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Why Magnesium is the Most Powerful Relaxation Mineral Known to Human Kind

Oct 12, 2017 Carly Fraser Post contains aAffiliate links Save For Later Print

Last Updated: Oct 30, 2018

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According to a study published in The Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, being deficient in this mineral makes you twice as likely to die as other people (1).

That mineral? Magnesium.

In fact, over 80% of the American population is chronically deficient in magnesium – and it’s not a good thing. Magnesium is required for the proper function of over 300 biochemical reactions in the body. It is needed for proper bowel function, heart muscular contractions, relaxation of blood vessels, regulation of blood sugar levels, proper bone and teeth formation, creation of ATP (energy molecules of the body), reducing cancer risk, and many other functions.

One of the most important functions of magnesium, however, is that it is one of the most powerful relaxation minerals available, acting as an antidote to stress and insomnia.

The Relaxation Mineral

It’s no wonder magnesium is known as the ultimate relaxation mineral – after all, it does facilitate over 300 different enzymatic reactions in the body. These reactions are responsible for helping you feel less tight, irritable, crampy and stiff. Guess what happens when you’re lacking magnesium? You feel more tight, irritable, crampy and stiff.

Magnesium is found in pretty much every tissue of the body, but it likes to do its work mostly in the bones, muscles and brain.

Not only can magnesium reduce stress, but it improves sleep by reducing the production of cortisol (the stress hormone). It is also a critical element in cardiovascular health (2), and for this reason, it is often used by individuals who have suffered a heart attack or arrhythmia. Magnesium can also be utilized as a natural diuretic in higher doses (helps to get rid of water retention), and is often used when preparing for a colonoscopy.

It’s surprising, considering all of the benefits of magnesium, that it isn’t more widely discussed or promoted by doctors to their patients. In fact, in the emergency medical field, it isn’t uncommon to see magnesium used on patients in critical condition.

As one doctor noted, “I remember using magnesium when I worked in the emergency room. It was a critical “medication” on the crash cart. If someone was dying of a life-threatening arrhythmia (or irregular heart beat), we used intravenous magnesium. If someone was constipated or needed to prepare for colonoscopy, we gave them milk of magnesia or a green bottle of liquid magnesium citrate, which emptied their bowels. If pregnant women came in with pre-term labor, or high blood pressure of pregnancy (pre-eclampsia) or seizures, we gave them continuous high doses of intravenous magnesium (3).”

But why wait until you’re in critical condition? Why not start utilizing the benefits of magnesium NOW, from the comforts of your own home?

Are You Deficient in Magnesium?

If you’ve noticed you’re particularly achy, irritable, and suffer from muscle cramps and stiff joints, you’re probably magnesium deficient (4). After all, these issues are the complete opposite of what “relaxation” would entail, so it makes sense that magnesium is the ultimate relaxer if it can help remediate these problems.

If you’re suffering from any of the following symptoms (including those mentioned above), you might be magnesium deficient:

– Muscle cramps or twitches
– Insomnia
– Irritability
– Sensitivity to loud noises
– Anxiety
– Autism
– ADD
– Palpitations
– Angina
– Constipation
– Anal spasms
– Headaches
– Migraines
– Fibromyalgia
– Chronic fatigue
– Asthma
– Kidney stones
– Diabetes
– Obesity
– Osteoporosis
– PMS
– High blood pressure
– Menstrual cramps
– Irritable bladder
– Irritable bowel syndrome
– Reflux
– Trouble swallowing

Magnesium deficiency has even been linked to inflammation in the body, and higher C-reactive protein (CRP) levels (a blood test marker for inflammation in the body). One study found that, “inflammatory indicators in the body such as CRP, TNF (tumor necrosis factor alpha), and IL6 (interleukin 6) were all reduced when magnesium intake was increased.” Inflammation that was found within the artery walls was also reduced with magnesium intake (5).

How To Remediate Magnesium Levels In The Body

Unfortunately, foods that are high in magnesium (such as seaweed, nuts, greens, cacao, and beans) are not commonly eaten in a standard American diet. Our soil magnesium levels have also been steadily decreasing since the 1950s (thanks to poor farming practices and herbicide and pesticide use), so even the food we eat is absorbing very little magnesium (and thus, less magnesium intake for us).

Although food sources are chronically low in magnesium, you can still opt for eating foods that absorb the most magnesium from the soil that they can. These include things like cacao, hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, cashews, almonds, spinach and swiss chard.

You can also perform the following steps to ensure you stop draining your body of magnesium, while supplying it with as much of it as you can:

1. Limit your intake of caffeine, low-quality table salt, alcohol and sugar.
2. Take up relaxing practices such as deep breathing, journaling, and meditation to reduce stress
3. Avoid eating junk food and increase your intake of whole, fresh foods.
4. Soak in an epsom salt bath 2-3 times per week.
5. Take a high-quality magnesium supplement (like Pure Encapsulations) at night for optimal absorption.

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Carly Fraser

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Carly Fraser has her BSc (Hons.) Degree in Neuroscience, and is the owner and founder at Live Love Fruit. She currently lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with a determined life mission to help inspire and motivate individuals to critically think about what they put in their bodies and to find balance through nutrition and lifestyle. She has helped hundreds of thousands of individuals to re-connect with their bodies and learn self-love through proper eating habits and natural living. She loves to do yoga, dance, and immerse herself in nature.

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Comments

  1. Sally Roenisch says

    Oct 13, 2017 at 9:58 am

    Carly,
    I have had a twitch onbotton lid for over a week now! Will magnesium help, it is driving me nuts!!
    Thank you!
    Sally

    Reply
  2. bbaale says

    Oct 25, 2018 at 4:17 am

    thanks

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