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It's truly a shame that the medical community gives such limited attention to magnesium deficiencies. This needs to be corrected as quickly as possible.
Magnesium is one of the six essential macro-minerals that is required by the body for energy production and synthesis of protein and enzymes. It contributes to the development of bones and most importantly it is responsible for synthesis of your DNA and RNA. A new report that has appeared in the British Journal of Cancer, gives you another reason to add more magnesium to your diet.
According to researchers Indiana University, daily intake of magnesium may help in preventing pancreatic cancer. Previous studies have found that magnesium is inversely associated with the risk of diabetes, which is a common risk factor of pancreatic cancer. "But few studies have explored the direct association of magnesium with pancreatic cancer. Of those that did, their findings were inconclusive," said Daniel Dibaba, PhD student at the School of Public Health-Bloomington, who led the IU study.
Dibaba and colleagues analysed over 66,000 men and women, aged 50 to 76, looking at the direct association between magnesium and pancreatic cancer. Of those followed, 151 participants developed pancreatic cancer. The study found that every 100-milligram-per-day decrease in magnesium intake was associated with a 24 percent increase in the occurrence of pancreatic cancer
The big question here is, "Who is at a higher risk". Based on the study results, I would have to say that anyone who has a magnesium deficiency would very likely be at a higher risk. Here's a link to an abstract of the original research article:
CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this prospective cohort study indicate that magnesium intake may be beneficial in terms of primary prevention of pancreatic cancer.
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
I'm fairly certain magnesium has saved me from a slew of unwanted withdrawal symptoms as I was coming off of my anti-anxiety med which heroin users say is the hardest thing to come off of. While it still wasn't or still isn't a walk in the park, magnesium is a MUST in this type of situation!
That certainly makes sense. Thank you for sharing your insight.
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It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
That's an insightful article and yes, why usn't magnesium taken more seriously by the medical profession.
Its a total nightmare - they seem to be selective and blind to the obvious.
During the past five years I have seen my GP about two things - D and very low energy levels. His reply ad nauseum was you are depressed for the low energy. He tried to persuade me to take anti-depressants but I insisted I was not depressed but off colour. The D was put down religiously to IBS and that I am a strung up A-Type personality. Yes to the A-Type personslity but I insisted there must be a food intolerance - this was ignored unless I was prepared to eat a bucket of wheat products and make myself ill.
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