Magnesium is the “mama” mineral, or “mom-nesium.” Just like our mother making sure everything gets done and at the right place, without magnesium nothing will work correctly. Magnesium doesn’t get the credit it deserves in the world of nutritional medicine. The proper functioning of calcium, iron, zinc, and copper all depend on magnesium doing its job.
Why you need magnesium:
- To support the energy cycles
- To help your muscles move fluidly and your nerves function
- To enhance sleep by increasing melatonin production
- To improve the release of your brain chemicals
- To stabilize blood sugar
- To support the production of DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone), an adrenal steroid hormone that helps with energy stability
If your magnesium levels are depleted, your symptoms will include:
- Fatigue
- Muscle tension
- Agitation
- Poor and light sleep with early-morning waking
- Poor concentration and memory, and fuzzy and agitated brain function.
Your body is not good at holding on to magnesium, and stress will cause you to excrete more of it in your urine.
Quick Test For Magnesium Deficiency
Never = 0 | Sometimes = 1 | Always = 2
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Do you experience heart palpitations in which your heart is beating too hard or too fast, skipping a beat or fluttering? |
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Magnesium Score
10 or more = You are a little bit magnesium deficient!
20 or more = You are VERY magnesium deficient!
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How to treat magnesium deficiency?
Get magnesium in all forms through magnesium sulfate, citrate, malate and glycinate. Soaking in epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) is a fantastic way to relax and increase your magnesium levels as the skin is the largest organ in our body, a generous amount of the wonderful magnesium can be soaked in just a short 60 minutes session.
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