The calcium then precipitates and hardens, causing stiffness, grinding, injury and swelling (inflammatory response).
If the calcium deposits on the endothelial lining of the arteries it causes lesions as the vessel tries to stretch to accommodate blood pumping surges. [6] The body then has to send cholesterol bandages to stop the lesions from leaking. Cholesterol is there because it is addressing an emergency: Not because it is the culprit. Ultimately, cellular pollution and low nutrient status are the culprits in heart disease [3] – and in fact in all inflammatory conditions.
Acidity (low pH) in cells also creates the ideal environment for pathogenic infestation. Candida is a very common opportunistic fungus that morphs into another form with hyphae that pierce and corrupt cells to feed off them when the acidic environment of the cell drops low enough. Low pH means not enough oxygen can dissolve in the cytoplasm or blood plasma. Pathogens thrive in low-oxygen environments.
When cells have a healthy slightly alkaline environment (pH 7.35-7.45) candida just sleeps: It is dormant.
Everyone has some amount of candida spores floating around in the body. It’s the acid pH that wakes them up and turns them into a dangerous parasite.
Pathogens Eating Your Cells for Lunch
Candida is just a form of natural fungus – one of millions of species on the planet. Nature keeps it packed away in a drawer until needed to clean up and recycle. This fungal recycling system works to break down organisms that have finished their life cycle (or are weak and nearly done and need a little help from fungi) so they can be disintegrated to their basic constituents and returned to the environment to support growth of new organisms. It decomposes organic matter in a low-oxygen acidic environment.
Just look at your mulch and compost heap. Notice the mushrooms growing on that rotting log in the forest. Once the breakdown with acids has been completed the soil organisms – earthworms, bugs, bacteria etc go to work to turn it all over, aerate it and prepare it for new growth. New growth requires oxygen, water and nutrients.
Our cells are no different, except we don’t want to decompose whilst we are still alive! Our cells, with the help of our gut microbiome and nutrients, need to ‘take out the garbage’ and make new cells. To do this they need energy from hydration and electrolytes, magnesium being the master mineral electrolyte. To restore proper electrical balance and a healthy cellular metabolism the cellular environment must be changed – that is cleaned up, alkalised, oxygenated and fed with quality nutrients so that it supports the life force. This will keep the candida asleep.
Note that use of antibiotics can decimate your beneficial bacterial colonies, which also keep candida under control. The combination of antibiotics and acidosis provides the perfect environment for candida to flourish.
The body is an amazing bio-computer. Cells are a ‘bio’ hard drive with programmes running from our DNA. Nothing works however, unless you plug your computer cable into the power socket. This is what magnesium does for us via the mitochondria and ATP metabolism. Life force and energy metabolism is the product of the right kind of environment.
How Can I Top Up My Magnesium Levels?
One of the best ways to absorb large amounts of magnesium which can alleviate symptoms of magnesium deficiency is transdermally (via skin) using magnesium chloride hexahydrate (magnesium salt flakes) in solution. The skin can easily take up ionised magnesium without involving digestion. Just as your skin can excrete electrolytes during perspiration, it can also draw electrolytes in.
For thousands of years people have been soaking in mineral rich hot springs or enjoying a regular swim in the ocean to top up electrolytes and alleviate inflammation, pain and arthritis.