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How to make your own magnesium oil to improve sleep and reduce stress Are You Low on Magnesium?

The answer is likely “Yes” that you are deficient in Magnesium.

Magnesium is the eighth most abundant mineral on earth, and the third most abundant in sea water. More importantly, it is the fourth most abundant mineral in the human body and it is necessary in over 300 reactions within the body.

Magnesium isn’t just abundant in the body, but vitally important too. As this article explains:

Every single cell in the human body demands adequate magnesium to function, or it will perish. Strong bones and teeth, balanced hormones, a healthy nervous and cardiovascular system, wellfunctioning detoxification pathways and much more depend upon cellular magnesium sufficiency. Soft tissue containing the highest concentrations of magnesium in the body include the brain and the heart—two organs that produce a large amount of electrical activity, and which can be especially vulnerable to magnesium insufficiency.

Proper magnesium ratios are important for the body to correctly use calcium in the cells. Even a small deficiency can lead to a dangerous calcium imbalance and lead to problems like calcification and cell death. This manifests itself with symptoms like heart trouble, migraine headaches, muscle cramps and premenstrual cramping.

Where Has All The Magnesium Gone?

Unfortunately, most modern farming processes tax the soil, depleting it of its natural magnesium. On top of that, many hybrids are selectively bred to survive low levels of magnesium and most conventional fertilizers use nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus, and do nothing to replenish magnesium levels.

Water was once a good source of magnesium, but now:

Fluoride in drinking water binds with magnesium, creating a nearly insoluble mineral compound that ends up deposited in the bones, where its brittleness increases the risk of fractures. Water, in fact, could be an excellent source of magnesium—if it comes from deep wells that have magnesium at their source, or from mineral-rich glacial runoff. Urban sources of drinking water are usually from surface water, such as rivers and streams, which are low in magnesium. Even many bottled mineral waters are quite low in magnesium, or have a very high concentration of calcium, or both.

These additional dietary factors can also deplete magnesium:

  • Consumption of caffeine
  • Consumption of sugar (It takes 287 molecules of magnesium to metabolize a single glucose molecule! source)
  • Consumption of processed food
  • Consumption of alcohol
  • Consumption of produce from depleted soil
  • Consumption of foods high in phytic acid

Additionally, drugs like birth control pills, hypertension medicine, diuretics, insulin, and certain antibiotics (among others) deplete magnesium levels. Sweating often from exercise or other causes can also deplete magnesium.

What Does Magnesium DO?

Magnesium is necessary for hundreds of functions within the body, but is especially important for:

  • Gives rigidity AND flexibility to your bones (more important than Calcium in many cases)
  • Increases bioavailability of calcium
  • Regulates and normalizes blood pressure
  • Prevents and reverses kidney stone formation
  • Promotes restful sleep
  • Helps prevent congestive heart failure
  • Eases muscle cramps and spasms
  • Lowers serum cholesterol levels and triglycerides
  • Decreases insulin resistance
  • Can prevent artherosclerosis and stroke
  • End cluster and migraine headaches
  • Enhances circulation
  • Relieves fibromyalgia and chronic pain
  • Treats asthma and emphysema
  • Helps make proteins
  • Encourages proper elimination
  • Prevents osteoporosis
  • Proper Vitamin D absorption
  • protection from radiation
  • To aid weight loss
  • Lessen or remove ADD or ADHD in children
  • in proper carbohydrate digestion
  • emerging evidence is showing a preventative role in many cancers
  • (source)

Even though magnesium deficiency is rarely addressed in medical settings, the National Institutes of Health website states that:

Some observational surveys have associated higher blood levels of magnesium with lower risk of coronary heart disease [50-51]. In addition, some dietary surveys have suggested that a higher magnesium intake may reduce the risk of having a stroke [52]. There is also evidence that low body stores of magnesium increase the risk of abnormal heart rhythms, which may increase the risk of complications after a heart attack [4]. These studies suggest that consuming recommended amounts of magnesium may be beneficial to the cardiovascular system.

Are You Deficient?

As I said above, the answer is likely yes in today’s world, as over 80% of tested adults are. Unfortunately, blood tests are relatively ineffective in gauging magnesium levels as less than 1% of magnesium is in the blood.

Low magnesium levels are often diagnosed by symptoms alone, and the following symptoms can point to low magnesium levels:

  • Inability to sleep or insomnia
  • irritability
  • sensitivity to noise
  • mental disturbances
  • anxiety, depression or restlessness
  • muscle soreness or spasms
  • infertility or PMS
  • high levels of stress
  • Headaches
  • Heart “flutters” or palpitations
  • fatigue or unusual tiredness
  • coldness in extremities
  • fuzzy brain or difficulty concentrating
  • allergies and sensitivities
  • lack of appetite
  • back pain
  • body odor
  • bad short term memory
  • poor coordination
  • insulin resistance
  • carbohydrate cravings
  • constipation
  • frequent cavities or poor dental health
  • gut disorders
  • kidney stones
  • thyroid problems

If you have more than one of the above symptoms and especially if you have more than five, it is highly likely that you could benefit from magnesium supplementation.

How To Get Enough Magnesium

Unfortunately, magnesium is often not well absorbed by the digestive track, and is even more difficult to absorb if you are deficient or are low in vitamin D, have poor gut bacteria or suffer from a number of other conditions.

On top of that, most foods are depleted of their natural magnesium levels and the water supply is lacking also. For this reason, I often recommend magnesium supplementation to clients who struggle with the above symptoms.

There are several ways to supplement, and a mixture of more than one type of magnesium supplementation seems to be most effective. It is important to start slow and work up, as high doses will not be completely absorbed at first and most will be wasted.

Leafy green vegetables, sea vegetables, kelp and especially nettle (in herb form available here) are good dietary sources of magnesium, though if you have a deficiency, it will be difficult to raise your levels enough through diet alone.

The best ways to supplement with magnesium are:

I’d actually advice at least two of the above forms, including transdermal supplementation, especially if you show multiple symptoms. The easiest way to gauge your dose is to start at half of the recommended dose and work up (even above it) until you experience loose stools and then back off slightly. From this dose, you should be able to gradually increase your dose until your symptoms disappear.

Personally, I use all three of the above options and the most noticeable effects I’ve seen since using it (and notice when I forget to take it) are: my body odor has gone away, I have great mental clarity most of the time, and my sleep is greatly improved. I’ve also seen great improvements in my dental health, though this is also in part because of my dental regimen (full post on that coming soon).

If you experience any of the symptoms above, or if you are on a no grain diet or consume any processed or conventionally produced food, I’d definitely encourage at least trying magnesium supplementation to see if it can improve your symptoms.  If you’d like to learn more about the importance of magnesium and its various actions in the body, I’d suggest the book The Magnesium Miracle by Carolyn Dean.

Do you take magnesium? Have you noticed any benefit? Share below!

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  • Honora

    Dr. Davis recently suggested magnesium malate capsules.  What do you think of this supplementation?  What about chelated? 

  • SarahG.

    My sister suffers from almost everyone of these symptoms. She is being tested for everything under the sun. Is there a way to test for magnesium deficiency?

  • Cathy

    I’ve heard a lot of good about magnesium glycinate…any thoughts?  I’ve typically used Solaray’s blend of magnesium citrate and asparotate (sp?) and also Nature Calm.  The last few months I had gotten away from taking it and have had horrible body odor…just started again a few weeks ago…will be interested to see if that improves.

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    There isn’t a reliable way to test because so little of your body’s magnesium is in the blood. Most are in the bones and organs, and it is difficult to get a good measure through a blood test. Symptoms are usually used to diagnose, and since the body will just flush out any extra, it won’t hurt to try taking it for a month or two and see if symptoms improve.

  • Joey

    Would taking a bath in epsom salts be helpful?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Yes…I will actually add that to the post. It takes a long time of regular baths to get levels up, but is a great addition to supplements!

  • Venessa

    this might sound crazy..but if the soil is depleted of magnesium , as is the water..what are the supplements made of? Where do the manufacturers of the supplements get their ingredient from? Just a question…..

  • Joey

    Also, I’ve been wondering … do bone broths contain magnesium?  Would there be enough to even consider it a dietary source?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Bone broth does contain magnesium, but it also contains enough calcium that it won’t help much if your ratios are messed up, since you’ll be getting so much calcium with it. Bone broths are nutritionally great though, just not the best source of magnesium

  • Karyn

    What do you think of supplementation at the end of pregnancy? I have heard that it helps a lot with afterbirth pains, since it relaxes the uterus. But I’m wondering if one must wait until after labor – would it actually relax the uterus so much that it would not be as efficient during contractions?

  • Gissel Orellana

    I love this article, well every single one you post. I have some of these symptoms and I can’t wait to try the magnesium… I have terrible brain fog, body odor, stress, headaches ugh the list goes on. Again thank you!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=539308145 Elizabeth Kvammen

    hi :) what about young children and supplementation? would it be advisable or not to use the spray on their skin? from the reviews it seems to cause some soreness. thanks :)

  • http://www.nourishingwords.net/ Eleanor

    Thanks for the info about transdermal magnesium. I’ve been taking a magnesium supplement (high absorbtive, chelated), recommended by my naturopath, but know that absorption can be a problem. Even so, I feel much better when I’m taking it. Also, thanks for your very informative site. Good stuff!
    Eleanor

  • JillT

    I ordered the oil and the ionic supplement you recommended.

    The ionic supplement gives me a horribly sore throat. Why does this happen?

    Thanks!

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    How much water are you diluting it in? There’s a chance it is too concentrated, or that you need it so much that it is creating the same burn/tingle that the oil does on the skin when you first start taking it. Maybe try diluting it more or start with a smaller dose…

  • JillT

    Ummm… I’m not diluting it. In just taking a dropperful and swallowing it. Haha oops!

    I’ll try dilution. Thanks!

  • Rebekka Hennecke

    I took 1000mg daily of magnesium all through my pregnancy (I have a tendency to muscle cramps so I always take it), and none of my HC providers ever said anything to it. BUT: my water broke without contractions and I had to be induced, major failure to progress, fever and antibiotics, monitoring, interventions and finally 37 hours later my daughter was born by vacuum extraction. It sounds way worse than it actually was, though. I doubt the magnesium was the reason but from what you say it might have been a compounding factor? YMMV.

  • Wjeaner

    I have another symptom to add.  I had taken Inderol (a beta blocker) for 20 years because of shaky hands which had been diagnosed as a Voluntary Tremor.  After starting on Magnesium and upped my dose over time I am completely off the drug and only get shaky if I drink full caffeinated coffee, which makes sense from what you say about caffeine depleting it.  My heart palpitations are gone too!  
    This is a great article and I can really relate to it.  Thanks!   

  • Anonymous

    I am in the 3rd trimester and complained to my midwife of charlie horses in the legs as well as an over-abundance in Braxton-Hicks. She recommended the Natural Calm magnesium supplement b/c it’s so difficult to get enough nutrients through food when you are hugely pregnant and can only ingest about 1/2c. of food at one sitting. It has been an amazing difference!

  • Anonymous

    I forgot to tell you that she said that labor is going to be strong enough to get the baby out because the hormones during labor increase as needed. That’s why contractions start slow and far apart and get stronger and closer together. Your body communicates what’s necessary to do the job.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=52805591 Rebecca McGrath

    Wow those are a lot of symptoms and I have a lot. If I am magnesium deficient then I bet my husband and son are. Now my question is my son is 4 1/2 yrs. old how should I treat him for this? How much should I use? I would just be afraid of giving him too much.

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    You could just add very small doses of the liquid to his drinks (a drop or two) and add some epsom salts to his baths, and that should work to slowly bring his levels up.

  • Karyn

    Thanks for the feedback, Rebekka and Babs5 – I too get the muscle cramps so I might try the supplementation. And I wouldn’t mind if my contractions slowed down a smidge as mine come fast and furious once they start!

  • Karyn

    Thanks for the feedback, Rebekka and Babs5 – I too get the muscle cramps so I might try the supplementation. And I wouldn’t mind if my contractions slowed down a smidge as mine come fast and furious once they start!

  • Danielle

    Maybe I’m insanely sensitive but I just got the oil and the calm today. The oil burned- not tingled and left red dots. Should I dilute it?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Yeah, try diluting in coconut oil if you have it, or lotion if you don’t. From what I understand, the more deficient you are, the more it will be uncomfortable in the beginning. Mine was uncomfortable enough to be annoying when I first started using it, but now it doesn’t bother me at all…

  • Sara

    Do you use all three methods at the same time? Where should you start or with how much?

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  • KellyG00

    Have you heard of a magnesium deficiency causing restless leg syndrome?  I have suffered from it for severals years now, and I know it is aggravated by alcohol, sugar, and caffeine (all things that deplete magnesium, hmm…).  I am considering trying the magnesium oil to lessen my symptoms.  

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  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Both of those forms are good as well, but some people may have trouble absorbing them internally if they have intestinal issues, so the skin oil is helpful for those people.

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    That for is fine, though if you have trouble absorbing, it may be easier to use the skin oil, which will be absorbed better.

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    I’ve wondered about this too, but low magnesium can lead to birth complications so I’ve always taken it during pregnancy for that reason.

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    My kids love Natural Calm

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    I use small doses of all three, but some people do better with just the oil at first. I’d start with the recommended dose of one and then add the others in slowly.

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Let me know how it works! I’ve heard this connection and have wondered that also…

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  • Colleen

    Hi, Thanks for this post. So here’s a funny thing… I’ve experienced chronic/seasonal (I know… weird, but true) follifulitis for more than ten years now.  Red spots on my arms and near a surgery scar on my leg and it’s staph. The infection subsided a bit when I went gluten free three years ago, but this spring it’s back (we’ve had pretty nice weather here in the PNW, so perhaps this is b/c of allergens?).  Long story short, I’ve tried everything I can think of to address this problem, but nothing helped– until this last week when I read that some people have had success applying MILK of MAGNESIA directly to the problem areas.  I had some left over from my gluten days, so I tried it.  Lo and behold, of all the things in the world, good ol’ Phillips Milk of Magnesia is working.  It seems to keep the inflammation down and it’s the staph creates the inflammation pockets.   My theory is that the magnesium is changing the surface of my skin (pH? like with epsom baths) in such a way that it’s inhospitable to staph.  I’ve also gathered that magnesium somehow binds tissue cells together such that staph cannot easily slip between two or more.  The existing spots are shrinking quickly– while usually they stay “active” for weeks.  My only concern (aside from the unflattering milky white residue) is a bleaching additive Phillips uses to as a preservative, so I think I’ll try this transdermal magnesium– seems like it could be a worthwhile investment.

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    That’s great and it does make sense!

  • http://www.facebook.com/amy.stadler.7 Amy Stadler

    Before I started taking magnesium I had headaches and/or migraines 5-6 days a week.  Since I started I have only had one headache! yay! This is awesome since I hate taking medication.  My doctor had me on Imitrex for my migraines and half the time it didn’t even work! The side effects scared me so I would usually just suffer through the pain but now I don’t have to! Thanks so much for all the info you provide and for sharing your knowledge so others can benefit too!!

  • Shnapes

    I started to take the Natural Calm a few weeks ago and after a few days my arms started to itch (as I increased the dose) is that normal? I stopped taking it thinking I was having an allergic reaction. Not sure what to do now…any suggestions?

  • Emily

    Epsom salt baths are recommended by Dr. Christanne Northrup as a good source of magnesium.  I have found a bath with a cup of epsom salt or a foot soak can be effective. :)

  • Nik

    I had restless leg syndrome durring my last trimester of pregnancy. I took Magnesium and it absolutely helped plus I slept better.

  • Teasdale2

    Does it have any side effects with prescription meds? My dad has advanced Parkinson’s Disease so is on lot of meds, but I think magnesium might help him out.  Any thoughts?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Here’s one list I found but I’d definitely check with his doctor: http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/magnesium-000968.htm . I’ve also heard of people improving from taking about 1/4 cup of coconut oil per day in food or tea.

  • Teasdale2

    Thanks! I’ve wondered about coconut oil for him as well. Will for sure check with the doc first and hopefully he’ll be opened minded enough….

  • sheryl

    Is taking magnesium in pills ok together with vit c and vit d3? Ty let me know cause it makes feel weak. Ty

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    I wouldn’t take them at the same time, as the magnesium and c together tend to cancel each other our. If you are deficient, the mag can make you tired, especially at first…

  • sheryl

    Is the magnesium you get from walmart is ok? ty for taking time writing all good stuff. God bless you.

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    It should be ok. Just look for a magnesium with an -ate ending like magnesium citrate.

  • sheryl

    Ty so much :)

  • sheryl

    Wow!!! Taking magnesium sulfate makes you run in the bathroom. Is it safe to take it everyday? Let me know and ty in advance :)

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Especially if you are low, you can have loose bowels at first. Try a lower dose and taper up slowly if you want to avoid the bathroom trips, but it is safe everyday…

  • sheryl

    I only took 2tbsp but it’s alright cleans me up. It gives me cramp though when i woke this morning. Ty u so much for all your help. :)

  • Jbelesi

    Is it ok to use the spray on children? I have a 10 yr old girl, 8 yr old boy, and 5 yr old girl.

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    It’s fine, but I’d dilute some just so it doesn’t make their skin tingle… my kids hated that.

  • Dawn

    I have been using the Natural Calm every night before bed. It helps me sleep more soundly and fall asleep faster. It also helps counter the effects of Tramadol which I take for back pain (I’m regular now). I am going to start my daughter on it next. She gets many headaches and is highly stressed at school.

  • Pegmedi

    Can I take nutri calm with my multi vitamin

  • Jenn H

    Quick correction- the link you provided about the number of Mg molecules to metabolize one molecule of glucose was incorrect by a factor of 10 according to the source you provided. The source states 28 molecules Mg, and you state 287.

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Yes, just start slow and let your bowels tell you if you are taking too much…

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Oops… thanks for catching the typo!

  • Amy

    Hi, I am wondering….do you have a source for this: “Unfortunately, blood tests are relatively ineffective in gauging magnesium levels as less than 1% of magnesium is in the blood.”
    I would really like to start supplementing with Magnesium but there’s no way my husband will take it if I don’t have some concrete evidence that he needs it. Is the Magnesium RBC test any more accurate? He has high blood pressure and I’ve been wondering if this is the culprit. His regular Mag level on a standard blood test came back normal. Like I say….I’m going to need something more to get him onboard.

    Thanks :)

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Here is one article from an AHA Journal:http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/92/8/2190.abstract a quote: In their work with patients, doctors find this lack of a test that can measure clinically meaningful magnesium levels frustrating. The article ‘Noninvasive Measurement of Tissue Magnesium and Correlation With Cardiac Levels’ emphasizes this frustration in the statement: “The role of magnesium in the clinical setting, however, is hampered by the lack of an assay of intracellular tissue magnesium levels.” And intracellular levels are being shown to be the only clinically significant measures of magnesium levels. As an answer to this, a ‘Sublingual epithelial cell’ magnesium test was developed and has been shown to be a valuable tool in the hunt for meaningful magnesium measurements. One study that compared the intracellular levels of magnesium from the scrapings of cells directly from the heart wall and from cells under the tongue showed that the two matched up well; more importantly, low magnesium levels from the sublingual epithelial cell scrapings were able to correctly predict the patients that would have abnormal changes in their heart rhythm after major heart surgery, even while the serum levels were within normal range.
    “Since only 1% of total body Mg 2+ is found in the
    intravascular space, serum levels of Mg 2+ give little
    information about a patient’s overall Mg 2+
    status with respect to this essential mineral.”
    Burton B. Silver, PhD

  • Mary Cronin

    Hi, I bought Natural Calm today after I read your article, but had forgotten about the loose stools thing. I have crohn’s disease (and while I’m not in any pain right now I do have loose stools already from it at the moment). You also mention the gut/bad bacteria thing. Should I be using this as the spray as my first time use? I guess I probably should, I was just hoping to do this today, but I will do that tomorrow. How would I know when I’m doing “enough” if I already have loose stools? I guess I should just do the spraying on the skin for now? Any thoughts appreciated. Love the site, have learned a lot of insteresting things I hope to put to use in my household soon.

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    I’d definitely start with the spray if you have digestive issues, as that will make it really tough to absorb through the digestive track anyway. Start with 5-10 sprays a day and eventually work up to 30.

  • http://www.facebook.com/kathrynmm Kathryn Simmons McDonald

    You might want to correct your 287 to 28 in the paragraph about molecules of magnesium vs sugar. “According to Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride, the body requires at least twenty-eight molecules of magnesium to metabolize a single molecule of glucose.” WAP.

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  • Guest

    This is exact same thing is happening to me – and I’m super tired as well. Is this normal? I started with a minimal dose and gradually increased it.

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    I haven’t heard of anyone having that reaction before… It could be a reaction to an ingredient in the magnesium. HEre is one article I found about it… http://www.livestrong.com/article/474904-magnesium-itching/ Have you ever taken another kind of magnesium before?

  • AOT

    It’s helped my RLS quite a bit. I spray it on my feet and calves at bedtime & rarely have a problem.

  • Erika

    Thank you sooo much for this info! I will definitely be getting some of these magnesium supplements for me, who is hypothyroid, and for my son, who is ADHD, but I also strongly suspect he is low thyroid as well. I just learned this week about the connection that magnesium plays with brain function and ADHD from this site, just in case anyone is further interested. I was shocked to find out that this (and zinc) may be all the help my son needs. I am so thankful for your info. Here’s the site about ADHD and magnesium:

    http://adhd-treatment-options.blogspot.com/2008/11/treating-adhd-with-magnesium-and.html?m=1

  • Erika

    I had horrible leg cramping with my first pregnancy. Now that I use midwives for prenatal care, they always have me supplement with calcium/magnesium, and have had NOT ONE cramp in my last 4 pregnancies. If I ever get a little restless leg syndrome, I go get out a magnesium pill, and it is gone in 15 minutes. Love it!

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  • McCall

    I also seem to have a rash on my lower legs, wondering if its due to the natural calm. Tried the mg oil and it itched so bad! What do you think of this article? http://phaelosopher.com/2007/09/10/understanding-magnesium-replenishment-transdermally/

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    It seems to make some sense. I notice that the oil only bothers me if I’ve eaten junk lately…

  • Inez

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  • http://twitter.com/Titus2Homemaker Rachel Ramey

    My doc finds the RBC mag test more accurate than a straight blood-levels test. I can’t swear it’s totally accurate, of course, but he says it’s BETTER. (And mine definitely showed low.)

  • Marian Madden

    Do you make your own oil, or order already made from Amazon?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    I’ve done both, but making it at home is really easy and a lot cheaper!

  • Reyna

    Hi, I have been struggling with PCOS and have always worked to keep testosterone levels down. In spite of all the other health benefits which I can definitely help me (insomnia, spasm, pms, sensitive to cold, overweight in the midsection etc.), I have read that magnesium will increase testosterone. Has anyone with PCOS tried taking magnesium? I am wondering if I should take it or stay away from it.

  • Marian Madden

    Is there a recipe on your site? I don’t know if I’m just missing it, but I can’t find it.

  • Marian Madden

    Just found the recipe!!!

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  • Reyna

    Hi, I have been struggling with PCOS and have always worked to keep testosterone levels down. In spite of all the other health benefits which I can definitely help me (insomnia, spasm, pms, sensitive to cold, overweight in the midsection etc.), I have read that magnesium will increase testosterone. Has anyone with PCOS tried taking magnesium? I am wondering if I should take it or stay away from it.

  • http://www.facebook.com/kirsten.cleigh Kirsten Cleigh

    Where I live, we do not have fluoridated water. The people here passed a law or whatever to remove it. Our water all comes from an aquifer, and my water personally is very delicious and low in chlorine (city water tastes like a swimming pool, but I live just outside the city limits and have a different water source). Would that make it more likely that my drinking water has more magnesium in it?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    It might, though most sources are still depleted if they are filtered at all..

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  • http://www.facebook.com/jeubanks424 Jeannine Ulasich Eubanks

    Oh my, I have 14 of those symptoms! Guess I better get on this!

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  • Rebekah Love

    Unfortunately, I think my water has fluoride in it. If fluoride in water binds with magnesium, does mixing Natural Calm or magnesium salt with this water negate its effects?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Tracy-Helmsmeier-Pinnix/1133855088 Tracy Helmsmeier-Pinnix

    am I missing the recipe ?

  • Jackie

    How much should you take (my blood tests said low but I have been having bad cramps, horrible palpitations and high stess for no reason really) and I want my kids on it. I have the lotion, oil and natural calm. whats best and how much on kids? and where is it best to put the lotion/oil? thanks! Looking forward to seeing some results! Oh! and they said I had low D and B… will that make a difference?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    I’m not a doc, but I take about 400-500 mg a day in different forms. For my kids, I rub the oil on their feet before bedtime… helps them sleep.

  • Candace Holmes

    Thanks for the great post. How do I make my own Magnesium oil. I read the article above and didn’t see instructions. Thanks :)

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  • http://www.facebook.com/shelly.barrett.39 Shelly Barrett

    I’ve been taking NaturalCalm for the last few days and am super-nauseated this morning. I’ve read all the comments and no one seems to have experienced this. Can you tell me if this could be a normal reaction…so I don’t have to take a pregnancy test?! Haha

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    It can be a normal reaction… are you taking it in the morning?

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  • Megan Hutchison

    Has anyone tried rubbing/applying the ionic magnesium to their skin for transdermal dosing? I would like to buy/make magnesium oil, but in the mean time… thanks!

  • Carmen

    Hi Katie, I was wondering why in my bottle of magnesium oil says to wipe or wash after 20 min? Do you know if is ok to leave it on? Bought the one you use.
    Thanks for your response,

  • http://www.facebook.com/bigbadbarb Barbara Powers

    Good question… I’d buy spring water to mix with it to be sure you’re getting what you want into your body.

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    IT can dry skin if left on, but I just moisturize over it to prevent that…

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  • http://www.facebook.com/jamilaknopp Jamila Knopp

    Yes, I think though. Magnesium makes my restless legs settle.

  • Lexie Hill

    Do you then wipe it off or leave on?

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  • Soulful Lab

    Totally agree! With a young one, I find drinking the Natural Calm to be the best way I get magnesium since I can chase my toddler and drink it before bed.

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  • Denielle

    Have you ever used Prill Beads (magnesium oxide). Helps alkalize water

  • Iwonderbren

    I had gastric bypass over 10 years ago and about 4 years after surgery I had a panic attach and now I suffer from Anxiety etc. I am wondering if the surgery made the absorbsion of Magnesion even harder and now I am really deficient. Have you heard of such problems with those surgeries.

  • http://www.facebook.com/t.gaught2 Terrie Gaught

    Hi will mega magnesium help me with my fibromyalgia as i have had it for some mths now , just started 2 days ago a friend said it mite help me with the pain is this true as i need to find somthing besides the tablets the doctor has given me as these help me with my sleep and my stress but not helping with the pain , i would like to try and be normal again as day by day dities are getting hard for me to do and i would like to go back to work as i have been off work due to the pain thats in my body ,can this help me as i am taking 1 a day or should i take 2 a day . PLEASE HELP .