How To Make a Magnesium Rich Quinoa Salad

Ingredients: 2 cups quinoa – Quinoa, cooked, 2 pounds chicken tenders, 1 bunch red kale, 1 bunch green kale, 1 red bell pepper, 1 red onion, 1 large cucumber, 1 cup snow peas, 8oz crumbled feta cheese, Magnesium Content: 2 cups of Quinoa – 128 mg of magnesium or 32% of magnesium Daily Requirement 2 [...]

3 Tips for Recognizing Magnesium Deficiency in Your Children

Children are just as easily affected by stress and anxiety as adults. New school, new friends, new teachers, tests, grades, peer pressure, competitive sports and relationships all or some of which may be stressful for your kids. Magnesium deficiency can come about for quite a number of reasons; from too much sugar (magnesium is required [...]

7 Ways To Get a Goodnight’s Sleep Despite It Being Sunday

Sunday is by far the toughest night of the week for getting a good night’s sleep, according to a new study*. Three times as many people (46%) sleep poorly on Sunday compared to any other single night, according to a survey of 4,279 Americans and Britons conducted by pollsters YouGov. According to sleep expert Dr [...]

How to Have More Energy and Sustain It Naturally

A study by ARS (Agriculture Research Service) physiologist Henry C. Lukaski and nutritionist Forrest H. Nielsen reveals important findings on the effects of depleted body magnesium levels on energy metabolism. Lukaski is assistant director of ARS’s Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center, Grand Forks, North Dakota. He and Nielsen, with the center’s clinical nutrition support [...]

How To Boost Your Magnesium Levels Without Pills or Capsules

Magnesium cream absorbed through skin significantly boosts magnesium levels in the blood, a study has found. Research from the University of Herfordshire has revealed magnesium creams could be used as an alternative or in addition to oral supplements to combat major health problems including hypertension. The first study into the effectiveness of magnesium creams on [...]

Magnesium Balance and Metabolic Syndrome

Boris Levitsky The late Dr. Larry Resnick of Cornell University, involved in heart and magnesium research for over twenty years, described cardiovascular metabolic syndrome as a condition characterized by a high calcium-to-magnesium ratio. Too much calcium automatically creates a magnesium deficiency.1 Americans in general have a high calcium-to-magnesium ratio in their diet and consequently in [...]

Magnesium Intake and Stress Reduction

MMW Fortschr Med. 2016 Dec;158(Suppl 6):12-16. Epub 2016 Dec 8. [Long-term HRV analysis shows stress reduction by magnesium intake]. Wienecke E, Nolden C. Abstract BACKGROUND: Mental pressure and stress represent an ever-increasing socio-political challenge. The heart rate variability (HRV) measurement, which has its origin in the cardiac function diagnosis, gives information on the neurovegetative activity. [...]

Thyroid Function and Magnesium

Dr. John A. Robinson, NMD – For those of you who have been diligently exploring the best nutrient strategies for your thyroid health, your research has likely brought you to things like iodine, selenium, tyrosine, and zinc. Iodine tops the list as one of the most important nutrients for the thyroid, as do the others, [...]

A Menu for 21st Century Stress

Ashley Koff, RD – No matter the century, I think we’ve all always wanted the same thing – better health. But now in the 21st century, getting and keeping better health can feel so stressful which keeps us from our better health. The great news? Our body’s know exactly what to do with stress – [...]

Mineral Depleted Soils and Foods

Modern intensive agricultural methods have stripped increasing amounts of nutrients from the soil in which the food we eat grows. Sadly, each successive generation of fast-growing, pest-resistant carrot is truly less good for you than the one before. A landmark study on the topic by Donald Davis and his team of researchers from the University [...]