Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Sure things for fat loss: The Omega-3's

Taken from Burn The Fat by Tom Venuto:

Omega-3 fatty acids are labeled "essential" because your body can't manufacture them, so you must get them from the food you eat (much like certain amino acids, vitamins and minerals). Omega-3 fatty acids can be obtained from plant or animal sources. The richest animal source of omega-3 is fatty fish such as salmon, mackerel, albacore tuna, rainbow trout, sardines or herring. The fat in fish contains two important long-chain polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids: eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). These appear to be the major players responsible for the biological activity in fish oil that produces the long list of benefits. The richest plant sources of omega-3 fats are flaxseeds or flaxseed oil. Flaxseed contains alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) which your body can convert into DHA and EPA.

The list of potential health benefits from eating these "good fats" is so long, that if you couldn't look up the scientific references to confirm them for yourself, you would swear I was just pulling your leg. Peer-reviewed research has been published on fish oil and omega-3 fats for the treatment, management or prevention of ALL these conditions:

cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis, hyperlipidemia, high blood
pressure, cardiac arrhythmias, inflammatory diseases, joint pain,
arthritis, osteoporosis, kidney disease, prostate cancer, colon
cancer, breast cancer, skin cancer, crohn's disease, ulcerative
colitis, Alzheimer's, asthma, cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease, sickle cell anemia, glaucoma, lupus, multiple
sclerosis, fibromyalgia, cirrhosis, epilepsy, chronic fatigue
syndrome, menstrual symptoms, psoriasis, diabetes, insulin resistance,
migraines, response to stress, bipolar disorder, depression, psychological
disorders, and metabolic syndrome.

Okay, so omega 3 fats are healthy stuff, we can all agree on that!

Here's why I also suggest that omega-3 fats should be added to the list of "sure things for fat loss":

At least a half a dozen human studies and more than two dozen animal studies in the last 10 years suggest that the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish may help you burn more fat or at the very least that they play an important role in the fat burning process, or that a deficiency could inhibit fat burning. Some studies found that omega 3 fats may function as fuel partitioners and increase fat oxidation. This means that omega-3's shift glucose toward glycogen storage and direct fatty acids away from body fat formation and toward fatty acid oxidation. Omega-3 fatty acids also enhance the expression of the Uncoupling protein 3 (UCP3) gene in skeletal muscle. Scientists say that this may indirectly increase energy expenditure by dissipating calories as heat. Other potential mechanisms include increased sensitivity to the "anti starvation hormone" leptin, decreased insulin, reduced fat cell proliferation and improved cell membrane fluidity. It's an exciting area of research and a highly publicized one as well.

If you pay attention to the news or read any fitness or nutrition literature, you probably already know about the benefits of omega-3 fats - it's no secret anymore. What's shocking is the fact that most people are still deficient in omega-3 fats, according to the latest statistics. As with that other "super food" - vegetables - most people seem to know that they "should" be eating more healthy fats, but they still don't do it.

This gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it is a real problem, when it's so easy to take advantage of the benefits of this incredible "power nutrient."

Here are 7 tips that can accommodate both vegetarians and fish eaters alike:

1) eat fatty fish at least twice per week and even daily if practical and economical for you. If not, you could supplement with fish oil (2-3 grams of combined DHA/EPA daily)

2) Omega 6 fatty acids are also essential, but most people have an unbalanced omega 3 to omega 6 ratio. This can be remedied by increasing the omega 3 consumption and or reducing the omega 6 consumption (by decreasing intake of processed foods, refined grains, and supermarket cooking oils, with the exception of extra virgin olive oil)

3) grind up flaxseeds and sprinkle them on salads or add them to oatmeal, protein shakes or morning cereals. Alternately, supplement with flaxseed oil; 1 tbsp is equivalent to 3 tbsp flaxseeds (use as a supplement; Not for cooking)

4) snack on walnuts, which contain modest amounts of omega 3 fats

5) increase your consumption of leafy greens which contain small amounts of omega 3 fats.

6) if you eat red meat, try game meats or grass fed beef or bison. they dont have nearly the quantity of omega-3 as marine sources, but they are higher in
omega-3 and have a better omega-3 to omega-6 ratio than conventionally raised and fed beef.

7) Try omega-3 fortified eggs instead of regular eggs.

See how easy it is to get more omega-3? With all the health benefits stacked on top of the potential fat loss benefits, you simply can't go wrong by making this one change to your diet program - it's a sure thing!

Tom Venuto is a natural bodybuilder, certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) and a certified personal trainer (CPT). Tom is the author of "Burn the Fat, Feed The Muscle," which teaches you how to get lean without drugs or supplements using methods of the world's best bodybuilders and fitness models. Learn how to get rid of stubborn fat and increase your metabolism naturally by visiting: http://www.burnthefat.com

Monday, November 26, 2007

Happy Happy Monday!

The prospect of happiness that moves you in the direction of a new dream will always pale in comparison to the happiness you find once it comes true.

You can bank on it.

Happy, happy Monday -
The Universe


You have so much more to look forward to, more than you can now possibly imagine... just keep moving.

Thoughts become things... choose the good ones! ®
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Thursday, November 22, 2007

Happy Thanksgiving

Being Grateful for the Gift of Today

When you learn how to remain grateful every day you are developing a habit of happiness in your life. There is no such thing as an ordinary day. Every one of your days is a gift from God that is unique and irreplaceable. When you train your mind to see the good and discipline yourself to focus on the positive you'll be happier, rise higher, and live the life of victory that God has in store for you.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Road Trip!

Do not judge the journey by the path you're now on. Like driving cross-country, you can't possibly know in advance if or where you may encounter detours, hairpin turns, or passing cars passing cars with noses and whatnot pressed to the window. Moreover, little, if any, of the scenery you travel through will remotely resemble the destination you have in mind. Yet neither the "constellations" you see nor the unexpected maneuvers you take will ever mean you aren't headed exactly where you want to go, moving as swiftly as possible, getting closer every flippin' day.

Road trip!
The Universe


Thoughts become things... choose the good ones! ®
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Monday, November 19, 2007

Notes from The Universe

When you tough it out, hold the line, and stay the course I promise you, there will soon come a day when you look back over your shoulder, shake your head in dismay, and seriously wonder what all the fuss was about.

Just like all the other times,
The Universe


P.S. In fact, in not so many days from today it will become clear as a bell that you did have enough time, that you were never alone, and that all of us in the unseen were working double-time, to help make possible "the time of your life." Yeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! xoxoxo


Thoughts become things... choose the good ones! ®
© www.tut.com ®

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Don't Quit

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won if he'd stuck it out.
Don't give up, though the pace seems slow -
You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man;
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup,
And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are -
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.

Author Unknown

Thursday, November 15, 2007

We are all an Example

"Whether or not we realize it each of us has within us the ability to set some kind of example for people. Knowing this would you rather be the one known for being the one who encouraged others, or the one who inadvertently discouraged those around you?"

Josh Hinds


Sunday, November 11, 2007

Food Log - 11/11/07

weight 157 lbs

1: Jay Robb Chocolate Protein Shake
2: Boars Head Oven Gold Chicken breast
3: Apricot Ginger Chicken, broccoli & caulilower with butter & grated cheese
4: Peppermint Icecream

A Creed For Self-Discipline

Willpower:
Recognizing that the power of will is the supreme court over all other departments of my mind, I will exercise it daily, when I need the urge to action for any purpose; and I will form habits designed to bring the power of my will into action at least once daily.

Emotions:
Realizing that my emotions are both positive and negative I will form daily habits which will encourage the development of the positive emotions, and aid me in converting the negative emotions into some form of useful action.

Reason:
Recognizing that both my positive emotions and my negative emotions may be dangerous if they are not controlled and guided to desirable ends, I will submit all my desires, aims and purposes to my faculty of reason, and I will be guided by it in giving expression to these.

Imagination:
Recognizing the need for sound plans and ideas for the attainment of my desires, I will develop my imagination by calling upon it daily for help in the formation of my plans.

Conscience:
Recognizing that my emotions often err in their over-enthusiasm, and my faculty of reason often is without the warmth of feeling that is necessary to enable me to combine justice with mercy in my judgments, I will encourage my conscience to guide me as to what is right and what is wrong, but I will never set aside the verdicts it renders, no matter what may be the cost of carrying them out.

Memory:
Recognizing the value of an alert memory, I will encourage mine to become alert by taking care to impress it clearly with all thoughts I wish to recall, and by associating those thoughts with related subjects which I may call to mind frequently.

Subconscious Mind:
Recognizing the influence of my subconscious mind over my power of will, I shall take care to submit to it a clear and definite picture of my major purpose in life and all minor purposes leading to my major purpose, and I shall keep this picture constantly before my subconscious mind by repeating it daily.

Signed_____________________________

Discipline over the mind is gained, little by little, by the formation of habits which one may control. Habits begin in the mind; therefore, a daily repetition of this creed will make one habit-conscious in connection with the particular kind of habits which are needed to develop and control the six departments of the mind.

The mere act of repeating the names of these departments has an important effect. It makes one conscious that these departments exist; that they are important; that they can be controlled by the formation of thought-habits; that the nature of these habits determines one's success or failure in the matter of self-discipline

Napoleon Hill
Excerpt from The Master-Key To Riches

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Food Log - 11/10/07

weight 157 lbs

1: Scrambled egg with cheese, 1 slice bacon
2: Boars Head Oven Gold Chicken breast
3: Pan Fried Tilapia (butter)

Friday, November 9, 2007

Food Log - 11/9/07

weight 158.5 lbs

1: Hot Chocolate Protein Shake (made with Champion Whey powder and hot water instead of cold)
2: Salmon
3: Boars Head Oven Gold Chicken breast
4: Laughing Cow Cheese Triangle

A Prosperity Blessing

May you be blessed with an amazingly abundant day today!
May the clouds break and the heavens pour down upon you more joy, more love, more laughter and more money than you could have ever dreamed of.
May the sun shine its golden light of prosperity through every cell of your extraordinary body.
May you be cleansed today of any resistance or feelings of unworthiness that you may still be holding onto.
May your false illusions of doubt, fear and scarcity gently fall away like soft white feathers on a gentle breeze.
May you be willing, simply willing, to allow the Universe to shower you with miracles today.
May the Angels wrap you in their shining wings of opulence.
May the fairies deliver you to their pot of gold at the end of a majestic rainbow.
May your eyes shine with the glorious truth of who you really are and may that truth uplift others in your presence to their own inner knowing.
May your ears hear the sound of perfection ringing in your soul.
May you taste the deliciousness of every precious bite of life as your day unfolds moment by moment with amazing grace, heartfelt love and a bounty of magnificent money.
As this day ends, may you slumber wrapped in an exquisite blanket of enduring peace and profound gratitude.
And may the last words you speak today be Thank You!
Veronica M. Hay
Copyright 2004

Veronica Hay is the author of "In a Dream, You Can Do Anything, A Collection of Words" An extraordinary collection of writings that will uplift you, motivate you, inspire you and gently guide you along the inner path of your life. You can visit her website at: www.insightsandinspirations.com

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Food Log - 11/8/07

weight 158.5 lbs

1: Hot Chocolate Protein Shake (made with Champion Whey powder and hot water instead of cold)
2: Cold meat
3: Boars Head Oven Gold Chicken breast
4: Apricot Chicken
5: Homemade meatballs

He is the Healer

"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds” (Psalm 147:3)

Aren’t you glad that God is a healer! It doesn’t matter what is “broken” in your life today, God’s nature is to bring you complete healing. Do you need healing in your body? Your mind? Heart? Finances? Relationships? God is your healer. Notice what the Psalmist says in this verse: He binds up their wounds. In the natural, if you have a broken arm, it doesn’t just heal over night. The doctor makes a cast to hold it in place and protect it. He binds up your wound. In the spiritual realm, God does the same thing. He wraps Himself around your brokenness and protects the wounded area until it is strong enough to function properly again. The Bible also says that He is a restorer. That means that when He does a work of healing in our lives, He makes us better than we were before. If you’re going through the healing process today, know this: it may take longer than you planned, but God is binding up your wound. He is protecting you and healing you. He will bring you out better and stronger than you were before. He will take you to a place of complete healing so that you can live the life of victory He has in store for you.

Father in heaven, thank You for being my healer. Thank You for restoring every area of my life. I give You everything that I am today. Use me for Your glory. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Criteria

A main "Criteria of Consciousness" for the human experience, is never having all you want. For as one dream comes true, another swiftly takes its place. Not having all you want is one of life's constants. And learning to be happy while not yet having all you want (which, as you can see, is constant), is the first "Criteria of Joy." Nail it, and for the rest of your life people will be asking what it is about you.
Desire is a beautiful thing.

The Universe

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Food Log - 11/7/07

weight 159 lbs

1: Jay Robb Shake
2: Boars Head Oven Gold Chicken breast
3: Laughing Cow Cheese Triangle
4: Homemade meatballs
5: Jay Robb Shake

What Is A Feeling Anyway?

From Why Can't I Lose Weight? blog by Brooke Castillo
You have heard me say it often: "The only reason you eat is a feeling." Your thoughts cause your feelings which cause your actions. So you have a negative thought that causes you to feel a negative feeling which causes you to fog eat.

My advice is to feel the feeling instead of eating. But what is a feeling? What does it really mean to feel instead of eat?

Here is my simplified answer. "A feeling is an experience in the body, caused by a thought in the mind." Here are some examples of what I mean by an experience in the body:

Fear is felt as a heightened heartbeat, increased “flinch” response, and increased muscle tension.

Anger, based on sensation, seems indistinguishable from fear except for heat.

Happiness is often felt as an expansive or swelling feeling in the chest and the sensation of lightness or buoyancy, as if standing underwater.

Sadness is often experienced as a feeling of tightness in the throat and eyes, and relaxation in the arms and legs.

Shame can be felt as heat in the upper chest and face.

Desire can be accompanied by a dry throat, heavy breathing, and increased heart rate.

Ultimately the reason we fog eat is to distract ourselves from the current physical sensations, caused by our thoughts, to instead focus on the physical sensations caused by eating.

If we can learn how to experience the physical sensations caused by our thoughts long enough to change the thoughts- we will no longer have the need for the distraction of eating when we aren't hungry.

So next time you want to fog eat- sit down and document the physical sensations in your body; see if you can identify the feeling and name it; then try to access the thought and change it.

If you repeat this process enough, you will never be fat again.

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Food Log - 11/6/07

weight: 160 lbs

1: 2 eggs plus cheese omlette
2: Tilapia pan fried in butter
3: Tilapia pan fried in butter
4: Chicken breast & cheese triangl
5: Jay Robb Chocolate Shake

You Set the Limits

“What if they don’t believe? Will their lack of faith make the faith of God no effect?” (Romans 3:3)

There will always be critics and naysayers in life. It’s not what’s said about you that affects your life, but what you say and believe about yourself. Has the opinions of other people caused you to water down your dreams? One of the most important things you can learn is that other people don’t have to believe in you in order for your dreams to come to pass. Other people don’t set the limits for your life—you do. In Romans 3:3, the Apostle Paul is saying, “It doesn’t matter if other people don’t believe. Their unbelief is not going to keep me from believing in my dreams.” When God puts a promise in your heart, it’s not up to other people to bring it to pass, it’s up to you! You don’t need everyone to validate you. You have to follow the voice of God for yourself and allow Him to order your steps. God sees the hidden treasures that you’ve had buried on the inside of you. He wants to bring those treasures out and make your dreams reality! As you get rid of old, defeated thoughts and replace them with what God says about you, you will remove the limits and live the abundant life God has in store for you!

Heavenly Father, thank You for another day to see Your goodness in my life. Help me to see myself the way You see me. Help me to see the plans You have for me so that I can be empowered by You to fulfill my destiny. I love You and bless Your name today. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Monday, November 5, 2007

Food Log - 11/5/07

weight 162 lbs

1: 2 egg omlette with cheese (butter) with 2 pieces bacon
2: Pan fried Tilapia (butter)
3: Pan fried Tilapia (butter)
4: Pan fried Tilapia (butter)
5: 2 Light Laughing Cow cheese triangles

Sunday, November 4, 2007

NHE

First 7 days: <20g carb per day. Eat meat, eggs, fish, chicken, cheese - as much fat as wanted plus at least 1 serving per day fresh veg eg broccoli, asparagus, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, lettuce, mushroom, radicchio, radish, and spinach - top with butter or cheese if desired. Lots of water.

NEXT cycle 3/4 ie 3 days then 4 days last meal on 3rd and 7th day = carb load

NON CARB LOAD MEALS:
min 4 meals per day.
Eat 15-50g protein each meal.
<30-60g daily total carb.
Omega 3 & olive oil moderate.
White Fish 4x weekly plus salmon 2x weekly.
Nuts good snack.
Flaxseed oil 1T daily

CARB LOAD MEAL:
unlimited carb last meal on 3rd and 7th day.
BUT very low fat and protein.
Good choices oatmeal, sweet potato.
HIFWAC fruits like berries, apples, apricots, peaches, pears.

Plan meals in advance
Snacks on hand
Eat every 2-4 hours
Eat more if hungry

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Honor the Lord with Your Body

“Honor the Lord with your body” (I Corinthians 6:20).

The Scripture says that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. We are commanded to honor the Lord with our bodies. How do you do that? You take care of it. You respect it. You treat it as valuable. You use your body to bring Him glory. When you stand strong against temptation, you are honoring the Lord with your body. When you take care of yourself by eating properly and getting enough sleep, you are honoring the Lord with your body. You are saying, “Lord, thank You for this gift of life. I am choosing to take care of myself so that I can serve You with my whole heart, mind, and strength.” As we enter into this holiday season, remember to honor the Lord by taking care of your body. Enjoy the treasures of the season, but don’t allow the hustle and bustle of the season to rob you from simply enjoying the blessing of your friends, family, and loved ones. As you honor the Lord with your body, you will be strengthened and empowered by His peace. You’ll be able to stand against temptation and walk in love this holiday season and all the days of your life!

Dear Father in Heaven, today I choose to honor You with my body. Thank You for the gift of life. Thank You for empowering me against temptation. Show me Your plan for me today so that I can honor You in everything I do. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Magnesium: The most powerful relaxation mineral available...

A deficiency in this critical nutrient makes you are twice as likely to die as other people, according to a study published in the journal "Critical Care."

It also accounts for a long list of symptoms and diseases -- which are easily helped and often cured by adding this nutrient.

In fact, in my practice, this nutrient is one of my secret weapons against illness.

Yet up to half of Americans are deficient in this nutrient and don't know it.

What is it?

I'm talking about magnesium.

It is an antidote to stress and the most powerful relaxation mineral.

I find it very funny that more doctors aren't clued in to the benefits of magnesium, because we use it all the time in conventional medicine.

But we never stop to think about why or how important it is to our general health or why it helps our bodies function better.

I remember using magnesium when I worked in the emergency room. It was a critical "medication" on the crash cart. If someone was dying of a life-threatening arrhythmia (or irregular heart beat), we used intravenous magnesium.

If someone was constipated or needed to prepare for colonoscopy, we gave them milk of magnesia or a green bottle of liquid magnesium citrate, which emptied their bowels.

If pregnant women came in with pre-term labor, or high blood pressure of pregnancy (pre-eclampsia) or seizures, we gave them continuous high doses of intravenous magnesium.

But you don't have to be in the hospital to benefit from getting more magnesium.

Think of magnesium as the relaxation mineral.

Anything that is tight, irritable, crampy, and stiff -- whether it is a body part or an even a mood -- is a sign of magnesium deficiency.

Why?

Well, this critical mineral is responsible for over 300 enzyme reactions and is found in all of your tissues -- but mainly, bone, muscle, and brain.

It is necessary for your cells to make energy, for many different chemical pumps to work, to stabilize membranes, and to help muscles relax.

The list of conditions that are found related to magnesium deficiency is very long.

In fact, there are over 3,500 medical references on magnesium deficiency!

But this mineral is mostly ignored because it is not a drug, even though it is MORE powerful than drugs in many cases. That's why we use it in the hospital for life-threatening and emergency situations like seizures and heart failure.

You might be magnesium deficient if you have any of the following symptoms:

* muscle cramps or twitches
* insomnia
* irritability
* sensitivity to loud noises
* anxiety
* autism
* ADD
* palpitations
* angina
* constipation
* anal spasms
* headaches
* migraines
* fibromyalgia
* chronic fatigue
* asthma
* kidney stones
* diabetes
* obesity
* osteoporosis
* high blood pressure
* PMS
* menstrual cramps
* irritable bladder
* irritable bowel syndrome
* reflux
* trouble swallowing

Magnesium deficiency has even has been linked to inflammation in the body and higher CRP levels.

So how bad is this problem?

In our society, it's huge.

By conservative standards of measurement (blood, or serum, magnesium levels), 65 percent of people admitted to the intensive care unit -- and about 15 percent of the general population -- have magnesium deficiency.

But this seriously underestimates the problem, because a serum magnesium level is the LEAST sensitive way to detect a drop in your total body magnesium level.

So rates of magnesium deficiency could be even higher!

Why are we so deficient?

The answer is simple: Many of us eat a diet that contains practically no magnesium -- a highly processed, refined diet that is based mostly on white flour, meat, and dairy (all of which have no magnesium).

When was the last time you had a good dose of sea vegetables (seaweed), nuts, greens, and beans? If you are like most Americans, your nut consumption mostly comes from peanut butter, and mostly in chocolate peanut butter cups.

Our processed diet contains almost no magnesium.

It is also often poorly absorbed and easily lost from our bodies.

A recent scientific review of magnesium concluded, "It is highly regrettable that the deficiency of such an inexpensive, low-toxicity nutrient results in diseases that cause incalculable suffering and expense throughout the world." (Med Hypotheses 2001 Feb; 56(2): 163-70)

To absorb magnesium we need a lot of it in our diet, plus enough vitamins B6 and D and selenium to get the job done.

Moreover, much of modern life conspires to help us lose whatever magnesium we get in our diet.

Magnesium levels are decreased by excess alcohol, salt, coffee, phosphoric acid in colas, profuse sweating, prolonged or intense stress, chronic diarrhea, excessive menstruation, diuretics (water pills), antibiotics and other drugs, and some intestinal parasites.

In fact, in one study in Kosovo, people under chronic war stress lost large amounts of magnesium in their urine.

It is difficult to measure and hard to study, but magnesium deficiency accounts for untold suffering -- and is simple to correct.

So if you suffer from any of the symptoms I mentioned or have any of the diseases I noted, don't worry -- it is an easy fix!!

Here's how.

==> Stop draining your body of magnesium.

* Limit coffee, colas, salt, sugar and alcohol

* Learn how to practice active relaxation

* Check with your doctor if your medication is causing magnesium loss (many high blood pressure drugs or diuretics cause loss of magnesium)

==> Eat foods high in magnesium.

* These include kelp, wheat bran, wheat germ, almonds, cashews, buckwheat, brazil nuts, dulse, filberts, millet, pecans, walnuts, rye, tofu, soy beans, brown rice, figs, dates, collard greens, shrimp, avocado, parsley, beans, barley, dandelion greens, and garlic

==> Take magnesium supplements.

* The RDA (the minimum amount needed) for magnesium is about 300 mg a day. Most of us get far less than 200 mg

* Some may need much more depending on their condition

* Most people benefit from 400 to 1,000 mg a day

* The most absorbable forms are magnesium citrate, glycinate taurate, or aspartate, although magnesium bound to Kreb cycle chelates (malate, succinate, fumarate) are also good

* Avoid magnesium carbonate, sulfate, gluconate, and oxide. They are poorly absorbed (and the cheapest and most common forms found in supplements)

* Side effects from too much magnesium include diarrhea, which can be avoided if you switch to magnesium glycinate

* Most minerals are best taken as a team with other minerals in a multi-mineral formula

* Taking a hot bath with Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) is a good way to absorb and get much needed magnesium

* People with kidney disease or severe heart disease should take magnesium only under a doctor's supervision

So if you're coping with the symptoms here, relax! Magnesium is truly a miracle mineral.

To your good health,

Mark Hyman, M.D.

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