Jenna’s Lyme Blog

Magnesium is one of the most important minerals that you can take when you have chronic Lyme disease.

However, lately in forums it has been blasted as a crucial component of the biofilms that protect colonies of spirochetes from being destroyed by antibiotics and our immune systems.

Which one is true.

First I will tell you my own experience, which I think many of you will relate to.

I have suffered from frequent migraines since I was very young, and when I finally crashed having ignored so many warnings through the course of my equine pursuits and free weight training  “…no pain, no gain!”  I actually thought I was building strength by ignoring all the symptoms until finally I crashed in 2006.

Initially my migraines flared unbearably which added to the long list of pain which had me drugged up and under the covers literally, often barely crawling to the toilet to vomit - if you’ve suffered from migraines, you know what I mean.

Well, when I first stumbled on Dr. Burrascano’s “Treatment Guidelines” I read that magnesium is one of his required supplements.  I didn’t really think about it but over four months I started taking Himalayan Salt, Coral Calcium and mega-doses of Magnesium (1000 mg +) - all of which have magnesium.

Between terrible herxes and intense pain from noises (even whispers) and light (I had to cover all my windows in shades to block out all light - wear sunglasases indoor and put a heavy jacket, towel or blanket over my head when my mother drove me anywhere), I really didn’t think about my migraines - in fact it just dawned on me one day that I hadn’t had a migraine in weeks.

I began to monitor the supplements in a different way and really never figured it out until a very respectable doctor told me that “…all migraines are caused by a lack of magnesium unless otherwise proven.”

Soon afterwards, I had to take a fasting test - with no supplements - and I had a raging migraine worse than ever!

Then after I started the magnesium again, my migraine faded away.

Now, Dr. Burrascano says, “Magnesium supplementation is very helpful for the tremors, twitches, cramps, muscle soreness, heart skips
and weakness. It may also help in energy level and cognition.”

And the Office of Dietary Supplements say, “…Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the body and is essential to good health. Approximately 50% of total body magnesium is found in bone. The other half is found predominantly inside cells of body tissues and organs. Only 1% of magnesium is found in blood, but the body works very hard to keep blood levels of magnesium constant.

Magnesium is needed for more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body. It helps maintain normal muscle and nerve function, keeps heart rhythm steady, supports a healthy immune system, and keeps bones strong. Magnesium also helps regulate blood sugar levels, promotes normal blood pressure, and is known to be involved in energy metabolism and protein synthesis. There is an increased interest in the role of magnesium in preventing and managing disorders such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Dietary magnesium is absorbed in the small intestines. Magnesium is excreted through the kidneys.

The aspect of magnesium that have many of us with chronic Lyme disease fearful of taking it is that the biofilms that protect Lyme (and other pathogens or diseases) are built by grabbing magnesium out of the blood stream.  The magnesium is a key component to the structure of the biofilm.

After extensive research, my belief (although I am not a licensed medical practitioner) are that the potential negative effects of magnesium can be countered by Lumbrokinase and Nattokinase Plus (which includes Serrapeptase also) which are targeted to destroy biofilms and become even more effective when taken together.

Please send comments if you have experience with magnesium and/or biofilm busters.

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Posted on December 10th, 2009 under Chronic Lyme Disease, Coping with Lyme Disease, Research and Development • Tags: biofilm busters for chronic Lyme disease, Coral calcium, himalayan salt, Lumbrokinase, Magnesium, nattokinase, Serrapeptase. • RSS 2.0 feed • Leave a response, or trackback