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Thu Jul 05, 2012 12:31 pm |
Oh great another reason to worry
Thank you for posting that destiny |
_________________ Nuttyemma on skincare.boards.net |
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Fri Jul 06, 2012 7:42 am |
You don't need to worry if you are eating a balanced wholefood diet, Nuttymadam. Magnesium-rich foods include many nuts, seeds, beans, lentils and wholegrains - all of which contain many other skin friendly nutrients. If a medical professional has recommended a calcium supplement for bone health they will invariably recommend one that also contains magnesium because these nutrients work synergistically. |
_________________ Sensitivity, forehead pigmentation & elevens, nose & chin clogged pores. Topicals: Aloe vera, squalane, lactic acid, Myfawnie KinNiaNag HG: Weleda calendula, Lanolips, Guinot masque essentiel, Flexitol Naturals, Careprost. Gadgets: Vaughter dermarollers, Lightstim. |
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Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:14 am |
Thanks for the reminder, Destiny7, I might order that book I could do with updating. 'The Magnesium Miracle' by Carolyn Dean is a tad commercial but still enough science to be worth a read IMO.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Magnesium-Miracle-Carolyn-Dean/dp/034549458X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341594561&sr=8-1
The irony is MANY of those prescriptions would not be required or doses significantly lowered if people consistently met the minimum recommendations for healthy eating! Meet the ideal requirements for lifestyle (smoking/ alcohol/ weight management/ daily physical activity) and many more would be unnecessary. When I first started researching nutrition I was absolutely blown away by how powerful a medicine food can be. |
_________________ Sensitivity, forehead pigmentation & elevens, nose & chin clogged pores. Topicals: Aloe vera, squalane, lactic acid, Myfawnie KinNiaNag HG: Weleda calendula, Lanolips, Guinot masque essentiel, Flexitol Naturals, Careprost. Gadgets: Vaughter dermarollers, Lightstim. |
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Fri Jul 06, 2012 1:24 pm |
I have a copy of Drug Muggers, even though I take no prescriptions. I bought it as reference when talking to family and friends. I've read that the average American takes 12 prescriptions a year, and many of these deplete vital nutrients. |
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Fri Jul 06, 2012 1:59 pm |
I do eat healthily I like to think but I am very paranoid I miss out certain groups. I sometimes take multi vitamins but hmmmm
Do any women here get their vitamin levels checked? How do you know
thanks |
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Fri Jul 06, 2012 4:14 pm |
7Destiny wrote: |
I have a copy of Drug Muggers, even though I take no prescriptions. I bought it as reference when talking to family and friends. I've read that the average American takes 12 prescriptions a year, and many of these deplete vital nutrients. |
Really? You guys are doing better than the UK then, we were at 18 per head in 2010! Likely because we have the NHS so it's all subsidised or free. For all the NHS's faults most Brits don't know how lucky we are. Maybe I should get back into the industry, we were dispensing 11 per head in 2000. |
_________________ Sensitivity, forehead pigmentation & elevens, nose & chin clogged pores. Topicals: Aloe vera, squalane, lactic acid, Myfawnie KinNiaNag HG: Weleda calendula, Lanolips, Guinot masque essentiel, Flexitol Naturals, Careprost. Gadgets: Vaughter dermarollers, Lightstim. |
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Fri Jul 06, 2012 5:05 pm |
I am in my 60's with friends of all ages. Some have excellent health insurance (everything paid for) and some do not. The ones with insurance go to the doctor frequently and get prescriptions...for things like urinating at night. (!)
The ones with great health insurance use it as much as possible, and they are also in poorer health than friends without free care. It may be a coincidence, but I have wondered. Does taking many prescriptions make you sicker, or do you take many because you are sick? |
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Fri Jul 06, 2012 5:21 pm |
Most medicines have more effects than just the one their are prescribed for. I have been on NSAID's for a while, and the side effects of those were not funny. People I know who take medication for depression all get weight problems and hairloss and dry eyes and things like that - and get medicines prescribed to help with that!
Not to mention that antibiotics are wonderful to fight infections, but have a devastating effect on your gut flora, and even though we may not like the thought of gut bacteria the right ones are essential for our health. So as a consequence of taking antibiotics to fight a cold, it not only doesn't work but it harms your overall condition as well.
Here in the Netherlands doctors are usually quite reticent in prescribing meds. In Belgium on the other hand, doctors prescribe a lot of medicines, especially things like antibiotics. Research showed that the duration of common infections like flu, colds etc did not differ with or without a restrictive use of medication. But without, you don't get the side effects.
When I go to my doctor for something like that, he just looks me over to check for complications and if there aren't any he explains the natural course of things and tells me to come back if things don't improve over the week. Which they usually do. It's the check up to see if there's nothing nasty going on that's important, not the meds if your own system can fight it by itself. |
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Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:26 pm |
Well, I plan on being healthy and living my life without the aid of (much) medical support or medications, so I'm sure that pushes me to be more aware and take better care of myself than a lot of other people.
Sadly, I think a lot of older people like the attention they get in being ill, and the social aspect of visiting doctors and hospitals. I'm not saying that to be mean. I just think that in some cases, its a fact.
And yes, exactly, I don't like taking medications because of all the other crap they've got in them. I like to keep things simple so I can more easily track the causes of any ailments.
Haven't taken antibiotics in so many years I can't remember. Don't believe they're necessary in most cases and believe that over-prescribing is only helping to mess up things for ALL of us. |
_________________ Olive, normal/oily skin. Using rinse-off ocm, Vit C, Tretinoin since Nov/10, GHK since Feb/12, Niacinamide & glucosamine, alternating, & now skipping nights! Concerns include oiliness, hyperpigmentation from occasional zits, 11's & nasolabial folds. |
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Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:11 pm |
I was told by my nutritionist that Magnesium Glycinate is the best form of magnesium to take.
Optimal daily allowance is 500-75o mg.
Calcium-magnesium ratio should be 2:1.
Also, it is important to calculate your daily calcium intake because it varies from day to day. One can use this calcium calculator:
http://bcdairyfoundation.ca/calcium-calculator |
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