How would you like to have more energy?
Well, according to Health Scout News, studies by the US Dept. of Agriculture, eating foods such as grains and greens high in magnesium boost your bodies ability to convert food to energy.
We usually hear about magnesium as calcium's sidekick, but there is so much more.
This trace mineral can change your life.
1. Magnesium is a catalyst in enzyme activity! Especially those enzymes involved in energy production.
2. Magnesium also assists in calcium and potassium uptake. That means if you're taking calcium without magnesium you're not absorbing it!
3. A deficiency of magnesium interferes with the transmission of nerve impulses, causing irritability and nervousness. So if you have muscle twitches at night--you might be lacking in magnesium.
4. Magnesium is necessary to prevent the calcification of soft tissue.
5. Magnesium protects the arterial linings from stress caused by sudden blood pressure changes.
6. It plays a role in the formation of bone, and carbohydrate, and mineral metabolism.
7. When combined with B6, magnesium helps to reduce and dissolve calicium phosphate kidney stones and may prevent calcium-oxalate kidney stones.
8. Research has shown that magnesium may help prevent cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and certain forms of cancer. As well as reducing cholesterol levels.
9. It is also effective in preventing premature labor and convulsions in pregnant women.
10. Studies have shown that taking magnesium during pregnancey has a dramatic effect in reducing birth defects.
11. A study conducted by the Journal of the American Medical Association reported 70% lower incidence of mental retardation in the children of mothers who had taken magnesium supplements during pregnancy. And the incidence of cerebral palsy was 90% lower.
12. Magnesium aids in maintaining the body's proper Ph balance.
13. Magnesium has also proven beneficial in eliminating numerous PMS symptoms.
14. Magnesium deficiency can also be synonymous with diabetes.
15. Magnesium deficiency may be the root cause of cardiovascular disease according to Dr. Balch!
SYMPTOMS OF MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCIES
Confusion
Insomnia
Irritability
Poor Digestion
Rapid heartbeat
Seizures
Tantrums
Cardiac arrhythmia
Hypertension
Sudden cardiac arrest
asthma
Chronic fatigue
Chronic pain syndrome
Depression
Insomnia
Irritable bowel syndrome
Pulmonary disorders
Kidney stones
dizziness
PMS symptoms
Muscle weakness
Twitching
Schizophrenia
What do we do? And where can we get more magnesium?
Foods high in magnesium!
Dairy
Fish
Meat
Apples
Apricots
Avocados
Bananas
Blackstrap molasses
Brewer's yeast
Brown rice
Cantaloupe
Dulse
Torula yeast
Watercress
Wheat
Whole grains
Herbs with magnesium
Bladderwrack
Chamomile
Garlic
Figs
Grapefruit
Cayenne
Chickweed
Dandelion
Eyebright
Green leafy veggies
Kelp
Lemons
Lima beans
Millet
Nuts
Peaches
Black-eyed peas
Salmon
Sesame seeds
Soybeans
Tofu
Fennel seed
Fenugreek
Hops
Horsetail
Lemongrass
Licorice
Mullein
Nettle
Oat Straw
Paprika
Parsley
Peppermint and more
Supplements that contain magnesium--
Liquid minerals
Calcium/magnesium especially liquid
Body Oxygen contains magesium oxide!
If you crave chocolate, you most likely are deficient in magnesium.
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The consumption of alcohol , diuretics, fluoride, and high levels of zinc and vitamin D all increase the bodies need for magnesium.
Large amounts of fats, cod liver oil, calcium, vit D, and protein decrease magnesium.
Fat-soluble vitamins hinder absorption of magnesium as well as foods high in oxalic acid, almonds, chard, cocoa, rhubarb, spinach, and tea!
Supplement with magnesium and eat right!
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