Part 2
In Part 1 of ‘Can stress cause heart disease?’, I explained the diversity of stressors that the population, in this day and age, have to contend with. This burden of anxiety, which is causing most of us to live with stress on a daily basis, is the start of the road to heart disease.
Comparing then to now
Back in the early 20th century, we were getting plenty of Mg in our diet. The soils were full of vitimins and minerals and as well as tasting great our food kept us replete with Mg and other nutrients. Our crops were healthy and our livestock fed on the fresh, nutritious grasses and lived out in the fertile fields. An estimated 400mg-500mg of Mg per day was the average intake for the majority of the population. In the year 1900, heart disease was not the killer it is today and was way down the list of major causes of death. Continue reading Can Stress Cause Heart Disease? – Part 2
He went on to say that the family had always consumed lots of dairy products and regularly used supplements to make sure their vitamins and minerals were topped up and especially that they had plenty of Calcium (Ca). Here is an outwardly healthy man in his early 60s who has never had a sign of heart disease. 50% of those who die of heart disease have no symptoms.(1) Their heart attack is the first and last symptom they have. This is a shocking figure and goes to prove there’s something really amiss here. 
