Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 06:00AM Research appearing in the American Journal of Hypertension (published online Aug. 12, 2010) looked at the relationship between serum magnesium levels and carotid artery plaques. The subjects were 728 Japanese men and women with a mean age of 67. Low serum magnesium was found to be strongly associated with increased IMT (intima-media thickness) and carotid plaques.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 01:41PM Almost 50% of the American population is on one or more prescription drugs according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Drugs are toxins to the body and since they must be taken daily their toxic effect continues to wreak nonstop havoc on your body. Your fragile skin ages severely while on any type of prescription drug. If you are taking prescription drugs I encourage you to find pictures about 6 months to a year before you began the prescription and then set another current picture of yourself next to it and view the difference.