Guest guest Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 info - Help Manage Kids' Asthma with Magnesium - Children suffering from asthma might benefit from taking extra magnesium. The results of a study, published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, showed that children living with asthma had fewer episodes and needed less " rescue " medication to treat acute asthma attacks after taking a magnesium supplement for two months. To see if supplementing with magnesium might help reduce asthma symptoms, a Brazilian research team gave 300 mg of magnesium or a nontreatment pill (placebo) to 37 children each day for two months. The children continued their long-term asthma control medications, and used rescue inhalers as necessary. The children who were given magnesium had significantly fewer asthma attacks and used less rescue medication than the placebo group. Magnesium also improved the children's overall lung function, decreased airway hyperreactivity, and improved their allergies. The authors concluded that when used in combination with a medication for long-term asthma control, magnesium exerts an additional beneficial effect for asthma control. (Eur J Clin Nutr 2006;doi:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602475) http://bastyrcenter.org/content/view/1134/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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