Transdermal Magnesium Therapy (Paperback)

by Mark Sircus (Author), Adam E Abraham (Editor)

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Product Description
Transdermal Magnesium Therapy is the first and only book that focuses on one of the most important, exciting, and natural ways of magnesium replenishment; i.e., as absorbed through the skin. Extensive research has shown that this vital macronutrient enters the body through the skin, beneficial physiological processes occur, such as a natural increase in DHEA production, that happen no other way. Mark Sircus provides a critical overview of magnesium's grossly overlooked place in the nutrition matrix, as well as a comprehensive look at other available forms and intake protocols.

From the Publisher
The rise in chronic illness and disease as associated with the concurrent rise in routine use of, and exposure to toxins and pathogens, is well documented. In fact, chronic illness and disease has become an accepted, and even expected eventuality of modern living. What has not been well documented is the body's natural ability to maintain, and even restore its health, IF properly nourished... not so much with popular foods (which are themselves nutritionally compromised), but with minerals. Magnesium is one of the most important minerals to human health, but also one of the least publicized.

Mark Sircus has researched the research on magnesium, and found hundreds of cases that prove its critical role in the maintenance of our health.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 396 pages
• Publisher: Phaelos Books & Mediawerks; 1 edition (January 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0978799119
• ISBN-13: 978-0978799113
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #26,736 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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106 of 106 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Transdermal magnesium....A totally new concept, May 7, 2007

By	Marly (Florida) - See all my reviews

I first read Carolyn Dean's book The Miracle of Magnesium and she touches on the concept of the
Transdermal Magnesium delivery. This means soaking in a magnesium "oil" or spraying it on the body
for more complete absorption. The subject peaked my curiosity because I suffer from Chronic Lyme disease and recently read that one of the major nutrients being drained from all Lymes sufferers IS magnesium..

All I can say is that this book is a whole new concept....and most people would never on their own figure out that their health problems could possibly be linked to low magnesium levels...but take away just this one concept from this book. If you are truly ultra deficient in magnesium, the irony is that you can no longer effectively absorb magnesium from oral supplementation.

This leaves people like me walking around deficient, with muscular and neuro issues and no amount of
magnesium that I ingest is helpful anymore.

The Transdermal concept is this: It's magnesium oil...Not really oil but a liquid that has been extracted from
sea water where the magnesium has been concentrated. Spray magnesium "oil" on the skin and miraculously,
it's absorbed. Magnesium levels go up in the body...The book cites a doctor who had diabetes and could
not absorb magnesium until he took massive doses for a whole year...The transdermal approach is far
quicker...can be accomplished with even a foot bath...or the magnesium oil can be put in a bathtub and
you literally soak the magnesium into your body.

I'm not saying this is a Lyme disease cure....but it doesn't take much to read a small list of magnesium
deficient conditions to find the average person seriously low. We've been told to take lots of calcium.

Read this book and understand why the concept isn't completely understood...Magnesium relaxes the
muscles and calcium tightens the muscle. Ever hear of muscle "spasm'? How about low magnesium
being responsible....Not sleeping well? Magnesium is required to get calcium into the body properly.
Finding calcium added to everything we eat...orange juice, cereals and suddenly, it's easy for everyone
to be overly calcified and very low in magnesium..

This book was a major eye opener for me....I really believe it should be required reading for doctors and
people suffering from everything like PMS, high blood pressure, aches, pains, headaches...to the really
difficult to treat issues like mine.. chronic Lymes which has become neurological and painful in my
muscles and nerves. I have only used the magnesium oil for a few days....but what I learned in this book
really was profoundly important. I have seen slight relief but I think this is going to take a few months
before I can say for sure that I've made progress.

I recommend this book VERY highly! And if there were more stars to attribute to this book, I'd gladly go higher than 5!

51 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone needs to read this book!, March 8, 2007

By	Merry Magnesia - See all my reviews

This type of mineral therapy is so new that the book is not yet in most of the health food stores. It is easy to read and the author builds a powerful case for the need for more magnesium and especially transdermal supplementation. Using the oil has almost completely stopped my heart atrial irregularity problem. The public needs to be aware of this aid to young and old alike and make their own decisions after reading the book.

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnesium is essential for good health, but most Americans are deficient., June 6, 2007

By	D. R. Schryer (Poquoson, VA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

For far too many years the mineral magnesium has been largely overlooked as a nutrient which is essential for good health. Most doctors and laboratories don't even include magnesium status in routine blood tests. Thus, most doctors don't know when their patients are deficient in magnesium, even though studies show that the majority of Americans are deficient in magnesium. And magnesium deficiency is very important. In fact, magnesium deficiency is a significant factor -- often the major factor -- in many severe illnesses including heart attacks and other forms of heart disease, high blood pressure, asthma, anxiety and panic attacks, depression, fatigue, diabetes, migraines and other headaches, osteoporosis, insomnia, and most cases of muscular problems. Because magnesium deficiency is largely overlooked, millions of Americans suffer needlessly from the foregoing ailments or are having their symptoms treated with expensive drugs (which often have unpleasant or dangerous side effects) when they could be cured with magnesium supplementation. I commend Mark Sirus for this book discussing the importance of magnesium and detailing transdermal magnesium therapy. However, I also highly recommend Dr. Carolyn Dean`s excellent new book The Magnesium Miracle which also discusses many important aspects of magnesium supplementation including oral supplementation with more readilly available and highly absorbable chelated magnesium, which is the form I take.