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Severe liver injury due to Epsom salt naturopathy
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- Published on: 7 August 2018
- Published on: 7 August 2018Mg dose with 3 TBSP Epsom Salts is over 4000 mg -- Way too HIGHShow More
It is important to consider the very high dose of elemental magnesium (Mg) in this case of severe livery injury due to Epsom salt intake (1).
Using information from the Epsom Salt Council that Epsom Salts is 10% elemental Mg by weight, and that one pound of Epsom Salts = 32 Tbsp, I calculate that 3 Tbsp. Epsom Salts would deliver 4,250 mg elemental Mg.
This amount of supplemental Mg is definitely exces...
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