About 13 years ago I was rushed to the hospital to have my stomach pumped. Actually I was given a great deal of charcoal to remove harmful toxins from my body. Shortly after I began having panic attacks. In the midst of one attack I was taken to the emergency room where an unknown intern administered a course of magnesium. However, magnesium was never discussed in any follow-up treatment given by my regular doctor.
About a half a year later I began to experience cramping in my legs at night. Eventually I was introduced to a company which offered a highly absorbable calcium mineral formula. Taking this product on a nightly basis eliminated the leg cramping completely.
The company aired a daily (Monday through Friday) one hour radio program in which it educated its customers regarding "The Truth about Nutrition". After five years of listening to the program regularly I learned a great deal about maintinaing my health and became encouraged to learn as much as possible about alternative
health solutions. Eventually magnesium came to the foreground in my thoughts. I knew I was already taking the proper ratio of magnesium to calicum, but began to realize in some cases certain individuals actually require slightly higher amounts of magnesium.
Eventually I began reassessing my own situation. Many years prior to the application of charcoal to remove toxins from my system I knew charcoal tablets could be taken for a limited time only
as they tended to deplete magnesium in the body. Ah ha, I thought, had the administering of excessive amounts of charcoal set me up to be so deficient in magnesium as to eventually bring on the panic attacks? Intimations of the panic attacks persisted from time to time (mind over matter and deep breathing got me through these occurences) so as to cause me to experiment with additional amounts of magnesium in my diet. Eventually I discovered that with increased amounts of magnesium the panic attacks (or rather intimations of) became less and less an occurence. As well my sleep improved along with increased speed in completing my daily weight lifting exercises, i.e. I had increased energy.
Years prior to all events described above I experienced a series of unexplainable nocturnal seizures. Over the course of time that followed I had on and off periods where going to sleep at night was a scary undertaking as my right arm would jerk and begin to cramp up, this the general aura I had before going into a seizure. Sleeping on my right side with my arm tucked in was the only way I could allay this feeling of impending danger. Since experimenting with magnesium I very seldom experience these occurences.
In the very early eighties I spent a couple years in the Mediterranean, and was particularly drawn to an Aegean Coastal Village, Datca, in Turkey because of its 1/8 mile mineral lake in which I would swim up to eight miles a day. I gave no thought to the fact that my skin was obviously absorbing whatever minerals this lake contained and that through my bloodstream these were being transported to all the cells in my body. I was aware, however, as is evidenced in several photos taken at this time, that I had a heightened radience; a well above average glow of health. This lasted for about a year after I returned to the United States. If I am not taking things too far, I might add that my singing voice improved remarkably for the experience.
I am quite aware that our soils no longer contain necessary vitamins and minerals and that vegetation grown in these soils is as well deficient in both vitamins and minerals. Therefore, in today's world supplementation is a must. As well I am quite aware that there are many attempts afoot designed to blindside consumers in our attempts to stay healthy, which is why I have developed a keen since of discerning good information from bad to assist me in being an advocate for my own health.
Doctor Dean's "The Miracle of Magnesium" appealed to me because I knew it would reaffirm my knowledge about this wonderful mineral as well as provide additional insights. In a very generous and easy-to-read manner the book did both these things. Recently my nephew revealed to me his concern about panic attacks. I wrote him a lengthy letter explaining the function of minerals in the human body, the proper ratio of magnesium to calcium, etc. I then ordered Doctor Dean's book and had it shipped directly to his home address. I will continue to encourage my nephew more and more to become an advocate for his own health and well being. It is through books such a Doctor Dean's that the average person has such options at all. I am very thankful for efforts in this area.
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