Symptoms of Magnesium Depletion

Millions suffer daily from symptoms that can result from a lack of magnesium. Because magnesium is required for hundreds of enzymatic reactions (enzymes are protein molecules that stimulate every chemical reaction in the body), deficiency can cause a wide variety of symptoms, such as:

• Low energy           • Fatigue
• Headaches           • Anxiousness           • Nervousness           • Irritability
• Inability to sleep   • Weakening bones
• PMS and hormonal imbalances
• Muscle tension, spasms & cramps
• Abnormal heart rhythms
• Weakness

What Depletes 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.

Calcium & Magnesium

Calcium and magnesium are two different sides of a coin. Calcium excites nerves while magnesium calms them down. Calcium makes muscles contract. Magnesium is necessary for muscles to relax. Calcium is needed for blood clotting but magnesium keeps the blood flowing freely.

It is easy to see that it is vital to keep these minerals in balance and that too little magnesium to balance calcium could be both uncomfortable and unhealthy.

Calcium deficiency can be a serious issue and has been heavily promoted through the media and advertising. While calcium is an important nutrient your body needs every day, too much calcium can be a problem. The hidden cause of calcium deficiency is the fact that available calcium is not being assimilated by the body due to a lack of magnesium.

Without a proper balance of these two minerals, magnesium gets depleted, which will result in the negative effects associated with lack of magnesium and a buildup of unassimilated calcium (see symptoms above).

In addition to the many calcium supplements on the market, calcium is now added to cereals, crackers, juice, antacids and other items (including soft drinks and chocolate). None of these products contain magnesium to balance the added calcium.

Women taking calcium supplements to prevent postmenopausal osteoporosis—without adequate magnesium—can  actually lower the vital bone mineralization process.

Without sufficient magnesium, the nerve cells cannot give or receive messages and become excitable and reactive. This causes a person to become stressed, highly sensitive and nervous. Feelings of nervousness, irritability and being unable to relax are signs of needing magnesium.

For these exact reasons excess calcium can become a real problem, while excess magnesium, on the other hand, is not a concern. Unlike calcium, magnesium does not build up in the body—excess amounts are simply flushed out.

“Natural Calm” is the solution to both restoring a healthy magnesium level and balancing your calcium intake.  Stop by Peter Gillham’s Nutrition Center today for your free sample.

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