Hi everybody
This is the title of a book by Carolyn Dean, a medical doctor and naturopath.
Let me tell you how I stumbled onto this book. I have been having migraines, and they have been bumping up their frequency in the past 2-3 months, coming weekly, now sometimes twice a week. I had heard in the past that magnesium was good for migraines. So, I had 2 migraines last week, and each time I took magnesium. By the time I woke up in the morning, I had no headache or hangover effect. Nary a headache since, and the right side of my head which perpetually felt achy and itching to blow out into a headache feels fine. I thought, hmmm, there is something to this. I did some research, and found this book, and ordered it from the library. This is what I do sometimes, so I can then see whether I want to buy it. (And FWIW, I've now ordered it.)
Like I said, I had heard that magnesium was good for headaches, but I was taking some good vitamins, and thought I was getting enough. Apparently not. FWIW, I am taking a 400 mg tablet, and cutting it in half, 200 in the morning, 200 before sleep (yes, it helps with sleep too). I don't know if I need more; we'll see as time goes on.
If you want to read a little bit about what Dr. Dean has to say about magnesium, you can find a synopsis at Dr. Mercola's website. She says that many of us are magnesium deficient, merely from our diets and the fact that our soil is so depleted. The drugs we take deplete magnesium. Stress causes magnesium deficiency as well. And our bodies are under assault. All of this is explained in her book. It's an easy and quick read. Dr. Dean is a health advocate and educator and it's clear to me, she truly wants to help people. She is a doctor, and she went through that training, but she came to realize that the answers are not all about prescription drugs.
Magnesium is good for many things including anxiety, depression, fatigue, joint pain, PMS, etc, many many things. I will continue to be adding extra magnesium to the mix. There are also magnesium-rich foods you can eat as well. Between this and the aloe vera concentrate, I have been feeling a lot better this week. As you know, I'm trying to ready myself for trying the cat's claw again.
CS
PS I knew she had her own web site, and I didn't go there until just now. Apparently she has a radio program you might be able to stream. I had been thinking I wanted to try a naturopath, and she just may be close enough for me.
