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How to Relieve Constipation

If you’re not pooping at least once per day or if it’s a real struggle – you’re constipated.⁣⁣⁣Pooping is like taking the trash out every day. If you’re not, bacteria builds-up and toxins can get re-absorbed into circulation.⁣⁣⁣⁣Before reaching for a laxative which can dehydrate & worsen the problem, try these 6 basics instead:⁣⁣⁣⁣✔️ Hydrate: If you drink a lot of coffee & black teas, cut back or drink even more water to rehydrate. ⁣⁣⁣⁣✔️ Insoluble fiber: Unlike soluble fiber which adds bulk to your stool (and may worsen the problem), insoluble fiber helps get stool moving...

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The Best Forms & Uses of Magnesium

What do headaches, constipation, insomnia, high blood pressure, anxiety, asthma, spasms, muscle cramps, low vitamin D and low energy have in common?⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Hint: it starts with ‘Mag’ and ends with ‘Nesium’. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣But seriously, we have an epidemic of magnesium deficiency and it’s needed in over a gazillion (yes that’s a real number) functions in the body.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Think of magnesium as our most powerful relaxation mineral.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣It’s the Yin to our Yang so to speak. Our hearts contract, then relax. Our bowels contract and then relax.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣But thanks to soil erosion and modern-day farming...

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