Magnesium - Vital For Life

Magnesium is a "macro-nutrient". This means it is one of the most abundant minerals in the human body, and it is extremely important for a very wide range of bodily functions at the microcellular level.

Magnesium plays a vital function in our body at the microcellular level. Magnesium, in microscopic amounts that you could refer to as "nano ionic magnesium", is used in the production of DNA and RNA. In other words, magnesium is needed for growth and for the repair of tissues. Magnesium, particularly in the form of nano ionic magnesium, acts as a catalyst as cells produce energy using ATP - ATP cannot be used or be made without magnesium - as they do when you make even the tiniest movement of your muscles. ATP also needs magnesium as a catalyst as the nerves transmit signals throughout the body. If you were to say that without magnesium, we wouldn't be alive, you'd be correct. Magnesium also works in tandem with potassium in many of the reactions, so maintaining a balance between these two minerals is vital for good health.

What can happen if you don't get enough magnesium or if your magnesium supplement isn't in the right form (e.g. in the form of nano ionic magnesium)? Magnesium deficiency is more widespread than you might think. Mild symptoms of magnesium deficiency include chronic tiredness and lack of energy, but severe symptoms can include insulin resistance, personality disorders and heart failure. Other symptoms of magnesium deficiency are muscle spasms, nausea and shaking. It is possible, though not confirmed, that low magnesium levels contribute to clinical depression.

Magnesium is excreted via the kidneys, so it is important to ensure that you get a good daily intake of this very important mineral. If you have had a past history of alcohol misuse, excessive use of diuretics or of bulimia, you may be more prone to magnesium deficiency. A range of foods are reasonably rich in magnesium, including green leafy vegetables such as spinach, pulses such as chick peas and beans, dark chocolate (hooray!) and nuts. The RDI (recommended daily intake) of magnesium ranges is 400 mg per day for adult men, 360 mg per day for pregnant women and 320 mg per day for adult women. (Men presumably need more magnesium because of their denser/higher body mass, which means they have more cells).

The magnesium in our diet is absorbed in the gut, so it is important to make sure that any magnesium supplements you take are in the right form to ensure that this vital mineral is absorbed properly. In sub-optimal dietary supplements, the magnesium is in the wrong form and much of it is excreted and wasted. It is best if the magnesium in our diet is in the ionised form (as it is in nano ionic magnesium, as this is the form that is easiest for the body to absorb.


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