-9 scores of -6.0 points … and net improvement in Generalized Anxiety Disorders-7 scores of -4.5 points … Average adherence was 83% by pill count. The supplements were well tolerated and 61% of participants reported they would use magnesium in the future. Similar effects were observed regardless of age, gender, baseline severity of depression, baseline magnesium level, or use of antidepressant treatments. Effects were observed within two weeks. Magnesium is effective for mild-to-moderate depression in adults. It works quickly and is well tolerated without the need for close monitoring for toxicity.”

The conclusion of this study states that the use of magnesium supplement generated improvement in PHQ-9 scores of -6.0 points. In comparison, when conventional antidepressant drugs manage to produce improvement in PHQ-9 scores of -5.0 points, they are regarded as highly effective and recommended for long-term use.

Since magnesium score according to the study results was higher, it deserves to be recommended with expectations for a complete response, which is sometimes termed “remission.” In addition, the use of supplemental magnesium does not give any serious side effects. The administration of conventional antidepressants, on the other hand, result in nearly half of patients discontinuing treatment during the first month, usually due to their dangerous side effects.

MAGNESIUM RELAXES MUSCLES

Magnesium relaxes muscles including uterus thus helping women by reducing uterine cramps, painful menstruation, and PMS symptoms. Together with zinc, vitamin B5 and B6 magnesium also helps regulate hormones. Our digestive tract is also a big long muscle and magnesium is essential for the proper smooth muscle function required to carry the food through the long digestive tract.

MAGNESIUM IS CRUCIAL FOR PROPER HEART FUNCTION AND PREVENTION OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS & HEART ATTACK

Never done before research by Dr. Fang published in the Journal BMC Medicine revealed that over 45,000 patients with heart disease, heart failure, stroke and diabetes had deficiency of magnesium! Magnesium deficiency has been implicated in various conditions, including heart disease, heart attack, stroke and diabetes before but Dr. Fang was the first to summarise all available research. And the conclusion is quite shocking, because it suggests that only by taking just 100 mgs of magnesium per day we can significantly lower the risk of heart attack, heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.

Magnesium is required for the formation and activation of ATP (cellular energy) and is essential for heart muscle contraction. Life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias and seizures represent the most serious manifestation of magnesium deficiency. Magnesium deficiency leads to higher levels of sodium and calcium and lower levels of magnesium and potassium in the heart. This increases constriction of the coronary (heart) arteries, which can induce coronary artery spasms, heart attack and arrhythmias. Autopsy studies have revealed lower magnesium content in heart muscle in those who have died of a heart attack. Therefore, supplementing with well-absorbed magnesium help prevent coronary artery (heart) disease.

The death of actress Carrie Fisher came as a shock to everyone. She had a cardiac arrest while on an airline flight, never regained consciousness and died. Soon after that tragic event it was reported that her fatal heart attack was caused by a magnesium deficiency.

EXCELLENT REMEDY FOR ENLARGED PROSTATE AND BLADDER

A French Doctor by the name of Dr Joseph Favier discovered that by giving magnesium tablets to men with enlarged prostate (BPH) their nocturnal urinations was significantly reduced and that after urination the urine retention problems were minimised. One patient who had complete urine retention and who was scheduled for operation was given four tablets (2000mg) of magnesium chloride. As a result he was able to urinate, the operation was cancelled and he was sent home. After that experience the patient had no more trouble as long as he continued to take magnesium chloride supplement.

WITHOUT MAGNESIUM VITAMIN D IS USELESS

Magnesium is necessary to activate all the enzymes that metabolize vitamin D. Magnesium deficiency causes vitamin D to be stored and inactive. In people who are deficient in magnesium vitamin D supplementation may not work at all even in high doses taken over a long period of time. Here are two excellent examples: Severe vitamin D deficiency in children results in rickets, a disease that softens and weakens bones. In a case reported in the Lancet, children with rickets received massive doses, 6 million IU of vitamin D over 10 days, without any improvement after six weeks. When they were treated with magnesium because of low serum levels, the rickets promptly disappeared. In another case study published in “The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,” vitamin D treatment did not resolve low blood calcium in five patients. Vitamin D is essential for calcium absorption. The patients were given magnesium because of low levels, and, as a result, the calcium levels quickly returned to normal. According to the study’s authors, magnesium may promote the release of calcium from bone in the presence of vitamin D.

MAGNESIUM AND MIGRAINE HEADACHES

Researchers have found that supplementing with magnesium reduced the frequency of migraine attacks by 42%. Sometimes for migraine headaches doctors prescribe calcium channel blocking drugs which cause side effects. Magnesium, however, being body’s natural calcium channel blocker can do the same job yet without side effects.

MAGNESIUM IS REQUIRED FOR DIGESTION

Many people can’t properly digest food because they don’t produce enough hydrochloric acid. Magnesium chloride can be very effective in helping stomach produce hydrochloric acid and activate the enzymes that help your body to absorb and utilize the fats, proteins and carbohydrates from our diet.

MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE FOR HEARTBURN

Magnesium is a calming and relaxing mineral, and it helps relax your LES muscle so it closes properly. A 2014 study concluded that medications containing magnesium improved GERD. A separate study confirmed thatmagnesium helps heal esophagus and reduce heartburn. Try taking magnesium citrate to relax stomach muscle and intestines: 2 times a day 200-400mg 1 hour before meal and 1-2 hours before bed. At the same time use magnesium chloride as this form of magnesium is also well-absorbed and is even more likely to help heartburn. Take about 300-500 mg once or twice a day. Magnesium chloride should be better for heartburn than other forms because it contains chloride which will increase chydrochloric acid content which in turn will raise the pressure inside stomach helping to close the sphincter and preventing acid to get into eosophegus. The best way to increase magnesium levels is by using transdermal magnesium chloride oil as it is applied directly to the skin and adheres quickly to the bloodstream where it is then transported throughout the body, including lower eosophical sphincter. Not only will this help prevent acid reflux symptoms, but will also produce hundreds of other health benefits including relaxing other muscles and nervous system.

Make Magnesium Chloride Solution to Consume Orally: Mix about 50 grams (about 3 tablespoons) of pure Magnesium Chloride flakes with about 1 litre of filtered (or even better distilled) water or 100% juice (for those who need to improve taste) and store it in an airtight glass container. About 50 ml or 1.5 ounces of the solution makes one supplemental dose of magnesium chloride. One litre of the solution should have about 20 shots. To mix flakes with water try to use wooden or plastic spoon instead of metal one as magnesium chloride reacts with metals and therefore may store some of it in a glass container. An adult person may ingest 1 shot 9dose) in the morning just before meal and one in the evening. In addition, the same water solution (not juice) can be used transdermally. In this case you need to massage some of this solution into the skin behind knees, armpits, groins and sole of the feet in the morning and before bad.

GUM DISEASE

In a study of over 4,000 people, researchers found that the participants who began supplementing with magnesium, had reduced symptoms of periodontal (gum) disease and retained more teeth on average, than those not taking magnesium.

BEST FORM OF MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE

The best form of magnesium chloride supplementation is oil (liquid or spray). Magnesium chloride, applied transdermally (through the skin) is the ideal magnesium delivery system with huge health benefits. To make oil magnesium chloride is dissolved in hot distilled water until saturation point is reached (water will absorb no more magnesium chloride). Magnesium oil is not actually oil at all. It is called oil only because of its oily texture which is the result of mixing magnesium chloride flakes with water. It is also very easy to make it at home. Nagari (Nigari) flakes – used in Japan to make tofu from soya milk – is also magnesium chloride.

HOW TO USE MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE OIL

The best method of introducing magnesium chloride into the body is not by swallowing it but by spraying the oil under the tongue or applying it to soft areas of the skin, such as underarms, thighs, or belly. Magnesium chloride is much better absorbed from under the tongue (if you can stand its salty taste) or through the skin because it gets directly into the blood stream avoiding digestive tract. When magnesium chloride is swallowed it has to go through the stomach and liver before it is absorbed into the blood which carries it to the cells all over the body.

BIOAVAILABILITY OF MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE

Magnesium chloride has a higher bioavailability than magnesium oxide and magnesium citrate, equivalent to magnesium lactate. The magnesium concentration in magnesium chloride is around 12% (lower than in magnesium citrate), but it is highly bioavailable (well absorbed).

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Internal use of magnesium chloride is usually not recommended for people with renal failure and also those with ulcerative colitis who experience diarrhoea because it can make diarrhoea worse.

If you are taking antibiotics, you should take magnesium chloride three or four hours before taking the antibiotic as magnesium chloride can make antibiotics less effective.

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