cover image Magnificent Magnesium: Your Essential Key to a Healthy Heart and More

Magnificent Magnesium: Your Essential Key to a Healthy Heart and More

Dennis Goodman. Square One (www.squareonepublishers.com), $14.95 (192p) ISBN 978-0-7570-0391-2

Magnesium deficiency could be the root cause of cardiovascular disease, a "modern-day plague" costing Americans billions of dollars annually, says cardiologist Goodman. This straightforward, highly readable resource offers a comprehensive overview of magnesium and its role in the body. Goodman lays the groundwork for magnesium enrichment by introducing the heart in all of its complexity %E2%80%93 its anatomy, function and relationship to the rest of the body through a network of blood vessels %E2%80%93 and effectively details the causes, risk factors and most common diseases affecting it. He references the starved heart model theory as a graphic, clarifying the link between stress, magnesium deficiency, cardiovascular damage, inflammation and heart disease. Goodman believes magnesium can also reverse osteoporosis, decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes, and positively impact a host of other common disorders. He guides readers toward magnesium-rich food choices (green vegetables, nuts, beans, certain seeds and spices) and supplements; side effects and precautions are included. With an upbeat, inspiring delivery, Goodman provides lay readers with a solid base of usable knowledge. (Jan.)