Dr. Mark Sircus has a vested interested in promoting magnesium oil, and he's spouting nothing but pseudoscience. There is absolutely no science backing up the claims that he, or other magnesium oil salepeople, make. You can post all the information you want without scientific basis and it'll make no difference. I used the magnesium oil for nearly two years until I realized I was hoodwinked. I wouldn't doubt that it's having an effect on you - it's called the placebo effect.
The vast majority of people need more magnesium, but they shouldn't waste their hard earned money on the snake oil known as magnesium oil.
So what you are saying is, that when my ankle or knee swell up and I spray it with magnesium oil and within a hour the swelling and pain goes down, it's placebo effect? I am no scientist and I understand what you are saying, but I do not think it is placebo effect when swelling goes down, but I could be wrong.
If as you said the skin doesn't absorb anything, what about those patches people use on their skin, like nicotine, how does that work if the skin does not absorb? Or what about sodium fluoride in people's water, are you saying you cannot soak it through your skin taking a shower/bath?
Let me ask you this, what type of magnesium oil were you using?
The more I research the more I find that taking oral magnesium (magnesium citrate or magnesium malate), in pill form, is a waste of money. Trying to get it in our food is troubling too, since most of our farmlands are depleted of good minerals. I buy mostly organic, but that is no guarantee. However, foods with magnesium in it I try to keep in my diet.
Here is a list of foods that are high in magnesium:
100 percent Bran, 2 Tbs
44 mg
11 DV%
Avocado, Florida, 1/2 med
103 mg
26 DV%
Wheat germ, toasted, 1 oz
90 mg
22 DV
Almonds, dry roasted, 1 oz
86 mg
21 DV
Cereal, shredded wheat, 2 rectangular biscuits
80 mg
20 DV
Seeds, pumpkin, 1/2 oz
75 mg
19 DV
Cashews, dry roasted, 1 oz
73 mg
18 DV
Nuts, mixed, dry roasted, 1 oz
66 mg
17 DV
Spinach, cooked, 1/2 c
65 mg
16 DV
Bran flakes, 1/2 c
60 mg
15 DV
Cereal, oats, instant/fortified, cooked w/ water, 1 c
56 mg
14 DV
Potato, baked w/ skin, 1 med
55 mg
14 DV
Peanuts, dry roasted, 1 oz
50 mg
13 DV
Peanut butter, 2 Tbs.
50 mg
13 DV
Chocolate bar, 1.45 oz
45 mg
11 DV
Vegetarian baked beans, 1/2 c
40 mg
10 DV
Potato, baked w/out skin, 1 med
40 mg
10 DV
Avocado, California, 1/2 med
35 mg
9 DV
Lentils, cooked, 1/2 c
35 mg
9 DV
Banana, raw, 1 medium
34 mg
9 DV
Shrimp, mixed species, raw, 3 oz (12 large)
29 mg
7 DV
Tahini, 2 Tbs
28 mg
7 DV
Raisins, golden seedless, 1/2 c packed
28 mg
7 DV
Cocoa powder, unsweetened, 1 Tbs
27 mg
7 DV
Bread, whole wheat, 1 slice
24 mg
6 DV
Spinach, raw, 1 c
24 mg
6 DV
Kiwi fruit, raw, 1 med
23 mg
6 DV
Hummus, 2 Tbs
20 mg
5 DV
Broccoli, chopped, boiled, 1/2 c
19 mg
5 DV
*DV = Daily Value. DVs are reference numbers based on the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA). They were developed to help consumers determine if a food contains very much of a specific nutrient. The DV for magnesium is 400 milligrams (mg). The percent DV (%DV) listed on the nutrition facts panel of food labels tells adults what percentage of the DV is provided by one serving. Even foods that provide lower percentages of the DV will contribute to a healthful diet.
I also take glutathione or rather N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) which help keep glutathione levels up which are also critical to have in your system--especially people over the age of 40.
