Dr. Jonathan Miller 7/5/22 Dr. Jonathan Miller 7/5/22

Calcium supplementation increases heart attack risk in large study

In a very large, real-world study calcium supplementation significantly increased the risks for heart attack, stroke, and mortality in general. On the other hand, subclinical magnesium deficiency is a major driver of cardiovascular disease.

4/4/17 4/4/17

Magnesium mediates insulin resistance, diabetes risk

Low serum magnesium levels are associated with an increased risk of prediabetes, with comparable risk estimates to that of diabetes.

8/19/16 8/19/16

Calcium supplementation may increase risk for dementia

4/15/15 4/15/15

Magnesium protects against preeclampsia seizures

...magnesium raises the threshold for seizures in preeclampsia by reducing neuroinflammation...and prevents hypertension in the last weeks of pregnancy.

11/4/14 11/4/14

Stroke risk reduced by magnesium

Stroke risk is reduced by higher plasma magnesium levels according to data from 32,826 women in the Nurses’ Health Study presented in a paper just published in the journal Stroke.

8/30/14 8/30/14

Magnesium supplementation improves insulin resistance

Insulin resistance is benefited by magnesium supplementation according to mounting evidence. A study published in the journal Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism documents significant improvements in insulin resistance by supplementation even when the subjects' magnesium levels appeared normal.

12/16/13 12/16/13

Magnesium: insulin, brain, heart and inflammation

Magnesium may be the critical nutrient most commonly drained by modern environmental stress to suboptimal levels... Recent studies add evidence to its indication for insulin resistance, diabetes, cognitive impairment, atrial fibrillation, cardiovascular disease, and neurogenic inflammation.

8/12/13 8/12/13

Breast cancer risk doubles with calcium channel blockers for hypertension

Breast cancer risk assessment must take into consideration chronic inflammation, which comes to the fore in light of a study just published in JAMA Internal Medicine (formerly Archives of Internal Medicine) offering evidence that use use of calcium channel blockers double the risk for breast cancer.

1/13/13 1/13/13

Migraine: most patients should be taking magnesium

Magnesium plays a key role in hundreds of physiological processes and is very commonly depleted to suboptimal levels by common stresses. A paper recently published in the Journal of Neural Transmission is a good reminder that magnesium supplementation should be considered for all patients suffering from migraine.