Magnesium
I find it very funny that more doctors aren’t clued in to the benefits of magnesium, because we use it all the time in conventional medicine - Mark Hyman MD
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Magnificent Magnesium
The importance of magnesium ions for all life itself, as well as for overall vibrant health, is hard to overstate. Magnesium is required to give the “spark of life” to metabolic functions involving the creation of energy and its transport (ATP, the body’s fundamental energy currency), and the creation of proteins—the nucleic acid chemistry of life—RNA and DNA, in all known living organisms. In plants, a magnesium ion is found at the center of every chlorophyll molecule, vital for the creation of energy from sunlight. Magnesium is an essential element for both animals and plants, involved in literally hundreds of enzymatic reactions affecting virtually all aspects of life.
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What Is Magnesium Good for, Exactly?
Here, doctors and dietitians break down everything you need to know about this superhero nutrient. Short answer? Magnesium is good for lots of things.
The Benefits of Magnesium and How to Get More of It In Your Diet
Magnesium keeps you strong and energized, yet most active women aren't getting enough. Here are the best ways to increase your intake.
Wake Up and Smell the Magnesium
Recently I read an article about the hidden health benefits of niacin, and I got to thinking: Why hasn’t magnesium ever had its day in the sun? It’s the eighth most common element on the face of the Earth, yet where are the drum rolls and fanfare? Magnesium is essential to maintaining nerve and muscle function, helps power the immune system, ensures that the heartbeat stays steady as she goes and even prevents bones from decaying. Yet, nobody seems to care.
Are You Low on Magnesium?
Magnesium is the eighth most abundant mineral on earth, and the third most abundant in sea water. More importantly, it is the fourth most abundant mineral in the human body and it is necessary in over 300 reactions within the body.
Magnesium Disorders
Mg is the fourth most abundant extracellular cation found in the body, and the second most abundant intracellular cation. Most is sequestered in bone and soft tissue cells, with only about 1% in the extracellular fluid. Normal plasma Mg concentration ranges from 0.70 to 1.05 mmol/L.
Need More Magnesium? 10 Signs to Watch For
Symptoms of poor magnesium intake can include muscle cramps, facial tics, poor sleep, and chronic pain. It pays to ensure that you get adequate magnesium before signs of deficiency occur. But how can you know whether you’re getting enough?
What you should know about magnesium
You need magnesium for many tasks. It's involved in more than 300 chemical reactions in the body. Muscles need this mineral to contract; nerves need it to send and receive messages.
Is Magnesium a Miracle Mineral?
Although magnesium gets little attention in office visits, it is critical for good health. Many people find this miracle mineral very useful.
Magnesium and the Brain: The Original Chill Pill
There are some safety considerations with respect to magnesium supplementation. If you have normal kidney function, you do not have myasthenia gravis, bowel obstruction, or bradycardia, you should be able to supplement without too many worries. In addition, magnesium interferes with the absorption of certain pharmaceuticals...
Magnesium: The Magical Mineral
Like any drug or supplement, magnesium can have those unintended consequences that we call side effects. In the case of magnesium the only known contraindication is severe renal failure. So if you have any history of kidney problems or know of any loss of kidney function, be sure to check with your doctor before taking any magnesium supplement.
The Definitive Guide To Magnesium & Magnesium Supplements
Magnesium is the second most abundant mineral inside our cells and the second most common deficiency, next to Vitamin D.
The Importance of Magnesium in Clinical Healthcare
The scientific literature provides extensive evidence of widespread magnesium deficiency and the potential need for magnesium repletion in diverse medical conditions. Magnesium is an essential element required as a cofactor for over 300 enzymatic reactions and is thus necessary for the biochemical functioning of numerous metabolic pathways. Inadequate magnesium status may impair biochemical processes dependent on sufficiency of this element. Emerging evidence confirms that nearly two-thirds of the population in the western world is not achieving the recommended daily allowance for magnesium, a deficiency problem contributing to various health conditions.
The Magic of Magnesium: A Mighty Mineral Essential to Health
Did you know that this mighty mineral may be even more essential for health? Here’s what I recommend: Keep your calcium intake between 800-1,400 mg per day, adding enough magnesium to balance it. For example, if you take 1,000 mg of calcium per day, you need at least 500-800 mg of magnesium.
Magnificent Magnesium
Magnesium works in concert with calcium to regulate electrical impulses in the cell—magnesium concentration inside healthy cells is ten thousand times greater than calcium, and there are crucial reasons for this safeguard. Cellular calcium channels allow that mineral to enter the cell only as long as needed to conduct an impulse; it is ushered out immediately by magnesium once its task is fulfilled. This vigilance is necessary to prevent calcium accumulation in the cell, which could cause dangerous hyper-excitability, calcification, cell dysfunction and even cell death.
Magnesium Advocacy Group
The MAGNESIUM ADVOCACY GROUP (MAG) was developed in response to a widespread lack of awareness about the prevalence and negative impact of Magnesium deficiency on our health and well-being. Thousands of studies — starting in 1906 — from scientists around the world have consistently confirmed the vital role of this mineral...
NIH
Magnesium, an abundant mineral in the body, is naturally present in many foods, added to other food products, available as a dietary supplement, and present in some medicines (such as antacids and laxatives). Magnesium is a cofactor in more than 300 enzyme systems that regulate diverse biochemical reactions in the body, including protein synthesis, muscle and nerve function, blood glucose control, and blood pressure regulation
Linus Pauling Institute
Magnesium is an essential mineral and a cofactor for hundreds of enzymes. Magnesium is involved in many physiologic pathways, including energy production, nucleic acid and protein synthesis, ion transport, cell signaling, and also has structural functions.
MayoClinic
The best dietary sources of magnesium include green leafy vegetables, nuts, peas, beans, and cereal grains in which the germ or outer layers have not been removed. Hard water has been found to contain more magnesium than soft water. A diet high in fat may cause less magnesium to be absorbed. Cooking may decrease the magnesium content of food.
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