Video Transcript:
Meaghan: Hello, everybody. Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Meaghan Esser with ITL Health. And this is my three-year-old son, Roland. Can you say hi Roland?
Roland: Hi.
Meaghan: Roland is joining us for this video today because he inspired our next question which is, can magnesium help with breath-holding spells?
Now if you're anything like me, I didn't even know what a breath-holding spell was until this little angel came along. But what can happen in children is that they become very upset at something and they cry so hard they hold their breath. And then they pass out because of an involuntary nervous system disorder known as breath-holding spells. Now, breath-holding spells are not common, but they are normal. They're very scary at first because you see your child basically turn purple and pass out.
Meaghan: Oh hoo, very nice buddy.
But what happens again is they become very frustrated or upset and it causes their nervous system to go haywire and they stop breathing and they pass out. Now the good news is that this little guy used to have one or two of those a day. Which was very stressful because if you don't catch him, he falls and bumps his head.
However, then I started having him supplement with magnesium. You can supplement with any magnesium that is well absorbed. Children can take the regular green tub of MAG365, or we have a version called MAG365 KIDS. When I started having him supplement with magnesium...
Roland: I want to show them this.
Meaghan: You want to show them that one?
Roland: Yeah.
Meaghan: Very nice. That’s our Vitamin D Plus, it helps keep you from getting sick.
…When I started supplementing with regular magnesium for him, his breath-holding spells went away almost completely.
Roland: And this…
Meaghan: Yeah. That's another magnesium, that's magnesium capsules.
As I mentioned he used to have these breath-holding spells once or twice a day and now he rarely ever has them. Now he is home from daycare today because he had one at daycare, and why did he have one? Well, I have been a little off routine and he has only got about one dose of magnesium in the past couple of weeks.
Roland: And this one, this one…
Meaghan: Yeah, that's MAG365 Plus Calcium.
So unfortunately, today, I had to pick him up because he did have one of these breath-holding spells and fell and bumped his head at daycare. And it reminds me that I need to give him magnesium every day to get rid of these breath-holding spells.
Why does magnesium help breath-holding spells? Because magnesium supports the nervous system; it is essential for nervous system health. And breath-holding spells are an involuntary nervous system disorder.
Magnesium is essential for children for growth, concentration, sleep, and nervous system health. We want to take care of these wonderful gifts.
Roland: on my head…
Meaghan: Yeah. You got a big bump on the back of your head because mama forgot to give you your magnesium every day.
Roland: Yeah.
Thank you very much for listening.