The Nutritional Mental Health Podcast The Truth about Magnesium Spray: What is the Scientific Evidence?
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Ever wonder if there's any truth to those advertisements about magnesium spray? Well, look no further: I've looked into the research FOR you! Today I break down the research on magnesium spray and tell you the truth about if it works, how to absorb it, and who might benefit from it. Scroll down to find specific topics and jump to that time in the episode.
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TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) Intro
(03:27) Magnesium's role in the body
(06:23) Can magnesium be absorbed by the skin?
(10:46) Research studies on magnesium spray
(22:44) Topical magnesium for active labor study
(24:58) Recap
(29:20) How to make your own magnesium spray
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Arezoo Heydari, Nourossadat Kariman, Zahra Naeje, & Farzaneh Ahmadi. (2018). Effect of Topical Application of Magnesium Sulfate on the Intensity of Labor Pain: Double Blind Clinical Trial. Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 21(5), 58–65. https://doi.org/10.22038/ijogi.2018.11385
Athavale, A., Miles, N., Pais, R., Snelling, P., & Chadban, S. J. (2023). Transdermal Magnesium for the Treatment of Peripheral Neuropathy in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Single-Arm, Open-Label Pilot Study. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 26(12), 1654–1661. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2023.0229
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