Magnesium oil

librarising said:

And don't forget, magnesium is about the best thing you could take for your heart. This is just one article about it
http://www.todaysgeriatricmedicine.com/archive/050613p30.shtml
Geoff
p.s. it doesn't only apply to geriatrics !

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Without realising it, I've set my investigative brain going, and may have found the root cause of my aortic stenosis, which recently led to valve replacement surgery. Prior to tonight, the nearest I'd got was that gout sufferers had a higher incidence of aortic stenosis.
Note the last words of this conclusion
"which suggests that treatment with magnesium salts may reduce stenosis of aortic valves."
http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/28/1/91.full
Geoff

Well, got some spray from Holland @ Barrett and I'll give it a go. No idea how long it takes to kick in.
One puzzling thing; it calls itself spray oil but it is just the magnesium salt and water.
What?

LittleGreyCat said:

Well, got some spray from Holland @ Barrett and I'll give it a go. No idea how long it takes to kick in.
One puzzling thing; it calls itself spray oil but it is just the magnesium salt and water.
What?

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Yes, it is a salt, dissolved in water. But it feels like an oil. So they call it an oil.

You will get it once you use it.

One of the best sites i found when i was reading about it was the Ancient Minerals site.
Their mag ol is more expensive but the site is excellent.
So I read it thoroughly then shopped for better prices elsewhere.

Brunneria said:

That is a great link!
This quote kind of sums it up.
Rosanoff’s most telling finding? “That common risk factors for cardiovascular disease such as high LDL cholesterol, low HDL cholesterol, high blood pressure, and metabolic syndrome are all associated with low nutritional magnesium status or low magnesium dietary intakes,” she says. “Also that there are many peer-reviewed studies that show correcting or preventing a nutritional magnesium deficit can and will correct or prevent cardiovascular disease events, including death.”

@bulkbiker , just tagging you because you may find it interesting.

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Maybe I'd better resume with my mag citrate.. although i'll hold you responsible for the digestive impact! Especially when not eating...

Brunneria said:

go to sleep, and the mag is absorbed through the skin during the night. Then I shower it off in the morning.

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Or take a nice long soak in a bath with epsom salts.

There is no Spoon said:

Or take a nice long soak in a bath with epsom salts.

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Yes, but apparently if you do that too often, it takes the surface off the bath!!!

Sorry but.

"The scientific name for Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate. It is a mineral compound with many different uses.

However, people with diabetes should avoid using it.

No form of foot soak is appropriate for people with diabetes."

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Epsom salt has become a common home remedy for various problems, and its proponents claim that it provides a range health and beauty benefits, such as:

soothing muscle aches and pain
providing relief from sunburn and poison ivy itches
removing splinters
decreasing swelling in the body
boosting levels of magnesium and sulfate
The theory behind this product is that the body absorbs the magnesium from the Epsom salts through the skin.

However, no studies support these claims. Simply soaking the feet in warm water can help with many of the above issues."

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/311081.php

Brunneria said:

Yes, but apparently if you do that too often, it takes the surface off the bath!!!

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And it should help with removing the barnicals of your bum too.

JohnEGreen said:

Sorry but.

"The scientific name for Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate. It is a mineral compound with many different uses.

However, people with diabetes should avoid using it.

No form of foot soak is appropriate for people with diabetes."

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"Diabetes and foot complications
Soaking the feet can dry out the skin, which can further irritate the foot issues common to people with diabetes.
Individuals with the condition tend to have dry feet, as well as nerve damage resulting from diabetic neuropathy.
Prolonged soaking can also open small cracks that may be present in the skin, allowing germs to enter.
While an Epsom salt foot soak may sound relaxing, people with diabetes should avoid soaking the feet for long periods or in too hot of water.
High blood sugar levels can cause damage to the nerves of the body. This is commonly referred to as neuropathy. The most common type for people with diabetes is peripheral neuropathy, or damage to the nerves in the legs and arms.
As a result, people with diabetes may lose feeling in their feet. It is common for people with diabetes to feel neither feel pain, heat, nor cold in their legs and feet. Some may not notice when they have a sore on their foot or develop a blister.
Infection can easily enter and inflame open sores on the feet. High blood sugar levels help feed the infection, making it worse. Poor circulation complicates the healing of these sores."

If the above refers to an individual's control of diabetes, then I agree with the warning.
If it doesn't, then I would ignore it.
Geoff

I think that there is some scaremongering in the above quotes.
Is there an attributable source?

I certainly didn't like "It is common for people with diabetes to feel neither feel pain, heat, nor cold in their legs and feet.". I would very much like to see a reference and how they define "common", as my understanding is that if you maintain good BG control then your legs and feet are unlikely to drop off.

On perennial irritation for me is the woe and alarm when you are first diagnosed and all the warnings about feet, and cuts, and......

Took me a while to take on board that if I heal well from minor cuts and abrasions and can feel things with my bare feet then I am unlikely to suffer the dreaded undetected foot ulcer. Also means that I can walk about in my bare feet.

So I have bought some bath bombs for a soak and will not be put off by vague tales of dry feet. If that is an issue, I can always put some cream on my feet (as many non-diabetics do to keep them soft).