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Magnesium Sulfate Topical Cream
(Epsom Salt Cream) Epsom salt baths have been a home remedy for generations, and even today are often recommended by physicians. There must be something very effective about the combination of magnesium and sulphate, MgS04. Let’s talk about magnesium. The average American fast food diet not only contains very little magnesium, but can actually deplete the body of magnesium. Magnesium plays a key role in the absorption of calcium in the bones. While the optimum ratio is two parts calcium to one part magnesium, researchers report that most Americans have five times as much calcium as magnesium in their bodies. The National Academy of Science reports that a large percentage of Americans are magnesium deficient. This could account for our society’s high rate of heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis, arthritis and joint pain, gastrointestinal disorders, stress-induced conditions and many autoimmune diseases such as chronic fatigue. Researchers and physicians have found through clinical studies that increasing magnesium levels in the body can:
High calcium ratios and poor food quality contribute to the low magnesium levels in the majority of the population, but magnesium can also be compromised by certain conditions and factors present in the individual. Studies have shown that certain foods or drugs, gastrointestinal conditions such as the “leaky gut syndrome”, “gut dysbiosis” or “malabsorption”, and/or insufficient hydrochloric acid (Metallothionein Protein Dysfunction) produced in the stomach can compromise the absorption and effectiveness of magnesium in the body. Researchers have confirmed that magnesium has far greater absorption through the skin, rendering it more available and much more effective than magnesium ingested orally. Sulphur, another important nutrient, is also extremely difficult to obtain from food sources and much more readily available through the skin. The human body requires sulphation for the formation of brain tissue, joint proteins, and mucin proteins. (Mucin proteins line the walls of the gastrointestinal tract.) Sulphur is also needed to sulphate a polypeptide hormone called Cholecystokinin. Produced principally by the small intestine in response to the presence of fats, Cholecystokinin causes the secretion of pancreatic digestive enzymes and contraction of the gallbladder to release bile. Pancreatic digestive enzymes are crucial for the detoxification of environmental toxins, drug medication and other chemicals or synthetic pollutants from the body. They also stimulate special neurons called oxytocinergic to release oxytocin, a hormone responsible for socialization or what is also known as the “love hormone”. Many children have trouble socializing appropriately or bonding well with their families and other individuals in their lives. Magnesium sulphate has the capability to increase oxytocin levels in the body and address some of these issues. Additionally, some specific neurological functions require sulphation. When the cells in the body do not have enough sulphur, a build up of phenols may occur. Phenols are a group of natural and synthetic compounds found in both food and non- food categories. When there is not enough sulphur present in the cells, some children have difficulty processing the phenols into useful or at least less harmful substances. This condition is known as Phenosulphurtransferase deficiency (PST). Low sulphation in the cells can actually affect both the functioning of the brain and the nervous system, and may even interfere with appropriate neurotransmitter functioning because many neurotransmitters are phenolic. PST symptoms can be manifested physically and/or behaviorally. In children, PST symptoms are dark circles under the eyes, red face/ears, diarrhea, headache, hyperactivity, aggression, head banging or other self-injury, inappropriate laughter, difficulty falling asleep at night, and night waking for several hours. The typical adult symptom of PST is chronic fatigue syndrome, the opposite symptom from children, although some children do present as chronically tired/lethargic, instead of hyper with sleep and other issues. In addition to nourishing the brain and the nervous system with sulphur, it is also important to nourish the gastrointestinal system. The mucins, which line the epithelial lining of the gastrointestinal tract, are actually sulphated glycoproteins, which need sulphur to maintain their structure and function appropriately. If sulphation is low, then the gastrointestinal system will incur inflammation with gut dysbiosis and increased permeability leading to leaky gut syndrome. Acquiring sulphur through the skin can replenish the gut lining and begin to nourish cells with much needed sulphur. As we can see, the combination of magnesium and sulphate can address vitally important functions in the body. There are also some not-so-well-known uses of magnesium sulphate. Traditionally, magnesium sulphate has been used as a laxative; as a bronchodilator to reduce severe symptoms of asthma and respiratory distress; and to treat pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and pre-term labor in pregnant women. Parents have reported that their children are happier, experience more restful sleep, and even develop normal sleep patterns with regular use. Some have observed fewer symptoms of sensory issues in their children, an indication that their nervous systems have begun to calm down. Magnesium sulphate can also help the body rid itself of chemical pollutants, heavy metals and reduce rashes, which can result in reducing hyperactivity and unwanted behaviors in children. Ingredients: Deionized Water, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Magnesium Sulfate, Shea Butter, Cetyl Alcohol, Lecithin, Stearic Acid, Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate, Potassium Sorbate, Xanthan Gum. Magnesium Sulphate Cream can be applied freely to thin-skinned areas of the body such as the soles of the feet or inner thighs, several times a day if needed. For external use only. 2 fl. oz.
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