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title: Got Some Magnesium with Your Calcium?
date: 2010-03-30T14:09:58Z
modified: 2010-03-30T14:09:58Z
permalink: "https://elizabethyarnell.com/got-some-magnesium-with-your-calcium/"
type: post
status: publish
excerpt: ""
wpid: 1417
categories:
  - Recipes
tags:
  - blood clots
  - chronic fatigue
  - constipation
  - depression
  - detoxification
  - diabetes
  - fatigue
  - fibromyalgia
  - hypoglycemia
  - infertility
  - insommnia
  - kidney disease
  - kidney stones
  - libido
  - magnesium
  - migraines
  - muscle cramps
  - musculoskelatal conditions
  - osteoporosis
  - painful periods
  - PMS
  - "Raynaud's syndrome"
  - tooth decay
author: Elizabeth
---

I loved reading Dr. Christiane Northrup’s post on the importance of [getting enough magnesium](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christiane-northrup/magnesium-calcium_b_509115.html "magnesium") in your body.

She points out that while most doctors recommend women get more calcium in their body to keep their bones strong, they neglect to mention that without magnesium the calcium won’t be absorbed.

A magnesium deficiency might look like constipation, infertility, migraines, muscle cramps, or a whole host of other signs and symptoms.

Carolyn Dean, M.D., N.D., author of _The Magnesium Miracle_ (Ballantine Books, 2007), reports that these (and other) conditions are also associated with magnesium deficiency: blood clots, bowel disease, cystitis, depression, detoxification, diabetes, fatigue, hypoglycemia, insomnia, kidney disease, kidney stones, musculoskeletal conditions, osteoporosis, Raynaud’s syndrome, and even tooth decay. Dr. Dean also reports that she’s seen magnesium improve patients’ PMS, painful periods, chronic fatigue, and fibromyalgia. She’s also seen it increase their sexual pleasure!

My favorite ways to supplement magnesium include snacking on nuts and adding Epsom Salts to the bathtub to absorb it through the skin.