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MAGNESIUM
Because of the competing nature of calcium and magnesium, excessive calcium intake from foods or supplements can lead to a magnesium deficiency. The symptoms of magnesium deficiency are identical with many of the symptoms of thyroid disease, especially hyperthyroidism. People of Asian descent who get hyperthyroidism often become completely rigid and may be found lying in the streets this way. The condition is called hypokalemic periodic paralysis and is highly associated with hyperthyroidism. It's possible that the origin of the disease is not from low potassium (hypokalemia) but from low magnesium, which we know is a factor in hyperthyroidism.
Functions:
The principal function of magnesium that is critical in thyroid disease is that it enables muscles to relax. With inadequate magnesium, the muscles cramp. When this happens to the heart muscles the heart does not go through a complete relaxation phase, and the next calcium-driven contraction begins before the relaxation is complete. This results in rapid heart beat and irregular heart rate known as arrhythmia.
Deficiency Effects and Symptoms:
According to the Nutrition Almanac, "Magnesium deficiency can easily occur because magnesium is refined out of many foods during processing. Cooking food removes the minerals; the oxalic acid in foods like spinach and phytic acid found in cereals bind magnesium in the body, as do unbalanced amounts of salts....A deficiency can occur in people with diabetes, those who use diuretics or digitalis preparations, the elderly, those with pancreatitis, chronic alcoholism, kwashiorkor, pregnancy, cirrhosis of the liver, arteriosclerosis or kidney malfunction, those on low-calorie or high-carbohydrate diets, and those who have severe malabsorption such as that caused by chronic diarrhea or vomiting....Fluoride, high zinc levels, high levels of vitamin D, diuretics, and diarrhea will cause a deficiency of magnesium."
Also from N. A.: "Magnesium deficiency is thought to be closely related to coronary heart disease, including myocardial necrosis. An inadequate supply of this mineral may result in the formation of clots in the heart and brain and may contribute to calcium deposits in the kidneys blood vessels, and heart. Heart failure resulting from fibrillation and lesions in the small arteries is linked to a deficiency of magnesium, as is vasodilation, which is followed by hyperkinetic behavior and fatal convulsions."
"Symptoms of a deficiency may include gastrointestinal disorders, irregular heart rhythm, lack of coordination, muscle twitch, tremors, weakness, apprehensiveness, personality changes, disorientation, confusion, depression, and irritability. A deficiency interferes with nerve and muscle impulses. Long-term deficiency can lead to tetany as in a calcium deficiency, alcoholic hallucinations, unusual face and eye movement, alopecia (baldness), swollen gums, and lesions of the gums."
Beneficial Effects:
N.A.: "Magnesium is vital in helping prevent heart attacks....After a heart attack, it has been found that supplementation provided a much higher survival rate and showed far less life-threatening dysrhythmias....It has also proved beneficial in the treatment of neuromuscular disorders, nervousness, tantrums, depression, sensitivity to noise, and hand tremor....Supplementing helps control dizziness, muscle weakness, twitching, heart disease, and high blood pressure,....reduce blood cholesterol and keep the arteries healthy....used for controlling convulsions in pregnant women, premature labor, and epileptic seizures."
Chocolate is a good source of magnesium and has a high magnesium to calcium ratio (about 4:1). Magnesium is low in hypers and the craving for chocolate may be driving my a need for magnesium. Unfortunately, chocolate may also be high in cadmium which is a probably negative factor for hyperT. Thus the craving for magnesium, if satisfied by eating chocolate, could exacerbate the symptoms of hyperT.
In this first study we see that magnesium is depleted in the hyperthyroid state and treatment by Methimazole increases the magnesium content of both erythrocytes (red blood cells) and serum. This emphasizes the need for magnesium supplementation in hyperthyroidism.
This second study examines the effect of magnesium on the sodium-potassium pump in the heart. Magnesium deficiency is demonstrated to leave the number of pumps unaltered but to decrease the activity of the pumps. This appears to result in an increase of sodium inside the cells with consequent arrhythmias in the heart. This is evidence that supplementing magnesium can control rapid and irregular heartbeat experienced in hyperthyroidism.
The following study suggests that boron is essential for proper magnesium metabolism. Also, this study may shed light on why fructose increases the severity of a copper deficiency--it causes adverse effects when magnesium is low.
| Magnes Res 2000 Mar;13(1):19-27 |
In the following study we see that nearly half of patients complaining of chronic fatigue symptoms and fibromyalgia (companion diseases to hypothyroidism) have magnesium deficiencies.
| Magnes Res 1997 Dec;10(4):329-37 |
| Magnes Res 1994 Dec;7(3-4):285-8 |
| Magnes Res 1993 Jun;6(2):165-6 |
Subj: [hyperthyroidism] Re: InsomniaAnxiety
Date: 3/22/00 7:29:13 PM Pacific Standard Time
From: ramathomas@cco.net (Mary Ann Thomas)
Reply-to: hyperthyroidism@egroups.com
To: hyperthyroidism@eGroups.com
Cire, You mention that you take 300mg of magnesium with 600mg of calcium and there is a bit of talk surrounding whether or not these two should be supplemented in a 2 to 1 ratio or 1 to 1 ratio. I think John recommends something closer to a 1 to 1 ratio and I would like to share my personal experience with calcium and magnesium supplementation.
I recently saw a Naturopath Physician who had me taking calcium and magnesium in a ratio higher than two to one (I can't remember the exact ratio right now). At this higher than recommended ratio I began having trouble sleeping. Most nights I couldn't get to sleep and when I did I would wake up a couple of hours later and be awake for several hours.
My back and neck also started giving me more problems than normal. I had eye twitches and readily pulled muscles just from sleeping! My thyroid grew to four times it's "normal" size.
When I finally reviewed my supplement list and discovered the imbalance in the calcium and magnesium ratios I adjusted my ratio back to one to one and all the above problems were alleviated including getting a full nights sleep. I currently take 1200mg of magnesium to 600mg of calcium and find that works about best for me. Perhaps you should consider raising your magnesium.
Good Health to All!
MA
Subj: [hyperthyroidism] Re: Insomnia/Anxiety
Date: 3/22/00 8:14:20 PM Pacific Standard Time
From: mrej@centurytel.net (Cire)
Reply-to: hyperthyroidism@egroups.com
To: hyperthyroidism@eGroups.com
Mary, i think you're right. I mixed a teaspoon of Epsom salts in water and drank it this afternoon. I noticed i started to yawn and feel better. I took another dose at dinner time and once again it seemed like it helped. I will be looking into taking more magnesium. I know the plants like it so maybe there's a link here? Wouldn't it be something if it was as simple as magnesium deficiency? Thanks to all for the support and insight, I really appreciate it.
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 Source The Importance Learn more about the Author, Peter Gillham Magnesium is the most important major mineral that is needed by your body. In order to function correctly and efficiently your body needs many nutrients. But if it is deficient in magnesium, there are over 300 biochemical reactions that either won't occur at all or will occur very inefficiently. Somewhat like a car functioning with dirty battery terminals. Also, magnesium is necessary for the correct assimilation of calcium and potassium and the correct and efficient functioning of enzymes. As you can imagine, without magnesium your body is going to be performing at very much less than full capacity. A deficiency in magnesium can go from slight to very severe and your body will be signaling to you that it is in trouble: SOS . . . HELP! |
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Body Symptoms These signals are in the form of body symptoms. A slight deficiency and you will notice slight depression and lack of well-being. The body is telling you, Help, I'm in trouble. Then you start getting headaches, pain in the lower back, stiff, tight muscles, particularly in the back. The body is telling you, I'm in worse trouble, help me! Now! But you ignore these messages. You haven't learnt to read and decipher them. You seek professional advice and . . . Well, you know what they advise. Time goes by and now you start getting muscle cramps, then calcium deposits, muscle twitches and tics, high blood pressure. You ignore it and don't do anything about these signals. You start to get nervous; you jump at sudden sounds. You have never been this way before. You are told that you are getting old, that you can expect this sort of thing. You now have trouble sleeping and continually wake up feeling tired. Your body goes into spasms (involuntary and abnormal muscular contractions) and jerks. Your body is calling out, You idiot, I need help now! Get some magnesium drink and take it night and morning!
Don't
Ignore Warning Signals The next thing that happens is suddenly your heart starts racing. It goes out of rhythm. You don¹t know what to do and neither does anyone else. Then one day you have been out working hard physically, or under stress, and all of a sudden you have a heart attack. Your body is telling you, I am in real trouble; I am almost at the end of the line. I need magnesium urgently and fast. NOW! So learn from me: The body is crying out for magnesium. It is deficient in magnesium. It cannot function unless it has sufficient of this mineral. I know this seems too simple.
Test it
for Yourself How important is magnesium? It is so important that your body won¹t function well with even a slight deficiency, and with a severe deficiency you could end up with a heart attack. So you tell me. Is magnesium important enough for you to learn about and consume?
Key
Nutrient If you do not have sufficient magnesium, the body will not work properly and you will end up with the symptoms described earlier. By your drinking a good magnesium drink, these symptoms will gradually and mysteriously disappear. This will occur even if you only take a small amount of it. (For more info on Natural Calm water soluble magnesium, click here.)
Deficiency is Common
Activates Other
Minerals
The major minerals are magnesium, calcium, potassium and sodium. Of these, magnesium is by far the most important.
Magnesium
versus Calcium Magnesium regulates the entrance and utilization of calcium in the cells. Without magnesium, calcium remains in the body unused. This will result in calcium deposits in the joints (often called arthritis), gallstones, kidney stones, and in extreme cases calcification of the brain and other body organs and parts. This, in turn, results in loss of memory and loss of ability to reason and eventually the termination of life. All of these conditions have frequently been known to disappear after taking extra magnesium, especially the drink form (For more information, click here.). Again, magnesium and calcium must be in the correct proportions, otherwise the calcium becomes a pollutant in the body causing heart disease, arthritis, hardening of the arteries, senility, osteoporosis, and calcification of organs and tissues as described earlier, which could eventually completely degenerate these organs and tissues. From this you can deduce that it is contra survival to take calcium without magnesium. The rule is "Never take calcium without magnesium. Calcium depends on magnesium for it to assimilate. Magnesium, on the other hand, doesn't require calcium in order to function. In fact, in many cases, magnesium taken on its own without any calcium will help you feel younger, more energetic, stronger, and give you a multitude of other benefits, all as a result of the magnesium being present to do its job.
What
Depletes It?
Calcium? Yes. Can too much calcium be a problem? More than you ever thought possible. Differently put, excess calcium can become a real problem. Excess magnesium, on the other hand, is impossible. Excess calcium combined with low magnesium will create osteoporosis and fragile bones.
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