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Is Magnesium a Miracle Nutrient?
by Dr. Julian Whitaker
Published 03/31
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Intravenous magnesium is a powerful tool that can stop the wheezing of an asthmatic patient, even when other medications have failed. I was surprised at this report, as you may be.
Asthma results from the vigorous contraction of the smooth muscle cells in the bronchioles, or lung tubes. This contraction causes difficulty in breathing and wheezing. Intravenous magnesium is a powerful relaxer of smooth muscle, and the bronchioles open up. In one study, magnesium was effective at opening the bronchioles even when the more commonly used therapies for asthma had failed.
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