Magnesium deficiency, excessive doses of Vitamin D, Calcium poisoning & cardiovascular diseases.
Dr. Nan K. Fuchs “A healthy cell has a high magnesium and low calcium level. The higher the calcium level and the lower the magnesium level in the extra-cellular fluid, the harder is it to pump the calcium out. The result is that with low magnesium levels the mitochondria gradually calcify and energy production decreases.” source: Dr. Mark Sircus “Transdermal Magnesium Therapy”
Dr. Garry Gordon “Elevated calcium levels are also associated with arthritic/joint and vascular degeneration, calcification of soft tissue, hypertension and stroke, in addition to increase in VLDL triglycerides, gastrointestinal disturbances, mood and depressive disorders, chronic fatigue, and general mineral imbalances including magnesium, zinc, iron and phosphorus. High calcium levels interfere with vitamin D and subsequently inhibit the vitamin’s cancer protective effect unless extra amounts of vitamin D are supplemented.”
source: Accu-Cell Nutrition; Calcium and Magnesium
http://www.acucell.com/acn.html “Administration of vitamin D to treat secondary hyper-parathyroidism increases intestinal absorption of calcium and phosphorus, and raises serum calcium and phosphorus levels. Soft-tissue and vascular calcification is associated with a history of vitamin D therapy.”
source: Nephrol Dial Transplant (2002) 17:336-339 Cardiovascular calcification in end-stage renal disease
Dr. Marc Sircus “Magnesium and calcium share a common route of absorption in the intestinal tract to appear to have a mutually suppressive effect on each other. If calcium intake (or dairy intake) is unusually high, calcium will be absorbed in preference to magnesium. Also, excessive doses of vitamin D and calcium supplements can cause renal magnesium loss. Sunlight is the only safe way to get vitamin D since the body regulates how much is made. Take it by pill form and calcium homeostasis is overridden.”... “Countries with the highest calcium-to-magnesium ratios (high calcium, low magnesium) in soil and water have the highest incidence of cardiovascular disease. At top of the list is Australia. In contrast Japan with its low cardiac death rate, the daily magnesium intake was cited as high as 560mg.”
source: Dr. Mark Sircus “Transdermal Magnesium Therapy”
Dr. H. Ray Everes “The power plant of human cell is called mitochondrion. The mitochondrion is what generates energy for the cell to use. What everyone refers to as ‘energy’ is derived from the oxidative reduction of the cellular respiration. This is done through the mitochondria. Bute the problem arises when the cell is low in magnesium relative to calcium.
Adenosine triphosphate, the ‘energy currency’ of the cell, is magnesium-dependent. This means it is obvious that the calcium pump at the cell membrane is also magnesium dependent.
Without enough ‘biologically available magnesium, the cellular calcium pump slows down. Thus a vicious cycle is established. The low levels of available
magnesium inhibit the generation of energy and the low levels of energy inhibit the calcium pump. The end result? The mitochondrion, the powerhouse of the cell and the entire body becomes calcified. This is the beginning of aging. Every function of your body can be inhibited when the mitochondria calcify” source: Dr. Mark Sircus “Transdermal Magnesium Therapy”
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