The Benefits of Magnesium

Magnesium is an important mineral for the body and serves many benefits. When someone is deficient there are significant health consequences. It is much like Vitamin D, where the effects of Magnesium is far reaching in terms of body and health benefits.

Signs of Deficiency:

• Fatigue                                               
• Muscle Contractions and Cramps
• Headaches                                         
• Abnormal Heart Rhythms
• Loss of Appetite                               
• Numbness and Tingling
• Seizures                                            
•  Nausea and Vomiting
• Dizziness
• Heart Palpitations

How did you get the deficiency?
Standard American Diet is one way, but there are number of other ailments that can cause it. Poor digestion impairs the absorption of magnesium, and also diseases like Leaky Gut, Chron's, and Celiac. Alcoholism and soda drinking. Unhealthy kidneys and diabetes will also deplete stores as magnesium is loss through excess urination. Age. Certain medications and antibiotics will also dump stores. Cancer treatment will cause a deficiency, as it will most likely affect all vitamin and mineral stores in the body. Severe vomiting and diarrhea, insulin resistance, and excessive exercise will also deplete magnesium stores.

Ways to treat Magnesium deficiency:
Food: leafy green vegetables, legumes, raw nuts, unsweetened cocoa powder, fruits, seaweed, pumpkin seeds, whey and flax seeds.
Avoid: alcohol, soda, refined sugars, breads, and pastas and candy.
Supplements: Take 250 mg twice daily. It works best when coupled with Calcium, and you want to look for a 2:1 ration. 1000 mg Calcium with 500 mg Magnesium. If you can get one with Vitamin D included, even better, as Vitamin D has just as many far reaching ailments due to deficiency as Magnesium.
Warnings: Do not take magnesium with iron, as iron needs an acidic environment to absorb. Magnesium can also have a laxative effect. If you are at this stage, you need to back off the dosage.

Ailments that benefit from Magnesium:

• Migraines
• ADHD
• Asthma
• Hormone Imbalances
• Migraines
• TMJ
• Anxiety
• Joint and Bone aches and pains, fractures
• Constipation
• Heart disease
• Kidney Stones
• High Blood Pressure
• Osteoporosis
• Pregnancy
• Insomnia
• Back Pain

Books:
Prescription for Natural Cures
You The Owner's Manual