Tea at Trianon: Magnesium

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Saturday, November 15, 2014

Magnesium

From Wellness Mama:

Magnesium is necessary for hundreds of functions within the body, but is especially important for:

Gives rigidity AND flexibility to your bones (more important than Calcium in many cases)

Increases bioavailability of calcium

Regulates and normalizes blood pressure

Prevents and reverses kidney stone formation

Promotes restful sleep

Helps prevent congestive heart failure

Eases muscle cramps and spasms

Lowers serum cholesterol levels and triglycerides

Decreases insulin resistance

Can prevent atherosclerosis and stroke

End cluster and migraine headaches

Enhances circulation

Relieves fibromyalgia and chronic pain

Treats asthma and emphysema

Helps make proteins

Encourages proper elimination

Prevents osteoporosis

Proper Vitamin D absorption

protection from radiation

To aid weight loss

Lessen or remove ADD or ADHD in children

in proper digestion of carbohydrates

emerging evidence is showing a preventative role in many cancers

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lara77 said...: THANK YOU for sharing this article. I have been getting the worst leg and calf cramps. I started adding magnesium to my diet and the cramping has ended. I will continue taking my magnesium along with my Vitamin D and calcium. It works!!; November 16, 2014 at 8:22:00 AM EST
elena maria vidal said...: That's good to know!; November 16, 2014 at 8:26:00 AM EST