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What I Wish I Would Have Known Years Ago

September 11, 2010 - By Jen

Muscle tension—primarily in my neck and shoulders—has been an unwanted companion of mine for years now.  I’m a problem solver by nature, and I really wanted to get to the bottom of this.   Was it stress?  Poor posture?  Sleeping the wrong way?  All I knew was the problem wasn’t getting better—in fact, it was growing worse.  The muscle tension started the moment I woke and lasted all day, every day.  Most days this would produce a headache, which made it hard to be cheerful and fun with my family.

In June I started seeing a chiropractor.  It turns out I had major problems with the alignment of my neck.  With adjustments three times a week, then two times a week, and finally weekly, this improved dramatically.  The muscle tension, however, did not improve—it increased and the headaches remained.

Less than two weeks ago my chiropractor suggested taking a magnesium supplement.  I was skeptical: I really believed I was causing the tension by something I was doing (or not doing).

The result since I started taking the supplement?  The tension is gone; the headaches have ceased.  I feel so different—so free!  From the reading I’ve done, magnesium deficiency is very common.  Many physicians say somewhere between 80-95% of Americans are deficient, and muscle tension is just one of many symptoms associated with it.

Each night as I take my magnesium, I thank God for this new discovery.  And each day as I’m free of pain, I’m so happy to feel like myself again.  I still love problem solving, but this was one problem I couldn’t solve on my own.

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Comments

  1. Grandma Mayes says

    September 12, 2010 at 8:50 am

    I’m so thankful that a solution has been found for you. Now I think I’ll research which foods are high in magnesium.

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  2. Bethany Emery says

    September 14, 2010 at 3:07 pm

    Thanks for the post! I am having some problems recently, so I’m willing to try it. Just have to go get some.
    I also just recently tried chiro with massage after to try to release the muscles, that seems to help too (at least for a time).
    Hope and pray you continue to feel good!

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