Magnesium – Why You Will Die Without Magnesium

Magnesium – That is today’s topic and I am excited to share about how it has made a difference in my life and why it is SO important to everyone’s health and well being.

Magnesium is one of the most abundant minerals in our body – over 50% of magnesium is found in our bones.

WOW! My doctor has never told me to increase or supplement my magnesium intake to strengthen my bones.

I met a lady that started taking extra magnesium because of her own research and her struggle with osteoporosis and when she had her next yearly bone density test, it had dramatically improved.  The next year she stopped taking the magnesium and her next exam was bad again.  Her doctor was concerned about her calcium intake but she knew that the only thing she had done differently was her lack of magnesium.  She was more than convinced to take magnesium on a daily basis from here on out.

Here are just a couple of the signs of not getting enough magnesium:

• Heart arrhythmia, irregular contraction, and high heart rate.
• Insomnia
• Muscle weakness, spasms and tremors. (& growing pains/charlie horses)
• Softening and weakening of bone (osteoporosis, strange bone breakage, teeth breaking/crumbling)
• Seizures
• Nausea
• High blood pressure
• Headaches / Migraines
• Imbalanced blood sugar
• Depression
• Constipation

Remember that magnesium relaxes and calms your mind and body.  If you look at that list, those symptoms are not from a calm and relaxed body.

I use a product called ‘Natural Calm‘ – it dissolves in water and is easy to take.

Another super great source is Magnesium Oil.  I am actually really looking forward to using this product soon because you don’t have to rely on your intestines to absorb the magnesium, it goes directly into your system via your skin.

Magnesium is needed for more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body. It helps maintain normal muscle and nerve function, keeps heart rhythm steady, supports a healthy immune system, and keeps bones strong. Magnesium also helps regulate blood sugar levels, promotes normal blood pressure, and is known to be involved in energy metabolism and protein synthesis. There is an increased interest in the role of magnesium in preventing and managing disorders such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Dietary magnesium is absorbed in the small intestines. Magnesium is excreted through the kidneys.   source

There are several ways to supplement with magnesium.  You can take in in pill form, powdered magnesium (dissolved in water) or magnesium oil (rubbed on the skin or foot baths).

So what are some things that deplete our bodies of magnesium?

Magnesium deficiency can be caused by a number of things, including-but not limited to-

• lack of adequate dietary magnesium,
• emotional stress,
• some drugs (diuretics, antibiotics, birth control pills, insulin, cortisone),
• heavy exercise,
• diabetes,
• gastrointestinal disorders and
• excessive calcium in the diet.  –Peter Gillham

Having too much calcium can cause a magnesium deficiency.

Heart Attacks….  check this out:

“Did you know that without sufficient magnesium you would actually die?

Your heart will stop beating and the doctors will then call it a “heart attack” (#1 cause of death in America). Never do they say, “He dies from a Magnesium Deficiency.” This is how critical it is to have proper magnesium levels in the body.

The early signs of such terminal extinction are racing heart-beats, or any unusual change in heart beats, angina pains, collapsing from exhaustion after heavy physical exercise or work such as running a race, playing football or basket ball.

Due to lack of magnesium the heart muscle develops a spasm or cramp and stops beating. this is because there is insufficient magnesium to relax the heart ready for the next contraction. Irregular heartbeats are also caused by magnesium deficiency. This may be the answer why so many young athletes are having heart attack for no known reason.” -bodyandfitness.com

Did you know that even the New York Times has an article on Magnesium & Heart Attacks?

“Injections of magnesium at the time of a heart attack reduced deaths by a fourth in a study of more than 2,300 patients, British researchers reported in a medical journal yesterday.”   -click this link to get full article.