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Old Thu, Mar-17-16, 06:51
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About 6-7 years ago, I was practicing a lot of bikram yoga, running outdoors in very hot/humid conditions, under extreme stress, and eating way too much dairy.....
I felt like my mouth was turned down, like i had to force myself to smile...it was weird. then my hands started to clamp up, like i couldn't open them- i was terrified. soon after, my heart started to race and i thought i was going into cardiac arrest.
in the E.R. they told me i had dangerously low magnesium and too much calcium in my labs.
phew! that was easy to fix- i now supplement, eat pumpkin seeds nearly everyday, and rarely get any symptoms.

btw, for some reason- diabetics tend to be more at risk for this (I am guessing elevated blood sugar, leads to losses through urine).
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