I recently read an article about Ayurvedic detoxing: Epsom salt baths figure into it. Who can argue with an ancient Indian medical system? Also advised: brushing teeth with a little magnesium oil squirted on toothbrush.

Agree with you , my experiance is with taking homeopathic pellet which is nothing but Mg for cramps in calf muscles , releived so much & many others finding the same ,conclusion is our body needs Mg !

I see a great deal of case-level support for these claims in my practice. Like thyroid function, however, standard methods of diagnosis are limited in usefulness. Since the downside risks are few and since the likelihood that few pts. are close to optimal levels, a “try it and see how you feel” approach is not as unscientific as it might seem at first. Colleagues: Mg. L-threonate is assimilated better than most forms and demonstrates negligible laxative effect.

I am a diabetic and I was doing well on oral meds until a few years ago. I also have a hx of total just for a dx of poly cystic ovarian syndrome as well as a thyroidectomy for multinodular thyroid which presented with very rapid sx. I have been taking meds since that time. In the last 2 years I started having trouble regulating my glucose which was rising rapidly, I became severely anemic and was dx with iron absorption deficiency which has required IV iron on a yearly basis, fibromyalgia , RLS,…

n=1!

Wow, I am truly impressed, I just hope not every physician will need to reach Dr Lundberg’s age to start implementing “first do no harm” therapies that have been common practice in the “alternative medicine” world for +/- 30 years. There is hope yet! BTW, tell patients to avoid magnesium Oxide, and a sign of too much magnesium is loose stools.

Excellent article. Magnesium both slow IV and IM are rapidly effective in many illnesses.

Very succinct and interesting presentation.

Many mag supplements can be taken without GI issues. Perhaps you are thinking of Milk of Magnesia? That’s entirely different from the mag supplements. Some people do best with mag citrate, but there is also malate, aspartate, etc. Liquid magnesium chloride is thought by some to be the best absorbed. The main thing is to “start low, titrate slow.”

@Dr. Chris Foley Kudos!! I noticed the same with the Mayo Clinic, on their page about magnesium. Very disappointing. But I’ve never held that clinic in the esteem it used to enjoy among the public.