User's Guide to Calcium & Magnesium: Learn What You Need to Know about How These Nutrients Build Strong Bones [Paperback]

Nan Kathryn Fuchs (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2002

Calcium is essential for health, but it actually works best with magnesium to build strong bones, maintain a healthy heart, improve mood, and reduce uncomfortable premenstrual symptoms. The User's Guide to Calium & Maganesium explains the health benefits of this nutritional team and how you can use them to enhance health

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About the Author

Nan Kathryn Fuchs, Ph.D., is a nutritionist in private practice in Sebastopol, California, as well as a health educator. She is author of several books, including The Nutrition Detective, Overcoming the Legacy of Overeating, and The Giant Book of Women's Health Secrets. She is also Nutrition Editor for the Wolmen's Health Letter, a popular newsletter.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Basic Health Publications; 1 edition (September 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591200091
• ISBN-13: 978-1591200093
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 3.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bones need both calcium and magnesium., November 22, 2002

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This review is from: User's Guide to Calcium & Magnesium: Learn What You Need to Know about How These Nutrients Build Strong Bones (Paperback)

Most Americans are probably aware that our bodies need calcium to make healthy bones. But many people may not be aware that a lot of Americans don't get enough calcium in their diet. And few people seem to know that healthy bones need magnesium as well as calcium. Unfortunately, magnesium deficiency is even more common than calcium deficiency. No wonder so many Americans suffer from arthritis and osteoporosis. Please read this book and be sure to get enough of the nutrients required for healthy bones.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful and Factual, March 21, 2009

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This review is from: User's Guide to Calcium & Magnesium: Learn What You Need to Know about How These Nutrients Build Strong Bones (Paperback)

It's refreshing to finally see Magnesium get the recognition it deserves. Most of us do not get the RDA of this mineral. (Just check the nutrition label of your favorite multi-vitamin or fortified breakfast cereal.) We've all heard about the benefits of calcium, but magnesium is just as necessary in obtaining a healthy muscular-skeletal system. I'm a licensed massage therapist and find magnesium to be very effective at relieving my everyday aches and pains. It's just as helpful as any O-T-C or Rx anti-inflammatory I've ever taken, without the awful side effects. It has also helped my clients with restless leg syndrome, among other benefits. The magnesium studies found in this book were very impressive. They entailed tens of thousands of women in various parts of the world instead of just small random studies, as is often the case with calcium. Read this book!