DIET AND ORAL TABLETS-POWDERS:  You can’t get too much magnesium from natural foods and spring waters because the gut wall is not able to have high concentrations pass through to the interior. High concentrations are expelled quickly by the digestive system because magnesium attracts water, and this can lead to runny stool (diarrhea). In this way oral supplements only make it through the gut wall in small quantity, and most is wasted. TOPICAL (VIA SKIN): The skin offers another way to absorb magnesium, and it can cope with higher concentrations compared to the gut lining. Use as much natural magnesium chloride via skin as you like without fear of overdose, as the body absorbs from the epidermis only what it needs at any one time. The epidermis in this way acts as a reservoir for nutrients and is able to take up more magnesium better if sufficent lipids (fats) are available. In dry skin conditions there is more limited (or slower) access. It helps to have a well lubricated and conditioned skin which can be done easily with Magnesium Cream and Magnesium Lotion. Studies re Transdermal Magnesium here…