My Detox Journey
The first formal detox program I used was the Complete Body Cleanse Program by Global Healing. I was nervous to start because several stages included nightly magnesium oxide. As most MG patients know, doctors often advise against magnesium due to its potential to worsen muscle weakness.
I waited until I had followed a very clean diet for over a month and had been practicing various forms of fasting for more than a month. By that point, my symptoms had already improved by roughly 80%. I experienced no worsening of MG symptoms from the magnesium oxide — in fact, my overall condition continued to improve rapidly.
Magnesium oxide acts as a natural diuretic and intestinal cleanser. In healthy individuals, the body naturally produces small amounts of it. Used periodically during detox, it helps clean the intestines and gut without the microbiome damage caused by pharmaceutical diuretics. I still use Oxy-Powder (magnesium oxide by Global Healing) for 3–7 days per month. My wife, mother, and mother-in-law — all of whom struggled with chronic constipation — tried it and found it more effective than anything else they had used.
