OMg! MAG me with a spoon!!!!!!!! #1

May 11, 2016

Some important clues: o Cysteine Dioxygenase has an Iron atom at its core… And in the SAME way that Iron gets into the core of Hemoglobin, I’m assuming that it’s bioavailable Copper that enables THAT enzyme to work, as well… And when it doesn’t, then we have “Sulfate issues…” o There is an entirely different […]

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MAG-pie Alert!… #30 When iron blood markers show irregularities, especially low Ferritin, we know that’s code for the need for more magnesium, Ceruloplasmin (bioavailable copper), Riboflavin (B2).

May 10, 2016

MAG-pie & MAG-net Alert!… Oh boy, I believe that this is #30 in the Iron Toxicity Series… I’m going to start with three key quotations to set the stage: “It’s not that I’m so smart. It’s just that I stay with the problem longer… ” — Albert Einstein… “How wonderful that we have met with […]

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MAG-pie Alert!… #29 TOXICITY OF IRON

May 8, 2016

MAG-pie Alert!… #29 TOXICITY OF IRON Now, let’s pull the curtain ALL the way back: o          You point out the sugar issue & it’s effect on Calcium & Phosphorous, but where’s Maggie. Yes, there 18+ minerals involved in Bone Matrix, but as you likely know, the BIG three are Ca, P & Mg. o […]

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MAG-pie Alert!… #28 TOXICITY OF IRON – On the Iron-ic ignorance of blood testing

May 7, 2016

MAG-pie & MAG-net Alert! Post #28 on the Iron-ic Ignorance of Blood testing… I’ll make this one short and sweet… (I’m just as sick of ALL of these Posts on Iron as you are… 😉 ) Please read this important article: http://m.clinchem.org/content/43/8/1457.full Please make a copy for your favorite M.ineral D.enialist who is LOST in Iron-ic […]

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MAG-pie Alert!… #27 TOXICITY OF IRON: Ferritin – Please START doing this blood test at your earliest convenience to find out what’s REALLY going on with your TRUE Iron status

May 6, 2016

MAG-pie & MAG-net ALERT! (#27 in the Iron Wars Series…) My friend & fellow Iron-focused practitioner, Shawn Bean, has recently shared with me this VERY IMPORTANT article re Ferritin: http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2014/mt/c3mt00347g I can ASSURE you, you will NOT like what it has to say. I can ALSO assure you that it is decidedly CLOSER to the […]

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MAG-pie Alert!… #26 TOXICITY OF IRON: the Iron-ic Ignorance of Blood testing…

May 3, 2016

MAG-Pie & MAG-net Alert! Post #26 on the Iron-ic Ignorance of Blood testing… I’ll make this one short and sweet… (I’m just as sick of ALL of these Posts on Iron as you are… 😉  ) Please read this important article: http://m.clinchem.org/content/43/8/1457.full Please make a copy for your favorite M.ineral D.enialist who is LOST in Iron-ic […]

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MAG-pie Alert!… #24 TOXICITY OF IRON: We are “Dead Flies Walking…

May 3, 2016

MAG-pie Alert!… #24 TOXICITY OF IRON MAG-pie & MAG-net Alert! We are “Dead Flies Walking…” http://m.pnas.org/content/94/21/11168.full.pdf This is a MOST thought-provoking article. You will find it a bit challenging to read, technically — just focus on the Discussion & Conclusion — but it’s message is very important and very unsettling… Aconitase is a CRITICAL piece […]

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MAG-pie Alert!… #25 TOXICITY OF IRON: Red Blood Cell metabolism, and by inference, Iron metabolism, are among the MOST sophisticated re-cycling programs on this Planet. Iron in MOTION is a great thing. Iron is STORAGE, however, is the basis for “rust,” or Oxidative Stress as it’s called in the highbrow scientific literature.

May 3, 2016

MAG-pie and MAG-net Alert!… Post # 25 in the Iron <> Copper Dynamics… Famous Buddhist saying: To the common person, mountains are mountains and rivers are rivers… To the person with education, mountains are NO LONGER mountains and rivers are NO LONGER rivers… But to person with wisdom, mountains are mountains and rivers are rivers… […]

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Darren McDuffie brings you Morley Robbins’ and “The Role of Iron and Copper Dysregulation In The Body”

April 7, 2016

Darren McDuffie brings you Morley Robbins’ and “The Role of Iron and Copper Dysregulation In The Body” Morley Robbins – www.gotmag.org You can download this show from blogtalkradio.com or Itunes (Perfectly Healthy And Toned Radio) If you download via Itunes please leave a review. MARCH 2016 Love talk radio. Welcome you’re listening to Perfectly Healthy […]

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MAG-pie Alert!… #23 TOXICITY OF IRON: I’d like to present a more succinct logic for how Iron dysregulation & Mg deficiency are at the heart of MOST, if not all, of our chronic conditions…

April 6, 2016

MAG-pie Alert!… #23 TOXICITY OF IRON MAG-pie & MAG-net Alert! I’d like to present a more succinct logic for how Iron dysregulation & Mg deficiency are at the heart of MOST, if not all, of our chronic conditions… Here is my premise in a nutshell: Inc. Dietary & Supplemental Iron >> Inc. Magnesium Deficiency >> […]

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MAG-pie Alert!… #22 TOXICITY OF IRON: I will ALSO invite folks to do is start to “connect the dots” that the pre-existing condition to Magnesium deficiency is having excess, unbound Iron overwhelming our tissues — all over our body…

March 23, 2016

MAG-pie Alert!… #22 TOXICITY OF IRON MAG-pie & MAG-net Alert! This is a CLASSIC Infographic from Ancient Minerals website. Please review & savor the life-affirming, & health-enhancing qualities of our sponsor, Maggie! The ONLY change I’d make is to point out the FACT that 3,751 proteins (enzymes) MUST have Mg to work properly. The infamous […]

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MAG-pie Alert!… #21 TOXICITY OF IRON: MOST on this FB page, & on this Planet, are dealing with “Subclinical Iron Overload…”

March 15, 2016

MAG-pie Alert!… #21 TOXICITY OF IRON MAG-pie & MAG-net ALERT! My take… MOST on this FB page, & on this Planet, are dealing with “Subclinical Iron Overload…” I base that assertion on symptomology & my penchant for holding mirrors up to conventional “D”ogma. BOTH Babe Ruth AND Ted Williams would admire my batting average… 😉 […]

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MAG-pie Alert!… #20 TOXICITY OF IRON: could all this foment about “Folate deficiency” be an Epi-genetic deficiency of bioavailable Copper that is affecting the metabolic function in our “Iron-Stressed!” cells?!?

March 6, 2016

MAG-pie Alert!… #20 TOXICITY OF IRON MAG-pie & MAG-net Alert! This is a real brain twister… http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/23906580/ Maybe, just maybe, could all this foment about “Folate deficiency” be an Epi-genetic deficiency of bioavailable Copper that is affecting the metabolic function in our “Iron-Stressed!” cells?!?…. Hmmmmmmm… It does conjure up a VERY different perspective of MTHR […]

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MAG-pie Alert!… #19 TOXICITY OF IRON: A “Primer” on the TOTAL relationship of Copper & Iron Metabolisms:

March 6, 2016

MAG-pie Alert!… #19 TOXICITY OF IRON MAG-pie & MAG-net ALERT! A “Primer” on the TOTAL relationship of Copper & Iron Metabolisms: http://run.unl.pt/bitstream/10362/10853/1/Moutinho_2013.pdf Please note, this is a MASTER’S Thesis. You might share with your Iron-headed M.ineral D.enialist who is LOST in myth-informationt… A votre sante! MORLEY M. ROBBINS

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MAG-pie Alert!… #18 TOXICITY OF IRON: For those who are or know someone who is struggling with Endometriosis

March 6, 2016

MAG-pie Alert!… #18 TOXICITY OF IRON MAG-pie and MAG-net ALERT! For those who are or know someone who is struggling with Endometriosis, please read slooooooowly the LAST sentences of BOTH the “RESULTS” and the “CONCLUSIONS” Sections: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22771029 For those that prefer to read the FULL Monty: http://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282%2812%2900656-5/pdf This AIN’T no medical disease, folks… Regrettably it […]

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MAG-pie Alert!… #17 TOXICITY OF IRON: For those who doubted my Post re Iron Overload as the CAUSE of Osteoporosis

March 6, 2016

MAG-pie Alert!… #17 TOXICITY OF IRON MAG-pie (& MAG-net…) Alert! For those who doubted my Post re Iron Overload as the CAUSE of Osteoporosis, please read this slooooowly & carefully: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2821138/pdf/ars.2009.2576.pdf PLEASE, start to re-think this Iron-y thing… ALL is NOT as you’ve been “trained” to beLIEve about Calcium, about Copper and certainly about Iron!… […]

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MAG-pie Alert!… #14 TOXICITY OF IRON: Continuing with my theme of Iron Overload as the TRUE source of MOST, if not ALL, chronic disease, here is an IMPORTANT & PENETRATING look into the ORIGIN of ALL Neurodegenerative conditions: Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, MS, ALS, etc.

February 29, 2016

MAG-pie Alert!… #14 TOXICITY OF IRON Continuing with my theme of Iron Overload as the TRUE source of MOST, if not ALL, chronic disease, here is an IMPORTANT & PENETRATING look into the ORIGIN of ALL Neurodegenerative conditions: Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, MS, ALS, etc. http://www.jneurosci.org/content/31/37/13301.full.pdf Again, these are NOT medical diseases… These ARE clear signs of […]

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MAG-pie Alert!… #13 TOXICITY OF IRON: If the Sun is the “center” of our Universe, I’m coming to regard Ceruloplasmin as the “Sun” of our universe of metabolic activity.

February 28, 2016

MAG-pie Alert!… #13 TOXICITY OF IRON By the end of THIS, you’ll be begging for more, AND lamenting the cramping in your “Hang 10!” Toes!… 😉 I realize that the vast majority of folks frequenting Facebook site are simply looking for “answers” to their ailments. I get that, truly I do, and it’s why I […]

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MAG-pie Alert!… #12 TOXICITY OF IRON: OK, know anybody who’s struggling with Arrhythmias?

February 26, 2016

MAG-pie Alert!… #12 TOXICITY OF IRON OK, know anybody who’s struggling with Arrhythmias?… Yeah, me, too!… 🙂 Well, it just got REAL interesting when I happened upon this gem of an article: http://m.circ.ahajournals.org/content/100/6/675.full.pdf It turns out that EXCESS Iron is now recognized as the source of “arrhythmogenesis” (silly way of saying: creates arrhythmias…). The LAST […]

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MAG-pie Alert!… #11 TOXICITY OF IRON

February 23, 2016

MAG-pie Alert!… #11 TOXICITY OF IRON Ordinarily, I wouldn’t burden you with a Doctoral Dissertation — especially one from Hong Kong — but there are MANY who wonder where “disease” comes from… Right?… Aren’t we ALL curious about that?… And if you STILL believe Pasteur’s “Germ Theory” is the truth, this paper will MAKE YOUR […]

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MAG-pie Alert!… #10 TOXICITY OF IRON: please ask your doctor, and yourself, WHY they are using Ferritin — that expresses NORMAL in Iron Overload conditions — a storage protein to assess metabolic “Iron status?

February 22, 2016

MAG-pie Alert!… #10 TOXICITY OF IRON Please read the LAST sentence of this Abstract SLOOOOOOWLY: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/870791 Then, please ask your doctor, and yourself, WHY they are using Ferritin — that expresses NORMAL in Iron Overload conditions — a storage protein to assess metabolic “Iron status?” This study, that is now considered “Ancient history,” should send […]

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MAG-pie Alert!… #9 TOXICITY OF IRON: Why Mg Man has “lost it,” & is obsessing over Iron and the PROPER management of Iron

February 22, 2016

MAG-pie Alert!… #9 TOXICITY OF IRON Why Mg Man has “lost it,” & is obsessing over Iron and the PROPER management of Iron: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/18280258/ Please know, there are 3,571 proteins that REQUIRE Maggie to do their work… And despite the distorted Iron blood tests & faulty interpretation of Iron status, we are MAG-nets — from […]

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MAG-pie Alert!… #8 TOXICITY OF IRON

February 22, 2016

MAG-pie Alert!… #8 TOXICITY OF IRON For those seeking the TRUTH, please read JUST the last sentence of this Article Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8907021 “These results suggest that magnesium-deprived rats have abnormal iron metabolism losing homeostatic regulation of plasma iron, and magnesium deficient rats with dietary iron overload may be used as an experimental hemochromatosis model.” We […]

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MAG-pie Alert!… #7 TOXICITY OF IRON: A deficiency of Ceruloplasmin (Cp) is one of the earliest manifestations of Copper deficiency

February 22, 2016

MAG-pie Alert!… #7 TOXICITY OF IRON To any & ALL still thinking that Mo’ Iron is the “best” way to treat Iron Anemia, PLEASE READ the following: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC297366/pdf/jcinvest00244-0126.pdf Please do NOT be fooled by OR afraid of the “1968” publication date. That is a full twenty years BEFORE BIG Pharma took control of bench medical […]

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MAG-pie Alert!… #6 TOXICITY OF IRON: it’s the BOOKENDS of Iron that will KILL your metabolism…

February 22, 2016

MAG-pie Alert!… #6 TOXICITY OF IRON Please read: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/…/articles/P…/pdf/jcbn-48-46.pdf Once again, it’s the BOOKENDS of Iron that will KILL your metabolism… It is Ceruloplasmin that REGULATES the Iron proteins… NOT MORE IRON! A votre sante! MORLEY M. ROBBINS

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MAG-pie Alert!…#5 TOXICITY OF IRON: The underlying pathogenic event in Oxidative Stress is cellular iron mismanagement

February 16, 2016

MAG-pie Alert!…#5 TOXICITY OF IRON At the risk of beating a “dead” horse… “The underlying pathogenic event in Oxidative Stress is cellular iron mismanagement.”… (Thompson, K.I. et al (2001) “Iron & Neurologic Disorders.” Brain Research Bulletin, 55: 155-164) For those seeking the granular TRUTH of how Iron is “MANAGED” inside our cells and inside our […]

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MAG-Pie Alert!… #4 TOXICITY OF IRON: Here’s a MUST read by Kate Clancy who de-bunks the popular MYTH that women engaged in menses will have/develop “iron-deficient anemia…”

February 10, 2016

MAG-Pie Alert!… #4 TOXICITY OF IRON Here’s a MUST read by Kate Clancy who de-bunks the popular MYTH that women engaged in menses will have/develop “iron-deficient anemia…” … http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/context-and-variation/ http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/context-and-variation/ httpblogsscientificamericancomcontext-and-variation20110727iron-deficiency-anemia/ Nothing could be FAAAAAARTHER from the truth. And if your doctor truly believes that being female = IDA (iron deficiency anemia), that may be […]

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MAG-pie Alert!!! #3 TOXICITY OF IRON: Why Mg Man has “lost it,” & is obsessing over Iron and the PROPER management of Iron

February 2, 2016

MAG-pie Alert!… #3 TOXICITY OF IRON Why Mg Man has “lost it,” & is obsessing over Iron and the PROPER management of Iron: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/18280258/ Please know, there are 3,571 proteins that REQUIRE Maggie to do their work… And despite the distorted Iron blood tests & faulty interpretation of Iron status, we are MAG-nets — from […]

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MAG-pie Alert!… #2 TOXICITY OF IRON: THINGS THAT GO “BUMP” IN THE NIGHT…

January 27, 2016

MAG-pie Alert!… #2 TOXICITY OF IRON https://www.researchgate.net/…/11/3171S.full.pdf+html THINGS THAT GO “BUMP” IN THE NIGHT… My advice, grab your seatbelt… this is likely going to be a brief, bumpy, and bewitching ride… As many of you know, I got into this wacky world of nutrition because I was convinced everyone simply had a Mg-deficiency — thus […]

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MAG-pie Alert!!! #1 TOXICITY OF IRON – ALL manner of Pathogens, bacterial, fungal, viral, mycotoxin, etc., MUST HAVE IRON TO FLOURISH & GROW

January 19, 2016

MAG-pie Alert!… #1 TOXCITY OF IRON It has taken much of 2015 to fully process the MANY stellar studies reviewed on the TOXICITY OF IRON: http://www.healtheiron.com/iron-infection Brace yourself! You will not enjoy what this article has to say… ALL manner of Pathogens, bacterial, fungal, viral, mycotoxin, etc., MUST HAVE IRON TO FLOURISH & GROW…. And where do they find […]

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Announcing “Musings from MAG” Volume 1

August 3, 2015

Hello MAG-pies… I’m very pleased to announce the publishing of my new eBook, Musings from MAG, Volume 1. It all began with a compilation of notes, which quickly turned in to 300 pages, touching on over 70 issues that stem from mineral imbalances. I soon realised this was fast becoming more than just a set of notes. […]

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Vitamin-D deficiency = Mg deficiency. Period.

November 15, 2014

It is my fervent “D”ream that this be my LAST blog on the relentless “D”ebate on Hormone-D… “Hope springs eternal!,” as my consultant mentor, Jerry McManis, used to say… As a teaser, let me borrow the Introduction from a wonderfully insightful, contemporary (2013) and brief (2 pgs), article by Armin Zittermann on this vital issue: […]

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The Copper Conundrum…

September 7, 2014

Ah, yes… Copper is indeed a “conundrum…” co·nun·drum kəˈnəndrəm/ noun noun: conundrum; plural noun: conundrums a confusing and difficult problem or question. “one of the most difficult conundrums for the experts” It seems like we can’t live with Copper, and certainly can’t live without it… This alleged “demonic” mineral drives 30+ enzymes that are incredibly […]

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Let’s Tip Our Hat to Maggie, NOT Monopoly…

August 21, 2014

  Dear MAG-pies… As we close in on having 16,000 members in our midst, I thought that I’d share some intriguing quotations, some tried & true, but also some new…   “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” “Ας το φάρμακο είναι τα τρόφιμα και τα τρόφιμα σου είναι ότι το φάρμακο” […]

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Robin Williams suffered from a Magnesium deficiency?…

August 12, 2014

The world has lost a treasured icon this week (8/11/14) with the shocking departure of Robin Williams (1951-2014). Few of us alive today have not been graced by his gift for outrageous humor, and yet we have also been moved by his talent as a dramatic actor. Who here didn’t think he deserved the Oscar […]

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Ascorbic Acid Causes Copper Deficiency?… Huh?!?…

May 8, 2014

OK, where, oh where are we headed today?… Some of you (actually several hundred of you…) saw and commented on my Cinco de Mayo MAG Post re the importance of using wholefood Vitamin-C COMPLEX and foregoing Ascorbic Acid… And for those that may have missed it, here’s the permalink to that thread: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MagnesiumAdvocacy/search/?query=Vitamin%20C%20COMPLEX# On many, […]

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Testing is Key to Hormone-D!

February 2, 2014

Yes, this is what ALL the controversy is about with Hormone-D… getting from one state to the next! The molecule on the Left is Calcidiol, aka 25(OH)D or the “Storage” form of the Hormone. The molecule on the Right is Calcitriol, aka 1,25(OH)2 D3 or the “Active” form of the Hormone. And you can’t get […]

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The Truth of Hormone-D…

January 22, 2014

Recently, one of the MAG-pies asked me about the “real” story on “Vitamin-D…” Here are my unabashed comments to stimulate your neurons and hopefully nutritional sanity… “Chances are you have very little valid information about your “true” mineral status… Serum measurements are NOT valid, as serum is “extracellular…” RBC measurements are QUITE valid (because they […]

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Giving Thanks!

November 27, 2013

“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 we effectively overlook the other 364 […]

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The Theory AND the Calculator are FLAWED… imho…

November 18, 2013

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 organizations released a sweeping new set of guidelines for lowering cholesterol, along with an online calculator meant to help doctors assess risks and treatment options. But, in a major embarrassment to the […]

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Is the Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis Inside or Outside the Cell?

November 8, 2013

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, are they intracellular elements, or are they extracellular elements?  […]

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Magnesium supports the Adrenals & Thyroid…

August 27, 2013

“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 vote me off the Island — […]

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Magnesium deficiency causes Epigenetic Stress!

August 6, 2013

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 are worth understanding as it relates to this cultural metabolic […]

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Ameer Rosic chats with Magnesium Man!

July 22, 2013

Several months ago, I had the pleasure of connecting with Ameer Rosic, FDN. He’s a very hip, and outrageously ripped wellness coach/trainer in Canada who delights in helping clients with their sleep. Which is most entertaining, as he must never do so given how active and dynamic he is!… He’s a huge fan of Magnesium […]

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Randy Travis suffers from Magnesium deficiency…

July 9, 2013

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 Cardiomyopathy” (VC) is related to Magnesium deficiency… Huh?… You’ve got to be […]

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James Gandolfini died of Magnesium deficiency…

July 3, 2013

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 the leading headlines alerting us […]

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Magnesium — 800 enzymes…

July 1, 2013

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 a number that has become a caricature of this […]

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Magnesium, Stress & Heart Disease…

June 28, 2013

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 chance of a heart attack. OMg! Published in the online edition of […]

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