(Second Edition)
Finally the second edition of my Transdermal Magnesium Therapy book is out and available on Amazon and on my publisher’s site in hardcover, paperback and in E-Book form. You can even get the book for free with a special promotion to celebrate the launch of the book. (See below for details)
It is now five years since I started writing about magnesium and it was only a few years before that when Dr. Norman Shealy had first discovered what is now commonly called magnesium oil. His book on the subject was esoteric so it was really my work that thrust this new medical modality into the full light of day.
Though we can get esoteric about something as beautiful as this metal is, it’s the hard medical science that has interested and captured the imaginations of doctors and all kinds of healthcare professionals. It is this book and work that put me on the medical map of the world and led me to develop my “Natural Allopathic Medicine approach, which includes other powerful medicinals like sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) and iodine.
I probably use more magnesium than anyone else and some people call me the magnesium man. My favorite way to use it is to have someone spray me with the oil until I am dripping wet and then give me a massage. I tell everyone that this is a treatment fitting for Cleopatra. I am lucky because I have someone on my staff give me the massage and it’s a good one because I am a good teacher of massage. I highly recommend this approach to patients with life-threatening diseases for a variety of reasons.
I never fell into the trap of over-identifying with any single medicinal as the answer to everything or anything. I am a confirmed protocol man and ALWAYS deal with many medicinals simultaneously. But still, no matter how deeply I have gotten into other medicines, magnesium chloride remains the heavyweight champion and ALWAYS needs to be included in EVERYONE’S protocol.
All the reasons that sustain my use of the word “always” are in my book, which does read a bit like a mystery novel as the story unfolds about this precious mineral. This magnesium oil that comes from underground Europe from a 250-million-year-old underground sea seems too good to be true. It’s as close as we come to heaven and dreamland in medicine—magnesium oil offers patients a magic carpet ride back to health.
One would not normally think that magnesium deficiency could increase the risk of cancer yet we find that just as severe dehydration or asphyxiation can cause death, magnesium deficiency can directly lead to cancer. We can readily see that magnesium deficiency leads to physiological decline in cells, setting the stage for cancer. Magnesium is a true cellular tonic!
These days I have been working on several new essays in the area of magnesium medicine. One of these papers is about obesity. It is interesting to understand that when a dieter starves himself of calories, he starves his brain cells as well. New research finds that these hungry brain cells then release “feed me” signals, which drive hunger, slow metabolism and ultimately cause reduced-calorie diets to fail. What basic nutrients are these cells starving for? Magnesium would be number one on the list because it is also the number-one and most important mineral lacking in most processed foods today. Obese people have a serious problem with magnesium deficiency and no matter how much they eat they can never get enough and this is especially bad for brain cells, which depend on magnesium for healthy neurological function.
Part of the problem is all the white, nutritionally-deficient foods obese people tend to eat. White foods are stripped of all of their magnesium mineral content so anyone who consumes these foods simply must increase their magnesium!
Research published in the American Journal of Epidemiology in 2002 shows that when the diets of 2,566 children ages 11-19 were studied, less than 14 percent of boys and 12 percent of girls had adequate intakes of magnesium.
We all have a lot on our plates these days. Not only are we facing dire social and economic stresses but also physical stress resulting from increased exposure to radiation (Fukushima, cell phones and cell towers, and from obscene levels of use in medicine). We also have chemical as well as heavy metal stress so there was never a better time to put magnesium number one on your supplement list.
Because magnesium is involved in so many processes in the body, once a deficiency develops, that deficiency can spiral out of control. A low magnesium level causes metabolic functions to decrease, causing further stress on the body, reducing the body’s ability to absorb and retain magnesium. A marginal deficiency can easily be transformed into a more significant problem when stressful events trigger additional magnesium loss. In the extreme situations, stressful events trigger sudden drops of serum magnesium, leading to cardiac arrest. Magnesium is considered the “anti-stress” mineral. It is a natural tranquilizer that functions to relax skeletal muscles as well as the smooth muscles of blood vessels and the gastrointestinal tract.
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I WANT!Even a mild deficiency of magnesium can cause increased sensitivity to noise, nervousness, irritability, mental depression, confusion, twitching, trembling, apprehension, and insomnia. Magnesium offers a powerful way to treat depression; it helps us to better deal with stress because large amounts of magnesium are lost when a person is under stress. Anxiety and panic attacks are addressed by magnesium by keeping adrenal stress hormones under control so it really helps in dealing with stressful emergencies.
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I am 58 yrs old now . In 2015 I started to notice a slight pain in my left hip. In one year the pain travelled to my groin and sometimes to the other hip. I had pain getting into and out of my car . I could not move right away once I got out due to the pain . I was forced to go up stairs slowly one step at a time .Both feet had to land on each stair . Sleeping was uncomfortable even though I had a thick feather mattress pad on my bed. X-rays noted arthritis in my hips and lower back. I even obtained a disable parking permit. I was seeing myself in a wheelchair in the very near future and retiring probably in a year! I was not happy about this. I have restless legs and after working 17-19 hrs my legs would cramp .I had a subscription to drsircus and bought Mg citrate powder drink . I drank a couple drinks and didn't notice any change. The pain was not decreasing. July 25/17 I revisited the site and I bought mg flakes from a health food store. I sprayed it on my legs for two nights. It was itchy and I had to wash it off in the middle of the night. As well as that I could not sleep because my thoughts were now keeping me awake. The next time I applied it to my legs it did not make me itch . 08/04/17 I now bought mg in pill form .before going to bed I took 1 mg pill, and sprayed my legs. The next day 08/05/17 I brought a mg drink with me to work and drank it throughout the day . I climbed the 22 stairs with out stopping . 08/07/17 I had no problem, no pain going up or down my stairs at home or the 22 stairs at work ! Wow! I can now truly recommend this therapy . I'm a nurse but really a skeptic until I try things. I really didn't give mg a fair trial the first time I tried it . I'm a believer and proof . No more thoughts of a wheelchair. Only thoughts of getting a better me back .
I currently take 625mg of magnesium malate a day. Can I use the magnesium oil as well or could I overdose on magnesium if I'm not careful. My husband has high blood pressure as well as an enlarged heart which is why I began using a supplement for him and our family. He also has arthritis and I was interested in using the oil on his knees but don't want to over do it. Thank you, Johnna
Today my knees where just hurting so bad that even my pain meds from pain mangement where not helping I got some of this oil and put it on them and the pain just went away WOW just like that.I am sold 100 %.
Hi,
I have a few questions relating to the transdermal use of magnesium chloride and/or magnesium sulphate :-
1. I have a small box of epsom salts purchased from a supermarket many years ago (perhaps more than 10). Is this still OK to use? ie Does it have a use by date? There isn't one on the box. Would the magnesium still be as potent? Or does it leach its effectiveness over time?
2. As I don't have a bathtub in my house (yet) I will be using the foot soak method in a small 15 litre tub I purchased for this reason. Half-filled with hot water so feet are ankle-deep ... so approx 7 to 8 litres ... how much epsom salts to use? Would I use the same in magnesium chloride flakes? Leads to my next question ..
3. Is the magnesium content the same in magnesium chloride flakes and epsom salts (magnesium sulphate)? So for Transdermal Magnesium Therapy, would it matter which one you use?
4. If after using the foot soak method for 20-30 minutes, my husband also soaks his feet for 20-30 minutes, obviously the water has cooled by this time. Can the water be heated again say the following day (eg with an immersion heating element), and re-used again? Or can the water be microwaved? Does microwaving destroy anything? How much magnesium is left in the water after 1 soaking (or 2, or 3). This would save lots of money if the water can be re-used. Or does the body absorb all the usable magnesium content in one go?
5. Can Magnesium Oil be made from either Magnesium Chloride and/or Magnesium Sulphate with the same results? Is one better than the other?
Thanks. I hope I haven't asked too many questions. This is very new to me. I have just ordered the book, but will take a few weeks to reach me here in Australia.
Cheers
Robyn
Hi Robyn,
Most sources list magnesium sulfate or epsom salt shelf life as about 4-5 years though it may be longer than that if kept in an airtight container.
We believe magnesium chloride is better to use as the results are longer lasting and it is better absorbed. More about this in the chapter of the book titled Magnesium chloride vs. Magnesium Sulfate which gives the comparison and supporting evidence with references.
1-2 cups of magnesium sulfate or magnesium chloride can be added to a foot bath.. Start out more slowly with lesser amounts to check your reaction and increase slowly. In general, magnesium chloride will be stronger than magnesium sulfate.
Water can be shared a few times before replacing with a fresh solution in a footbath and bath.
You'll find more on this in the book you've ordered and I hope it comes soon.
To quote from an article link I posted earlier:
!we have three different kinds of transporters: The AEPs (releases the ion at the outer layer of the outer cell membrane), the aspartates (releases the ion at inner layer of the outer cell membrane) and the orotates (releases the ion at cell plasma organelles)".
Where does magnesium chloride fit in with regard to the above 3 transporters relation to the cell membrane?
Thomas,
Please re-send that link and I will run your question by Dr. Sircus. Most of these combinations need to ultimately be broken down to magnesium chloride .
Hello again.
I have been using the transdermal magnesium pretty religiously until the last few days. The skin on the palms of my hands has become so dry that it is cracking open in sores. I have been putting coconut oil on them but is soaks in so fast that it doesn’t seem to make much of a difference.
How do I apply the oil without using my hands? I have been wetting the skin on my body as well as wetting the skin on my hands before applying.
Thanks.
PT
you could try a spray bottle and just apply it to the area of the body you'd like without using your hands. You could do a foot soak ..purchase and inexpensive tub from the dollar store add warm water and your magnesium. ..and finally...you could use latex cloves. Hope it helps
I am very much convinced that I need magnesium and am trying to figure out the best way to supplement it. I would like to bring up an issue that has popped up on forums and blog posts more than once with regard to the transdermal Mag Chloride. The claim is that magnesium and chloride, or sulfate and magnesium in epsom salts for that matter, disassociate from one another when put into an aqueous solution. If true, this could mean that absorption might be the same for either Mag chloride or Mag sulfate as would persistence of the magnesium in the blood stream from either source when administered transdermally. The issue that would remain then is how useful and/or detrimental the sulfur or chloride would be if absorbed along with the magnesium. Can you adress this issue? Magnesium Sulfate is much cheaper than the fancy Magnesium Chloride. Thank you, there is a vast sea of potentially confusing information out there!
Dear Stevene,
I have addressed this issue to Dr. Sircus who will be commenting on it in the near future. We also get a lot of questions about this.
Have you read his essay on Why Magnesium Chloride? Please see if this helps you:
http://magnesiumforlife.com/product-information/why-magnesium-chloride/ .
I'll look forward to it. I'm just confused by the fact that there are many references to Magnesium Chloride as a "strong electrolyte" the definition of which is one that disassociates into its component parts when dissolved in water. Contrary to this are claims that magnesium sulfate is less absorbed and more quickly excreted, but both are commonly used in a solution form. Thanks.
Stevene,
Here is the comment I received from Dr. Sircus regarding your question on mangesium chloride vs. sulfate:
Tell him its very simple. You can put hundreds of pounds of magnesium
sulfate in an isolation tank and float for hours in it but you could
not do that with magnesium chloride because it is more absorbable and
retainable. So clearly one needs to put more sulfate form then
chloride form to get equal results.
Would the liquid magnesium citrate for colonoscopy be the same as magnesium oil?
Guin,
No they are not the same, one is magnesium citrate given in high doses to cause diarrhea to clean the colon prior to the test, but the other is magnesium chloride.....might do the same thing if given in high doses orally, though. Citrate cannot be used transdermally on the skin....doesn't get absorbed as well as magnesium chloride on the skin.
I was told that magnesium oil was too large of a molecule to be absorbed effectively and you could never get the proper amount needed for health. What do you think?
Rich,
It is not true that magnesium chloride is too large a molecule to be absorbed effectively. In fact it is just under the maximum size of molecules that can be absorbed transdermally. You can read the study done by Dr. Norman Shealy, MD, the Father of Holistic Health who tested the effects of using magnesium oil (magnesium chloride) by spraying it on the skin and using it in foot baths for people who were deficient in magnesium as shown by blood tests. He showed that after daily treatments as described, their blood levels of magnesium went up markedly and much more rapidly than the controls who were only taking oral magnesium supplements.
This study is described in the Transdermal Magnesium Book. The results were astounding. While it took 6-12 months for the control people's magnesium levels to get up to normal, it took only2-3 months for those treated with transdermal magnesium chloride to get their levels up.
What the study doesn't seem to show though is whether it was the spray or the footbath or both that was effective. Is there any non-anecdotal evidence to show the effectivness of the magnesium oil spray?
Stevene,
If you mean are there any published studies in journals showing the effects of the "spray" no there aren't. No one seems to want to put out the money for these kind of studies that might harm the pharmaceutical interests of other magnesium products.
can you comment on magnesium therapy and the current poisoning by radioactive elements that persons in Japan and North America are now being subject to?
Will this help the body to deal with the dangers caused by the absorption of these elements?
thanks
Sarah
Dear Sarah,
Dr. Sircus describes his full protocol for dealing with increasing radiation exposure in his e-book: Nuclear Toxicity Syndrome. http://publications.imva.info/index.php/e-books/nuclear-radiation-ebook.html
I have used transdermal magnesium and i told my nice doctor who is open to natural ways of healing, she decided to give me a deep cell magnisium blood test and not just a regular blood test, it came back that I had an elevated reading of magnisium and this can be as bad as not having enough, so i do advise to have a such a deeper test done every six months. I have stopped using it for now until my next check- up. it is much better to have this than to take it internally. I like to have some in my bag in case someone in the street takes a heart attack, this would bring them out of it or at least lessen the effects.
re mold in the house... I have a steam type water difuser which is meant to spread a nice smelling floral perfume in the air, a few drops in water does the trick, but instead of that I add 3% food grade hydrogen peroxide to the water and place it in areas such as the bedroom or bathroom for several hours a day when i am home. The area feels as if the windows have been opened and feels so fresh, plus it would kill any airborne germs, it is good to use around someone who has the flu too.