Miraculous Magnesium

Magnesium and You Body

Magnesium plays a significant role in over 200 processes in the human body. It's one of the most vital nutrients in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Unfortunately, it is often the most neglected. If potassium in the yin, then magnesium is the yang. You see, potassium allows your muscles to contract, whereas magnesium allows your muscles to relax. Ever had a twitching muscle? It's most likely a lack of one these two minerals. Remember, your heart is a muscle and you most definitely don't want that twitching. An important note is that your body cannot properly use potassium if it does not have enough magnesium. So, a deficiency in magnesium is a two-fold problem.

Symptoms of Magnesium Deficiency

• FATIGUE & LOW ENERGY
• NERVOUSNESS & INSOMNIA
• Bad PMS & OSTEOPOROSIS
• HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
• HEADACHES, DIABETES
• ASTHMA
• MUSCLE SPASMS

Causes of Magnesium Deficiency

• - coffee
• - sugar
• - mental stress
• - alcohol
• - cola type soda
• - high sodium diet
• - tobacco
• - medical drugs of all types
• - high perspiration
• - low thyroid
• - diabetes
• - diuretics
• - chronic pain
• - a high carbohydrate diet
• - a high calcium diet 

 Magnesium Supplementation

The average person must get 450 mg of magnesium in their diet, but most get less than half of this. Nuts, Legumes, and green vegetables contains good sources of the mineral, but it is still hard to get the right amount in the modern diet. Magnesium can be safely supplemented as long as one doesn't have kidney problems. As always, consult your doctor if you are unsure. Unfortunately, the magnesium supplements on the shelf of your local drugstore most likely contain magnesium oxide, which is cheap to manufacture, but very poorly absorbed by the body. From my experience and recommendations from the FDA, magnesium citrate is the best form of magnesium for supplementation. It's very well absorbed and can alleviate symptoms of magnesium deficiency. It's important to keep supplementation consistent for good health as it can help prevent many problems, especially with the heart.