Using Calcium and Magnesium for Constipation

By Rudy Silva

Using calcium and magnesium in the right quantities can prevent or relieve constipation. They can support the health of your colon and keep you regular.

In your colon, calcium combines with excess bile and decaying fat to form a harmless insoluble soap, which is excreted with your stool. This helps to keep your colon clean.

Most Nutritionists recommend you take 1000 - 1500mg daily of Calcium. Because Calcium can cause constipation, it is necessary to take 500 - 1000 mg of magnesium at the same time you take Calcium.

You should space out your intake of calcium over Take only 400 to 600 mg each time. Also take some time-out when taking calcium and other vitamin supplements. In a month, take 2-3 Sundays or Saturdays of from taking vitamins.

Avoid taking calcium carbonate, which will reduce the times you will have a bowel movement. Avoid, also, taking calcium when eating foods that contain oxalates phosphates, or phytates. They tie up calcium and are excreted with the fecal matter

If you are taking a thyroid hormone, beta-blockers, calcium-channel blockers, or antibiotics, calcium supplements can interfere with adsorption of these drugs.

It is best to take calcium around 2 hours before or after taking these and other drugs.

Avoid taking calcium citrate with aluminum-containing antacids. This combination has been seen to increase your body's absorption of aluminum. Aluminum has been associated with senility and Alzheimer's

Calcium is safe for pregnant women and they should take an adequate amount of calcium.

The best calcium to take is calcium gluconate, orotate or aspartate. The gluconate type is similar to the calcium you get from milk and some vegetables. It is a gentle calcium and is easily absorbed by children and adults with weak digestion.

The foods to eat for good calcium are:

Goat milk, egg yolk, fish, lemons, rhubarb, cheese, skimmed milk, bone broth, seeds, dulse, kelp, greens, nuts, cauliflower, celery, cottage cheese, gelatin preparations, barns,

Magnesium helps reduce constipation

Magnesium, a gentle laxative, helps to prevent constipation by relaxing your colon walls when you are under stress, have anxiety, or have too many worries. It normalizes tension on colon walls allowing for a normal peristaltic action.

Because magnesium attracts water, you can bring in more water into your colon by taking magnesium supplements or by eating foods, which are high in magnesium. Water in your colon makes your stools softer and allows your colon to absorb water from your fecal matter if you body needs it.

How do you know if you are short on magnesium? You will get cramps in your calves at night or so called "Charlie horses." Or, you will feel sore after some mild exercise or activity.
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Take 400 mg in the morning and 400 mg in the evening of Magnesium gluconate, or citrate.

Jesse Lynn Hanley, M.D., in his book call, Tired of Being Tired, 2002, gives another way to take Magnesium to relieve your constipation,

"Take at bedtime. Begin with 200 milligrams magnesium oxide or magnesium citrate-you may increase the dosage in 200-milligram increments until your bowels move regularly. The dose for magnesium is individual, so begin low and increase the dosage as needed. Reduce the dosage if you experience loose bowels. Unlike irritating laxatives, magnesium does not create laxative dependency."

If taking hypoglycemic drugs, magnesium may increase absorption of these drugs. It is recommended you consult with your doctor on the effects of magnesium with the type of hypoglycemic drug you are taking.

If taking magnesium, do not take it within 2 hours of taking any kind of drug.

If you have severe kidney or heart disease, you need to avoid magnesium and consult with your doctor on its use.

Magnesium is considered safe for pregnant women.

Foods High in Magnesium

Chlorophyll is high in magnesium and chlorophyll comes in capsules. These are some of the foods that are high in magnesium.

Greens, berries, wheat germ, grains, nuts, cornmeal, apples, apricots, oats, pears, pecans, spinach, tofu, lentils, honey, fish, cabbage, avocados, cashews, peas, prunes, soy milk, chard

You can see that calcium and magnesium is not just for bone building and acid neutralization, but it is also good for constipation prevention and relief.

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Natural Solution For Sexual Problems

by: Brianthomas

Now a days we have treatment for every disease, that could be a sexual disease or any other kind of disorder. We can get treatment within short period of time. If you come to impotence, you have several treatment options available but Viagra has been dominating all over the world in the treatment of Impotence. At the movement Scientists discovers new alternatives for medications.

How watermelon effects in male enhancement

Researches describes watermelon improves sexual effects same as viagra. Watermelons contain a natural constituent called citrulline that will improve production of admixture that helps relax the body's blood vessels, same formula will apply when you use viagra. Flesh and crust of watermelons, produce amino acid that will help to increase blood flow in to pinis.

Watermelon may not work as viagra or other male impotence drugs, but it will helps to keep relax vessels. Watermelon contains nitric oxide which can cure chest problems, blood pressure, and also other cardiovascular problems, you could not get any side effects like other drug. Watermelon will increase sugar in body just remember it.

Citrulline acts to dilate blood Vessels thereby to increase blood flow in body. watermelon rind contain more citrulline compare to flesh, you can find enough citrulline in yellow watermelons.

Aphrodisiace foods

Aphrodisiace foods will give more effects in sexual enhancement, aphrodisiace foods includes carrot, banana, eggs, garlic, ginkgo, peach, shilajit, onion, honey, Spanish fly, walnut oil and fennel. Gingo nuts are enhance blood circulation within the body's portion. Nitric oxide also helps in sexual drive. You can find more nitric oxide in eggs. These all fruits and vegetable contains most useful vitamins and minerals those will help you to improve your body and brain condition. Physical and mental condition impact on sexual remedies.

Impotence or other sexual problems there are lot of alternative drug and medications. However everyone trusted viagra is best drug in all other medications.

Watermelon and other fruits will helps you to improve your sexual performance. It will give same effects like viagra but we would not expect same results for every time and for everyone, because there are several reasons for erectile dysfunction. Stress and depression are the main reasons for impotence while eating Watermelon you can not control your stress. It will not work on your psychological problems. It helps to keep your body cool and improve blood flow. Regular exercise also effects positively on your sexual problems because your physical health plays major role in your sexual drive.

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Drink Water to Help Weight Loss

Do You know that drinking enough and good quality water can help you loss weight?

Weight loss is primarily the result of our liver converting stored fat into usable energy. This process not only requires sufficient water intake‚ but also can be greatly accelerated by consuming an abundance of clean‚ healthy water. Water also suppresses the appetite naturally and helps digest our food properly.

The quality of the water we drink also greatly impacts our body‘s ability to achieve or maintain a certain weight. Here is why:

One of the main functions of the liver is to act as a filter and eliminate toxins from our body. The liver performs this vital process using water in a joint effort with our kidneys. If the water we consume contains chemicals like chlorine‚ lead or agricultural and industrial pollutants‚ then much of our liver‘s capacity is spent on filtering contaminants instead of processing fat into energy.

Many recent studies have even shown a link between consuming chlorinated water and thyroid dysfunction, leading to weight gain.

So, no wonder that all weight loss programs are based on a reduced caloric intake and an increased rate of metabolism‚ both of which are "naturally" achieved with an increased intake of clean‚ healthy water.

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Calcium Magnesium The Natural Sleep Aid

by: Randal A. Pope

The hustle and bustle of modern life has increasingly made winding down at night more difficult. As a result more people are turning to sleeping pills. In fact the use of sleeping pills has risen by 50% among Americans over 45 years of age in recent years. The increase in the use of sleeping pills has given rise to an increase in addictions to sleeping pills. The irony is that many over 45 are already taking a natural supplement that can replace sleeping pills if it is used correctly. Many are already taking Calcium Magnesium to help strengthen their bones. What you may not know is that Calcium is also a natural sedative.



By simply changing the way that you take your Calcium Magnesium you can not only benefit from its sedative properties but you can increase the effectiveness of its bone strengthening properties. Many do not realize that when you take Calcium with other vitamins the effectiveness of both the calcium and the other vitamins can be decreased by as much as 50%. By taking your Calcium Magnesium at least one hour before and after other the other vitamins that you take you are increasing the benefits of the calcium on your bones. At the same time you are increasing the benefits of other vitamins that you are taking by as much as 50%.

All you need to do to receive the full benefits of your Calcium supplement is to change the time of day that you take your it. Most people take there vitamins at meal time as a means to regiment their vitamin schedule. Since you are looking to separate the taking of your calcium by one hour before and after other vitamins you should begin to take your calcium supplement at bed time. This will allow you to continue to schedule your Calcium and whether you are taking sleeping pills now or not by taking your calcium about one hour before bed time you will enhance the quality of sleep that you are getting each night.

Why spend good money on vitamins if you are going to destroy half of the benefit that you are taking those vitamins. For maximum benefit of your entire vitamin intake get into the habit of taking your calcium at night. You will enjoy greater health because of the effectiveness of all of your vitamins, and because you will receive greater benefit from a better nights sleep.

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