Magnesium For Your Health

Magnesium For Your Health?

Magnesium is one of the most essential minerals for your health. Magnesium is responsible for over 300 metabolic processes in your body. It plays a crucial role in regulating muscle, brain and nerve health, maintaining bone health and energy production. It also helps to maintain blood sugar and blood pressure levels and the production of proteins and DNA.

The human body doesn’t store magnesium. Therefore, it is vital to replenish magnesium in your body daily through eating a diet high in magnesium rich foods. About 99% of total magnesium is located in bone, muscles and non-muscular soft tissues. Only about 1% of total body magnesium is found in the blood. Therefore, testing for a deficiency is difficult as most of our magnesium is stored in our bones and our cells.

It is estimated that one third of Australian are deficient in this crucial mineral. The process of refining, boiling and processing food depletes magnesium found in magnesium rich foods. This may very well explain the high prevalence of magnesium deficiency in the Australian population. 

Magnesium deficiency can cause:

·   Low appetite

·   Nausea and vomiting

·   Fatigue and weakness

·   Muscle spasms and cramps

·   Abnormal heart rhythms

·   Insomnia

·   Irritability

·   Poor memory

·   Confusion

·   Headaches

There are many risk factors that are known to deplete magnesium in the body. Some risk factors include poor diet, excess alcohol and caffeine consumption, vigorous exercise, gastrointestinal disorders, diabetes and metabolic disorders.

In general, rich sources of magnesium are greens, nuts, seeds, dry beans, whole grain, legumes, wheat germ, wheat, hemp seeds and oat bran. The recommendation dietary intake (RDI) for magnesium differs depending on age and gender and other lifestyle factors that may increase your risk of deficiency.

If you think you may have a magnesium deficiency, speak to your health care professional. An important thing to note is that not all magnesium is the same, so it worth ensuring that you choose a magnesium supplement that is readily bioavailable, making it easier for your body to absorb. I recommend and use BIOCEUTICALS – Ultra Muscleze formula. This product is an oral powder that is pleasant tasting, providing you with a bioavailable form of magnesium, plus other nutrients to support your health. Another product that I highly recommend and use is NATURAL GROW- Pain Eze Ultra Pain Relief Cream and Super Strength Magnesium Chloride Spray, which you apply directly to the skin for fast relief of muscle aches and pain. The above products are available for purchase at the clinic. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me on 0409 177 159. Keep smiling and be happy, Natasha 

Food sources of magnesium are listed in the chart below.