It’s used to treat a broad range of diseases, but nobody believes enough in the formula to do a controlled clinical study.
Why not? Continue reading The Myers’ formula treats what ails ya
Category Archives: Magnesium
Self-care for peripheral neuropathy in HIV/AIDS
Peripheral neuropathy is the most common neurological complication in HIV, and it’s often associated with antiretroviral therapy. Patients experience muscle weakness and atrophy, pain, and numbness.
Here’s what people use to manage the discomfort. Continue reading Self-care for peripheral neuropathy in HIV/AIDS
Recognize the difference between elemental and total calcium in supplements
The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension has an excellent review of calcium supplements. It is well written, thorough, and concise — just 4 pages long. The part I like best is the discussion of the difference between elemental and total calcium.
Continue reading Recognize the difference between elemental and total calcium in supplements
FDA warns against using quinine to treat leg cramps. Options, please?
The FDA is cracking down on companies that sell quinine-containing products such as Qualaquin for non-approved uses. Their concern is over the risks of quinine to treat leg cramps.
What’s the risk?
Continue reading FDA warns against using quinine to treat leg cramps. Options, please?
The most commonly used vitamins and herbals
These data are from a telephone survey of more than 2500 randomly sampled noninstitutionalized Americans, which was published in 2002. The tables can also be found here. Continue reading The most commonly used vitamins and herbals
Using prebiotics to improve the health benefits of candy
Confections are not viewed as products you use to get health benefits.
Substituting non-caloric sweeteners makes candy less bad for you. But we’re interested in making candy healthy.
Continue reading Using prebiotics to improve the health benefits of candy
Behold the lowly beet
Here in Orange County New York with its “black earth’ and proud agricultural heritage there are festivals this time of year honoring just about every food you grow in the ground or herd on the range.
My town, Monroe, has its cheese festival (although no one actually sells cheese). And the local newspaper lists many more, with the notable exception of beets. This is especially strange considering how close we are to the Borscht Belt.
Well, here is my ode to the lowly beet from NutritionData.com and whFoods.com.
Correlating magnesium with death due to heart disease
Here are some findings on magnesium levels in drinking water that suggest more magnesium (harder water) is healthier. The data have implications for the calcium/magnesium ratio in supplements.
Continue reading Correlating magnesium with death due to heart disease
Magnesium to treat migraine
Intravenous administration of magnesium sulfate (Mg) has been useful for migraine relief in some people, but the data are spotty.
Here’s what we have learned in the past 5 years regarding the use of Mg in patients having an ongoing migraine attack. A summary of four studies.
Magnesium to prevent migraine?
Here’s a quote to consider. “From beta-blockers to magnesium [Mg], — serendipity has guided migraine research. We may seem to have come a long way but migraine therapeutics, particularly preventive or prophylactic therapy, remains purely empirical.”
OK, what is the status of using magnesium to prevent migraine?