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Magnesium in Modern
Medicine When 1,033 hospitalized patients were studied, over 54%
were low in magnesium. What was worse is that 90% of the doctors never even
thought of ordering a magnesium test.[i] Journal of the AMA Despite the fact
that magnesium is almost as important for life as the air we breathe, it seems
like the medical industrial complex is not too keen on the public getting enough
magnesium. For instance, for the past 15 years, evidence has stacked up showing
patients with acute coronary thrombosis improve their survival chances by 50 -
82.5% when given intravenous magnesium of 32-66 mmol (1200 mg of magnesium
equals (50 mmol) in the first 24 hours,[ii] and still magnesium chloride or
magnesium sulfate are not universally used in hospitals around the world. The medical authorities, and certainly the pharmaceutical
companies, are in trouble when it comes to magnesium chloride. They have on
their hands a powerful medicine that is non toxic, inexpensive and effective in
a wide variety of medical situations. So what do they do? They have a study
designed to show the opposite . . . thus sabotaging medical clarity on the use
of a valuable safe medicine. Specifically, when it comes to magnesium, a single
negative study showing that magnesium had a worsening effect on survival
employed a far higher dose of magnesium (80 mmol) than the studies mentioned
above,[iii] and another study showing no benefit with magnesium employed at the
low dose of 10 mmol in the first 24 hours. Dr Stephen Davies and Dr Damien Downing, editors of the
Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine, criticized the designers of
the study for clearly selecting too large a dose of intravenous magnesium, and
also for giving magnesium too late and then too quickly.
Although it would appear clear to any first-year medical student that
magnesium worked well for coronary thrombosis within the optimal dosage level of
30 - 70 mmol; that 10 mmol was shown to be too little, and 80 mmol had been
shown to be too much. Over 100 patients suffering from coronary heart disease
were treated with intramuscular [injected] magnesium sulfate with only one
death, compared to their findings in the previous year when, of 196 cases
admitted and treated with routine anticoagulants, 60 died.[iv] The British
Medical Journal, January 23, 1960 Because of these studies, many hospitals ceased using
magnesium in their treatment of acute coronary thrombosis. The scandalous
decision to use this overdose of magnesium in this study is what we would expect
of the profit-driven pharmaceutical business and medical industrial complex that
hurts more people than it helps. Iatrogenic death and disease is rampant, and
some of that could be avoided if magnesium chloride were more widely used.
Miracles in medicine would be achieved if people’s magnesium deficiency were
addressed instead of ignored. Certainly, many lives would be saved if non-toxic
medicines were favored over toxic ones. This is not idle medical chatter, and the entire medical
community will have to re-orient itself by putting magnesium, specifically
magnesium chloride, high on their charts for usable medicines. In two huge
long-term studies, it was concluded that those who consumed the most magnesium
in their diet were least likely to develop type 2 diabetes, according to a
report in the January 2006 issue of the Journal Diabetes Care. Until now, very
few large studies have directly examined the long-term effects of dietary
magnesium on diabetes. Dr. Simin Liu of the Harvard Medical School and School of
Public Health in Boston says, "Our studies provided some direct evidence
that greater intake of dietary magnesium may have a long-term protective effect
on lowering risk," said Liu, who was involved in both studies. Dr. Russell Blaylock describes his own experience with
magnesium ignorance in the medical world. How his own brother fell victim to
cancer and how the lack of proper treatment led to a death that could have been
prevented. “I asked the doctor in
charge of his respiratory care to add vitamins and magnesium to his IV. While he
promised he would, he didn't. When I asked his doctor why the magnesium had not
been added to his IV, word was sent back to me through the nurse that she had
never heard of using magnesium. I
sent copies of selected articles showing the immense value of magnesium on
pulmonary and cardiovascular function. Still there was no response from the
doctor.”[v] Magnesium deficiency commonly occurs in critical illness
and correlates with a higher mortality and worse clinical outcome in intensive
care units. Studies are now underway that have emergency crew personnel
authorized to administer IV magnesium immediately in the ambulance. Preliminary
trials found promising effects of mg SO4 (mg sulfate) on stroke victims if given
early enough, before getting to emergency rooms.[vi] Magnesium infusion in
patients with acute myocardial infarction (four grams of MgSO4 during the first
three days) reduced the incidences of arrhythmias, death and the size of
infarction. Another study showed reduction of mortality with infusion of 10
grams of MgSO4 in 24 hours.[vii] Dr. Sarah Mayhill, a British doctor working both for the
National Health Service says, “In fact it is partly this effect which is taken
advantage of in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction or acute stroke. In
both these conditions there is a local obstruction of blood supply. I use HIV
magnesium (2- 5mls of 50%) as a bolus to treat both these conditions - often
with dramatic effects. With acute myocardial infarctions there is often
immediate pain relief, as either the obstruction is relieved or good collateral
circulation restored. Furthermore, magnesium is anti-arrhythmic. Trials with
magnesium have clearly demonstrated benefit, and magnesium is used as a front
line drug in many hospitals. In acute stroke, function can be restored within a
few minutes - most satisfying. However, if there is a possibility that the
stroke is hemorrhagic (about 15% of cases) then magnesium should not be used.” Intravenous
magnesium is safe and effective in acute severe asthma and is commonly used by
emergency medical personnel. Numerous experimental, epidemiological and clinical
studies have pointed out a relevant role for magnesium deficiency in the
development of many cardiovascular diseases.[viii] The procedure of invasive
cardiac intervention and intravenous magnesium administration will soon become
the gold standard in treatment of acute myocardial infarction.[ix] Magnesium is the most important mineral to man and all living organisms.[x] Dr. Jerry Aikawa Magnesium has many known indications in anesthesiology and intensive care, and new studies are beginning to suggest its use in many other areas of medicine as well. For instance, two studies have suggested magnesium’s role in the treatment of acute migraine. Mauskop, et al [xi] demonstrated relief of headache within 15 minutes of intravenous magnesium in 32 of 40 patients with migraine, cluster headache, or tension headache. "Not all headaches are produced by mineral imbalances, but we now know that 50 to 60 percent of migraines are magnesium-linked. And that's probably why no prescription therapy on the market successfully treats headaches across the board. They're simply not treating the cause," says Dr. Burton M. Altura, professor of physiology and medicine at the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn. "Of the 17 people we've treated with magnesium, 13 have had complete improvement," says Dr. Herbert C. Mansmann, Jr., professor of pediatrics and associate professor of medicine at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. [xii] When used correctly, magnesium chloride is the best weapon we have to defend the body, not only from infectious diseases of both viral and bacterial origin, but also from the chemical deluge of toxic chemicals that are invading our bodies everyday. Between its power to stimulate white blood cells and glutathione, and its basic role in producing energy which is needed for detoxification, we have a heavyweight non-toxic medicine we can use without a prescription. This is going to be very important for many reasons, not the least is a new concern . . . a growing number of young, otherwise healthy Americans who are being stricken by the bacterial infection known as Clostridium difficile -- or C. diff -- which appears to be spreading rapidly around the country and causing unusually severe, sometimes fatal illness. It's a new phenomenon. It's just emerging. We're very
concerned. We know it's happening, but we're really not sure why it's happening
or where this is going. Center for Disease Control The infection has long been
common in hospital patients taking antibiotics for other reasons. As the drugs
kill off other bacteria in the digestive system, the C. diff microbe can
proliferate. Hospitals might be forced to use magnesium chloride or just watch
as more and more die from their refusal to step outside their medical boxes and
use something that can safely help deal with this and other medical situations.
Magnesium chloride is something strong enough to use in dramatic life
threatening moments during emergency treatment. This common sea mineral, when
concentrated, is a powerful universal medicine that we can turn to in many
clinical situations, including common influenza and the “dreaded” bird flu.
This is an exciting medical discovery. The same pure natural substance used in
emergency rooms to save people’s lives has a dramatic effect on cell life and
is safer to use than aspirin. Effective in a much broader sense than vitamin C,
magnesium chloride is a medicine that helps doctors to fulfill their primary
mission and purpose. Magnesium is nearly miraculous for the depth and scope of its application. Magnesium is necessary for the normal function of over 300 enzyme systems, for muscle relaxation, immune function, cardiac function, clotting, nerve conduction etc. Indeed I cannot think of a bodily department in which magnesium is not essential. It prevents heart disease, cancer, blood pressure, kidney stones and improves energy, sleep etc." reports Dr. Mayhill. “Like two diverging paths, it appears that the more we learn about the benefits of magnesium the more we uncover about the side effects of prescription drugs,” says Dr. Carolyn Dean, author of The Miracle of Magnesium. Magnesium chloride is a versatile medicine we can all put in our medicine cabinets. Magnesium chloride boosts almost all aspects of cell physiology and is what you want around if you are having a heart attack or stroke. The same drug is also a basic mineral nutrient supplied by the food industry. Magnesium chloride treatments address systemic nutritional deficiencies, act to improve the function of our cells and immune system, and help protect cells from oxidative damage. It’s a systemic medicine as well as a local one, bringing new life and energy to the cells wherever it is applied. Hundreds of billions of dollars and millions of lives would be saved if magnesium was supplemented and used as a medicine correctly. Mark Sircus, Ac., OMD, Director of International Medical Veritas Association References: [i] June 13, 1990 [ii] J Nutr Environ Med, 1999;9:513 [iii] European Heart J, 1991;12:12158 [iv] RODALE J. I., TAUB, HARALD J. MAGNESIUM THE NUTRIENT THAT COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE. PYRAMID BOOKS. NEW YORK [v] How Modern Medicine Killed My Brother. http://www.mercola.com/2004/nov/24/modern_medici ne.htm [vi] http://www.fastmag.info/sci_bkg.htm http://www.fastmag.info/index.htm [vii] Faintuch JJ, Menezes MS. Magnesium and myocardial infarction. Brazilian aspects. Clinicia Geral do Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade da Universidade de Sao Paulo. Rev Hosp Clin Fac Med Sao Paulo. 1997 Nov-Dec;52(6):333-6. Most of the brazilian's territory is poor in magnesium (Mg) and an evaluation of urinary Mg indicated very low concentration of this cation in a normal population sample. The study of the behavior of plasmatic Mg in the acute phase of uncomplicated myocardial infarction permitted the following conclusions; a) during the first three days of the clinical course there is significant hypomagnesemia; b) magnesemia rises progressively during the three days of infarction, without however reaching normal levels. The lymphocytic magnesium also show the same behavior. [viii] Crippa G, Sverzellati E, Giorgi-Pierfranceschi M, et al. Magnesium and cardiovascular drugs: interactions and therapeutic role. Ann Ital Med Int. 1999 Jan; 14(1):40-5. [ix] Smetana, R. Wink, K. Magnesium, acute myocardial infarction and reperfusion injury. Medicine and Konrad Wink, University Clinic Internal Medicine IV (Vienna, Austria). Clin Calcium. 2005 Feb;15 (2):261-4.(add this in for the date impact) [x] Aikawa LK, Magnesium: Its Biological Significance, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl, 1981 [xi] Mauskop A, Altura BT, Cracco RQ, et al. Intravenous magnesium sulfate rapidly alleviates headaches of various types. Headache 1996;36:154� 60.[Medline] [xii] http://www.mgwater.com/prev1801 .shtml Magnesium for Life Website
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