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What is magnesium?
Magnesium is a mineral found in whole grain, wheat germ, nuts, and seeds (especially pumpkin seeds), soybeans, tofu, chocolate, dark-green vegetables, legumes, yogurt, and other dairy products. However, the amount of magnesium in any magnesium-rich food is influenced by the soil content in which the food was grown. In many commercial farms, magnesium has been depleted from the soil.
Functions of magnesium:
Needed for healthy bones
Involved in nerve transmission
Initiates muscle release
Activates energy synthesis
Promotes healthy blood vessels
Inhibits platelet aggregation
Lowers blood pressure
Increases HDL cholesterol
Involved in temperature regulation
Helps control blood sugar
Promotes wound healing
Enhances immune function
If a person did not get enough magnesium over a period of time, these functions would decline. The magnesium insufficiency might manifest as the following:
Blood pressure issues, such as hypertension
Spasming of a muscle, such as an arrhythmia in the heart, a muscle cramp in a leg, or a spastic colon
Eating magnesium-rich foods or supplementing with magnesium would provide the information needed to restore function and reduce risk.
