Re: Magnesium....and chocolate...

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Goodmorning Sunshine ~

I am feeling better, so, yeah ! ! I am sorry

your nipple had such pain last night, glad

it didnt last too long. I sure hope the doctors

have good news for you on friday. Keep us

posted, and please do not over do ! How was

your visit with your friends ?

Love you ~ DedeSee what's new at AOL.com and Make AOL Your Homepage.

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Thank you, darling Dede:

This is a great, you always post such good articles. How are you doing today? We hope that you start to feel great, and then you will have your surgery. It is so sad that they cannot do it now, because then we could heal together. I do not have a date for my surgery, but it should happen soon. Last night I had throbbing pain in my left nipple, it came on quickly, and left quickly. My breast is not as painful anymore, the abscess is probably filling up again! We see my family doctor on Friday, and he might have some news for us. He has written to my rheumatologist, and I would like to see what he wrote to him.

Honey, have a happy day...love you always...Lea and Superman

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Magnesium....and chocolate...

Magnesium

MAGNESIUM

Because of the competing nature of calcium and magnesium, excessive calcium intake from foods or supplements can lead to a magnesium deficiency. The symptoms of magnesium deficiency are identical with many of the symptoms of thyroid disease, especially hyperthyroidism. People of Asian descent who get hyperthyroidism often become completely rigid and may be found lying in the streets this way. The condition is called hypokalemic periodic paralysis and is highly associated with hyperthyroidism. It's possible that the origin of the disease is not from low potassium (hypokalemia) but from low magnesium, which we know is a factor in hyperthyroidism.

Functions:

The principal function of magnesium that is critical in thyroid disease is that it enables muscles to relax. With inadequate magnesium, the muscles cramp. When this happens to the heart muscles the heart does not go through a complete relaxation phase, and the next calcium-driven contraction begins before the relaxation is complete. This results in rapid heart beat and irregular heart rate known as arrhythmia.

Deficiency Effects and Symptoms:

According to the Nutrition Almanac, "Magnesium deficiency can easily occur because magnesium is refined out of many foods during processing. Cooking food removes the minerals; the oxalic acid in foods like spinach and phytic acid found in cereals bind magnesium in the body, as do unbalanced amounts of salts....A deficiency can occur in people with diabetes, those who use diuretics or digitalis preparations, the elderly, those with pancreatitis, chronic alcoholism, kwashiorkor, pregnancy, cirrhosis of the liver, arteriosclerosis or kidney malfunction, those on low-calorie or high-carbohydrate diets, and those who have severe malabsorption such as that caused by chronic diarrhea or vomiting....Fluoride, high zinc levels, high levels of vitamin D, diuretics, and diarrhea will cause a deficiency of magnesium."

Also from N. A.: "Magnesium deficiency is thought to be closely related to coronary heart disease, including myocardial necrosis. An inadequate supply of this mineral may result in the formation of clots in the heart and brain and may contribute to calcium deposits in the kidneys blood vessels, and heart. Heart failure resulting from fibrillation and lesions in the small arteries is linked to a deficiency of magnesium, as is vasodilation, which is followed by hyperkinetic behavior and fatal convulsions."

"Symptoms of a deficiency may include gastrointestinal disorders, irregular heart rhythm, lack of coordination, muscle twitch, tremors, weakness, apprehensiveness, personality changes, disorientation, confusion, depression, and irritability. A deficiency interferes with nerve and muscle impulses. Long-term deficiency can lead to tetany as in a calcium deficiency, alcoholic hallucinations, unusual face and eye movement, alopecia (baldness), swollen gums, and lesions of the gums."

Beneficial Effects:

N.A.: "Magnesium is vital in helping prevent heart attacks....After a heart attack, it has been found that supplementation provided a much higher survival rate and showed far less life-threatening dysrhythmias....It has also proved beneficial in the treatment of neuromuscular disorders, nervousness, tantrums, depression, sensitivity to noise, and hand tremor....Supplementing helps control dizziness, muscle weakness, twitching, heart disease, and high blood pressure,....reduce blood cholesterol and keep the arteries healthy....used for controlling convulsions in pregnant women, premature labor, and epileptic seizures."

Chocolate is a good source of magnesium and has a high magnesium to calcium ratio (about 4:1). Magnesium is low in hypers and the craving for chocolate may be driving my a need for magnesium. Unfortunately, chocolate may also be high in cadmium which is a probably negative factor for hyperT. Thus the craving for magnesium, if satisfied by eating chocolate, could exacerbate the symptoms of hyperT.

In this first study we see that magnesium is depleted in the hyperthyroid state and treatment by Methimazole increases the magnesium content of both erythrocytes (red blood cells) and serum. This emphasizes the need for magnesium supplementation in hyperthyroidism.

Title Magnesium metabolism in hyperthyroidism.

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Dede, we are happy that you are feeling better. We will keep you all posted on any medical news that we get. The pain in my nipple was so weird, because it was throbbing, then it was gentle pain, and then it was gone.

Honey, we loved having our friends over. They had been in Britain, and had stayed on a farm, because of this they had to be decontaminated at the airport. There is an ourbreak of Bluetongue and Hoof and Mouth disease. I was a bit worried about our kitties, but we had them locked in our bedroom suite. It was very hard on me, and I was so worn down...but we love them. Rosie is one of the quietest lawyers that we have ever met, but if she has a drink, look out. She weighs about 80 lbs. and eats everything she wants...this seems so unfair. Everything I eat, turns into fat, but if I feel well it really makes no difference.

Love you, love you....Lea and Superman

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Re: Magnesium....and chocolate...

Goodmorning Sunshine ~

I am feeling better, so, yeah ! ! I am sorry

your nipple had such pain last night, glad

it didnt last too long. I sure hope the doctors

have good news for you on friday. Keep us

posted, and please do not over do ! How was

your visit with your friends ?

Love you ~ Dede

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