When it comes to magnesium, how much you use is not as important as what kind you find. While most everyone is familiar with the tried and true laxative known as “milk of magnesia” the fact that this kind of magnesium is actually harsh and not as safe as many would have thought is giving pause to those who are using colon cleansers containing magnesium products. At the same time, when you take a good look at your multivitamin, you will find that magnesium features prominently on the list of minerals contained therein and it is considered vital to the proper functioning of your body. This begs the question: is all magnesium created equal?

China is currently under fire for being an integral reason for the many recalls that are plaguing the toy industry. Lead paint is the culprit and even though it has been reported that proper paints have been provided to the manufacturing plants in that part of the world, for reasons unknown the paint was not used and instead substituted with the dangerous lead-containing pigment instead. While this in no way implies that all goods manufactured in China – or any of the other foreign countries to which the production of goods has been farmed out – are substandard, it does cause pause to those who purchase ingestible supplements, such as colon cleansers, that are either made in China or other countries, or in the alternative contain plant materials grown there.

If you belong to the group of those who believe that all natural colon cleansers are little more than horse pills made of fiber, you will be surprised to learn that there is a lot more to the act of natural colon cleansing than meets the eye. Keep in mind that the lists of ingredients [...]