You’re going to want to read this: MIRACLE MAGNESIUM
There’s no way around it! We are all deficient in Magnesium. If you don’t think you are, think again! Most people, including doctors, don’t even realize that minor health complaints to more severe health problems all correlate to a magnesium deficiency. PMS, gut issues, muscle aches and pains, neurodegenerative diseases, PCOS, adrenal fatigue, anxiety and depression, and the list goes on are all correlated to MAGNESIUM!
MAG, WHAT?
Alright, so let me explain. Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the human body and its responsible for over THREE HUNDRED chemical reactions necessary for carrying out nerve impulses, detoxification in the liver, and building healthy teeth and bones.
Along with being a mineral, it is also an electrolyte. Which makes it even more important. Without electrolytes, our bodies have a hard time keeping optimal PH levels, muscles can’t contact, and brain and nerve signals have a hard time firing. Are you starting to get the idea of how important magnesium is?
The moment we start becoming deficient is when we slowly begin to die. Our bodies begin degrading with aches and pains, memory loss etc.
As I said, everyone has some signs of magnesium deficiency.
Symptoms range from:
Constipation
Hypertension
High blood pressure
Anxiety
Depression
Insomnia
Behavioral disturbances
Lethargy
Impaired memory/thinking
Seizures
Fatigue
Sleep disturbances
Pain
Chronic back pain
Headaches
Muscular pain
Tendonitis
Anger
Aggression
ADHD
Brain fog
Tension
Dementia
PMS
Anxiety disorders such as OCD
[su_quote cite=”Dr.Carolyn Jean”]Aging itself is a risk factor for magnesium deficiency; as we get older we become more deficient in magnesium and therefore require more in our diet and in supplement form[/su_quote]
Lack of Magnesium Linked to Chronic health problems
These health problems have an association with low levels of magnesium.
Anxiety and Stress
Adernal Fatigue
Fibromalgyia
Migranes
Kidney Stones
How Come we are deficient in the first place?
1.Our soil is compromised and depleted of magnesium. No soil nutrients = no plant nutrients
2. Modern-day lifestyles lead us to chronic stress which depletes magnesium.
3. The drugs the doctors prescribe further depletes our magnesium stores.
“Unfortunately, the standard blood test cannot detect magnesium deficiency, and a normal reading might mislead both you and your healthcare practitioner. Magnesium deficiency is common and approximately two-thirds of Americans have been found to not consume enough magnesium.
One way to know if you might be deficient in magnesium is to try taking a supplement and see how you feel.”
What can you do?
Eat magnesium-rich food grown in organic soil.
ALMONDS, DRY ROASTED
Spinach, boiled, ½ cup
Cashews, dry roasted, 1 ounce
Peanuts, oil roasted, ¼ cup
Cereal, shredded wheat, 2 large biscuits
Soymilk, plain or vanilla, 1 cup
Black beans, cooked, ½ cup
Edamame, shelled, cooked, ½ cup
Peanut butter, smooth, 2 tablespoons
Bread, whole wheat, 2 slices
Avocado, cubed, 1 cup
Potato, baked with skin, 3.5 ounces
Rice, brown, cooked, ½ cup
Yogurt, plain, low fat, 8 ounces
Breakfast cereals, fortified with 10% of the DV for magnesium
Oatmeal, instant, 1 packet
Kidney beans, canned, ½ cup
Banana, 1 medium
Salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, 3 ounces
Milk, 1 cup
Halibut, cooked, 3 ounces
Raisins, ½ cup
Chicken breast, roasted, 3 ounces
Beef, ground, 90% lean, pan broiled, 3 ounces
Broccoli, chopped and cooked, ½ cup
Rice, white, cooked, ½ cup
Apple, 1 medium
Carrot, raw, 1 medium
Supplement
Supplementing is the easiest most available way.
I take Magnesium Glycinate ( it is known as the most bioavailable form, but there are literally so many to choose from here is the breakdown of which might be best for you.)
Take a bath with Epsom salts to let the minerals absorb into your skin.
Apply magnesium oil to your skin! Especially the soles of your feet.
Use a magnesium lotion.
References:
Organic Olivia. “Must Read: Why We’re ALL Deficient in Magnesium The Many Signs.” Organic Olivia, 21 Sept. 2017, https://www.organicolivia.com/2014/12/must-read-why-were-all-deficient-in-magnesium-the-many-signs/.
“Office of Dietary Supplements – Magnesium.” NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Magnesium-HealthProfessional/.
Briden, Lara. “Magnesium and the Menstrual Cycle.” Clue, Clue, 7 Mar. 2018, https://helloclue.com/articles/cycle-a-z/magnesium-and-the-menstrual-cycle.
