What Doctors Don't Tell YouMagnesium may be a safe alternative to bronchodilators when children are suffering a severe asthma attack. When an infusion of magnesium sulphate (40 mg/kg body weight) was tested against a saline placebo for 20 minutes, the magnesium group showed a significantly greater percentage of improvement, which was even better 110 minutes later (Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, 2000; 154: 979-83).
Daniel Redwood DC