Hello Jim.
Yes; Dr Mark Sircus is very knowledgable about what he writes about; at
least in my opinion.
The 'magnesium oil' is NOT an oil nor is it mixed with an oil. They
only call it an 'oil' as it feels like an oil. It is magnesium chloride in
seawater; just and only seawater. It has not been processed with any chemicals
as so
many transdermal magnesium products have, and is very pure. 31% to 35 % of
the product is magnesium chloride. The rest is seawater with only trace
minerals in it. It is NATURAL, from the sea.
The problem with getting ALL of ones magnesium from food is that
even if ones eats organic foods, the earth is very depleted in magnesium plus
other minerals and one cannot really get enough from our foods anymore -- or
such is my understanding from reading all of Mark's posts plus doing research of
my own. I often follow up on some of the references in his posts too.
And even if one can get ones' magnesium levels up; there is the
problems of keeping them up. According to one of Mark's posts, Dr Myhill has
tried
getting her patients mag levels up by giving them an mag injection every week --
and this has worked. However, Dr Myhill says that after 2 (two) weeks, the
levels are back down again and the patient is again magnesium deficient. If one
takes the transdermal magnesium chloride in baths 3 or 4 times a week after
getting the levels up, one can keep them up: at least this is my understanding.
Did you know that glutathione needs magnesium?
I suggest that you ask Mark any questions if you need more info.
Blessings
Shan

> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 18:34:41 -0000
> From: "thmicom" <clements@...>
> Subject: Some things to ponder.
>
>
> I hope that all are doing well.
>
> Just so that there is no confusion re: magnesium oil that has recently
> been mentioned in a couple posts in this forum. I have no first-hand
> experience with the product so can not recommend a person use it or
> not. It is not part of the program that I suggest.
>
> From the posts that I've read from the person that is promoting this
> product, my impression is that he is very knowledgeable. His focus
> seems to be on the importance of magnesium for health. I agree that
> magnesium is important, but so are a number of other minerals and
> nutrients. The importance of any one is relative to the individual
> and her/his own deficiencies or excesses of it. In general, most
> people in the US are deficient in magnesium.
>
> As I said I have no experience with the product but it sounds like it
> is some mixture of magnesium and some kind of oil (I'm guessing olive
> oil since fish oil would be a little too aromatic) and it is applied
> topically, to the skin. The magnesium and oil is then absorbed
> through the skin.
>
> My thinking on this is that this pathway may be necessary for those
> that, for some reason, are not able to eat since the design of the
> body is to obtain this nutrient from the foods that we eat.
>
> If a person needs magnesium, they had better be eating foods that are
> good sources for magnesium. Any supplement should should not be taken
> to compensate for poor choices in the diet. If ignorant of what foods
> are good sources of magnesium, do a google search on the topic. Don't
> concentrate on any one food item, but include a variety of all. As
> each food will provide a different mix of nutrients.
>
> A person could eat a diet rich in magnesium foods but still exhibit
> signs of deficiency. Is this a situation in which the person should
> look to a topical application of the mineral to obtain it?
>
> It takes time for the body to correct a mineral imbalance, maybe a few
> months. If the body is unable to get it from the foods that we eat,
> assuming the nutrient is in the food, then this may indicate that
> there might be other areas that may first need to be addressed.
> Either there may be a problem with digestion in which the body is not
> able to take up the mineral or there may be a problem in which the
> body is using up magnesium faster than it is being provided in the
> diet such as too much protein or too much sugar, or alcohol, or
> caffiene all of which require more magnesium. In either case, these
> areas need to be corrected too, before magnesium balance can be restored.
>
> Well enough on magnesium.



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