Once again I realize how fortunate I am to have a friend to consult who knows. I call her my health consultant. Without her I would still be spending most of my life on the couch - or worse. She has kept me going (since 2000) through environmental poisoning with formaldehyde, round-up and an organophosphate. She clues me into the best supplements for me. When ever I feel something is going on, for which I don't have the answer, I call and get help.

In early September, I realized the pain in right hip and knee were getting so bad I could hardly walk and felt 150 years old, and I had high BP. (Mine is usually about 114/70.) I called, told her my symptoms and she immediately suggested magnesium deficiency. HUH! Never heard of... I googled it, took the quiz and confirmed - after I started taking the mag that was on the kitchen table. I was making sure my partner took some 2X/day to calm the brain and gut but never thought to take any myself.

Within a week, most of pain was gone. In October we took a long walk in the woods and only a couple mis-steps. Now I am free of pain and discomfort and can even kneel without a screaming, or even complaining, knee. As long as I keep taking a couple hundred mg a day. I feel the difference, feel the need.

If I had gone to a GP, what would have happened? The last one I visited told me point blank, "I don't know anything about vitamins."

And people wonder why I have contempt for mainstream medicine. It is useful for broken bones and major injuries but for day to day health.... It has been of no value to me.