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Magnesium Deficiency Reduces Effectiveness of Vitamin D in the Prevention of ...

, MD, ND, magnesium expert and Medical Director of the nonprofit Nutritional Magnesium Association ( http://www.nutritionalmagnesium.org ), the effectiveness and benefits of vitamin D are greatly undermined in the absence of adequate levels of magnesium in the body. Magnesium acts with and is essential to the activity of vitamin D, and yet most Americans do not get their recommended daily allowance (RDA) of this important mineral.

Extensive research has shown that vitamin D deficiencies play a major role in the development of dozens of diseases, including a variety of cancers, such as breast cancer , prostate cancer and colon cancer, as well as diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, psoriasis and mental illness.

"While many people are beginning to realize the amazing health benefits that vitamin D has to offer in the prevention of disease, they may not be getting the full benefits from vitamin D without also supplementing their diets with magnesium, which is a vital nutrient that works synergistically with vitamin D," says Dr. Dean.

"Adequate levels of magnesium in the body are essential for the absorption and metabolism not only of vitamin D but of calcium as well," Dean states. "Magnesium converts vitamin D into its active form so that it can help calcium absorption.

"Magnesium stimulates a particular hormone, calcitonin, which helps to preserve bone structure and draws calcium out of the blood and soft tissues back into the bones, preventing osteoporosis, some forms of arthritis and kidney stones."

Dr. , Executive Director of the nonprofit Vitamin D Council, concurs with Dr. Dean's findings, recognizing the importance of magnesium as a nutrient that is required for proper vitamin D metabolism, while additionally citing several studies that illustrate this point.

The journal Magnesium Research published a number of studies with the following findings:

Magnesium is essential for the metabolism of vitamin D. Magnesium influences the body's utilization of vitamin D by activating cellular enzyme activity. Enzymes are protein molecules that stimulate every chemical reaction in the body. All the enzymes that metabolize vitamin D require magnesium. Magnesium has a possible role in vitamin D's effect on the immune system.

Another study published in the European Journal of Pediatrics states: "Low magnesium has been shown to alter, by way of decreasing, production of vitamin D's active form ...

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Magnesium Deficiency Reduces Effectiveness of Vitamin D in the Prevention of ...

ORANGE, Calif., June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Magnesium deficiency is an important factor in the results obtained from vitamin D. According to Dr. Carolyn Dean, MD, ND, magnesium expert and Medical Director of the nonprofit Nutritional Magnesium

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Hamburgers and Coconut Milk | Dr Carolyn Dean MD ND

3. Chocolate pudding with cacao and frozen banana

However I reached a new high in coconut culture a few weeks ago when I stirred 6 ounces of full fat coconut milk into a pound of organic hamburger meat. I also blended in a few ounces of essence sprouted rye bread to give it a different taste and texture to the recipe.

As I’m gently frying the hamburgers in coconut oil, I stir fry a few cut-up onions to which I add some diced tomatoes and shake in a good amount of Tabasco sauce. Then I pile the cooked hamburgers on top of the onions and tomatoes and serve. The hamburgers are soft and delicious, the best I’ve ever tasted.

You can use coconut milk, if you can find it, or organic coconut cream concentrate from Tropical Traditions where you can also find organic coconut oil…and grass-fed beef and bison as well!