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Magnesium is essential to many metabolic reactions, including fat metabolism, amino acid activation, blood sugar regulation, and the production of energy in each and every cell. Its primary function is as an important nutrient in the construction of digestive enzymes which help break down food thus producing energy. It also plays amajor role in the relaxation of muscles so may be important in dealing with stress and our responses to it. Vitamin B6 works with magnesium in many enzyme systems and assists in the body's storage of magnesium.
Magnesium may be necessary to prevent the calcification of soft tissue. This essential mineral protects the arterial linings from stress caused by sudden blood pressure changes, and plays a role in the formation of bone and in carbohydrate and mineral metabolism.
A person with high blood pressure typically will have a lower level of the mineral compared with somebody who has a healthier blood pressure reading. Supplements work like a natural calcium channel blocker, another standard antihypertension drug , but without ill effects.
The use of magnesium supplements may help in the prevention of cardiovascular disease by doing the following:
Irregular heart rhythms become more stable.
High blood pressure improves.
The body keeps a better balance of potassium, another important cardiovascular mineral.
The heart pumps a larger volume of blood with no extra demand for oxygen.
Constricted blood vessels relax, allowing blood to flow more freely.
The chest pains of angina pectoris strike less frequently.
By not allowing platelets to clump together, the blood becomes less likely to form artery-blocking clots.
HDL cholesterol rises and LDL cholesterol falls.
The metabolism of sugar is linked to magnesium, making the mineral essential to anyone with diabetes or insulin resistance. Poor sugar control raises the risk of magnesium deficiency, which then impairs sugar metabolism.
Persons with Type II diabetes supplementing magnesium may be able to help regulate blood sugar more easily. As a result their need for oral diabetes drug s usually diminishes and could disappear altogether. Persons with hypoglycemia, too, may stabilize the rise and fall of their blood sugar.
For pregnant women, magnesium supplements may frequently overcome several serious blood pressure disorders. Magnesium is the treatment of choice for preeclampsia, a common complication seen in the latter part of the pregnancy that raises blood pressure and causes water retention, and may lead to coma. Some 60 percent of all such hypertension-related complications could be avoided, researchers estimate, if pregnant women were to take supplements.
Taking magnesium orally is a good preventive for migraine sufferers. People who enjoy the most prolonged relief from migraines are usually those with the lowest blood levels of the mineral (magnesium).
Magnesium is an effective treatment for the muscle and joint pain related to Fibromyalgia. 300-600mg , may help those suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome. It's especially powerful when combined with 1-2 grams of malic acid.
Magnesium readings are markedly lower than average in people who have multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's or other types of dementia. Many of them have unusually high amounts of aluminum in their brains, and the metal is known to interfere with magnesium.
Magnesium is a key nutrient for lowering the risk of osteoporosis since it balances the body's calcium supply and keeps it from being excreted. Some scientists go so far as to say that how much magnesium we eat is a stronger predictor of bone density than calcium consumption. Without enoug h magnesium and other trace minerals, any additional calcium we ingest will be deposited not around our bones, but elsewhere, perhaps in the walls of our arteries.
Muscle growth and strength, especially from a weight-training program, depends on magnesium. Magnesium supplements may also help tame premenstrual migraines and yeast infections.
For better sleep magnesium should be a part of any nutrient program. In addition to encouraging more restful sleep it works against bruxism, an involuntary grinding of the teeth while asleep. The additional benefits of magnesium supplementation may be help against chemical sensitivities, bacterial and viral infections, leg cramps & kidney stones.
Deficiency signs
Risk factors for depletion include gastrointestinal disorders, such as inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatitis, fatty acid malabsorption, ileal dysfunction, and gastrointestinal infections (viral, bacterial, or protozoan) that result in malabsorption or vomiting and diarrhea; renal dysfunction with excessive urine loss; nephrotoxic and diuretic drug s; and endocrine disorders, such as hyperthyroidism, diabetes mellitus, and hyperparathyroidism with hypercalcemia.
Factors which rob us of Magnesium
The consumption of alcohol, the use of diuretics, diarrhea, the presence of fluoride, and high levels of zinc and vitamin D all increase the body's need for magnesium. The consumption of large amounts of fats, cod liver oil, calcium, vitamin D, and protein decrease magnesium absorption. Fat-soluble vitamins also hinder the absorption of magnesium, as do foods high is oxalic acid, such as almonds, chard, cocoa, rhubarb, spinach, and tea.
Good food sources
Rich sources: tofu, legumes, whole grains, green leafy vegetables, wheat bran, Brazil nuts, soybean flour, almonds, cashews, blackstrap molasses, pumpkin and squash seeds, pine nuts, black walnuts. Good sources: peanuts, whole wheat flour, oat flour, beet greens, spinach, pistachio nuts, shredded wheat, bran cereals, oatmeal, bananas, baked potatoes (with skin) |
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