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Menopause and Premenstrual Syndrome - May 31, 2006

 

 

 

Dear IMVA,

 

 

 

Dr. David Eddy[1] several years ago showed that the

conventional approach to treating diabetes did little to prevent the

heart attacks and strokes that are complications of the disease. And

though some positive changes have been implemented because of his work

the medical community still has not seen that mega doses of magnesium

is the treatment of choice for both prevention and treatment of

diabetes. Insulin is crucial for many but it does not treat the

fundamentals, it does not prevent or cure. Insulin is believed to

manage the consequences of the disease, but it is becoming more

evident each day that magnesium is also a crucial necessity in both

type one and type two-diabetes.

 

 

 

Dr Eddy has been working for many years trying to

solve the thorniest riddle in medicine. " The problem is that we don't

know what we are doing, " he says. Even today, with a high-tech

health-care system that costs the nation $2 trillion a year, there is

little or no evidence that many widely used treatments and procedures

actually work better than various cheaper alternatives. Eddy has

repeatedly punctured cherished physician myths. He showed, for

instance, that the annual chest X-ray was worthless and that doctors

had little clue about the success rate of procedures such as surgery

for enlarged prostates.[2]

 

 

 

Dr. Eddy has been diligent in asking if there is

actual evidence[3] to support what doctors are doing. The answer, he

was surprised to hear, was no. " I concluded that medicine was making

decisions with an entirely different method from what we would call

rational, " says Eddy.

 

 

 

The portion of medicine that has been proven effective

is still outrageously low -- in the range of 20% to 25%.

 

Dr. David Eddy

 

 

 

 

Below is the final chapter I just finished for

Transdermal Magnesium Therapy, which should be published in July in

the United States. It presents the crucial link between key hormones,

cholesterol and magnesium - and does that in the context of women's

issues like menopause, menstrual problems and other related issues.

 

 

 

There is ample evidence that almost each and every

woman alive should be considering supplementing heavily with magnesium

and doing that in a way that stimulates production of DHEA. Again and

again my research has sustained the medical insight that it is

magnesium that belongs first on the list in the treatment and

prevention of most diseases.

 

 

 

The Magnesium Oil I champion is as natural and common

a product as unprocessed sea salt. It's a raw material that is easily

produced when you make salt from sea water evaporation. One of my main

missions in life is to bring recognition to this valuable sea brine.

For all the billions spent by pharmaceutical companies in research

they will never find the medical power and safe efficiency of

magnesium chloride (and other sea minerals) harvested from the oceans

waters.

 

 

 

The entire world's health could be dramatically

improved just by tapping into the power of the sea, which offers a

richness of minerals severely lacking in most commercial foods today.

It is because of this that I am involving myself with people around

the world who harvest the sea. There is the magnesium chloride called

Magnesium Oil, there are concentrated sea minerals for oral

consumption, some of which contain powerful herbs. There is pure sea

water in both hypertonic (non-concentrated sea water) and isotonic

(diluted sea water), which are very suitable for babies and young

children. The Hawaiian state government and the Japanese are investing

heavily in this young industry. Though it is not from the sea but high

alkaline lakes, it was spirulina that first captured me 25 years ago.

All of this passion for the healing properties of water, and the

bountiful medical products that can be extracted from it are all

expressed in the Waters of Life section of the Survival Medicine for

the 21 Century book.

 

 

 

Without extensive information on the outcomes of

treatments, it's fiendishly difficult to know the best approach for

care. It is the reason my passion is for medical basics, for

substances whose actions, functions and safety are crystal clear. It

is also the reason why I favor natural chelators that have proven,

through extensive studies, their efficacy in removing heavy metals.

 

 

 

Inflammation and systemic stress are central

attributes of many pathological conditions. Thus if we find a way to

directly and safely reduce inflammation and systemic stress we have

found a potent medical approach that would be effective across a wide

range of pathologies. Inflammation is the missing link to explain the

role of magnesium in many pathological conditions. There is nothing in

the world of medicine that is so basic to health as magnesium, and so

necessary for recovering the integrity of medical practice. We as

individuals and doctors, nurses and other health care practitioners

just cannot afford to overlook the basic need (massive nurtitional

deficiency) that almost all patients have for magnesium.

 

 

 

Today with so many medical options, which change

wildly depending on which health care professional you chose to see,

it behooves us to return to rational medicine and to medical basics.

The public is vulnerable to the fickle winds of medicine that is more

religious in nature than rational. What we are led to believe about

any particular treatment and what is truly helpful can often be worlds

apart. With the serious kinds of challenges facing an increasingly

larger percentage of the public, blind belief and faith in treatments

is not sufficient.

 

 

 

Is it too much to expect health care workers and

doctors to be rational? Though many of us pride ourselves in our

rationality we live in an irrational world. Our governments are

irrational and so are many of our laws. Even corporate capitalism and

our entire economic system are irrational. It is the same in medicine

where the safest drugs and healing substances are either banned

outright or precluded in favor of vastly more toxic and dangerous

substances. Magnesium is the most rational of all healing substances.

In medicine it offers us a return to bedrock science and rationality

in medicine.

 

 

 

Mark Sircus Ac., OMD

Director International Medical Veritas Association

http://www.MagnesiumForLife.com

http://www.imva.info

+55-83-3252-2195

www.skype.com ID: marksircus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Endocrine Function and Magnesium

 

Menopause and Premenstrual Syndrome

International Medical Veritas Association

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Every day the same type of conversation takes place

between women going through menopause and their doctors. Afterwards

doctors usually write out prescriptions for estrogen pills or patches,

saying they will replace the hormones that a woman's body ought to be

making. The doctor promises these medicines will cure her hot flashes,

slow her bone loss, and reduce her risk of a heart attack.

Unfortunately we find out:

 

 

 

The risk of having a blood clot was close to 30 percent

more for a woman on estrogen vs. not on estrogen.[4]

 

Dr. J. David Curb

 

 

 

Estrogen therapy appears to increase the risk of

blood clots in the veins of postmenopausal women who have had their

uterus removed. These latest results from the Women's Health

Initiative (WHI) were unexpected, even to the study's lead author. " It

surprised us all how few benefits have come out of this and how many

negatives, " said Dr. J. David Curb, a professor of geriatric medicine

at the University of Hawaii. The study appeared in the April 10, 2006

issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.

 

 

 

These same women ask if the pills cause cancer. The

doctor acknowledges that there is an increased risk of uterine and

breast cancer, but argues that the benefits to the heart and bones are

worth taking the chance. Of course there is concern about other risks

from these medications like strokes and water retention, among others.

 

Like animals lured into a snare by a trail of crumbs,

women have been

cajoled with scientific studies, media advertising,

patient hand books and

drug samples to accept Hormone Replacement Therapy as a

magic potion.

 

Sherill Sellman

 

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) does not do justice

to the finely tuned hormone system[5] that operates throughout a

woman's life. In reality, hormone levels may begin to change in the

30s, as a woman enters a period called perimenopause. In the decades

leading up to menopause, small hormonal imbalances can exist, so by

the time menopause sets in, a woman may have already experienced close

to 20 years of hormonal imbalance.

 

Hormone replacement actually can cause the body to

slow down the production of its own natural hormones, including

melatonin, DHEA, progesterone and human growth hormone. HRT does not

treat the cause of any problem, it only addresses--and

perpetuates--the symptoms. Adding hormones artificially is a form of

medical roulette because you never really know how the finely balanced

hormonal system will respond.

 

My MD put me on hormone therapy, a combination of estrogen

and progesterone and the effects on me were profound. Within the

first month .my feet and legs swelled up all the way to my knees. I

could not get shoes on, (but the hot flashes were gone) and when I

stopped the hormones, it took almost a full month for the swelling to

dissipate and my feet and legs to get back to normal. I experienced

breakthrough bleeding, which was told to me might occur, but everyday?

 

Claudia French RN, LPHA

 

In addition to the risk of disease, the side effects

associated with HRT include mood changes, nausea, breakthrough vaginal

bleeding and bloating, breast tenderness, concerns about breast[6],[7]

and ovarian cancer[8], gall bladder disease, and thromboembolic

events. Strong Medline warnings for estrogen now state: " Estrogen

increases the risk that you will develop endometrial cancer (cancer of

the lining of the uterus [womb]). The longer you take estrogen, the

greater the risk that you will develop endometrial cancer. If you have

not had a hysterectomy (surgery to remove the uterus), you might have

been given another medication called a progestin to take with

estrogen. This may decrease your risk of developing endometrial

cancer, but may increase your risk of developing certain other health

problems, including breast cancer. " [9]

 

Concerns about safety and effectiveness are causing a

retreat from the blanket use of HRT. An estimated 30 to 45 percent of

women who receive prescriptions for HRT will not have their

prescriptions filled or will discontinue therapy within 12 months of

initiation.[10]

 

Crucial link between Cholesterol, Magnesium and Hormones.

 

It is impossible to consider estrogen and

progesterone in isolation from other hormones and from precursors like

cholesterol and magnesium. All steroid hormones are created from

cholesterol in a hormonal cascade. Cholesterol, that most maligned

compound, is actually crucial for health and is the mother of hormones

from the adrenal cortex, including cortisone, hydrocortisone,

aldosterone, and DHEA. One of the most basic hormones and the first in

the cascade is pregnenolone, which is converted into other hormones,

including dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), progesterone, testosterone,

and the various forms of estrogen. These hormones are interrelated,

each performing a unique biological function.

 

DHEA is a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal

gland and ovaries and converted to testosterone and estrogen. After

being secreted by the adrenal glands, it circulates in the bloodstream

as DHEA-sulfate (DHEAS) and is converted as needed into other

hormones. Estrogens are also steroids.

 

Cholesterol cannot be synthesized without magnesium

and cholesterol is a vital component of hormones. Aldosterone is one

such hormone, and helps to control the balance of magnesium and other

minerals in the body. Interestingly aldosterone needs magnesium to be

produced and it also regulates magnesium's balance.[11] Women who

suffer from premature menopause, or an early failure of the ovaries

report that magnesium often helps fight the crashing fatigue that

often comes at the beginning of premature or early menopause by

boosting energy levels.[12]

 

The role that magnesium plays in the transmission of

hormones (such as insulin, thyroid, estrogen, testosterone, DHEA,

etc.), neurotransmitters (such as dopamine, catecholamines, serotonin,

GABA, etc.), and mineral electrolytes is a strong one. Research

concludes that it is magnesium status that controls cell membrane

potential and through this means controls uptake and release of many

hormones, nutrients and neurotransmitters.

 

" Magnesium, " says Dr. Lewis B. Barnett, " is needed by

the pituitary gland. The pituitary, sometimes called the miracle

gland, takes instructions from the hypothalamus in the brain to which

it is connected by a thin stalk, then transmits them through the body

in the form of chemical messengers known as hormones. These hormones

not only exert a direct influence of their own, but also trigger the

production of other vital hormones elsewhere in the body. When the

pituitary is not getting the magnesium it needs, it fails in its

function of exercising a sort of thermostatic control over the

adrenals which are thus allowed to overproduce adrenaline. "

 

During perimenopause[13], there are wide fluctuations in

the hormones estrogen,

testosterone, FSH, LH, and progesterone and it is these

widely fluctuating hormone

levels that can cause many problems, the least of which is

hot flashes.

 

Estrogens are primarily responsible for the

conversion of girls into sexually-mature women in the development of

breasts, the further development of the uterus and vagina, broadening

of the pelvis, growth of pubic and axillary hair and play a role in

the increase in adipose (fat) tissue. They also participate in the

monthly preparation of the body for a possible pregnancy and

participate in pregnancy if it occurs. Estrogen is not one hormone,

but many, and our bodies continue to make estrogens all of our lives.

The adrenals, the fat tissues, and perhaps the uterus make estrogens.

 

 

 

Menopause is brought on by the natural decrease

in the body's production of estrogen and progesterone.

 

 

 

Estrogen causes a higher absorption and use of

magnesium and zinc. Estrogen is normally associated with pregnancy.

During pregnancy the body needs more minerals and estrogen takes care

of the higher absorption. The estrogen enables a female to get just

enough magnesium out of a low-magnesium diet. When the estrogen levels

drop, the magnesium absorption drops and hypomagnesemia (magnesium

deficiency) is the result. This can then cause a severe depression or

diabetes or hypoglycemia or many other problems as both estrogen and

magnesium levels drop through the years.[14]

 

The use of contraceptives, and estrogen replacement

therapies cause magnesium deficiencies.[15]

 

When you realize that more than three hundred types of

tissues throughout the body have receptors for estrogen--which is to

say that they're affected in some way by the hormone--it's not

surprising that its decrease would cause physical changes. Estrogen

affects the genital organs (vagina, vulva, and uterus), the urinary

organs (bladder and urethra), breasts, skin, hair, mucous membranes,

bones, heart and blood vessels, pelvic muscles, and the brain. It's

the loss of estrogen to these organs that causes the ultimate changes

of menopause, including dry skin and hair, incontinence and

susceptibility to urinary tract infections, vaginal dryness, and, most

important, the diseases osteoporosis and heart disease. These diseases

are at the center of the controversy concerning menopause: Because

estrogen plays a role in preventing these diseases, should you replace

the estrogen lost at the time of menopause with a synthetic version?

 

Estrogens also have non-reproductive effects. They

antagonize the effects of the, parathyroid hormone, minimizing the

loss of calcium from bones, and they promote blood clotting.[16] There

are several forms of estrogen but the one most important for

reproduction is estradiol, a substance secreted by the ovary. In

addition to being responsible for the development of sexual

characteristics in women, estrogen governs the monthly thickening of

the endometrium and the quantity and quality of cervical and vaginal

mucus so important to the successful passage of the sperm.

 

Magnesium is super critical to endrocrine function.

Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) is a master hormone from the

hypothalamus in the brain. It sparks the release of follicle

stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone from the pituitary gland,

which in turn prompt production of estrogen and progesterone in the

ovaries. Magnesium is involved in melatonin production and the

circadian clocks in the human body. In particular, a deficiency of

magnesium can impair the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the

hypothalamus.[17] And balanced magnesium status is required to obtain

efficiency of suprachiasmatic nuclei and the pineal gland.[18]

Examinations of the sleep electroencephalogram (EEG) and of the

endocrine system points to the involvement of the

limbic–hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenocortical axis because magnesium

affects all elements of this system. Magnesium has the property to

reduce the release of adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) and to

affect adrenocortical sensitivity to ACTH.

 

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is based on the

incorrect assumption that your body becomes incapable of producing

appropriate amounts of hormones simply because we reach a certain age.

Your body does alter

its hormone production as you pass through the stages

of our life, but hormone problems are a function of

how healthy you are, not how old you are.

 

Theresa Dale, ND

 

In today's age, with a staggering 68% of Americans

not consuming the recommended daily intake of magnesium and more than

19% of Americans not consuming even half of the government's

recommended daily intake of magnesium, we can easily see that

magnesium impacts these life changes, the accompanying discomforts and

can often reduce the problems and long term risks that occur.

 

 

 

Prior to menopause, estrogen plays a protective role in

relation

to heart disease, but as estrogen production diminishes,

the risk of heart disease increases.

Ten years after menopause, a woman has nearly

the same risk as a man of dying of heart disease.[19]

 

 

 

Renowned magnesium researcher, Dr. Mildred Seelig

points out that although there is no uniform agreement that estrogens

lower serum magnesium levels, most of the evidence points in that

direction. It is also possible that the paradoxical effects of

estrogen on diseases of the cardiovascular system relate partially to

its effects on magnesium distribution. It has been shown that serum

magnesium falls with the cyclic increase in estrogen secretion. Since

rats given estrogen showed decreased serum magnesium levels, without

increased urinary magnesium output, and since the bone-magnesium

increased, Goldsmith and Baumberger (1967) proposed that a shift of

magnesium to the tissues was responsible for the estrogen-induced fall

in serum magnesium. The role that magnesium plays in the transmission

of hormones (such as insulin, thyroid, estrogen, testosterone, DHEA,

etc.), neurotransmitters (such as dopamine, catecholamines, serotonin,

GABA, etc.), and minerals and mineral electrolytes is crucial.

 

 

 

The symptoms occurring during perimenopause can be severe

and may correlate with naturally decreasing levels of

DHEA which

hit peak levels around the age of twenty and then decrease

as we age.

 

 

 

Since DHEA is one of the primary bio-markers for

aging, the long range effect of large doses of magnesium in a usable

form is to significantly raise DHEA levels and thus produce true age

reversal results. Dr. Norman Shealy, who is an expert on anti-aging,

has done studies regarding magnesium and aging, refers to DHEA as the

Master Hormone. He states that when produced at sufficient levels,

DHEA will induce the production of all of the other hormones whose

depletion can be associated with many symptoms of aging. He found that

through the transdermal use of Magnesium Oil, women have reported

complete abatement of menopausal symptoms and some have even returned

to their menstrual cycle. This effect was found only when magnesium is

applied through the skin, and not with oral products.

One of the major sexual impacts of decreased estrogen

is a shrinking of the vagina and thinning of the vaginal walls, along

with a loss of elasticity and decreased vaginal lubrication during

sexual arousal. Some women experience only slight changes in sexual

functioning, while others have dryness and pain with intercourse, or

genital soreness for a few days after sexual activity, if they don't

use a vaginal lubricant or take some form of hormone replacement. We

have reports from some women using magnesium oil, that when sprayed in

the vaginal area, lubrication is increased, vaginal dryness decreases,

and sexual arousal is increased. Dr. Shealy confirms these findings

from his clinical experience.

 

 

 

It would seem from experimental studies on animals that

when one is low

on magnesium, small problems loom large, even

overpowering. Thus animals

deprived of magnesium suffer from super excitability to

such an extent that

they become hysterical at the sound of small noises or

the sight of shadows.

 

J. I. R odale

 

 

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is characterized by

physical and emotional symptoms that develop following ovulation and

decrease with the beginning of menstruation. These recurrent symptoms

typically include anxiety, depression, irritability, fatigue,

abdominal bloating, fluid retention in fingers and ankles, breast

tenderness, altered sex drive, headache, and food cravings. The

combination and severity of symptoms vary among women. The Office of

Women's Health within the Department of Health and Human Services

reports that as many as 75 percent of women experience some symptoms

of premenstrual syndrome. This correlates quite closely with MIT's

estimate that 67 % of the population is deficient in magnesium.

 

 

 

Natural supplementation with magnesium is highly

preferred over use of DHEA creams with their many

precautions and can relieve many of these troublesome

problem.

 

 

 

The importance of balancing calcium with magnesium is

noted by Dr. Christianne Northrup, who recommends a ratio of 1:1

between calcium and magnesium for PMS symptoms.[20] Magnesium

supplementation has been shown, in double-blind trials, to be

effective in relieving premenstrual symptoms. Dr. Melvyn R Werbach

believes that even though many nutrients are implicated in the

development of PMS, the borderline magnesium levels seen in PMS

patients can explain most of the symptoms.[21] He notes that marginal

deficiency of magnesium can deplete brain dopamine, impair estrogen

metabolism, increase insulin secretion, and cause enlargement of the

adrenal cortex (responsible for producing many hormones including sex

hormones, stress hormones, and blood-sugar hormones).

 

 

 

" I think magnesium is the underrated all-star in terms

of menopausal women, " says Ann Louise Gittleman, PhD, pointing out it

is not only good for bones, but it helps prevent heart disease and can

keep you calm and help you sleep throughout the night. She recommends

all women going through menopause take magnesium supplements along

with Flax Seed.[22] Up to 80% of American women experience hot flashes

during menopause while only 10% of Japanese women experience that

symptom. Some researchers speculate that these differences may be due

to differences in diet, lifestyle, and/or cultural attitudes toward

aging.[23] But these suggested differences are vague and global in

scope. In all likelihood the big difference is magnesium. Japanese

women consume a large amount of sea vegetables of one kind or another

all of which are extraordinarily high in magnesium.

 

Magnesium plays a critical role in a wide range of

essential activities throughout the body, including many functions

relevant to premenstrual changes experienced by some women. Magnesium

is classed as 'nature's tranquillizer' and so is vital in those

aspects of the pre-menstrual symptoms which relate to anxiety,

tension, etc. Women with PMS have been found to have lower levels of

red blood cell magnesium than women who don't have symptoms and the

supplementation of magnesium has been found to be extremely useful in

alleviating many of the PMS symptoms and even more effective when

taken with vitamin B6 at the same time. A magnesium deficiency can

cause blood vessels to go into spasms so if you suffer from menstrual

migraines magnesium can be useful in preventing these spasms.

 

 

 

Magnesium is necessary for serotonin synthesis, which

in turn is critical in mood regulation. Magnesium also appears to

promote proper fluid balance, helping to ease the uncomfortable build

up of excess fluid experienced by some women prior to menstruation.

Inadequate magnesium levels have been found in women who experience

premenstrual cravings and appetite changes.

 

 

A woman's menopause should not be seen as a

pathologic endocrine deficiency disease because female hormones

normally abate with advancing age as reproductive function comes to a

halt. How and why this happens is a relative mystery to mainstream

medicine but we can easily see how certain conditions will hasten and

deepen the decline of the key hormones involved.

 

 

 

It is clear though that living without the protective

effects of estrogen increases a woman's risk for developing serious

medical conditions, including osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease.

Women have every reason in the world to start supplementing their

diets with large amounts of magnesium early in life, especially with

magnesium chloride when applied transdermally. Though no one knows

exactly why that form alone seems to provoke increases in DHEA levels,

it probably has something to do with the penetration of the magnesium

through the fat tissues.

 

 

 

Women should pay particular attention to adequate

intakes of magnesium starting early on and supplement as necessary to

assure adequate DHEA levels and better balanced hormone levels.

Because women's issues are centered on hormonal balances it is vital

to understand that the only way discovered so far to raise DHEA levels

naturally is through transdermal application of magnesium chloride.

Though magnesium chloride can be purchased in many pharmacies I highly

recommend people experience a naturally made magnesium chloride that

is a by-product of salt production. Below are some briefs on specific

conditions related to menopause or menstruation where magnesium is

shown to be of significant help.

 

Menstrual Migraine

 

Low magnesium levels may be a trigger for menstrual

migraine. Mauskop et al reported a deficiency in ionized magnesium in

45% of attacks of menstrual migraine, while only 15% of nonmenstrually

related attacks had a deficiency. They also demonstrated that attacks

associated with low ionized magnesium could be aborted by intravenous

magnesium infusions. Facchinetti et al demonstrated that menstrual

migraine could be prevented by administration of oral magnesium during

the last 15 days of the menstrual cycle.

 

Menopause, Mood Disorders and Magnesium

 

Perimenopause and menopause related mood disorders

cause significant distress to a large number of women. In the United

States, one half of perimenopausal women will report feeling irritated

or depressed.[24] Different studies have shown that a woman's risk for

a first bout with depression rises sharply as she approaches

menopause. " There is a subgroup of women who, for multiple reasons,

may be more vulnerable, " said Dr. Lee Cohen of Harvard Medical School,

which followed 460 Boston-area women for six years.[25] Several

studies[26],[27] show without doubt that there is a definite relation

between magnesium deficiency and depression and that increasing our

intake of magnesium can bring relief. Please see chapter on magnesium,

violence and depression.

 

Osteoporosis

 

Each year over 300,000 women suffer a hip fracture brought

on by osteoporosis. Within a year, one in five will die.

 

Magnesium plays a significant role in preventing

Osteoporosis in the post menopausal period. Studies have shown that

magnesium improves bone mineral density.[28] Without adequate

magnesium, calcium cannot enter the bones.[29] Heavy metal exposure

affects bone density. Although women with menopause may suffer from

osteoporosis due to estrogen deficiency, bone fragility increases with

increasing magnesium deficiency. High calcium intake is recommended

for women with menopause, but adequate magnesium intake is necessary

to lower dietary Ca/Mg ratio, because the high ratio prompts blood

coagulation. A group of menopausal women were given magnesium

hydroxide to assess the effects of magnesium on bone density. At the

end of the 2-year study, magnesium therapy appears to have prevented

fractures and resulted in a significant increase in bone density.[30]

The relationship between calcium and magnesium is dealt with

extensively in the chapter on Calcium and Magnesium.

 

 

 

Magnesium and Hot Flashes

 

 

 

Many menopausal women suffer from heart

palpitations associated with hot flashes. This can be helped by

increasing your intake of magnesium. Magnesium plays a significant

role in body temperature regulation.[31] Studies in the use of

therapeutic hypothermia have shown the efficacy of magnesium in

lowering body temperatures. This supports the use of transdermal

magnesium therapy for surface cooling by non invasive methods.[32]

Body temperature may be regulated by Mg in two ways. One is through

its central sedative effect on the hypothalamus and the second through

its peripheral effect achieved by reducing the neuromuscular

excitability. Mg is lowered during hyperthermia due to its loss via

sweat and magnesium diuresis[33] Since we see that magnesium plays a

significant role in regulation of blood sugars and regulation of body

temperature, it makes good sense to utilize magnesium for the

treatment of vasomotor symptoms during menopause and we can expect to

find great improvement, more comfort, less mood disturbance and a

smoother transition to post menopause. In addition Magnesium serves as

a natural muscle relaxant, making it useful for relieving such

symptoms as muscle cramping and anxiety.

 

 

 

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