Magnesium
Function Magnesium helps with formation of bone and teeth, assists the absorption of calcium and potassium and relaxes muscles. It plays an important role in cellular metabolism and the production of energy. It helps with blood pressure regulation and heart function. It helps prevent depression, dizziness, muscle twitching, premenstrual syndrome, and calcification of soft tissue. Some reasearch suggests magnesium may help prevent cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and certain forms of cancer. It's needed to process vitamin D. Magnesium Deficiency Insufficient magnesium can lead to cardiovascular problems, rapid heartbeats, fatigue, irritability, insomnia, poor memory, painful periods, depression, incontinence in older people , bedwetting in children., hypertension and confusion. It is used for the management of premature labor, and for treating toxemia in pregnancy. Food Sources of Magnesium Include: Dairy products, meat, seafood, apples, apricots, avocados, bananas, blackstrap molasses, brewer's yeast, brown rice, canteloupe, dulse, figs, garlic, grapefruit, green leafy vegetables, kelp, lemons, lima beans, millet, nuts, peaches, salmon, sesame seeds, soybeans, tofu, torula yeast, wheat, whole grains. Herbal Sources of Magnesium Include: Alfalfa, bladder wrack, catnip, cayenne, chamomile chickweed, dandelion, eyebright, fennel, horsetail, lemongrass, licorice, mullein, nettle, oat straw, paprika, parsley, peppermint, raspberry leaf, red clover, sage, shepherd's purse, yarrow, yellow dock. Supplements One great way to get magnesium is to add epsom salts to your bath. Magnesium citrate is a good form that is generally tolerated by most. Too much magnesium supplements can cause loose stools.
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