Magnificent Magnesium

by Dennis Goodman

  American Holistic Medical Association

  27629 Chagrin Boulevard, Suite 206

  Woodmere, OH 44122

  (216) 292–6644

  info@holisticmedicine.org

  www.holisticmedicine.org

  The American Holistic Medical Association is the oldest national organization devoted to the promotion of holistic and integrative medicine. Their website provides information on the principles and practice of holistic medicine, and includes a directory of providers who specialize in it.

  Functional Medicine University (FMU)

  2123 Old Spartanburg Road #348

  Greer, SC 29650

  (877) 328–4035

  www.functionalmedicineuniversity.com

  www.functionalmedicinedoctors.com

  The Functional Medicine University (FMU) offers training for doctors in functional medicine, an approach to health care that uses a variety of diagnostic tests and treatments to optimize patient wellness. The first website provides resources for understanding functional medicine; the second is an online directory that will help you locate doctors who have completed the FMU training program.

  The Society for Orthomolecular Health Medicine

  2698 Pacific Avenue

  San Francisco, CA 94115

  Tel: (415) 922-6462

  sohma@aol.com

  www.orthomed.org

  Founded by two-time Nobel Prize laureate Linus Pauling, the Society for Orthomolecular Health Medicine promotes the practice of orthomolecular medicine, an approach to optimizing health that emphasizes restoring biochemical balance through high doses of vitamins, minerals, and hormones. A physicians’ directory is available upon request.

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  About the Author

  Dr. Dennis Goodman, MD, FACC, graduated cum laude from the University of Cape Town Medical School in Cape Town, South Africa. Dr. Goodman completed his internal medicine residency and was Chief Medical Resident at Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; his cardiology fellowship was undertaken at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Goodman is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, interventional cardiology, critical care, clinical lipidology, integrative medicine, and cardiac CT imaging. In 1988, Dr. Goodman joined Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, California, where he served as Chief of Cardiology and Medical Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation.

  Dr. Goodman is currently a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at New York University and the Director of Integrative Medicine at New York Medical Associates in Manhattan. His areas of special interest include women’s health and the prevention, early detection, and treatment of cardiovascular disease. An international speaker, Dr. Goodman has been a visiting professor throughout Europe, Asia, and South Africa. His articles have been published widely, and he has appeared on numerous television and radio programs.

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  Index

  ACE inhibitors

  Acute myocardial infarction. See Heart attack.

  Adenosine triphosphate. See ATP.

  AED. See Automatic external defibrillator.

  Altura, Burton and Bella

  Angina pectoris

  Angioplasty

  Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors. See ACE inhibitors.

  Angiotensin receptor blockers. See ARBs.

  ANP. See Atrial natriuretic peptide.

  Antibiotics, interaction of magnesium with

  ARBs

  Arrhythmia

  Aspirin

  Asthma, benefits of magnesium for