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Comment below and she may address them in a future video!\n\nCheck out our website! \u2192 http:\/\/ www.betterbones.com\n\nWant to connect with Better Bones on social media?\n\nLike on Facebook \u2192 http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/betterbonesbetterbody\nFollow on Twitter \u2192 http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/drsusanbrown\nFollow our Instagram \u2192 http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/betterbonesbetterbody\nCheck out our Pinterest \u2192 http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/betterbonesbetterbody\n#betterbonesbetterbody #drsusanbrown #osteoporosis #osteopenia#benefitsofmagnesium #magnesium #digestivehealth\n\nTranscript:\nhi everyone Susan here director of the\nCenter for better bones you know many of\nyou have asked me about this situation\nwhere you get a loose stool with\nmagnesium in fact many of my clients\neven say I can't take magnesium I get a\nloose stool some even say I get a wicked\ndiarrhea now I've had a chance to\nexplore this with my mentor dr. Russell\nJaffe one of the major researchers in\nnutritional medicine and he actually has\ndone research on this topic showing that\nindeed the people who are sensitive to\nmagnesium who get a loose stool from\nmagnesium are actually the people who\nneed it most\nas it turns out in the intestine there's\na certain 80 ph that allows for the\nabsorption of magnesium that can get\ndamaged or let's say clogged up with\nheavy metals pesticides toxins\nplasticizers and we aren't able to take\nup magnesium the result is irritation to\nthe gut and we get a loose stool there\nis a solution to this and it's very\nimportant to find the solution because\nmagnesium is really essential not only\nto bone health and heart health but\noverall health\nthe solution is to use this choline a\nform of choline called choline citrate\ndr. Jaffe has developed this in a\nparticular form that will allow you to\ncorrect that block to magnesium uptake\nso you'll be able to take the magnesium\nand absorb it and also get it into the\ncells what we want to do is deliver\nmagnesium to the cells and magnesium by\nthe way is one of the major alkalizing\nfactors intracellular magnesium is very\nimportant how it works you take a\nteaspoon of this with your magnesium\nmost people maybe take a supplement with\nmagnesium twice a day take a teaspoon of\nthis each time or if you take the\nmagnesium supplement or a supplement\nwe'll make these him three times a day\ntake a teaspoon of this each time and\nyou will find that it corrects the block\nto magnesium uptake and you do much\nbetter absorbing and using the magnesium\nif you want a research article on this\nthis is dr. 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It is becoming clear, in fact, that we are literally swimming in a sea of toxic chemicals and pollutants.\u00a0The good news is that we can provide a strong first line of defense for our physical body with a few key nutrients on board. (See our our pollution protocol listed below).Table of ContentsToggleToxic chemicals in the bodyBurden of\u00a0air\u00a0pollution\u00a0on the bodyOxidative damage by environmental pollution on the body3 key nutrients that protect from air pollution hazardsBLA –\u00a0Buffered\u00a0L-Ascorbate\u00a0(Vitamin C)\u00a0Omega-3\u00a0Fatty\u00a0Acids\u00a0\u00a0Magnesium\u00a0Better Bones protocol to aid in detoxification of air pollutants:Toxic chemicals in the bodyThe\u00a0EPA\u2019s\u00a0Toxic Substances Control Act\u00a0Inventory\u00a0currently listsEpa Releases First Major Update Chemicals List86,228 chemicals\u00a0actively being manufactured, processed, and imported in the US.\u00a0There are\u00a02,000 new chemicals\u00a0introduced each year.\u00a0The\u00a0EPA is currently reviewing\u00a0374 chemicals.\u00a0Every woman, man,\u00a0and child is home to a plethora of synthetic chemicals, heavy metals,\u00a0and varied\u00a0pollutants.\u00a0\u00a0A study\u00a0by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) found that the average newborn baby has 200 industrial chemicals and\/or pollutants in their umbilical cord.\u00a0 Burden of\u00a0air\u00a0pollution\u00a0on the bodyAir pollution is a\u00a0particular\u00a0form\u00a0of environmental contamination that\u00a0is\u00a0widely publicized\u00a0and indeed threatening.\u00a0Many\u00a0cities around\u00a0the world issue\u00a0daily alerts\u00a0as to whether\u00a0or not\u00a0it is\u00a0safe to breathe the air.\u00a0This growing environmental crisis\u00a0leaves people all around the world\u00a0searching for ways to protect themselves from environmental pollutants.\u00a0As a global community,\u00a0we\u00a0urgently need to\u00a0reduce emissions\u00a0of chemical and heavy\u00a0metal toxins\u00a0into the air.\u00a0 And as individuals,\u00a0we\u00a0can all take a few simple steps\u00a0to enhance our capacity to cope with\u00a0air pollution.\u00a0Lifestyle and nutrition can make a big difference in how well we cope with this\u00a0toxic environment.\u00a0\u00a0Oxidative damage by environmental pollution on the bodyThe major action of all environmental pollutants is that they cause oxidative damage and\u00a0increase inflammation\u00a0within the body. Air pollution in particular has been associated with both increased\u00a0cardiovascular\u00a0and respiratory morbidity and mortality. And as we see the many wildfires around the world, it is good to remember that these fires also produce significant and serious air pollution.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03 key nutrients that protect from air pollution hazardsResearch suggests that a good place to begin your air pollution self-protection program is by using 3 key nutrients documented to fortify detoxification capacity and limit the damaging impacts of environmental pollutants. These 3 toxin-buster nutrients are:\u00a0\u00a0High dose, fully buffered ascorbate \/ vitamin C powder,\u00a0\u00a0Omega-3 fatty acids, and\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Magnesium in alkalizing form.\u00a0BLA –\u00a0Buffered\u00a0L-Ascorbate\u00a0(Vitamin C)\u00a0Vitamin C is the most abundant and widely distributed antioxidant in humans.\u00a0\u00a0Ascorbate, the metabolite of vitamin C\u00a0that is\u00a0used by the body, is reported to be the second most common molecule in all living cells within the body. Interestingly enough magnesium is reported as the most common molecule in all living cells, and it also plays an essential role in cellular detoxification. Vitamin C is known as the \u201cmaternal sacrificial antioxidant\u201d that protects every cell in the body from oxidative damage. It even donates electrons to help regenerate other antioxidants like glutathione and vitamin E.\u00a0Vitamin C\u00a0as BLA\u00a0(buffered\u00a0l-ascorbate)\u00a0helps to mobilize and safely excrete many toxins including\u00a0toxic metals.\u00a0Specifically, vitamin C works synergistically with magnesium, zinc, sulfur, and\u00a0selenomethionine\u00a0to mobilize and\u00a0excrete toxins. Adequacy of both vitamin C and these selected minerals are necessary for toxin excretion. Should you wonder about the adequacy of your mineral intake, you can estimate mineral adequacy by testing the pH of your first-morning urine. Details and testing materials are available in our\u00a0Alkaline for Life\u00ae\u00a0Diet Starter Kit.\u00a0And a simple\u00a0urine strip test\u00a0allows you to screen for vitamin C adequacy.\u00a0Because of its\u00a0antioxidant role, vitamin C has been shown to protect against the negative impacts of\u00a0air\u00a0pollution. Specifically, vitamin C supplementation has been shown to:\u00a0Protect against the effects\u00a0of\u00a0high\u00a0ozone exposure\u00a0on lung function.\u00a0Prevent\u00a0unwanted changes in\u00a0airway responsiveness.\u00a0Benefit\u00a0asthmatic adults\u00a0exposed to air pollution.\u00a0Protect against\u00a0oxidative damage\u00a0caused by air contamination near a coal-burning plant\u00a0We use a high potency BLA powder at Alkaline for life to be able to obtain the needed level of Vitamin C for detoxification. See our Air Pollution Nutrient Defense Protocol below for appropriate BLA dosing.\u00a0\u00a0Omega-3\u00a0Fatty\u00a0Acids\u00a0\u00a0Research suggests that supplementation with\u00a02,000\u00a0to 3,000 mg\u00a0of\u00a0Omega-3 fatty acids helps\u00a0prevent damage caused by air pollution.\u00a0Omega-3 fatty acids can:\u00a0Protect\u00a0against adverse\u00a0effects of particulate matter\u00a0on inflammation and oxidative stress.\u00a0\u00a0Protect\u00a0blood lipids\u00a0from air-pollution-induced damage, and is thus\u00a0cardio protective.\u00a0Magnesium\u00a0Magnesium is essential for the detoxification of pollutants, and having adequate magnesium protects against the cellular uptake of toxic heavy metals. Magnesium is also central to the body\u2019s production of\u00a0metalothionines, which are natural factors that help the body excrete heavy metals. Magnesium deficit indicates\u00a0metabolic acidosis,\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0first-morning urine\u00a0reading\u00a0below 6.5\u00a0on a pH test\u00a0indicates the need for greater magnesium intake.\u00a0Magnesium taken as magnesium ionized\u00a0glycinate, magnesium ascorbate,\u00a0and magnesium citrate are easily absorbed and aid in alkalizing the body, which in itself\u00a0facilitates\u00a0detoxification. Should you find that magnesium causes\u00a0diarrhea, it\u00a0is not because you are allergic to\u00a0it,\u00a0or can\u2019t tolerate magnesium. It is most likely because you\u00a0have a block to magnesium uptake.\u00a0This block to magnesium uptake\u00a0can be corrected\u00a0using\u00a0a liquid choline\u00a0citrate\u00a0supplement. For\u00a0more\u00a0details on\u00a0correcting this block to magnesium uptake\u00a0watch\u00a0my short video\u00a0on the subject.\u00a0Better Bones protocol to aid in detoxification of air pollutants:4500 mg of BLA- fully buffered ascorbate: Take 1,500\u00a0mg, 3x\/day (\u00bd\u00a0tsp\u00a0Alkalini-C\u00a03x\/day)\u00a0Omega-3 fatty acids:\u00a02,000-3,000\u00a0mg\/day of EPA and DHA\u00a0Magnesium\u00a0in alkalizing forms: 500\u00a0to 1,000\u00a0mg\/day\u00a0Vitamin E: 400\u00a0IU mixed tocopherols\u00a0For the supplement side of this equation, see our guide to supplements that complement an alkaline diet for bones."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Alkaline Balance","item":"https:\/\/betterbones.com\/alkaline-balance\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Defend Your Body Against Air Pollution with 3 Key Nutrients","item":"https:\/\/betterbones.com\/alkaline-balance\/defend-your-body-against-air-pollution-with-3-key-nutrients\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]