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Transdermal Magnesium
The ratio of calcium to magnesium is vital for
cell membranes and the Blood Brain Barrier. In
response to Magnesium Treatments Dr. Gary Gordon wrote to his
doctors, “If you have compromised cell membranes or low ATP
production for any reason, then the cell has trouble maintaining
the normal gradient. This is because the usual gradient is
10,000 times more calcium outside of cells than inside; when
this is compromised you will have INCREASED INTRACELLULAR
CALCIUM, which seems to always happen at the time of death.
Whenever intracellular calcium is elevated, you have a relative
deficiency of magnesium, so whenever anyone is seriously ill,
acute or chronic, part of your plan must be to restore magnesium,
which is poorly absorbed through oral means.”
There are many forms of oral magnesium[i] and perhaps one is
more easily utilized then the other with magnesium chloride
likely to come out on top. It is what one would expect from the
most common form of magnesium that comes from the sea. Oral
magnesium chloride is very well tolerated and gets absorbed very
quickly and is inexpensive. It can even be spread on your skin
in a liquid and possibly can be purchased in bulk. Magnesium
chloride hexahydrate can be purchased chemically pure from most
chemical supply houses without a prescription and this might be
perfect (if pharmaceutical grade) to harden water after its been
purified through distillation. But this form of magnesium must
be kept very dry or it hardens like a rock.
Intravenous Magnesium
According to Dr. Shealy the most rapid
restoration of intracellular magnesium is accomplished with
intravenous replacement. For most patients 10 shots, given over
a two-week period, are adequate. Depending upon the patient’s
weight and general status, we give either 1 or 2 grams of
magnesium chloride IV over a 30 to 60 minute period:
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Many things affect magnesium absorption from the gut,[ii] no
matter what form of oral supplement is used, and this seriously
compromises oral administration in medical treatment. Most drugs
will adversely affect how magnesium taken orally is absorbed or
how quickly it will be excreted. When we think about the drugs
used for children on the autism spectrum, we should be concerned
about antipsychotics used for behavior control. Zyprexa,
Risperdal, and others can cause hyperglycemia, which in turn
causes increased excretion of magnesium taken orally. Many drugs
bind with magnesium diminishing its availability in the body.
Two cans of soda per day (all of which contain phosphates) also
bind up a lot of magnesium by preventing absorption of magnesium
ions in the GI tract. Magnesium also binds with aspartame so
drinking diet sodas is not an option.
Dr. Shealy adds that the problem with oral magnesium is that all
magnesium compounds are potentially laxative. And there is good
evidence that magnesium absorption depends upon the mineral
remaining in the intestine at least 12 hours. If intestinal
transit time is less than 12 hours, magnesium absorption is
impaired.
One of the major disadvantages of magnesium compositions that
are currently available is that they do not control the release
of magnesium, but instead immediately release magnesium in the
stomach after they are ingested. These products are inefficient
because they release magnesium in the upper gastrointestinal
tract where it reacts with other substances such as calcium.
These reactions reduce the absorption of magnesium.
Dr. Shealy has done some studies and has written a book about transdermal magnesium chloride oil. According to him individuals sprayed a solution of magnesium chloride over the entire body once daily for a month and did a 20 minute foot soak in magnesium chloride once daily for a month. Dr. Shealy recruited 16 individuals with low intracellular magnesium levels to participate in the following experiment. Subjects had a baseline Intracellular Magnesium Test documenting their deficiency and another post-Intracellular Magnesium Test after 1 month of daily soaks and spraying were analyzed. The results: Twelve of sixteen patients, 75%, had significant improvements in intracellular magnesium levels after only four weeks of foot soaking and skin spraying.
Typical Results:
Test results before and after 4 weeks of foot
soaks:
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Intravenous as well as transdermal administration of magnesium
bypass processing by the liver. Both transdermal and intravenous
therapy create "tissue saturation", the ability to get the
nutrients where we want them, directly in the circulation, where
they can reach body tissues at a high doses, without loss.
Intravenous administration is riskier though as an emergency
medicine it most certainly has its place.
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[i] Oral Magnesium Chloride, Magnesium Citrate Magnesium
Gluceptate, Magnesium Gluconate, Magnesium Hydroxide, Magnesium
Lactate, Magnesium Oxide, Magnesium Pidolate, Magnesium Sulfate.
[ii] There are a number of factors that can prevent the uptake
of minerals, even when they are available in our food. The
glandular system that regulates the messages sent to the
intestinal mucosa require plentiful fat-soluble vitamins in the
diet to work properly. Likewise, the intestinal mucosa requires
fat-soluble vitamins and adequate dietary cholesterol to
maintain proper integrity so that it passes only those nutrients
the body needs, while at the same time keeping out toxins and
large, undigested proteins that can cause allergic reactions.
Minerals may "compete" for receptor sites. Excess calcium may
impede the absorption of manganese, for example. Lack of
hydrochloric acid in the stomach, an over-alkaline environment
in the upper intestine or deficiencies in certain enzymes,
vitamin C and other nutrients may prevent chelates from
releasing their minerals. Finally, strong chelating substances,
such as phytic acid in grains, oxalic acid in green leafy
vegetables and tannins in tea may bind with ionized minerals in
the digestive tract and prevent them from being absorbed
More on this subject is available in the book
Transdermal Magnesium Therapy.
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