Facts About Expensive “Health” Chocolates, Lead in Chocolate and Other Confusing Things
We are seeing a near hysterical rise in chocolate health claims, both good and bad, followed by some major marketing campaign encouraging people to buy very expensive health chocolates. The latter use terms such as organic, cold-pressed, free-trade and (the clincher) lead-free.
I mean, who wouldn’t want lead-free chocolate? Would we deny our body the same [...]
Magnesium Absorption and Effects of Other Supplements
The good news is, the fat you eat may be giving you more magnesium – even though it may not be a magnesium rich food itself.
At least sometimes.
This shouldn’t be a surprise, despite the demonization of fat, it has been a staple part of the human diet dating back to dawn of hunting and fire. [...]
Magnesium During Pregnancy
Is Magnesium Safe During Pregnancy?
As long as you don’t overdo it, yes. The United States daily requirements for magnesium are actually increased in pregnant women as follows:
Adult Female: 300mg
Pregnant Female: 320mg
Breastfeeding Female: 350mg
That’s too little according to many sources. The Baby Center goes even farther:
Pregnant women, 19 to 30 years of age: 350 milligrams (mg) [...]
Eat Sourdough Bread for More Magnesium
While all whole grain breads are high in magnesium, a study in France revealed that whole grain sourdough breads have a huge advantage. While the magnesium content is the same as other magnesium rich breads, the sourdough brings the big booster of increased bio-availability. In other words, your body absorbs and gets to use more [...]
Magnesium Rich Bottled Water
An easy way to get more magnesium is by simply choosing the right bottle water. Adobe Springs tops the list found here. Adobe Springs has a whopping 110mg of magnesium in each liter of water.
For comparison, Crystal Geyser has 6mg per liter.
That expensive water from Fiji? Only 13mg.
Vittel? 19.9mg
Evian? 24mg
San Pellegrino? 55.9mg (Not too bad. [...]
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