Resources and links
Recovery and rejuvenation
Muscle strain and damage are inherent to the training process. Specialists across the spectrum from sports nutritionists to strength and conditioning trainers to sleep counselors are continually weighing in with new insights on striking the right balance between exertion and recovery to maximize power, endurance, and speed. Here are some of the recent contributions to that conversation that we’ve been following:
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Magnesium For Muscle Recovery
Replenishing electrolytes after strenuous exercise is crucial, and magnesium has a particular role in muscular health and recovery. We look at the health benefits of magnesium for sore muscles and how to make sure you are getting enough.
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The Physical Demands of Professional Dancing
This is a fascinating piece by Toni Bentley from the archives of the NY Times talks with Mikhail Baryshnikov about his relationship with American Ballet Theater physical therapist, Peter Marshall.
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Update on the relationship between magnesium and exercise
by Nielsen and Lukaski is a review article from Magnesium Research of the then available literature discussing the risk of inadequate magnesium levels and the need for more, better studies.
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Magnesium, the overlooked mineral
It seems that rarely a week goes by without another article by a medical, sports, or nutrition expert rediscovering the importance of magnesium in keeping human bodies strong and healthy. Despite this, there is still a good deal of debate over how much magnesium to use, where to use it, and how to measure its effect. These are some of the more interesting authors and research we’ve been following on these subjects:
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Magnesium: the missing link to better health
is an ebook created by Better Nutrition Magazine and authored by Carolyn Dean, MD, ND, that covers everything from recipes to magnesium and the athlete.
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Magnesium metabolism and its disorders
is a scientist’s overview of magnesium deficiency in the human body by R Swaminathan, published in Clinical Biochemistry Review.
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Low magnesium levels may make vitamin D ineffective
from the American Osteopathic Association for ScienceDaily.
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Magnesium sulfate and other widely used mineral salts
You’ll find Epsom salt and its companion mineral bath salts in gyms, training facilities, physical therapy clinics, and PT clinics and medicine cabinets across the US, but few people give much thought to what they are and how they work. These are links to the sites of manufacturers, marketers, and advocates with valuable information and perspectives for those who want to learn more:
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Permeation of topically applied magnesium ions through human skin is facilitated by hair follicles
This scholarly article by Navin Chandrakanth Chandrasekaran et al appeared in Magnesium Research.
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Intestinal absorption and factors influencing bioavailability of magnesium – an update
by Jan Schuchardt and Andreas Hahn is a review of the literature on magnesium absorption via the human gastrointestinal tract and includes a very detailed schematic.
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Effect of transdermal magnesium cream on serum and urinary magnesium levels in humans: a pilot study
Here Lindsy Kass and colleagues measure magnesium levels in the blood and urine to gauge skin permeation levels of a magnesium-based skin cream.
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