Magnesium: Crucial Reason to Drink it Daily

in #health6 years ago

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Did you know that if you have any of the health issues listed below you could be magnesium deficient?

Up until last year, I had no idea that my body was magnesium deficient. When I had any of these health issues I turned to Advil, inhalers, allergy pills, Metamucil, etc, but I was never happy doing that.

My husband was also dealing with some of these health issues. For example, at night, he would lie down to sleep and right away his legs would start twitching and cramping. So much so, that he couldn’t fall asleep.

Quite often you read that getting enough calcium everyday is very important, but magnesium is often overlooked, even though calcium and magnesium work hand in hand. If you consume calcium, but never drink or eat something with enough magnesium in it, you will end up with way too much calcium in the cells of your body.

And guess what? Too much calcium and not enough magnesium results in a long list of annoying health issues.

Are You Magnesium Deficient?

Here are other reasons why your body is low on magnesium:

Common medications, that we all take without much thought, cause your body to waste magnesium.

Insulin is the cause of my husband’s need for more magnesium, since he is a type 1 diabetic and does insulin injections everyday.

Other medications include:

antibiotics
cortisone
birth control pills
diuretics
Something as simple as antacids (TUMS) can lower your magnesium levels.

And then there are the foods that we eat. Even the ones that should contain magnesium generally don’t, due to the food processing that removes much of the magnesium.

Reasons Why You Should Use Magnesium

Magnesium relaxes your blood vessels and all of the muscles in your body. If you experience any of the following issues, magnesium will definitely help you.

Restless legs, cramps in your legs and feet, as well as gastrointestinal cramps

Difficulty with PMS and painful periods

Chronic fatigue

Depression

Constipation

Blood clots

Apathy

Tooth decay

Anger

Cold hands and feet

Food cravings for salt and carbohydrates

Irritability

High blood pressure

Heart disease

Anxiety attacks

Asthma

Insomnia

Kidney issues

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