Dr. Carolyn Dean Live

Dr. Carolyn Dean Live

HOUR 2
The Dual Nature of Vitamin C – Carolyn Dean MD ND
Our immune system is the body’s natural Department of Defense, working round the clock to fight off germs and protect our health. The old Pacman video game is a great visualization of the immune system composed of various types of white blood cells that spring into action whenever germs and toxins threaten your health. Right now I am in the process of researching and writing yet another comprehensive free eBook for our ReSet community, Total Body Immunity. Over the next few weeks I’ll share with you what I already knew and have been recommending, what is still being discovered, and what may yet be proven [which falls under the category of what I already knew lol]. The bottom line remains – the immune system is made of cells and we have to keep building healthy cells using the right building blocks. These building blocks are available to you in our Completement Formulas.
One writer that I am really impressed with is Dr. Rhonda Patrick is an American biomedical scientist, researcher, and entrepreneur. Born in 1978, she missed being a Millennial by a couple of years, but I think she appeals to the younger generation. Dr. Patrick has a gift for translating complex scientific topics into insights in her videos, podcasts, and articles. She’s dedicated to the pursuit of longevity and optimal health—and shares the latest research on nutrition, aging, and disease prevention with her growing audience.
I subscribe to Dr. Patrick’s newsletter and was thrilled to see a publication simply titled “Vitamin C”, a 42-page, 20,000-word, up-to-the minute description of the benefits of vitamin C that’s tuned in to our current COVID-19 crisis. She’s included almost 200 references and you should print this up and give it to your doctor if you have symptoms of COVID-19 or the flu and demand IV vitamin C treatment.
Here is how Dr. Patrick begins her paper:
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is an essential nutrient, widely recognized for its antioxidant properties. These properties arise from its potent redox potential due to its capacity to donate electrons to oxidized molecules. Even in small quantities vitamin C can protect critical molecules in the body such as proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) from damage by reactive oxygen species, which are generated during normal metabolism, by active immune cells, and through exposure to toxins and pollutants (e.g., certain chemotherapy drugs and cigarette smoke). The vitamin also plays a critical role as a cofactor – a molecule that assists enzymes in chemical reactions. This dual nature of vitamin C means that it is instrumental in multiple physiological processes, including those involved in the biosynthesis of collagen, carnitine, and catecholamines. As such, vitamin C participates in immune function, wound healing, fatty acid metabolism, neurotransmitter production, and blood vessel formation, as well as other key processes and pathways.
The dual nature of Vitamin C! It’s exciting, isn’t it, to think about how many benefits you receive as you engage this versatile, essential nutrient?
Tonight, we’ll talk with Dr. Carolyn Dean about the Dual Nature of Vitamin C -along with a wide range of other health topics and clinically recommended nutritional assets to support your body. You will love hearing the beneficial interactions with our callers and hosts alike including the body/mind connection, identifying the ‘conflict’ in the ‘conflict basis’ of disease and much more!!
Dr. Dean takes questions via email. Please write questions@drcarolyndeanlive.comWe will be glad to respond to your email
Learn more about Dr. Carolyn here:  https://drcarolyndeanlive.com.

Dr. Carolyn Dean Live

HOUR 1
Magnesium and Minerals Plug Us In – Carolyn Dean MD ND
In medical school, I studied acupuncture as a second-year elective. I also read all the health books I could get my hands on. With my naturopathic training, I was able to practice acupuncture, herbal medicine, homeopathy, nutrition, and prescribe vitamin and mineral supplements as soon as I opened my clinic.
Even before medical school, I read everything I could about natural health. After almost 50 years of study, I’m convinced that magnesium and mineral supplementation is the most valuable healing tool you can use. It’s the easiest to implement, the most cost effective to use, and the most valuable for your health.
Magnesium and minerals plug us in – literally! Not only do minerals provide the necessary building blocks for the structure and function of the body, they are also required for the electrical conductivity that occurs between all cells. The electrical or energetic message that minerals send is created from very small amounts of minerals, but it results in a huge impact. The nervous system uses electrical energy to transmit messages (nerve impulses) from one cell to another. The muscles are similarly activated to create all movement – large and small.
According to Dr. Roderick MacKinnon of the Rockefeller University, electrical signals have many roles to play in the body. They control the heart rate, regulate hormones, and transfer information from one cell to the next in the nervous and musculoskeletal systems. The end result is muscle movement, nerve firing, glandular secretion, excretion, temperature regulation, and even thought.
The electricity in the body is very real. It can be measured by several medical instruments, like the EKG or EEG. Those measurements are made possible due to cells having what’s known as a “membrane potential,” which is the difference in electricity between the inside and the outside of the cell. The amount of this potential ranges from 70 to 90 millivolts. The cell membrane is a double layer of fat and protein. The fats insulate the membrane, and the proteins create ion channels to transport ions in and out of the cell. The mineral ion pump and ion channels are compared to a set of batteries and resistors, inserted in the membrane, that create a voltage difference between the two sides of the membrane.
What kind of symptoms accompany mineral imbalances?
Anxiety
Blood pressure changes
Chronic fatigue
Dizziness, especially when standing up suddenly
Changes in appetite or body weight
Confusion and difficulty concentrating
Headaches
Muscle weakness, aches or twitching 
Extreme thirst
Insomnia
Fever
Heart palpitations or irregular heartbeats
Digestive issues such as diarrhea or constipation
Joint pain or numbness
If you suspect you have a magnesium or mineral deficiency, the best course of action is a two prong approach – get immediate relief through an effective hydration and supplementation protocol and identify a long-term strategy by assessing your current mineral levels and determining a sustainable plan of remineralization. .
Tonight, we’ll talk with Dr. Carolyn Dean about both strategies -along with a wide range of other health topics and clinically recommended nutritional assets to support your body. You will love hearing the beneficial interactions with our callers and hosts alike including the body/mind connection, identifying the ‘conflict’ in the ‘conflict basis’ of disease and much more!
Dr. Dean takes questions via email. Please write questions@drcarolyndeanlive.com We will be glad to respond to your email
Learn more about Dr. Carolyn here:  https://drcarolyndeanlive.com.

Dr. Carolyn Dean Live

HOUR 2
Magnesium and Minerals Plug Us In – Carolyn Dean MD ND
In medical school, I studied acupuncture as a second-year elective. I also read all the health books I could get my hands on. With my naturopathic training, I was able to practice acupuncture, herbal medicine, homeopathy, nutrition, and prescribe vitamin and mineral supplements as soon as I opened my clinic.
Even before medical school, I read everything I could about natural health. After almost 50 years of study, I’m convinced that magnesium and mineral supplementation is the most valuable healing tool you can use. It’s the easiest to implement, the most cost effective to use, and the most valuable for your health.
Magnesium and minerals plug us in – literally! Not only do minerals provide the necessary building blocks for the structure and function of the body, they are also required for the electrical conductivity that occurs between all cells. The electrical or energetic message that minerals send is created from very small amounts of minerals, but it results in a huge impact. The nervous system uses electrical energy to transmit messages (nerve impulses) from one cell to another. The muscles are similarly activated to create all movement – large and small.
According to Dr. Roderick MacKinnon of the Rockefeller University, electrical signals have many roles to play in the body. They control the heart rate, regulate hormones, and transfer information from one cell to the next in the nervous and musculoskeletal systems. The end result is muscle movement, nerve firing, glandular secretion, excretion, temperature regulation, and even thought.
The electricity in the body is very real. It can be measured by several medical instruments, like the EKG or EEG. Those measurements are made possible due to cells having what’s known as a “membrane potential,” which is the difference in electricity between the inside and the outside of the cell. The amount of this potential ranges from 70 to 90 millivolts. The cell membrane is a double layer of fat and protein. The fats insulate the membrane, and the proteins create ion channels to transport ions in and out of the cell. The mineral ion pump and ion channels are compared to a set of batteries and resistors, inserted in the membrane, that create a voltage difference between the two sides of the membrane.
What kind of symptoms accompany mineral imbalances?
Anxiety
Blood pressure changes
Chronic fatigue
Dizziness, especially when standing up suddenly
Changes in appetite or body weight
Confusion and difficulty concentrating
Headaches
Muscle weakness, aches or twitching 
Extreme thirst
Insomnia
Fever
Heart palpitations or irregular heartbeats
Digestive issues such as diarrhea or constipation
Joint pain or numbness
If you suspect you have a magnesium or mineral deficiency, the best course of action is a two prong approach – get immediate relief through an effective hydration and supplementation protocol and identify a long-term strategy by assessing your current mineral levels and determining a sustainable plan of remineralization. .
Tonight, we’ll talk with Dr. Carolyn Dean about both strategies -along with a wide range of other health topics and clinically recommended nutritional assets to support your body. You will love hearing the beneficial interactions with our callers and hosts alike including the body/mind connection, identifying the ‘conflict’ in the ‘conflict basis’ of disease and much more!
Dr. Dean takes questions via email. Please write questions@drcarolyndeanlive.com We will be glad to respond to your email
Learn more about Dr. Carolyn here:  https://drcarolyndeanlive.com.

Dr. Carolyn Dean Live

Part 1
Magnesium, Potassium and Cardiac Rhythms – Carolyn Dean MD ND
Evidence-based scientific research on the relationship between potassium, magnesium and cardiac arrhythmias date back to the early 1950’s – probably even before that but my Google wouldn’t take me that far!
It’s said that most everybody’s heart will beat irregularly during the day at least once or twice.  But when the heart sustains an irregular rhythm it’s a sign that there is in imbalance in the electrical activity of the heart.
Atrial fibrillation is the most commonly diagnosed heart arrhythmia, reaching epidemic proportions. In the United States, AFib hospitalizations increased by 23 percent be- tween 2000 and 2010.62 The number of people in 2010 with AFib was about 5.2 million, and this is predicted to increase to about 12.1 million cases in 2030. I believe the increase in AFib parallels the increase in magnesium deficiency in the population.
The standard of care within the allopathic medical community has been developed to identify a-fib with an increased risk for heart failure, clots, and strokes. But that’s only if you already have heart disease. I believe that a significant portion of the population does not have a heart problem –they have a mineral deficiency problem!
The heart has four chambers; the top two are atria and the bottom two are ventricles. What causes the atria to fibrillate? In a healthy heart, the electrical impulses in the atria are coordinated by the proper balance and interaction of several minerals that function as electrolytes: magnesium, calcium, sodium, and potassium. It seems logical that an imbalance of these minerals is the cause and balancing them to support the structure and function of the heart is an excellent strategy.
But 2020 the medications that are used to treat AFib can themselves cause heart disease, which may just increase the likelihood of maintaining an AFib condition. And those patients with heart disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol are on medications that cause more heart disease because those medications deplete magnesium and promote magnesium deficiency. That’s probably why doctors say that AFib is incurable. They don’t know that ADDING magnesium, potassium and other minerals to their treatment protocol may accelerate heart remineralization, stabilization and recovery allowing the patient to complete their drug therapy lickety-split.
Tonight, we’ll talk with Dr. Carolyn Dean about Magnesium, Potassium and Cardiac Arrhythmia’s – along with a wide range of other health topics and clinically recommended nutritional assets to support your body. You will love hearing the beneficial interactions with our callers and hosts alike including the body/mind connection, identifying the ‘conflict’ in the ‘conflict basis’ of disease and much more!!
Dr. Dean takes questions via email. Please write questions@drcarolyndeanlive.com We will be glad to respond to your email
Learn more about Dr. Carolyn here:  https://drcarolyndeanlive.com.

Dr. Carolyn Dean Live

Part 2
Magnesium, Potassium and Cardiac Rhythms – Carolyn Dean MD ND
Evidence-based scientific research on the relationship between potassium, magnesium and cardiac arrhythmias date back to the early 1950’s – probably even before that but my Google wouldn’t take me that far!
It’s said that most everybody’s heart will beat irregularly during the day at least once or twice.  But when the heart sustains an irregular rhythm it’s a sign that there is in imbalance in the electrical activity of the heart.
Atrial fibrillation is the most commonly diagnosed heart arrhythmia, reaching epidemic proportions. In the United States, AFib hospitalizations increased by 23 percent be- tween 2000 and 2010.62 The number of people in 2010 with AFib was about 5.2 million, and this is predicted to increase to about 12.1 million cases in 2030. I believe the increase in AFib parallels the increase in magnesium deficiency in the population.
The standard of care within the allopathic medical community has been developed to identify a-fib with an increased risk for heart failure, clots, and strokes. But that’s only if you already have heart disease. I believe that a significant portion of the population does not have a heart problem –they have a mineral deficiency problem!
The heart has four chambers; the top two are atria and the bottom two are ventricles. What causes the atria to fibrillate? In a healthy heart, the electrical impulses in the atria are coordinated by the proper balance and interaction of several minerals that function as electrolytes: magnesium, calcium, sodium, and potassium. It seems logical that an imbalance of these minerals is the cause and balancing them to support the structure and function of the heart is an excellent strategy.
But 2020 the medications that are used to treat AFib can themselves cause heart disease, which may just increase the likelihood of maintaining an AFib condition. And those patients with heart disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol are on medications that cause more heart disease because those medications deplete magnesium and promote magnesium deficiency. That’s probably why doctors say that AFib is incurable. They don’t know that ADDING magnesium, potassium and other minerals to their treatment protocol may accelerate heart remineralization, stabilization and recovery allowing the patient to complete their drug therapy lickety-split.
Tonight, we’ll talk with Dr. Carolyn Dean about Magnesium, Potassium and Cardiac Arrhythmia’s – along with a wide range of other health topics and clinically recommended nutritional assets to support your body. You will love hearing the beneficial interactions with our callers and hosts alike including the body/mind connection, identifying the ‘conflict’ in the ‘conflict basis’ of disease and much more!!
Dr. Dean takes questions via email. Please write questions@drcarolyndeanlive.com We will be glad to respond to your email
Learn more about Dr. Carolyn here:  https://drcarolyndeanlive.com.

Dr. Carolyn Dean Live

HOUR 1
Dr. Carolyn Dean welcomes Dr. Christiane Northrup
Tonight Dr. Dean welcomes Dr. Christiane Northrup, is the New York Times bestselling author of Women’s author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom.
When Dr. Northrup’s legendary treatise on women’s health was first released in 1994, it was an immediate national and international bestseller. Dr. Christiane Northrup quickly emerged as a trusted women’s health expert, a visionary pioneer in women’s health, and a leading proponent of medicine that acknowledges the unity of mind, body, emotions, and spirit. Since then, this book has remained the veritable bible of women’s health information. Emphasizing the body’s innate wisdom and ability to heal, Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom covers the entire range of women’s health concerns—from nutrition to fertility, sexuality to aging, hormone replacement therapy to gynecological issues.
Now, in 2020, Dr. Northrup has diligently revised and updated her book to include the very latest treatment innovations and research data. And, tonight, in the fluid dynamic of the current COVID dynamic, Dr. Northup appears LIVE with Dr. Carolyn Dean to discuss a myriad of implications for women’s health bringing a clarify, focus and a message of encouragement: you are still very wise and still in charge of your own body.
Dr. Dean takes questions via email. Please write questions@drcarolyndeanlive.com We will be glad to respond to your email
Learn more about Dr. Carolyn here:  https://drcarolyndeanlive.com.

Dr. Carolyn Dean Live

HOUR 2
Dr. Carolyn Dean welcomes Dr. Christiane Northrup
Tonight Dr. Dean welcomes Dr. Christiane Northrup, is the New York Times bestselling author of Women’s author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom.
When Dr. Northrup’s legendary treatise on women’s health was first released in 1994, it was an immediate national and international bestseller. Dr. Christiane Northrup quickly emerged as a trusted women’s health expert, a visionary pioneer in women’s health, and a leading proponent of medicine that acknowledges the unity of mind, body, emotions, and spirit. Since then, this book has remained the veritable bible of women’s health information. Emphasizing the body’s innate wisdom and ability to heal, Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom covers the entire range of women’s health concerns—from nutrition to fertility, sexuality to aging, hormone replacement therapy to gynecological issues.
Now, in 2020, Dr. Northrup has diligently revised and updated her book to include the very latest treatment innovations and research data. And, tonight, in the fluid dynamic of the current COVID dynamic, Dr. Northup appears LIVE with Dr. Carolyn Dean to discuss a myriad of implications for women’s health bringing a clarify, focus and a message of encouragement: you are still very wise and still in charge of your own body.
Dr. Dean takes questions via email. Please write questions@drcarolyndeanlive.com We will be glad to respond to your email
Learn more about Dr. Carolyn here:  https://drcarolyndeanlive.com.

Dr. Carolyn Dean Live

HOUR 1
Does Magnesium Help You Sleep? Carolyn Dean MD ND Do you have trouble sleeping? When you lie down at night, do you spend more time tossing and turning than you do enjoying a night of restful sleep? You have probably tried many solutions that claim to help you get that rest, but have you ever used magnesium for sleep? On tonight’s show we seek to answer the age-old question: Does magnesium help you sleep? Studies have found a link between magnesium deficiencies and sleep disorders. After all, magnesium is an essential mineral required for aiding numerous body processes. Some people choose to change their diet and include more magnesium-rich foods to aid sleep, while others prefer to take a supplement. One double-blinded trial of more than 40 elderly participants in Tehran allows us to see the benefits of magnesium to help sleep. Over eight weeks, these participants either received 500 milligrams of magnesium** or took a placebo. Those who used the magnesium supplement didn’t just fall asleep faster than those taking the placebo but also spent more of their time in the bed sound asleep. This is one of several studies that show taking a magnesium supplement for sleep might be the answer if you are struggling. Our customers have also expressed how magnesium has also helped combat restless leg syndrome, which increases sleeping time as well. Studies also show an increase of the neurotransmitter GABA in the brain from magnesium usage. GABA is responsible for slowing down your thinking, which allows you to get to sleep. Further studies will be conducted, but we believe they will continue to show the benefits of a magnesium sleep aid. Magnesium Can Help You Relax One of the ways magnesium works is to counteract the stress in the brain by stimulating GABA receptors. GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) is a neurotransmitter that slows brain activity. When your GABA is low, the brain becomes stuck in an “on” position and struggles to relax. People struggling with this often lie awake with racing thoughts, finding something new to worry about constantly. In addition, low GABA shows up with generalized anxiety disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, panic attacks and involuntary movements, such as those from Parkinson’s disease. On top of that, excess cortisol can contribute to depression, anxiety, mood swings, dementia, brain fog, insomnia, concentration problems and other mental disorders. Magnesium restricts the release of these stress hormones, providing a filter that prevents them from infiltrating the brain. Dr. Carolyn Dean has found that when a person experiences stress, the body releases a cascade of stress hormones that lead to negative physical effects. These events consume magnesium from the body and leave people deficient. To reduce anxiety and induce a restful night’s sleep, it can often help to increase a person’s magnesium intake. Some people change their diet to add more magnesium for sleep, while others prefer to take a high-quality supplement instead. Both methods are helpful, as long as you are getting the recommended dosage each day. Some magnesium supplements don’t absorb well into the body, leaving users neglected unknowingly. When these magnesium supplements don’t show an improvement with sleep, users assume that the trouble isn’t caused by a magnesium deficiency. In reality, all that’s needed is the appropriate solution of magnesium. Magnesium Deficiency Interferes With Sleep While it’s important to answer the question, does magnesium help you sleep — it’s just as important to ask, does a magnesium deficiency affect sleep? Studies show that a deficiency can lead to sleep disturbances. In fact, a 2007 study shows that magnesium was beneficial with sleep disorder symptoms. Nearly 1500 adults were analyzed during the Jiangsu Nutrition Study. With an average magnesium intake of 332.5 mg/day, subjects were reporting snoring while sleeping, daytime sleepiness and trouble falling asleep. Magnesium regulates cellular timekeeping in cells, allowing people to maintain a normal circadian rhythm to promote sleep. Not only does magnesium deficiency appear to play a role in insomnia, but it can also lead to depression, which further disrupts the sleep cycle. Taking magnesium for sleep helps to restore the depleted mineral within the body and restore natural sleep rhythms. While some people can get enough magnesium through a well-balanced diet, it’s not as common anymore. In fact, the “Quantitative Factors Regarding Magnesium Status in the Modern-Day World” from 1982 says that dietary magnesium intake has gone down significantly over the past one hundred years. Americans consumed an average of 500 mg each day at the beginning of the 20th century. Today, the average intake is only 200 mg daily. That leaves nearly 75% of Americans with magnesium deficiency. Some of the reasons that our culture is magnesium deficient include:
Addition of refined foods to the diet that lack magnesium
Healthy foods grown in mineral-depleted soils
Fluoride (found in most water) binds to magnesium, making it less prominent
Magnesium Helps Improve Your Quality of Sleep Magnesium is responsible for regulating and facilitating numerous essential bodily functions. It’s a vital enabler to creating healthy enzyme function and works with over 1,000 enzyme-related reactions within the body’s cells. Furthermore, magnesium is responsible for:
Aiding energy production by activating ATP, an energy molecule in the body’s cells
Regulating the transport of potassium, calcium and other minerals to the nerves and muscles
Regulating cholesterol production, blood pressure and blood glucose levels
Aiding bone development and preventing bone loss
Maintaining the proper fluid balance within the body
Controlling the stress-response system of the body to relieve tension
According to several studies, not only does magnesium help you sleep, it can also improve the quality of sleep. Users have reported less restless sleep and longer periods of sleep as a result. Magnesium also helps to produce GABA, the neurotransmitter that promotes sleep, allowing users to fall asleep quicker and enjoy more restful hours. If someone is struggling with anxiety or depression, these are both conditions that have shown to interfere with sleep but can be alleviated with magnesium. Some people also have trouble sleeping due to persistent or severe muscle pain and cramps. Again, magnesium deficiency has been proven to cause these conditions. Thankfully, magnesium deficiency is easily identified, and may require additional magnesium in the form of food or supplements to correct. Once you find the appropriate dosage of magnesium for sleep, all that’s left to do is enjoy a restful night of peace. If you haven’t tried magnesium for sleep yet, it might be the solution you were hoping for. Tonight, we’ll talk with Dr. Carolyn Dean about Can Magnesium Help with Sleep – along with a wide range of other health topics and clinically recommended nutritional assets to support your body. You will love hearing the beneficial interactions with our callers and hosts alike including the body/mind connection, identifying the ‘conflict’ in the ‘conflict basis’ of disease and much more!! **In the USA, doses of 500 mgs come with a side effect warning that magnesium may cause the laxative effect. Dr. Dean takes questions via email. Please write questions@drcarolyndeanlive.com We will be glad to respond to your email Learn more about Dr. Carolyn here:  https://drcarolyndeanlive.com

Dr. Carolyn Dean Live

HOUR 2
Does Magnesium Help You Sleep? Carolyn Dean MD ND
Do you have trouble sleeping? When you lie down at night, do you spend more time tossing and turning than you do enjoying a night of restful sleep? You have probably tried many solutions that claim to help you get that rest, but have you ever used magnesium for sleep? On tonight’s show we seek to answer the age-old question: Does magnesium help you sleep?
Studies have found a link between magnesium deficiencies and sleep disorders. After all, magnesium is an essential mineral required for aiding numerous body processes. Some people choose to change their diet and include more magnesium-rich foods to aid sleep, while others prefer to take a supplement.
One double-blinded trial of more than 40 elderly participants in Tehran allows us to see the benefits of magnesium to help sleep. Over eight weeks, these participants either received 500 milligrams of magnesium** or took a placebo. Those who used the magnesium supplement didn’t just fall asleep faster than those taking the placebo but also spent more of their time in the bed sound asleep.
This is one of several studies that show taking a magnesium supplement for sleep might be the answer if you are struggling. Our customers have also expressed how magnesium has also helped combat restless leg syndrome, which increases sleeping time as well.
Studies also show an increase of the neurotransmitter GABA in the brain from magnesium usage. GABA is responsible for slowing down your thinking, which allows you to get to sleep. Further studies will be conducted, but we believe they will continue to show the benefits of a magnesium sleep aid.
Magnesium Can Help You Relax
One of the ways magnesium works is to counteract the stress in the brain by stimulating GABA receptors. GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) is a neurotransmitter that slows brain activity. When your GABA is low, the brain becomes stuck in an “on” position and struggles to relax. People struggling with this often lie awake with racing thoughts, finding something new to worry about constantly.
In addition, low GABA shows up with generalized anxiety disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, panic attacks and involuntary movements, such as those from Parkinson’s disease.
On top of that, excess cortisol can contribute to depression, anxiety, mood swings, dementia, brain fog, insomnia, concentration problems and other mental disorders. Magnesium restricts the release of these stress hormones, providing a filter that prevents them from infiltrating the brain.Dr. Carolyn Dean has found that when a person experiences stress, the body releases a cascade of stress hormones that lead to negative physical effects. These events consume magnesium from the body and leave people deficient. To reduce anxiety and induce a restful night’s sleep, it can often help to increase a person’s magnesium intake.
Some people change their diet to add more magnesium for sleep, while others prefer to take a high-quality supplement instead. Both methods are helpful, as long as you are getting the recommended dosage each day. Some magnesium supplements don’t absorb well into the body, leaving users neglected unknowingly. When these magnesium supplements don’t show an improvement with sleep, users assume that the trouble isn’t caused by a magnesium deficiency. In reality, all that’s needed is the appropriate solution of magnesium.
Magnesium Deficiency Interferes With Sleep
While it’s important to answer the question, does magnesium help you sleep — it’s just as important to ask, does a magnesium deficiency affect sleep? 
Studies show that a deficiency can lead to sleep disturbances. In fact, a 2007 study shows that magnesium was beneficial with sleep disorder symptoms. Nearly 1500 adults were analyzed during the Jiangsu Nutrition Study. With an average magnesium intake of 332.5 mg/day, subjects were reporting snoring while sleeping, daytime sleepiness and trouble falling asleep.
Magnesium regulates cellular timekeeping in cells, allowing people to maintain a normal circadian rhythm to promote sleep. Not only does magnesium deficiency appear to play a role in insomnia, but it can also lead to depression, which further disrupts the sleep cycle.
Taking magnesium for sleep helps to restore the depleted mineral within the body and restore natural sleep rhythms. While some people can get enough magnesium through a well-balanced diet, it’s not as common anymore. In fact, the “Quantitative Factors Regarding Magnesium Status in the Modern-Day World” from 1982 says that dietary magnesium intake has gone down significantly over the past one hundred years.
Americans consumed an average of 500 mg each day at the beginning of the 20th century. Today, the average intake is only 200 mg daily. That leaves nearly 75% of Americans with magnesium deficiency. Some of the reasons that our culture is magnesium deficient include:
Addition of refined foods to the diet that lack magnesium
Healthy foods grown in mineral-depleted soils
Fluoride (found in most water) binds to magnesium, making it less prominent
Magnesium Helps Improve Your Quality of Sleep
Magnesium is responsible for regulating and facilitating numerous essential bodily functions. It’s a vital enabler to creating healthy enzyme function and works with over 1,000 enzyme-related reactions within the body’s cells.
Furthermore, magnesium is responsible for:
Aiding energy production by activating ATP, an energy molecule in the body’s cells
Regulating the transport of potassium, calcium and other minerals to the nerves and muscles
Regulating cholesterol production, blood pressure and blood glucose levels
Aiding bone development and preventing bone loss
Maintaining the proper fluid balance within the body
Controlling the stress-response system of the body to relieve tension
According to several studies, not only does magnesium help you sleep, it can also improve the quality of sleep. Users have reported less restless sleep and longer periods of sleep as a result. Magnesium also helps to produce GABA, the neurotransmitter that promotes sleep, allowing users to fall asleep quicker and enjoy more restful hours. If someone is struggling with anxiety or depression, these are both conditions that have shown to interfere with sleep but can be alleviated with magnesium.
Some people also have trouble sleeping due to persistent or severe muscle pain and cramps. Again, magnesium deficiency has been proven to cause these conditions. Thankfully, magnesium deficiency is easily identified, and may require additional magnesium in the form of food or supplements to correct.
Once you find the appropriate dosage of magnesium for sleep, all that’s left to do is enjoy a restful night of peace. If you haven’t tried magnesium for sleep yet, it might be the solution you were hoping for.
Tonight, we’ll talk with Dr. Carolyn Dean about Can Magnesium Help with Sleep – along with a wide range of other health topics and clinically recommended nutritional assets to support your body. You will love hearing the beneficial interactions with our callers and hosts alike including the body/mind connection, identifying the ‘conflict’ in the ‘conflict basis’ of disease and much more!!
**In the USA, doses of 500 mgs come with a side effect warning that magnesium may cause the laxative effect.
Dr. Dean takes questions via email. Please write questions@drcarolyndeanlive.com We will be glad to respond to your email
Learn more about Dr. Carolyn here:  https://drcarolyndeanlive.com.

Dr. Carolyn Dean Live

HOUR 1
Magnesium, Zinc, Vitamin D, Vitamin C – Balancing all the Players – Carolyn Dean MD ND
Magnesium, vitamin D, vitamin C, and zinc – all important players in the role of immune support. But how to know what to take and when to take it is the next line of inquiry from a public that’s pretty new to the idea that you can actually fortify your immune system with nutrients to support the structure and function of the body and protect against respiratory infections and illnesses.
Now, it’s important to note that there’s currently no cure for COVID-19 and no preventive measures other than physical distancing, also known as social distancing, and proper hygiene practices to protect you from the virus.
That said, timely, accurate, emerging research shows having healthy levels of magnesium, zinc, vitamins D, and C fortify your immune system and protect you against a myriad of environmental threats including viruses.
So what’s the next step? If you are new to considering a beneficial, natural approach to immune system support, determining your current level of nutritional deficiency may be in order. At-home testing kits for magnesium, vitamin D, and thyroid, essential fatty acids as well as an elements panel that reveals your zinc levels are available through Dr. Dean’s website. You can also speak to your family physician about getting this testing done through your local lab.
Unless you’ve made a specific effort to include daily supplementation in your current health regime you are more than likely to be magnesium or mineral deficient as well as vitamin D deficient. Over 80% of American’s are magnesium deficient and 42% reported to be Vitamin D deficient. Embarking on a daily supplementation plan is exciting and will offer you incremental improvement in every area of your life including immune support. 
On tonight’s radio show we’ll talk about balancing all these nutrients and building a protocol that works for you along with other recommendations for what you can do throughout the rest of the spring and summer to fortify your body for normalizing interactions around the planet!
Dr. Dean takes questions via email. Please write questions@drcarolyndeanlive.com We will be glad to respond to your email
Learn more about Dr. Carolyn here:  https://drcarolyndeanlive.com.