Magnesium

Important for Many Body Functions

Magnesium is the number one mineral that people are deficient in.  Being deficient in magnesium can cause many health issues.  Did you know that when you are deficient in essential minerals, your body will use toxic substances to replace those lost essential minerals?  Think of it as your body using those toxic minerals as "stand-ins".  Magnesium will be replaced by aluminum which is a very powerful neurotoxin.  Eating healthy and trying to get your essential nutrients and minerals is ESSENTIAL for health!

Below we are going to go over some of the reasons why magnesium is essential, what health issues magnesium deficiency can cause, what food sources magnesium can be found in, and other ways to get magnesium in your diet and lifestyle. 

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What does magnesium do in the body?

In addition to being involved in more than 300 reactions in the body, magnesium is needed for:

- supporting blood pressure - regulating the correct blood pressure levels

- helping control inflammation, low magnesium intake is associated with higher levels of chronic inflammation according to multiple studies. 

- lessening the number of migraine headaches, studies have shown that correct levels of magnesium assisted with migraine pain more than OTC meds. 

- regulating blood sugar levels

- dealing with anxiety and depression

- much more!

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What are foods we can eat that are high in magnesium?

- It is IMPORTANT to try and eat a whole foods diet.  It is easy to