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Beginning June 1st, Whitney Salvador is now more available for massage or Reiki sessions. She is available for sessions all day on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. If you prefer a female therapist, book a session with her. You can also book her for a Tarot reading. 

 What is it?  

Why do we need it?
Bones baby, bones: Magnesium is one of the most powerful and necessary for the architecture and longevity of synthesizing calcium into our skeletal system. Bone density determines the health of our skeleton, so when magnesium reaches critically low points, the body ensures it receives the amount it needs by pulling calcium from our bones. Yikes! When this happens, it leads to osteoporosis, the weakening of the bones.

Blood sugar levels: Magnesium aids in controlling the amount of sugar digested and stored as glucose. This is very necessary, as too much or too little glucose in the cells can be lethal.

Inflammation reduction: Ever have sore, achy muscles and lackluster energy? Once again, magnesium is your friend. It helps reduce inflammatory triggers when our muscular tissue is overworked. This even includes migraines!

Synthesizing: Believe it or not, magnesium aids in the synthesis of RNA, DNA and glutathione which is important in tissue oxidations and in the activation of some enzymes.

Blood pressure:

 It is a crucial building block to the production of energy in our bodies. There is a required orientation of chemical reactions to occur in order for cells to produce energy. Magnesium, as it stands, is a necessary co-enzyme for active transportation of your other vital nutrients like protein, calcium and potassium to the membranes of cells.

Magnesium also has a direct correspondence with parathyroid hormones. When the parathyroid hormone drops, the absorption capabilities of magnesium (with its counterpart calcium) is severely impaired. As a result, there may be excessive loss of both minerals in the urine.

Magnesium is crucial for so many things, a long term deficiency could even contribute to a diagnosis of depression! It ties in directly with our NMDA (N-methyl d-Aspartate, the neurological portion of the brain which is affected by recreational drugs and pain killers). "Magnesium plays a key role in the activity of our NMDA receptors. Research studies have shown that when magnesium in our diet is low, we have increased risk of depression, and this increased risk is likely related to problems with our NMDA receptors. A long history of published evidence demonstrating that treatment with magnesium can have anti-depressant effect-this was first published in 1921-suggests that low magnesium can actually cause depression."

How do I lose it?

Processed foods is the most common reason. When food is processed, most of the natural nutrients have been removed from the compound or substance only to be replaced in lower quantities. Often, any nutrition that could have been derived is lost in the process of adding preservatives, flavoring, etc. Magnesium can also be urinated or defecated out regularly. No, no, don't hold your water or stop drinking it for that matter, just keep in mind that you are not always receiving the adequate amount for your body, and very frequent voiding or defecation can contribute to that. There is DRA (daily recommended allowance standards), but everyone's biochemistry is very different, and thus may require much more.

Heads up!

Please do be aware that like most things, too much of it is a bad thing. Also, magnesium does interfere with the following;

            * Antibiotics

            * Diuretics

            * Proton Pump Inhibitors

            * Bisphosphonates (medication for osteoporosis)

How does this come into play with massage?

Ah, our final key component. One of the benefits of magnesium as stated above is reduce chronic muscle contractions and soreness. When you are caring to the best of your ability for your neuromuscular health, this includes massage. The magnesium boost will enable us, the Caring Palms staff to better target those stubborn aches and pains versus the experience of severe pain from malnourished muscles. We aim to provide you not only with the means to manage discomfort with the appropriate body work, but also a simple way to empower yourself through shared knowledge and encouraged bodily awareness.

Happy eating everyone!

Sources...

 The World's Healthiest Foods 

National Institutes of Health 

Although Reiki is not massage (as the muscles of the body are not manipulated), it is a very relaxing yet powerful method of healing. In the simplest form, Reiki is the laying on of hands. It is guided, positive energy brought in from the universe by someone that knows how to 'tap into' it, and passed into someone in need of healing.

All problems in the body, whether they be illnesses or injuries, are centered around negative energy. Reiki overcomes the negative energies with positive energy, in most cases making the person feel better, and in some cases removing the problem completely. Reiki has been known to reduce and alleviate pain, discomfort, or disease of any kind, and has been used on all major diseases. Reiki is hands-on healing and a nice pleasant experience.

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You have Questions?  Maybe we have answers.

Each month, we write articles on a variety of subjects.  Is there something that you would like to see us write about?  Do you have questions that you'd like answered?  Do you have questions on massage?  On Reiki?  On energy work in general?  Submit your questions or requests to Brian@CaringPalms.com and we will try to see if we can answer them for you.