Natural Calm Magnesium

The magnesium gel is the same as the magnesium oil except it is made of 50% oil and 50% gel, making it half of the potency. Magnesium oil is not really oil; it is viscous sea water with the sodium removed. The viscous solution is thicker than water and looks like a light oil.

Many of the minerals found in our soil end up in the ocean. These minerals are good for us and are contained in magnesium oil. We go far away from shore and harvest sea water there, and then we remove most of the water content and the sodium chloride content. What we are left with is mostly magnesium chloride and lots of great trace minerals.

The way you apply magnesium oil is by applying it on your skin. The magnesium will be absorbed through your skin i.e. transdermal. You can apply it anywhere including arms, legs and stomach. Some people find that it is too concentrated and they don’t like the way it feels on their skin. We suggest that you either dilute the oil with water or that you use the gel. Start out with 5 drops of magnesium oil on your skin and keep increasing the dose until your stools are comfortably loose; then you have reached the optimal level.

Personally, I use the oil as an underarm deodorant. While it is not a deodorant, the reason why we need a deodorant is because the odor under our arms is from bacteria. The oil, being a salt, is an anti-septic and therefore kills the bacteria. I have found it very effective. I also use it to brush my teeth with. I put 4 or 5 drops on my toothbrush and brush for 2 minutes and then rinse.

Natural Calm is best taken on an empty stomach and ½ an hour before bed is ideal. I personally take a heaping teaspoon every night before I go to bed. We recommend starting out with a teaspon and keep increasing the dose until your stools are comfortably loose; then you have reached the optimal level.

George Esser

Question

Peter Gillham Natural Vitality Natural Calm, a powder, was found to contain 0.295 mcg of lead per teaspoon. It suggested a daily dose ranging from 1/2 teaspoon to 3 teaspoons per day which, at the higher end of the range, would exceed the State of California’s limit of 0.5 mcg of lead – above which a warning label is required. Such lead exposure can be easily avoided when taking magnesium, as evidenced by the many other products that did not exceed this limit.
I have good results with this product, but since reading this article have refrained from taking this supplement. Will your company investigate how lead was found in this product? What is defective in the manufacturing process to allow lead in this supplement?

Answer

For an update on this issue please see the most recent post
Thanks for writing us. We expect this issue to be resolved shortly. We saw the ConsumerLabs information two days ago.

First of all, we are not the manufacturer and this post does not represent their views. We are an independant company that happens to sell their products along with other health supplements.

We believe that ConsumerLabs are being alarmist and that Natural Calm is within 100,000 times the FDA safe zone and is totally safe. The rest of this blog is to substantiate that claim.

About ConsumerLabs
ConsumerLabs is not an actual laboratory, but contracts out their test needs to other labs. We have some questions about their testing accuracy and are in communication with them about the results. We are actually in the process of reviewing the data with them. ConsumerLabs is a company who wants members to subscribe. They also solicit for manufacturers to become members. If you are a manufacturer member and have bad results they treat you differently than if you are a non-member. We don’t believe that they are as independent as they try to lead us to believe. We have experience with lab analysis. Hair analysis is one method to detect mineral content in a person’s body. We know from experience it is very hard to obtain a lab that has a consistent reliable reading. My nutritionist regularly checks out his prefered lab to make sure that the results are consistent. One thing he does is send half the sample under one person’s name, and then he will send the other half as a different person. It took him many labs before he trusted one to make decisions based on the results.

ConsumerLabs uses 3rd party labs and from our experience, it is very hard to trust a lab sample. We believe it is in ConsumersLabs best interest to have results that are high so they can have sensational reports to sell. They are in the business to sell reports, not to protect consumers.

About the Lead Content
To put this in context, lead is found almost everywhere on earth - in air, foods, rivers, seawater, soils and even drinking water. The amount of lead in question is significantly less than would be found in many common foods. Our magnesium is sourced from sea water and sea water has many trace elements in it, including lead. If you analyzed the broccoli you eat, you would be able to pick up some lead in it and be able to report that in a test too. Even testing the air you breathe has a trace amount of lead.

We believe that Natural Calm is well within Federal FDA regulations with regard to naturally occurring lead content and have been following generally accepted industry guidelines for natural products within the state of California.

This is from the United States Pharmacopeia website with a date stamp of April 22 2009: Click here to see the chart.

USP 10 mcg per day based on 50kg body weight
EU 210 mcg/day; JECFA 210 mcg/day; FDA 75-25-6 mcg/day;Health Canada: 17mcg/day; ANSI 20mcg/day; California 15 mcg/day(for carcinogen; 0.5 for reproduction).

California just recently came out with very low standards. The FDA levels are 75mcg, and California is .5mcg, so 150 times less. Both of those figures are also “safe harbor figures” meaning, if you took 1,000 times that amount, you would still be safe. The UK is nearly 15mcg while other parts of EU get up to 210mcg. Canada is 17mcg and the US varies from 75 to 17mcg. So the new ultra low California standard is a brand new challenge that we will face and meet.

Let’s puts it into perspective…
If you took a sugar cube and divided it into 1,000 tiny cubes, then took a tiny cube and divided that into 1,000 and then split that in HALF, you would have half a microgram. We’re over by varying tests from .16 of a mcg to .38 of a mcg…so it’s a speck on a speck on a speck. Not the easiest task to keep at compliant levels; truly it’s an art. Tests vary from batch to batch, and we will work towards ensuring that every batch will meet the new California standard.

The recommended serving size (3 teaspoons) is 50% more than the RDA because we believe that most people will benefit from a higher dose. If you took the RDA serving size, Natural Calm would be within the ultra low California only limit. ConsumerLabs could have pointed that out, but being an alarmist company, we believe that they like to instill fear to sell reports and they prefer to be sensational.

Apparently more 350 products were black-listed on their magnesium list. Most were up to 50 times the legal amount. We Natural Calm was over by just .16 and we are not sure that Natural Calm really is over by the .16.

So in conclusion, Natural Calm is very safe in regards to lead levels and the company is working on reducing the lead further to be consistently below the new ultra low California standard.

Here is the company’s official statement

We saw the ConsumerLabs information two days ago. ConsumerLabs is not an actual laboratory. They contract out with other labs. We have some questions about
their test and are in communication with them and we are reviewing the data.

To put this in context, lead is found almost everywhere on earth - in air, foods, rivers, seawater, soils and even drinking water. The amount of lead in question is significantly less than would be found in many common foods.

We are well within Federal FDA regulations with regard to naturally occurring lead content and have been following generally accepted industry guidelines for natural products within the state of California.

We expect this issue to be resolved shortly.

For an update on this issue please see the most recent post

Question
On your website, you mention natural calm and calm plus for insomnia and RLS, of which I suffer from both. . I also have osteopina and I am wondering if the Osteo Calm will also aid in the help for insomnia and RLS? What do you suggest that I take?
thanks.. I appreciate your help. I am just getting started with your products and am excited about the possibilities. thanks!

Answer
Osteo Calm will also help to combat insomnia and restless leg syndrome (RLS). The reason is because of the magnesium in the Osteo Calm. When you take calcium, it actually depletes your magnesium because it takes magnesium to absorb your calcium. Osteo Calm has extra magnesium so that it is not all used up in absorbing the calcium and is available in your body to help you combat insomnia and restless leg syndrome (RLS).

If you suffer from insomnia and restless leg syndrome (RLS), what you might want to do is buy one bottle of Natural calm and take that first to build up your magnesium levels before building up your calcium levels. Keep increasing your Natural calm level until your bowels are comfortably loose, then you are getting the maximum of magnesium your body can absorb. If you can afford it, buy both and take osteo calm in the morning and natural calm in the evening. Once you feel you are sleeping well and your restless legs syndrome is at bay, then only take the osteo calm on a regular basis and keep Natural Calm around for those extra stressful times.

Question:
I have been using Natural Calm. While I have seen some benefits from Natural Calm, my insomnia continues. I also suffer from fibromyalgia. The other meds I take continue to cause chronic constipation. I using a tablespoon at night. How much should I be using. I have been thru almost 2 bottles of Natural Calm.

Answer:
Here are a few insights into magnesium.
It is the fourth most abundant mineral in our body and is necessary for over 350 body functions.
If we don’t have sufficient magnesium, one or more of those 350+ body functions could not perform well and give us symptoms.
Magnesium is necessary for our muscles to relax and we need to relax to sleep.
When we get stressed, like in a “Fight or Flight” situation, calcium enters our cells, When it is time to relax from that stress, calcium leaves and magnesium enters in. Read this article for more detail. www.calmnatural.com/magnesiumcalciumstress
The more stressed you are, the more magnesium your body will use. Illness will bring on more stress because you worry a lot about your future, finances, etc.
Drugs, alcohol and pharmaceutical drugs also deplete magnesium. The requirements for magnesium goes up, the more medications one is taking.

If your body needs more magnesium (e.g. for your blood or heart), it will take it from your muscles (this is partly what causes symptoms like fibromyalgia ) and put it to the more critical areas.
Your brain uses a lot of magnesium; the more you think and use your brain, the more magnesium you use up.
It is really hard to tell medically whether or not you have enough magnesium and we believe the only way to tell is by symptoms and logic.
You can’t get too much magnesium (unless you have bad kidneys) and any excess will go to your colon and hydrate it. (I.e. you will experience loose stools.)
Most laxatives use a cheap form of magnesium as their main ingredient. We recommend Natural Calm as it is highly bio-available and will be absorbed by your body until you at the excess level. After that it can help deal with your constipation. Most tablets are only 30-40% bio-available, but Natural Calm is around 80% bio-available.

With everything you are telling me, I would suggest you slowly increase your magnesium intake until your bowels are comfortably loose. Then you will know you are at the optimum level.

Magnesium is not the total answer, but magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral and is not that plentiful in our foods. (read more here) It is water soluble so most of it disappears as our foods become more and more processed. Magnesium is vital to our health so we really believe that magnesium deficiency is the basis for a lot of ailments. Though it is not the answer to everything, it definitely is a good place to start.

Part of your answer also is exercise, positive mental health, and spiritual connectedness (being at peace with yourself, those around you, and any spiritual being you may believe in).

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Natural Calm is available in North America, Europe, Holland and the
UK

Natural Calm is called Magnesium Supreme in Europe.