Magnesium Health Watch

Some great references on Headache and Migraine News about how certain types of magnesium supplements have helped many people who suffer from migraines and other headaches.  If you’re suffering from migraines, a magnesium supplement might be worth a try.

Great news from this migraine sufferer:

“I still get migraines, but they are functional migraines (worse around menses) – no nausea, no need to stay in a dark room, I can go to work, etc.  But the hemiplegic and seizure type zone-out episodes are GONE completely.  And I feel like I have my mind back – the fog that I had experienced while on Topamax and Zonisamide, etc has lifted.  I CAN THINK AGAIN!!!  I am going to try adding the CoQ10 and upping my Mag dose (I’m only doing 400mg) and see if that helps the menstrual headaches anymore.

I always thought vitamin “pushers” were just plain weird (sorry), but here I am telling you it’s working for me!!  Good luck.”

Magnesium: Top of the List for Migraine.

From Shop.com: Magonate is a liquid magnesium supplement that can be used by children and adults to supplement or replace magnesium. It may be used for general supplementation and athletic use to help maintain normal dietary levels of magnesium that are depleted through exercising and every day tasks.

Magonate is a great source of magnesium and helpful in replacing the depleted vitamins we lose throughout the day. It is in a liquid form and easy to take when you’re on the go.

Magonate Magnesium Supplement Dietary Supplement 12 ounces

Studies are showing that magnesium supplements are linked to migraine prevention.  For some migraine sufferers, a daily dose of magnesium can help with attacks.  You can start with eating magnesium-rich foods.  Otherwise, oral supplements or an IV injection of magnesium sulfate can help .

“The headaches and accompanying symptoms can be triggered by a number of factors, including stress, fatigue, food sensitivities and environmental allergies. Although triggers can vary from person to person, a growing body of scientific evidence suggests that many migraine sufferers have one thing in common — relatively low levels of the mineral magnesium.

For these individuals, a daily dose of magnesium can help reduce the frequency, severity and duration of migraine attacks. The results of numerous studies support the daily use of supplemental magnesium for the prevention of migraine headaches.

In one such study, German researchers evaluated the effects of oral magnesium on 81 adult migraine sufferers.

Half the subjects received 600 milligrams magnesium citrate daily for 12 weeks, while the other half received placebo pills.

During the final four weeks of the study, the frequency of migraine attacks was reduced by 41.6 percent in the patients who received supplemental magnesium, compared to a 15.8 percent reduction in the placebo group.”

Your Health: Magnesium Helps Prevent Migraines.

There’s a lot of confusion on the relationship between calcium and magnesium and this article gives some solid recommendations on the optimal intake of these critical minerals.  It also suggests a variety of food sources and how they work together. (more…)

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