p> With all that calcium we women are taking, you'd think the rate of osteoporosis would have gone down. But it hasn't. In fact, it's gone up!

Studies show that 9 out of 10 postmenopausal women have osteoporosis to some degree. And over a million of those women suffer from bone fractures every year.

In fact, if you're a woman over 60, your chance of having a hip fracture is equal to your risk of breast, uterine, and ovarian cancer combined!

From there, it only gets worse. Half of hip fracture sufferers never regain the ability to walk…and 13% die within 6 months of the fracture.

What's going on here? I'll tell you what's going on. Despite all those messages urging you to drink more milk and take more calcium, the problem isn't that you're getting too little calcium... it's that you're getting too much!

That's right, too much. Here are the facts:

FACT: American women already have one of the highest levels of calcium consumption in the world. They also have one of the highest rates of osteoporosis!

FACT: Women in Asia and India consume just a fraction of the calcium that we do...yet rarely get osteoporosis or arthritis!

FACT: No matter how much calcium you consume, this calcium cannot be absorbed into your bones without the help of magnesium!

Experts estimate that most American women (even those taking mineral supplements) have a magnesium deficiency. Which means that if you're like most women, all that calcium you're taking is not being absorbed! What happens to that extra unabsorbed calcium?

Some gets into your muscles, causing them to contract too much, and even contributing to muscle cramps and "unexplainable" pains ("fibromyalgia")...

Some gets stuck in your joints, where it can cause arthritis...

Some collects in your kidneys, where it can form kidney stones...

And some collects in your arteries, where it forms rock-hard plaque deposits that contribute to heart disease!

So if you want to prevent these ailments, you should take twice as much magnesium as calcium! Here are just a few of the ways magnesium heals your body:

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Health Benefit #1:

It Reverses Osteoporosis...

Several studies show that magnesium not only slows down bone loss but actually reverses it! In one such study, gynecologist Dr. Guy Abraham gave a reversed calcium-to-magnesium formula to several hundred older women. Result: Women in the study increased their bone density by an average of 11%.

When you consider the fact that the average postmenopausal woman loses about 1% of bone mass per year, that means the women in the study actually regained a DECADE'S worth of bone loss!

Health Benefit #2:

It Prevents Heart Attacks...

Heart disease is by far the #1 killer of women. And according to several studies, the vast majority of people who suffer from heart attacks have magnesium deficiencies. I've already told you about how magnesium keeps calcium from building up in your arteries. But that's just the beginning. Magnesium also helps maintain your heart's smooth, regular beat. Here's how:

Magnesium causes muscles to relax ...while calcium causes them to contract. So while a proper balance of calcium and magnesium keeps the heart muscle working properly, an excess of calcium can cause the muscles to contract too much...leading to the muscle spasms we know as a heart attack!

The medical world has long been aware of calcium's dangerous effect on heart muscle. That's why the most widely prescribed heart medications are calcium channel blockers — drugs that prevent calcium from entering your heart.

Well, you don't have to wait for your doctor to try and save your life with those dangerous drugs. You can protect your heart, starting today, by taking magnesium. The prestigious American Heart Journal calls it "nature's calcium channel blocker!"

Additional Health Benefits:

It Relieves Migraines... Insomnia...Depression...And More!

Fighting osteoporosis and preventing heart disease and arthritis are just the tip of the iceberg for this versatile nutrient. Studies show that magnesium is also effective in healing migraine headaches...insomnia...depression... PMS...high blood pressure ...

backache ... constipation ... kidney stones … and chronic fatigue!

What's more, magnesium helps fight food cravings! It's no accident that many women get chocolate cravings before and during their periods. You see, PMS is caused by low levels of magnesium...and cocoa is one of the world's most magnesium-rich foods!

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You'll find out why most mineral supplements on the market contain the wrong amounts of calcium and magnesium. You'll find out the correct dosages to take...plus the form of magnesium that is easiest for your body to digest and assimilate. And you'll also find which foods are richest in magnesium...and which foods to avoid. (They bind with magnesium and prevent your body from absorbing it!)

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