And just like that >>POOF<<, January 2025 is gone. Whoah! Who greased my calendar? It’s almost time to buy a 2026 calendar.
Maybe we all need a supplement to slow down time. Rumour has it that Doc Frank is working on one, but he cannot find the time to finish it… 🙂
Take heart. If you’re not deadly tired, you’re doing adulting all wrong. Adulting is hard work. Constantly rushing from one demand to the next, there is barely a moment to breathe deeply. Before you know it, the day is done and it’s time to go to bed. Hardly do you open your eyes the next morning, or you have to be up and running again. Stop the wild bronco! I want to get off!
One of the many lies we have been fed (literally), is that, “Sugar is energy.” “If you need more energy, take some sugar.” A sweet, fizzy drink in a can provides ~10 or more teaspoons of instantly available sugar. That should do nicely, not so? While a large dose of sugar does help increase energy levels briefly, it is only a matter of hours for that sugar rush to end in a sugar crush. You just hope and pray the crush comes after work hours, otherwise you might just get fired.
When it comes to energy, there are much better (and healthier) ways to stay on top of your game than to drink sugary drinks. And, no, we’re not talking coffee.
First of all, if you can switch your metabolism into ketosis (via a ketogenic diet with some fasting thrown in), you will find yourself able to stay alert, creative and energised much longer than if you’re running on sugar, carbs and starches. It takes some discipline, but the results are worth it.
Secondly, if you keep your oxygen, water and mineral levels optimal, you will also be able to take a lot more punch than if you drink sweet drinks. This entails breathing exercises, a water bottle (so you can measure intake) and some salt and a few pinches of other minerals.
And then there’s magnesium.
Last week, we looked at Vitamin D as a nutrient you could not get enough of, even from a great diet.
Magnesium is another nutrient you cannot get enough of, even on a good diet.
Don’t listen to “experts” who try to tell you you can get enough magnesium from spinach or kale (yuck!). If you try, you will get oxalate poisoning. Almonds? Maybe, but you will need teeth of steel and a hoard of gold to afford it.
Where did our ancestors get their magnesium from?
They drank it. Magnesium easily dissolves in water and rivers, springs and wells supplied our ancestors with magnesium.
We drink purified water and thus miss out on the blessing. Even remineralised water does not contain magnesium.
Why is magnesium so important?
Magnesium is crucial to more than 300 metabolic reactions in the body, most of them having to do with energy. Low magnesium = fatigue & weakness.
Magnesium is also key to a well-functioning thyroid (did you know THAT?). In other words, you may be taking a thyroid hormone medication or supplement, but the real problem with your thyroid lies in the magnesium department.
Magnesium is crucial for good muscle functioning. Too little magnesium and you’re not going to pull your weight. The heart being the most important muscle in the body, magnesium’s benefits on the heart are crucial to life.
Magnesium is the real key mineral when it comes to bone density (with a bit of help from boron). Not calcium, mind you. In fact, inorganic calcium supplements cause bone weakening. Calcium supplements block magnesium from being absorbed, making things even worse on the bone front. That calcium-magnesium supplement is not just wasting your money, it is eroding your bones.
Magnesium is pivotal for happy gut function. Heartburn? Reflux? Constipation? These are likely all connected to magnesium deficiency.
What type of magnesium do you need?
Magnesium glycinate is generally regarded as the best absorbed form of magnesium, but it is expensive and you get very little magnesium for your buck. A 1,000 mg dose of magnesium glycinate will deliver only 140 mg of magnesium, of which ~50 mg will actually get into the body.
Magnesium oxide is reviled for its poor absorption, but the story is more complex than that. Magnesium oxide in tablet form is poorly absorbed (as are all magnesium supplements in tablet form, by the way). The reason for this is that magnesium is mostly absorbed in the first couple of inches of the small intestine (duodenum). If your magnesium says “slow” or “extended release”, you’re wasting your money. Most of it will end up in the toilet bowl.
Magnesium oxide in capsule or liquid form, on the other hand, is well absorbed (almost as good as magnesium glycinate). This is because it is ready to be absorbed as soon as it leaves the stomach. One capsule of our MgO product delivers 240 mg of magnesium, of which a minimum of 60 mg is absorbed.
Not only do you get more magnesium, you pay much less for it.
Another form of magnesium is magnesium-L-threonate. This form of magnesium is well absorbed. What is more, this form of magnesium is, so far, the only magnesium proven to easily cross the blood-brain barrier to nourish the brain. This is why we simply call it Brain-Mag. Magnesium in the brain helps to produce calm, elevate the mood, increase focus & attention, and improve sleep. All good things, right? Most children on medication for attention deficit are likely just suffering from low magnesium levels.
This Friday, we are offering a SPECIAL on our magnesium products:
MgO 30’s
MgO 60’s
MgO 120’s
MgO 500’s
Brain-Mag 60’s
From RIGHT NOW until Sunday evening, 2 February, we’re offering R30 off on every unit of the above magnesiums. If you do the sums, that makes our MgO 30’s the best buy by far. The reason for this is that we are phasing out the MgO 30 offering. Once they are sold out, that will be the end of that line.
Don’t delay – grab your little bottle of energy before the bronco bucks and the calendar page flips!
To your (powerful) health!
The Team at Integrow Health
