Epsom salts were discovered in Epsom England hence the name - Epsom salts. 

Soaking in an Epsom salt bath can pull toxins from your cells and it's best not to use any kind of soap or bubbles when taking an Epsom salt bath.

Relaxes Your Body Relieves Muscle Pain and Tension Helps Lower Blood Pressure Helps Soothes Your Nerves Helps Produce Serotonin

Helps Toenail Fungus Soothes Itching of Skin Helps Soften Your Skin Balances Electrolytes Helps Detoxify Your Body Reduces Excess Fluid Build-Up

Epsom salts are rich in both sulfates and magnesium.  These will both be easily absorbed through your skin.

And by the way, sulfates are not the same as sulfites.  Sulfates are mineral salts that contain sulfur. 

To have the best experience, be sure to filter out the chlorine from your bath water by using a good water filter.

Food sources of magnesium will ensure that you get an adequate supply of magnesium as long as they were grown in mineral rich soil. 

Also, food sources of magnesium will contain the most of this mineral when they are fresh.  Storing foods for too long and long refrigeration times will deplete magnesium.

This is an extensive list of food sources of magnesium that will fit into any diet.

The most natural solution is to increase food sources of magnesium and to consume a balanced diet that provides enough of this crucial mineral. 

However, some people will prefer or need to take some sort of magnesium supplement.

Organic magnesium is considered a soluble form of magnesium and inorganic magnesium is considered an insoluble form.

Organic magnesium will be some of the best supplemental sources of magnesium - which does include food BTW.

This form of magnesium is better absorbed and retained by your body than most inorganic forms of magnesium.

However, magnesium chloride that is extracted from sea water may be the most easily absorbed of all the inorganic types of magnesium.

Magnesium oil that's made with magnesium chloride which occurs naturally in the ocean and in some ancient sea beds may be a very effective way to get magnesium into your body - transdermally.

Amino acid chelated magnesium is generally a very effective supplemental source of magnesium. 

Good examples of effective amino acid chelated magnesium are Magnesium Taurate and Magnesium Glycinate.

Beware of These Chelated Magnesium Supplements

These chelated magnesium supplements can be very harmful to you - especially to your brain cells!

However, chelated magnesium is considered to be a more soluble form of magnesium and it's one of the more easily absorbed types of magnesium supplements.

Chelated magnesium is often chelated with an organic molecule such as an amino acid which allows magnesium to enter your system through your intestinal wall through the amino acid pathway.

Although, be careful of the other ingredients or additives that may go into these supplements - less is best.

Replenishing Magnesium May Take Time!

It may take your body about 6 weeks to many months to replenish its supply of magnesium.  And it may be well worth your while to look into one or more of these supplemental sources of magnesium.

For most people, supplemental sources of magnesium will be relatively safe.  You can experiment on your own because any excess magnesium will be excreted in your urine and in your stool.

For most people, loose stools would be the common side effect of magnesium supplementation.

However, anyone with kidney disease or an extremely slow heart rate should probably avoid supplementing with magnesium.

As usual, you should always do your research and consult your physician if you have any serious health concerns.

Taking Magnesium Supplements.......

Magnesium supplements can be taken with or without meals.  However, it's probably best to take them between your meals as magnesium requires stomach acid to be absorbed.

Just remember that magnesium is in fact an alkaline mineral which may neutralize the stomach acid needed for the proper digestion of acidic foods.

You May Have Other Mineral Deficiencies!

Someone who is suffering from very low levels of magnesium may also have a calcium and potassium deficiency because magnesium helps you to absorb both of these minerals.

Magnesium is what helps transport calcium and potassium - in and out of your cells.

However, please be aware that too much of any nutrient and that includes magnesium may cause an imbalance with other nutrients.  Remember to try and keep a healthy balance!