01. Heart arrhythmias. Magnesium deficiency predisposes people to serious, even deadly, heart arrhythmias - irregular and abnormally fast heartbeats or atrial fibrillation.
02. Blocked arteries. High blood magnesium cuts your odds of dying from common "ischemic" heart disease (blocked or narrowed arteries) by one-third. Other research shows magnesium shortages lower good HDL cholesterol and accelerates hardening of the arteries.
03. Blood pressure. The higher the magnesium inside your cells, the more apt you are to have lower blood pressure, more elastic blood vessels and a less enlarged heart. Supplements can help normalize blood pressure.
04. Diabetes. Diabetes is a magnesium deficiency state. Eighty-percent of diabetics have low intracellular magnesium. Research suggests low magnesium boosts your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by one-third. Supplements can improve insulin activity and may cut diabetes' risk and complications. Some specialists tell diabetics to take 400mg magnesium daily.
05. Strong bones. Magnesium is as vital as calcium in preventing osteoporosis. It is essential for normal bone metabolism. Tufts researchers found high magnesium intake predicted higher bone mass and less bone loss in the elderly.
06. Migraines. Half of migraine sufferers have low magnesium and upping magnesium has reduced the duration, intensity and frequency of migraines.
07. Sound sleep. Several studies show a lack of magnesium can alter electrical activity in the brain, causing agitated sleep and frequent awakenings.
08. Safer pregnancy. Extensive research shows that magnesium lessens pre-eclampsia, in which blood pressure soars in late pregnancy, upping the risk of spontaneous abortions and premature, low-birth weight babies. A large British study of 10,000 women in 33 countries confirms that taking magnesium sulphate supplements reduced the hazard by 50-percent.
09. Pain relief. If you have leg cramps or other muscle cramps, taking 100mg to 400mg magnesium daily may bring relief. Extra magnesium also may help prevent or relieve painful myalgias (including the syndrome known as fibromyalgia), chronic lower back pain, restless legs syndrome, erythromelalgia (a painful dilation of skin blood vessels) and chronic fatigue syndrome. Magnesium reduces a pain transmitter in the nervous system called substance P.
10. Extra Benefits. Taking magnesium could counteract the heart attack and stroke hazards of hormone replacement therapy. Research shows magnesium counters estrogen's clot-producing abilities. Further magnesium may help treat premature ejaculation and relieve certain symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.
Magnesium from food: Nuts, meats, leafy vegetables, whole grains, beans and legumes. Eating a wide variety of legumes, nuts, whole grains, and vegetables will help you meet your daily dietary need for magnesium.
Doctor Approved. Two vital elements for good health are calcium and magnesium, yet studies show that many Americans do not get the magnesium they need from their diets while nearly half fail to get the needed calcium. This is a high quality of calcium that is easily absorbed. Each tablet delivers 500 mg of very high quality calcium that is easily absorbed. Also included in this formula are Vitamin D, Magnesium, Boron and Betaine Hydrochloride.
