Nowadays, almost everyone knows that vitamins and minerals are essential for good health. They help build tissue. They regulate many physiological and hormonal reactions. They strengthen the immune system.
Therefore, a deficiency in vitamins or minerals can cause great damage to your health. From this point of view, magnesium is absolutely essential.
Quels sont les rôles du magnésium ?
It contributes to the formation of teeth and bones. It activates enzymes. It regulates the level of calcium in the blood. It helps produce cellular energy and allows the assimilation and action of other nutrients such as zinc, copper, potassium and vitamin D on which the functioning of our vital organs depends: hearts, kidneys, muscles and brain.
Magnesium is found in certain foods such as dried fruits, whole grains and some green vegetables, but if one is deficient, these intakes are likely to be insufficient especially since the intestinal flora is not always optimal in most of us.
Other factors of daily life deplete the reserves of magnesium: processed food (chemical additives), alcohol, drugs, pollution, disease (viruses, bacteria, diarrhea among others), stress, heavy menstruation, pregnancy ...
Magnesium deficiency can be difficult to recognize because it can manifest itself in a variety of symptoms.
Depression: a study conducted by the Eby George Research Institute (Science.NaturalNews.com) shows that magnesium deficiency can cause neurological disorders and even "neuronal damage" in the brain, which can lead to depression. This had already been revealed by a 1921 study! A more recent clinical trial (2008) proved that magnesium is actually as effective as antidepressants in treating diabetic patients with depression. It does not cause any of the side effects that heavy drug treatments do.
Restless Legs Syndrome: Recently recognized by the medical community, this condition causes a feeling of nervousness and muscle tension in the legs and sometimes arms. People feel a constant and uncontrollable urge to move a limb. In most cases, it gets worse during the night, making it almost impossible to sleep.
Heart rhythm disorders: these will be referred to as palpitations, rhythm disorders, or even cardiac arrhythmias, which people experience as a throbbing sensation of the heart in the chest. This distressing feeling can last from a few seconds to a few minutes or more. An article published by the University of Maryland Medical Center mentions that women with good blood magnesium levels have a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease. The article explains that intravenous magnesium injections (a method used in some hospitals) reduce the risk of heart rhythm disorders and atrial fibrillation.
Spasms ormuscle cramps: athletes know how much muscle cramps can be This recurring problem is often the manifestation of a magnesium deficiencyespecially if it occurs at rest and at night.
Migraines: a "Headache, Migraine" article (Depth report) published by the New York Times explains that magnesium supplementation avoids the need for drug treatments for migraines. Magnesium deficiency is clearly linked to an increased risk of migraines, particularly in women whose migraine onset is related to menstrual cycles. Magnesium, which also relaxes the blood vessels, seems to act on headaches with circulatory connotations caused by "muscular tension and irregular blood circulation".
Les bénéfices d’une supplémentation en magnésium
If you have one or more of these symptoms, you may want to consider taking a complement of magnesium of quality.
The minimum daily intake recommended by the health authorities is 400 to 420 mg for adults, knowing that if you want to obtain a therapeutic effect, you must double, triple or even quadruple this dosage, especially for adult women (still menstruating), postmenopausal women, during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
The only contraindication to supplementation is the use of cardiac medications that affect the calcium/magnesium balance. In this case, it is recommended that you seek the advice of your doctor before taking magnesium supplements.
Sources :
1) http://science.naturalnews.com
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