Mineral Ratios for Calcium, Magnesium & other Elements

Mineral Ratios (Calcium & Magnesium Ratio).

Mineral Ratios for Calcium, Magnesium and other Elements,

and their Relationship to Spinal Manipulation and Alignment.

Most standard Calcium / Magnesium formulations are sold in a ratio of 2:1, while recommendations

by nutritional practitioners can vary from a 4:1 - 1:1 (Cal/Mag) ratio. Some sources claim that calcium

and magnesium oppose each other at the intracellular level, thus low magnesium intake causes high

calcium storage or calcification, while other sources maintain that magnesium is needed for proper

calcium absorption. As a result, low magnesium intake can be responsible for low calcium levels.

Which is correct - And is there an "optimal" Calcium / Magnesium ratio?

Unless the intracellular status of calcium, magnesium or other essential trace elements is measured,

it is nearly impossible to predict what exactly will happen to calcium under specific circumstances.

Other than the effects of one-sided diets, one-sided supplementation, or organ damage from trauma,

infections, or drug use, there are also renal, intestinal and hormonal factors --- all having an impact on

someone's mineral status, so there cannot be a fixed mineral ratio that is best for everyone since there

are just too many variables.

As a result, some people retain far too much calcium and are constantly struggling to meet magnesium

requirements, while others suffer from magnesium overload and have to supplement larger amounts of

calcium to overcome calcium deficiencies. There may also be neurological implications - primarily
through spinal alignment problems - which are addressed further below.

Even in a healthy body - without any of the above ramifications - the effect of magnesium on calcium
(and vice versa) is not always easy to predict, since its ability to increase or lower calcium depends on
many factors, including the type used (citrate, gluconate, carbonate, etc), and their resulting effect on

stomach acid levels. If zinc is on the high side, and potassium is low, then taking extra magnesium will

usually lower calcium, because magnesium supports zinc, but lowers potassium. On the other hand, if
potassium is higher, and zinc is on the low side, then taking magnesium will likely push calcium higher
as well. Vitamin D increases calcium and magnesium, as well as phosphorus absorption.

If calcium is above-normal, but magnesium is even higher than calcium, there is a good chance that an

individual will eventually experience symptoms of calcium deficiency, as shown in the following graph:

Abnormal Mineral Ratio of Calcium and Magnesium

High potassium synergistically supports an increase in intracellular calcium, as does high copper,

with Vitamin D affecting mostly serum calcium levels through hormonal action and increased intestinal

absorption. Boron affects calcium and magnesium uptake as well, however it generally doesn't come
into play with the average individual unless supplemented. Low levels of manganese, phosphorus,

zinc, nickel and Vitamin C encourage an increase in intracellular calcium ratio-wise and will eventually

create a risk for calcification. However, it is not unusual to actually experience symptoms of calcium

deficiency in some cases because of calcium becoming bio-unavailable, resulting in calcium loss from
bone.

When increasing manganese, phosphorus, zinc, fluoride, Vitamin C, stomach acid... to normal levels,

calcium uptake is generally optimized to normal levels as well, and usually no calcification takes place.

However, increasing these same co-factors to above-normal levels will increase the risk for calcium

loss, with all its undesirable consequences. One could include protein as well, but it is phosphorus, the

resulting end product, that determines at what point excessive protein will start to interfere with normal

calcium metabolism.

Abnormal Mineral Ratios are largely responsible for resulting medical symptoms being side-specific.

Unless low stomach acid is involved, in which case sidedness is not a factor, many heel spurs occur

only on one side, and there are documented cases where large numbers of kidney stones developed

in one kidney only, but never in the other, unless one is surgically removed. The reason is quite simple,
with the problem side being frequently predictable:

In the above example - provided the patient is predisposed for kidney stones - they will be oxalic acid-

based, and invariably occur in the left kidney only as long as that patient has two otherwise functioning

kidneys. In the example below, of someone with a chemical make-up prone for heel spurs, they would
develop in the right heel only.

Many practitioners only try to correct a patient's calcium / magnesium ratio in an attempt to address

specific health issues, however normalizing the ratios of as many other associated, essential mineral
pairs as possible is just as important in the nutritional prevention or treatment of medical conditions,
which include:

Sodium

Iodine

Copper

For instance, sciatic pain is frequently relieved by correcting a patient's zinc / potassium ratio. Many

upper back / neck disorders, as well as insomnia and some anxieties can be alleviated by normalizing

a patient's calcium / magnesium ratio. Other types of anxiety, fatigue, depression... relate to abnormal

nickel / cobalt ratios, while correcting an individual's tin / iodine ratio helps with a number of conditions

that include insomnia, palpitations, tachycardia, anxieties, depression, fatigue, chest pain, and others.

Nutritional factors such as Rutin & Hesperidin interact in a similar fashion, whereby imbalances result

in vascular degenerative disorders, that are frequently one-sided (see also Acu-Cell "Bioflavonoids").

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Spinal Alignment (neurological factor) has a profound effect on mineral ratios - which is something

that has not been taught in Chiropractic Schools thus far. The relationship became apparent to me
after many years of measuring patients before and after they visited a Chiropractor or an Osteopath,
where all of a sudden certain mineral ratios - corresponding to specific spinal segments - unexpectedly

changed.

However, not only can spinal manipulation affect the ratio of various minerals -- it works the other way

around as well. By supplementing various amounts of minerals to manipulate their ratio, one can also

affect spinal alignment of the corresponding segment - both positively or negatively! This generally

works provided there is good spinal mobility, otherwise manual manipulation is required, particularly

when calcification is involved, or when long-term supplementation has failed to achieve normal ratios.

In such cases, a few spinal adjustments may be the answer, which will correct / normalize a particular

mineral ratio, and resolve related medical symptoms as well.

This is also one reason why chiropractic adjustments are at times able to correct specific medical

problems - other than simple skeletal or muscular disorders - and where orthodox medical reasoning

cannot find or explain the mechanism involved. We are all too familiar how patients keep visiting

Chiropractors over and over again, with the effects frequently only lasting a few days, or sometimes

only a few hours. In some cases the solution to that can be quite simple: Once you normalize the ratio

of as many associated mineral pairs as possible - corresponding to the troublesome spinal segments -

the adjustment will subsequently "hold" and further manipulations are no longer necessary.

Only mineral pairs that are associated with one another such as calcium to magnesium are able to

affect specific spinal segments, which in case of calcium and magnesium would be T1, or in case of

copper and chromium would be L1. The ratio of other mineral pairs such as potassium / sodium, or

iron / zinc has mostly organic implications - or only indirectly effects spinal alignment, but they are not

associated with specific spinal segments.

Scoliosis (curvature of the spine) can develop when several related mineral ratios become abnormal

and subsequently affect their corresponding spinal segments. Practitioners who look at scoliosis from

a congenital or structural perspective alone neglect the possible chemical, neurological and/or organic

implications with this condition, and they subsequently try to treat scoliosis with exercise, braces, casts
or corrective surgery only. Chiropractic manipulation is another option and may be helpful in slowing or

even reversing some forms of scoliosis, provided patients receive regular and ongoing adjustments.

If the primary treatment of scoliosis consists of normalizing a patient's corresponding mineral ratios

(which may also include complementary exercise, chiropractic care, and/or a change in habit-forming
one-sided sitting or sleeping positions), then any related chemical, neurological, or organic medical
conditions are also taken care of at the same time. This also applies to the treatment of Sciatica

when not related to a herniated disk. (see also Acu-Cell Nutrition "Zinc & Potassium").

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While it is fairly simple to change a particular mineral ratio with some patients, it is much more difficult

with a good percentage of other patients, where mineral ratios are more fixed as a result of genetics,

a very one-sided diet, organ damage, old age, or arthritic changes in their corresponding spinal area.

Supplementing large amounts of single nutrients can also have a dramatic effect on mineral ratios,

where for instance taking higher doses of Vitamin B6 on a long-term basis will ultimately result in a

high magnesium / low calcium ratio. Injections of Vitamin B6 (usually combined with Vitamin B12)

given at weight loss clinics affect calcium / magnesium ratios even faster, and if not matched to the

individual's nutritional requirements, can lead to a severe calcium deficiency with the usual variety of

low calcium-related medical symptoms. (see also Acu-Cell Nutrition "Calcium & Magnesium").

In low sodium types, regular intake of higher doses of Vitamin B6 creates a somewhat different picture,

where the raising effect on magnesium will also result in an increasingly higher magnesium / calcium
ratio, however in addition to lowering lithium and eventually calcium levels, an abnormally high retention
of magnesium will result in dramatically lower sodium and silicon, but increased phosphorus levels.

Common long-term effects include alignment problems and/or eventual spinal degeneration at T1 (with

right-sided symptoms in the upper back / shoulder area) and at L2, along with general osteoarthritic

changes in various joints.

As a result, Vitamin B6 therapy should only be used for someone with an otherwise difficult-to-manage

low magnesium / high calcium ratio (where calcium is always high, and magnesium is always low).

Outside of testing cellular levels, there is no easy answer as to whether a patient should supplement

only calcium, only magnesium, or both, and if a "Cal-Mag" formulation is used, what the ratio should be.

Blood tests are of no benefit since serum calcium is pretty well fixed, with dietary changes having little
impact on its value. To varying degrees, the same applies to many other minerals or trace elements,

or there is a non-linear response, where low values can only be raised up to a certain level through

diet or supplementation. Cellular levels and ratios on the other hand do not have those limitations and
continue to increase / decrease linearly in response to dietary or supplemental intake, or they change

in response to various medical conditions. ¤

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