Pain doesn’t get nearly enough attention, so it’s great to see chronic pain in midlife as this year’s World Menopause Day theme. So many of us are dealing with aching joints, tight muscles, headaches and night-time cramps, and we often assume it’s just part of getting older.
Pain is complicated and there’s no single fix, so get all the help you can from your doctor or physio. But what you eat might also make a difference. Magnesium isn’t a magic cure, but I think it could be a useful part of the jigsaw, because it’s nature’s calmer.
I’m always asked about it at my workshops, so I’ve dipped back into the archive to share my chat with Andrew Thomas, founder of Better You, one of my favourite supplement companies. He’s an absolute expert on magnesium and we talk about the role it plays in muscle relaxation, stress-related headaches, night-time cramps, calming the nervous system and sleep, which is so often the first casualty when we’re hurting. We also discuss why so many of us may be running low, and how to choose between the different forms.
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Show Notes
To find out more about transdermal magnesium or to buy their products, visit the Better You website.
Follow Better You on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Check out the research into transdermal magnesium.
Pick up your copy of Jackie’s menopause nutrition books: The Happy Menopause: Smart Nutrition to Help You Flourish and The Happy Menopause: Nutrition to Rejuvenate Your Brain & Body.
Biography
Andrew Thomas founded award-winning natural health brand, BetterYou in 2006 – the first company in the world to commercialise transdermal magnesium therapy and develop the delivery of nutrients via an oral spray – and he has been pioneering produchttps://www.well-well-well.co.uk/book/the-happy-menopause-guide-to-energy-nutrition-to-rejuvenate-your-brain-body/t development in this area ever since. A recipient of Great British Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year, in 2021 the company was awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for their commitment to innovation.
Under Andrew’s leadership, BetterYou now manufactures more than 50 products and distributes to over 50 countries worldwide.
With a passion to educate and communicate, Andrew enjoys sharing his expertise. He has lectured for the Institute for Optimum Nutrition and has been involved with numerous research projects with bodies such as Cardiff University, University of Sheffield, and St Mark’s Hospital.
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