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Foods High in Magnesium

April 29, 2015 By Gwen Brown 1 Comment

The foods high in magnesium help support healthy mineral levels...which ones help the most?

The foods high in magnesium are a great way to support healthy magnesium levels. Let’s take a quick look at the best sources of magnesium in foods, as well as some special tips for getting the most out of your magnesium rich foods and supplements. If you’ve read any of the series I’ve been writing on the…

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Filed Under: Health and Natural Remedies, Minerals & Supplements Tagged With: magnesium, magnesium deficiency, magnesium supplement

Magnesium Oil Recipe

April 15, 2015 By Gwen Brown 28 Comments

Magnesium oil for relaxation, sleep, and muscle cramps...make your own with this simple recipe!

Did you know magnesium oil is something that you can make yourself? It’s true! But let’s back up just a bit and talk about why you’d want to make it…and why it’s name is misleading. Then I’ll show you how *easy* it is to make and how to use it. We’ve been talking a lot…

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Filed Under: Health and Natural Remedies, Minerals & Supplements, Natural Remedies & Recipes Tagged With: kitchen remedies, magnesium, magnesium supplement, remedies you may already have in your kitchen

My DIY Magnesium Supplement: New & Improved

July 30, 2012 By Gwen Brown 43 Comments

DIY magnesium supplement recipe

I’m excited to share my DIY Magnesium Supplement, and this is the new and improved version that I’ve been using! What makes it improved?  Well, for one thing, you can use just plain carbonated water, which is pretty easy to find.  No trying to figure out if this or that soda water has the right…

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Filed Under: Health and Natural Remedies, Minerals & Supplements, Natural Remedies & Recipes, Sleep Remedies Tagged With: depression, diet and nutrition, eye twitches, insomnia, magnesium deficiency, magnesium supplement, mineral deficiency, muscle twitches, sleep disorders

Magnesium Supplement Update and Q&A

June 28, 2012 By Gwen Brown 5 Comments

Since starting the DIY magnesium supplement that I posted about a few weeks ago, I have had several (great!) questions, a few testimonials from others taking it, and I also wanted to let you know how it’s been going for my man and I. I’ve also played around with the basic recipe, and tried out…

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Magnesium Supplements: a Great DIY Recipe

June 4, 2012 By Gwen Brown 105 Comments

So, we’ve covered magnesium deficiency in my previous post, AND I promised to tell you about a DIY magnesium supplement, that is very bio-available (the body absorbs it easily and quickly).  Many of the tablet forms of magnesium that you’ll find in multivitamins and supplements don’t really get absorbed very effectively…especially if the supplement has…

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Magnesium: the calming essential mineral

June 2, 2012 By Gwen Brown 45 Comments

My eye twitches. From time to time, I’ll go through phases where I’m irritable, tired, and things get on my nerves. And my right eyelid will start to twitch when something annoying happens. And this can go on for days, weeks, or months, and then it goes away. Weird, huh? I mean, it’s kinda convenient…

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