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Magnesium
Some of the conditions where magnesium may be useful in treating or preventing are: Premature Aging, Aggressive Behavior, Alcoholism, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Alzheimer’s Disease, Heart Arrhythmia, Asthma, Attention Deficit Disorder, Autism, Brain Damage, Cancer, Cerebral Palsy, Cerebrovascular, Chemical Sensitivity, Chronic Fatigue, Cluster Headaches, Cocaine-related Stroke, Constipation, Cramps, Diabetes. Fibromyalgia, Fluoride Toxicity, Head Injuries, Central Nervous System Injuries, Heart Disease, Heart Attack, Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Disease, HIV, AIDS, Hypertension, Kidney Stones, Magnesium Deficiency, Menopause, Migraine Headache, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Multiple Sclerosis, Nystagmus, Osteoporosis, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Pregnancy-related Problems, Eclampsia, Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS), Psychiatric Disorders, Repetitive Strain Injury, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sickle Cell Disease, SIDS, Sports-related Problems, Stress, Stuttering, Tetanus, Tinnitis, Sound Sensitivity, TMJ, Toxic Shock, Violence
Symptoms of a magnesium deficiency are: Do you have trouble sleeping, do you wake up with muscle cramps and spasms, or feel to tense to sleep. Your sleep problem may be as simple as a Magnesium deficiency. Are you startled easily by noises, are you highly nervous, overly sensitive, on edge all the time, do lights seem too bright. Do you suffer from muscle spasms, muscle cramps, muscle jerks, muscle tics, eye tics, do you have hiccups? These are all caused by a deficiency of and can be solved by taking Magnesium. These are signs that your nervous system lacks Magnesium, which is essential for its proper functioning. Do you suffer form low energy, chronic fatigue, do you become easily fatigued and weak; you may have a Magnesium deficiency. Each cell in your body uses Magnesium as a key to energy production. Magnesium can restore higher energy levels. Yes. Excess calcium in the diet can deplete magnesium from your body. Milk is one of the worst culprits, the ratio of calcium to magnesium is eight parts calcium to one part magnesium; impossible for the body to utilize the calcium, excess calcium depletes the magnesium in the body even more. After oxygen, water, and basic foods Magnesium may be the most important element needed by our bodies. Magnesium is responsible for activating over 300 different biochemical reactions necessary for our body to properly function. Magnesium is more important than the following and regulates the body’s use of calcium, potassium, and sodium. When these minerals are not regulated they can cause the body many problems such as poor energy production, bone formation, muscle function, activation of B vitamins, functioning of your heart, kidneys, adrenals, brain, relaxation of muscles. All of these problems can be related to a Magnesium deficiency. Your heart is a muscle that is constantly tensing and relaxing. All your muscles including your heart use calcium to tense up and Magnesium to relax. Without a proper balance of Magnesium your heart may suffer from an irregular beat or even go into a spasm called a heart attack. What can Magnesium do for your heart? It can lower blood pressure, stabilize irregular heart beat, enable the heart to pump a larger volume, relax constricted blood vessels, decrease the frequency of angina pains, keep blood platelets from clumping together, increase beneficial HDL cholesterol. Some allergies may be due to a need for magnesium for instance if you have an allergy to wheat, it may be relieved by adding more magnesium to your diet. Do you suffer from PMS, too much calcium and not enough Magnesium can cause PMS. Without enough Magnesium, you can feel as though you are living your life with the brakes on. Add Magnesium to your diet and you will feel as though you accelerated your whole life.
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Note: Since the Industrial Revolution food processing has refined out a large portion of magnesium (and many other important minerals and vitamins). Eating these processed foods like sugar, flour, white rice, causes magnesium loss via urination. Drinking soft drinks that have caffeine and phosphoric acid in them and coffee increases the magnesium loss. Other factors that can deplete your body’s levels of magnesium are mental stress, high perspiration, and medical drugs of all types, diabetes, chronic pain, diuretics, and a diet to high in calcium.
The dropped averages in calcium, magnesium, and iron in cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes, and spinach. Sources: Lindlah, 1914; Hamaker, 1982; and U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1963 and 1973.
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The most common mineral deficient in the U.S. diet is
magnesium not calcium. Of the American population 95%
are deficient in magnesium. Of all the minerals our
body needs magnesium is the most important, not calcium;
without enough magnesium our bodies cannot even
assimilate calcium. Calcium that is not assimilated
into our body can lead to arthritis, gallstones, kidney
stones, artery plaque, brittle bones, and calcium
spurs. All of these have been known to disappear after
taking extra magnesium supplements. 
