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Epsom salts for Magnesium repletion
After researching the best form of Magnesium to supplement with exhaustively, I learned that MgCl or MgSO4 salts used transdermally have the best absorption and are the most afford …
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epsom salts or mag chloride(“oil”) for muscles/athletic recovery? lots of q’s
hey y'all, i'm looking for something cheap, quick and effective, possibly foot soaks or a body spray, that i can make or buy. looking on the web i see so much marketing hype and we …
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Epsom salt foot bath via baggie around foot in shower (for non tub owners) . . .
I don't have a tub, nor the patience to fuss with filling large plastic container with water and many cups of Epsom salts.
I was thinking that taking a nice long hot shower would …
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Have you tried magnesium oil?
I take a mag supplement most days, but I’m hearing fantastical claims about the healing powers of magnesium oil. Where do you apply it, and what effects have you noted? One online …
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Why are Epsom salt baths so relaxing?
Is it simply the repletion of magnesium via transdermal absorption, or is there another mechanism at play?
I ask this because a single epsom salt bath felt significantly more effe …
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Why am I not getting rib stitches or other cramps despite being a beginner Crossfitter?
Throughout my life, whenever I've gotten started suddenly on exercising (as when returning to swimming or soccer seasons in high school, or water polo in college), I've gotten stit …