"If the only prayer you say is "Thank You..." it will be enough." -- Meister Eckert (1260-1327) Thankful... Thanksgiving is, by far, my most favored of holidays! It's a time we can all step off the hamster wheel for a day and truly reflect on the many, many blessings...
The Theory AND the Calculator are FLAWED… imho…
NY Times November 17, 2013 Risk Calculator for Cholesterol Appears Flawed By GINA KOLATA Available at http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/18/health/risk-calculator-for-cholesterol-appears-flawed.html?hp&_r=1&pagewanted=all&Last week, the nation’s leading heart...
Is the Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis Inside or Outside the Cell?
Recently one of the MAG-pies (Louise from Ireland...) posed a question about what the HTMA reveals, particularly in contrast to a Red Blood Cell test of the mineral. The starting point is to know what the HTMA test is showing in the way of minerals: specifically,...
Magnesium supports the Adrenals & Thyroid…
"ATP is synonymous with life..." -- Andrew Kim I love this picture!And we've all been there, right?... Unfortunately.OK, so many moons ago I promised an article on the Adrenals & Thyroid. I could say that I was too tired to write it, but then the MAG-pies would...
Magnesium deficiency causes Epigenetic Stress!
In a recent FB thread, several MAG-pies were commenting on the notable rise of missing enzymes, esp. those that are key to methylation and sulphation (i.e. MTHFR and CBS) It's a timely and important topic... Here's a summary of some of my Mg-oriented observations that...
Randy Travis suffers from Magnesium deficiency…
In less than a week, another global celebrity, Randy Travis, is challenged by "heart disease..." What another supreme tragedy, and had it not been for one of our regular MAG-pie posters, I would never have known about it, nor fully understood how "Viral...
James Gandolfini died of Magnesium deficiency…
We have lost a gifted actor, his wife has lost her loving partner, and his two children have lost their "hero!"Most of all, we have lost, yet again, an opportunity to shed new light on what really causes "heart disease..." Let me explain this further.Here are some of...
Magnesium — 800 enzymes…
One of the newer and more scientifically inclined MAG-pies recently declared that our "benefactor" Magnesium is involved in 700-800 enzyme reactions -- more than doubling the oft-quoted Internet babble that "Magnesium is involved in 300 enzyme reactions..." It's...
Magnesium, Stress & Heart Disease…
Ahhhhh...Another day, another chance to clear the air about what REALLY causes so-called "heart disease..."Today's assault on our sanity comes from a group of researchers from France writing about the impact that "Stress!" AND the perception of "Stress!" has on our...
Magnesium and Inflammation
There's an increasing amount of attention being paid to Inflammation.And for good reason... it's the silent precursor to most, if not all, chronic disease. But with increasing frequency, articles are hyping its presence and steps to take to manage it -- but are acting...