There are different ways of taking Magnesium (Mg) supplements. It would be preferable to
gain all the Mg we need from our food but with modern agriculture, this is not easy. With the incidence of pushing Calcium (Ca) and Ca fortification in many foods, it is very difficult to get a good balance of Ca and Mg in our diet. Ca is much more 
prevalent to the extent that it can be detrimental to our health. If too much is in our bodies without a balanced amount of Mg, Ca can migrate to parts of our body where it doesn’t belong, causing all kinds of problems. That being the case, Mg must be kept to a level where Ca can be controlled and ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) conversion, the
‘energy currency’ inside our mitochondria which keep us moving, can be produced efficiently. Out of all the problems that can be caused from a deficiency of Mg, the Ca:Mg balance must be the most important. It is this balance within our cardiovascular system and blood vessels that keeps a healthy heart and clear arteries. Ca can be a loose cannon if Mg is not around to keep it under control. Continue reading Best Magnesium Supplements To Take
How To Keep Your Heart Healthy – Part 2
Part 2
Carrying on from Part 1 on ‘how to keep your heart healthy’ we will go through the whole process of how cardiovascular disease can happen to a seemingly healthy person.
Stress is the start
We know that stress is the biggest depleter of magnesium. All kinds of stress, be it physical, mental, heat, cold, bereavement, divorce, disease, toothache, workouts, marathons, kids, work, money. You name it, we get stressed from it. It cannot be avoided and we have to live with it. We go from day to day, not realising the kind of stress we are under. We don’t even know we’re stressed because it’s part of everyday life. Continue reading How To Keep Your Heart Healthy – Part 2
How To Keep Your Heart Healthy
Part 1
There is a plethera of much overlooked and ignored evidence about how and why we get cardiovascular diseases. How to keep your heart healthy is a post giving details of this evidence and how you can apply it and keep your heart in good fettle throughout the whole of your life. But first some facts:
The Biggest Killer
Patrick J. Lynch
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), cardiovascular diseases killed 17.5 million people in 2012, that’s 3 of every 10 deaths. Of these, 7.4 million people died of ischaemic heart disease and 6.7 million from stroke.
Ischaemic heart disease, stroke, lower respiratory infections and chronic obstructive lung disease have remained the top major killers during the past decade. What’s worse is that since the year 2000, deaths have risen, not fallen. Cardiovascular diseases alone killed 2.6 million more people in 2012 than in the year 2000. So much for the super drugs that are supposed to keep the epidemic of cardiovascular disease under control. Continue reading How To Keep Your Heart Healthy
Type A and B Personality Traits
Are you type A or B?
This is an article about type A and B personality traits and how being one or the other can affect your health! There are other personality types but I want to concentrate mainly on type A.
Let’s see if you’re type A
Do you have what you might call a strong personality? Are you driven by ambition with plenty of get-up-and-go? Do you get impatient and irritable if things don’t go your way? Are you competitive with a Continue reading Type A and B Personality Traits
Why Do I Have Chest Pain?
Many people ask ‘why do I have chest pain? There are numerous reasons why you may have pain in the chest area and it doesn’t always mean you have something wrong with your heart.
There are many incidences where people think that they may be having a heart attack and I will be going through two of them further in this post. But first, I want to emphasise that if you are having any of the following symptoms, consult a doctor and/or call for an ambulance immediately:
- chest pain
- pain in the upper back
- pain in the stomach, arms,
neck, jaw or even teeth - tightness in the chest
- feeling light headed or dizzy
- shortness of breath
- feeling clammy and sweaty
- feeling nauseous or vomiting
- feeling really unwell.
Symptoms vary from one person to another and often differ between men and women. Continue reading Why Do I Have Chest Pain?