[DeBunkBigPharma] Role of Magnesium- Role of Supplements

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Hi everyone...

 

OOOPs- ok, my bad. I was right about to post this article when

looking closer I saw that it recommended using an allopathic

medicine with the Magnesium.. Just like I said- in supplementation

that line between natural and standard medicial is blurring... I do

NOT endorse the use of said medication in this article, but time is

limited and the morning is moving on- so I will post this in the

spirit of saying please keep an open eye (and better than mine this

morning) regarding how supplementation is advocated.

 

Even look at this person's name- Debunking Big Pharma- yet still

tied into the medical model.. Very sneaky stuff...

 

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Ok, I can tell from our recent poll that people here want to know

more about vitamins and supplements. I don't mention them often,

though I do support good nutrition, because it seems like these

individual components are getting to be treated like allopathic

drugs- basically magic bullet sort of stuff... Like looking at one

mechanical snippit instead of looking at the whole dynamic person

and their individual, unique experiences of dis-ease.

 

But with the hope that you will at least consider that what makes

something natural is not just the source (Penicillin came from moldy

bread- no synthetics there) instead what makes something natural is

whether it is used according to the principles of natural healing.

 

Enjoy,

Misty L. Trepke

http://www..com

ps- If you haven't taken our polls yet, please consider doing so- go

to S-A, look on the left hand side for " Polls " and click.

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Magnesium supplements could help asthmatics

by debunkb1gpharma

 

http://debunkbigpharma.blognation.us/blog/_archives/2006/7/10/2097222

..html

 

Child asthmatics taking oral magnesium supplements decreased the

severity of the asthma and used less medication, reports a

randomized clinical trial from Brazil.

 

The results, the first reported for children, suggest that magnesium

has " an important beneficial effect for the control of asthma. "

A link between magnesium and bronchodilation was first reported at

the start of the twentieth century, and other studies have shown

that magnesium can have a relaxing effect on blood vessels.

 

However studies looking at magnesium supplements and lung health in

adults have reported conflicting results, say the researchers.

 

The new double-blind randomized parallel placebo-controlled study,

published on-line in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

(doi: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602475), recruited 37 children and

adolescents with moderate persistent asthma (aged between seven and

19, 18 females) and assigned them to receive either magnesium

supplements (18 subjects, magnesium 300 mg/day) or placebo (glycine,

19 subjects).

 

The magnesium supplements were provided by Albion Laboratory.

 

The patients were allowed to continue to inhale fluticasone (250

micrograms twice a day) and salbutamol (albuterol) if required.

 

After two months, the researchers, from the University of Campinas

and the University of Sao Paulo, found that the children taking the

magnesium supplements had, on average, 28 percent fewer days of

severe asthma.

 

According to the American Lung Association, almost 20 million

Americans suffer from asthma. The condition is reported to be

responsible for over 14 million lost school days in children, while

the annual economic cost of asthma is said to be over $16.1bn.

 

The magnesium supplements were also associated with a reduction in

the use of salbutamol, an asthma medication, by the youngsters of

almost 40 percent.

 

The researchers then used the methacholine challenge test PC20 to

assess airway responsiveness. This involves the patient inhaling an

aerosol of one or more concentrations of methacholine, which

constricts the lungs. A positive test is defined as a decrease from

the baseline forced expiratory volume in the one second (FEV1) of 20

percent.

 

After two months of magnesium supplementation, it was found that

almost double the concentration of methacholine was needed to induce

the 20 percent fall in FEV1, compared to baseline. No significant

difference in methacholine concentrations was observed for the

placebo group.

 

" Our results showed that after two months, children and adolescents

with moderate persistent asthma who were treated on a regular basis

with fluticasone and received oral magnesium supplementation

presented a significant improvement in bronchial responsiveness, as

assessed by the methacholine test, " wrote lead author Clesio Gontijo-

Amaral.

 

 

http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/news/ng.asp?

n=68924 & m=1NIU705 & c=esaxlclacofhthy

 

 

Keywords: magnesium, asthma