Evidence continues to show that the vast majority of us are majorly deficient in magnesium, which can lead to many health challenges.
The main reason for this (and many other) nutritional deficiencies is that the soil has become depleted in minerals due to the way we are farming these days – more use of pesticides, herbicides, not rotating fields, less natural fertilization.
Please consider the best ways to get additional magnesium via food or supplements (per the article).
STORY AT-A-GLANCE
- Magnesium is required for the healthy function of most cells, especially your heart, kidneys and muscles
- Low magnesium is a powerful predictor of heart disease, and recent research shows even sub-clinical magnesium deficiency can compromise your cardiovascular health
- Low magnesium will impede your cellular metabolic function and deteriorate mitochondrial function, and is a component necessary for the activation of vitamin D
- Top reasons to optimize your magnesium level include optimization and regulation of vitamin D, preventing migraines and depression, improving brain plasticity and protecting your heart health
- Magnesium is also important for the prevention of kidney and liver damage, bacterial and fungal infections, impotence, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, premenstrual syndrome, osteoporosis, muscle cramps, Type 2 diabetes and mortality from all causes
From Mercola
