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Subject: IMVA - Magnesium Deficiency
From: Mark Sircus Ac., OMD
Magnesium Deficiency
International Medical Veritas Association
When trace minerals are scarce in plant
bodies they become scarce in human bodies.
We humans are not getting the minerals and especially
magnesium we need because modem agricultural methods, including
widespread use of N P K fertilizer, over farming, loss of protective
ground cover and trees, and lack of humus have made soils vulnerable
to erosion. The result is a reduced nutrient content of crops. N P K
fertilizer is highly acidic. It disrupts the pH (acid/alkaline)
balance of the soil, as does acid rain. Acid conditions destroy soil
microorganisms. It is the job of these microorganisms to transmute
soil minerals into a form that is usable by plants. In the absence of
these microbes, these minerals become locked up, unavailable to the
plant. Stimulated by the N P K fertilizer, the plant grows, but it is
deficient in vital trace minerals. In the absence of trace minerals,
plants take up heavy metals (such as aluminum, mercury and lead) from
the soil. Between 1950 and 1975, the calcium content in one cup of
rice dropped 21 percent, and iron fell by 28.6 percent.[i]
Dr. Scott Whitaker, in his book MediSin, tells us how
highly unfortunate it is that the modern day farmer has been persuaded
to use monoculture, artificial fertilization, pesticides, and
herbicides. "The end result of our domestic food needs has been
"quantity" rather than "quality." The human body can thrive on fruits
and vegetables that are grown on vital rich soil but not on soil that
is artificially pumped up with chemicals."
We need an average of 200 mg. more
magnesium than we get from the average diet.
Dr. Mildred Seelig
President of the American College of Nutrition
Dr. Nan Kathryn Fuchs, author of The Nutrition Detective,
says that, "Our diets today are very different from those of our
ancestors though our bodies remain similar. Thousands of years ago,
our ancestors ate foods high in magnesium and low in calcium. Because
calcium supplies were scarce and the need for this vital mineral was
great, it was effectively stored by the body. Magnesium, on the other
hand, was abundant and readily available, in the form of nuts, seeds,
grains, and vegetables, and did not need to be stored internally. Our
bodies still retain calcium and not magnesium although we tend to eat
much more dairy than our ancestors. In addition, our sugar and alcohol
consumption is higher than theirs, and both sugar and alcohol increase
magnesium excretion through the urine. Our grains, originally high in
magnesium, have been refined, which means that the nutrient is lost in
the refining process. The quality of our soil has deteriorated as
well, due to the use of fertilizers that contain large amounts of
potassium a magnesium antagonist. This results in foods lower in
magnesium than ever before."
The food supply has been steadily becoming
magnesium-poor since 1909:[ii]
1909 intake
408 mg/day
1949 intake
368 mg/day
1980 intake
349 mg/day
1985 intake
323 mg/day (men)
1985 intake
228 mg/day (women)
The magnesium content of refined foods is usually low.
Whole-wheat bread, for example, has twice as much magnesium as white
bread because the magnesium-rich germ and bran are removed when white
flour is processed. Magnesium deficiency is more likely in those who
eat a processed-food diet; in people who cook or boil all foods,
especially vegetables; in those who drink soft water; in alcoholics;
and in people who eat food grown in magnesium-deficient soil, where
synthetic fertilizers containing no magnesium are often used.
Deficiency is also more common when magnesium absorption is decreased,
such as after burns, serious injuries, or surgery and in patients with
diabetes, liver disease, or malabsorption problems. Also deficiencies
develop when magnesium elimination is increased, which it is in people
who use alcohol, caffeine, or excess sugar, or who take diuretics or
birth control pills. We can probably add to this list vaccines because
they offer a traumatic insult to the body that have to be defended
against.
Drugs that cause loss of body magnesium:
· Alcohol
· Cocaine
· Beta-adrenergic agonists (for asthma)
· Corticosteroids (CS) (for asthma)
· Theophylline (for asthma)
· Diuretics
· Thiazide
· Caffeine.
· Phosphates (found in cola drinks)
· Nicotine
· Insulin
The nutrient content of foods can no longer be relied upon.
The effects of stress, intense physical activity, or the use
of certain medications cause magnesium deficiency.
Magnesium metabolism has one quirk in that, if the level
is low enough to cause symptoms, it is low enough that the body loses
its ability to absorb it efficiently orally. Since magnesium (Mg), an
essential nutrient, is abundant in the environment it is generally
assumed that Mg deficiency is not a problem but nothing could be
further from the truth. Because Magnesium in certain forms is not
easily absorbed and because no classical symptoms exist that point to
magnesium's causal role in disease, the problem of its deficiency is
readily masked. Many are the conditions which reduce total body
magnesium and increase magnesium requirements.[iii] The current
Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for the US is 6 mg/Kg/day, which
translates to 420 mg for a 70 Kg man. The estimated intake in the US
is 300 mg/day. With nutritional values declining quickly and chemical
toxicity in our bodies rising rapidly we and our children are caught
between a rock and a hard place. Almost two years ago I wrote a Tale
of Two Hammers about the situation in Africa where populations were
being decimated because mass vaccine programs where being administered
to malnourished populations whose immune systems were already
compromised. Little did I dream then of a similar situation in the west.
Magnesium and Calcium
Magnesium taken in proper dosages can
solve the problem of calcium deficiency.
Dr.
Nan Kathryn Fuchs
Magnesium and calcium have competing effects on many of
the body's chemical pathways. For example calcium causes muscles to
contract, while magnesium helps them relax. Magnesium and calcium are
paired minerals and it is vital we take into account the balance
between them. Several studies have reported that increasing calcium in
the diet significantly reduces the absorption of magnesium. Calcium
intakes above 2.6 grams per day may reduce the uptake and utilization
of magnesium by the body and excessive calcium intakes may increase
magnesium requirements. So much stress is placed on the importance of
calcium that we may, in fact, be taking in too much and harming
magnesium absorption.
Dietary surveys clearly show that magnesium, not calcium,
intakes have been falling. Magnesium is needed for calcium absorption.
Without enough magnesium, calcium can collect in the soft tissues and
cause one form of arthritis. Not only does calcium collect in the soft
tissues of arthritics, it is poorly, if at all, absorbed into their
blood and bones. Some researchers predict that the American ratio of
calcium to magnesium is actually approaching 6-to-1, yet, the
recommended dietary ratio of calcium to magnesium in the United States
is 2-to-1. Current research on the Paleolithic or caveman diet shows
that the ratio of calcium to magnesium in the diet that our bodies
evolved to eat is 1-to-1.4 [iv] Balancing this information is the fact
that mothers breast milk is ten parts calcium to only one part
magnesium so it seems that at least early in life we need less
magnesium and more calcium to build strong bones. Though high doses of
calcium carbonate taken alone over a long period of time will lead to
low magnesium levels;[v] yet magnesium is what is needed to encourage
the correct utilization of calcium by the body to increase bone
strength.[vi] Currently, the American diet ratio of calcium to
magnesium is officially recognized at being (4:1) when the ideal ratio
should be two to one.[vii] Without magnesium, calcium is not fully
utilized, and under absorption problems may occur leading to
arthritis, osteoporosis, menstrual cramps, and some premenstrual symptoms.
A diet high in dairy and low in whole grains can lead
to excess calcium in the tissues and a magnesium deficiency.[viii]
Dr. Nan Kathryn Fuchs
Mark Sircus Ac., OMD
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[i] Dr. Alan Gaby has put forward compelling evidence linking
the incidence of degenerative disease conditions with a lack of
micronutrients in our diet. He points out that as we get less of the
vital nutrients in our diet, we actually need more because the body
uses its store of micronutrients to help neutralize poisons as they
enter the body. Almost every human being on earth now is caught in a
Catch-22. We are all absorbing environmental pollutants, medicines,
vaccines, dental products, and poisons in our food and water, which
not only inhibit the normal biochemical functions of vital
micronutrients, they also destroy or deplete these vital substances.
[ii] Paul Mason. Violence Prevention through Magnesium-Rich
Water. Healthy Water Association. http://www.mgwater.com/cyalettr.shtml
[iii] The following substances and conditions may reduce total
body magnesium and increase magnesium requirements: alcohol (all forms
cause significant losses), mphetamines/cocaine, bums (with large
surface area), calcium (excessive intake may decrease body magnesium
balance), carbohydrates (especially white sugar, high fructose corn
syrup, white flour), chronic pain (any cause), coffee (significant
losses), cyclosporin (extra magnesium can protect from side-effects),
diabetes (magnesium spills with sugar in the urine), diarrhea (any
cause), dieting (stress plus lowered intake), diuretics (even
potassium sparing diuretics do not spare magnesium), insulin (whether
from using insulin or from hyperinsulinemia), over-training (extreme
athletic physical conditioning/training), phentermine/fenfluramine,
sodas (especially cola type sodas, both diet and regular), sodium
(high salt intake), stress (physical and mental—anything that
activates a person's fight or flight reaction), surgery and sweat.
[iv] Eades M, Eades A, The Protein Power Lifeplan, Warner
Books, New York, 1999
[v] Camara-Martos, F. and M.A. Amaro-Lopez, Influence of
Dietary Factors on Calcium Bioavailability. Biological Trace Element
Research, 2002. 89: p. 43-52
[vi] Jones, G., M. Riley, and T. Dwyer, Maternal Diet during
pregnancy is associated with bone mineral density in children: a
longitudinal study. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2000. 54:
p. 749-756
[vii] Celotti, F. and A. Bignamini, Dietary Calcium and
Mineral/Vitamin Supplementation: a controversial problem. The Journal
of International Research, 1999(27): p. 1-14
[viii] The source of menstrual cramps may come from eating too
much cheese, yogurt, ice cream or milk, combined with insufficient
whole grains and beans. Or it could come from taking too much calcium
without enough magnesium. Modifying diet and increasing magnesium
supplementation may allow menstrual cramps to disappear.
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