Here are some interesting notes on magnesium from the book The Mineral Fix… Vitamin D supplementation is necessary for most people, but taking too much can be harmful. Not only can it lead to kidney stones, but it can also pull down magnesium levels. An optimal amount of vitamin D is best. Check out Back-to-School…
Calcium supplementation is one man’s cure and another man’s poison. Actually, it’s a cure for many men, but a poison for many women—and it all comes down to iron metabolism. The Iron Difference Between Men and Women Men tend to accumulate iron, while women tend to lose it—at least until menopause. The most absorbable form…
The classic model of fatigue focused entirely on the body: muscle depletion, lactic acid accumulation, and declining performance. According to this outdated view, the athletes who could push through their “poisoned” muscles were the most successful. But over time, this peripheral fatigue model has been challenged. After all, muscles always have some reserve capacity. Clearly,…