Magnesium is one of the most important elements to repair, maintain and power the human body.
If you are low it causes plethora of mental and physical problems that can severely shorten lifespan and quality of living.
According to American neurosurgeon and a pioneer in pain medicine Dr. Norman Shealy, “Every known illness is associated with a magnesium deficiency. Magnesium is the most critical mineral required for electrical stability of every cell in the body. A magnesium deficiency may be responsible for more diseases than any other nutrient.”
It is a crucial co-factor in cell-metabolism, nerve and muscle function. Yet the World Health Organisation estimates that as much as half of Americans are suffering from insufficient levels, contributing to many of the modern lifestyle pandemics such as heart disease and cancer. As well as depression, hypertension and anxiety.
Causes
Processed foods are low in Magnesium. On top of this, coffee, soda, salt and alcohol impairs the absorption and increases the excretion of the already marginal amount most people are getting in their food. This leads to a gradual degradation of the available amount of this essential mineral.
One big problem is that the ordinary blood-test at the doctor’s doesn’t tell you anything meaningful about the Magnesium available to your cells. The measurement problem is a significant one. Only 1% of the body’s Magnesium floats freely in the blood, where it can be measured by the common blood test. The rest is stored in bone and tissue. Thus making magnesium the most under-diagnosed mineral deficiency of them all.
Why is Magnesium so important?
It is an important molecular tool for every cell. Our bodies are powered and maintained by vast numbers of molecular machines that repair, clean and produce energy. Magnesium is an energy carrier that provides the electric and chemical power that these microscopic tools need to maintain every cell in the body. Without proper levels of Magnesium our organism cannot make proper use of the energy we get through our food. Like trying to charge a broken battery, the power is going through the cord, but the power won't stick.
Unsurprisingly, the symptoms and diseases caused by low magnesium is a mirror of the world’s most common causes of chronic disease and death :
Coronary heart disease
Common types of cancer
Diabetes 2
Cardiac arrhythmia
Atherosclerosis
Hypertension
Anxiety
Sleep disorders
How to get enough Magnesium
The best way to get enough Magnesium is to eat green vegetables like Spinach or Kale. Still, taking a supplement may be necessary. The problem is that ordinary supplement pills contain a form of Magnesium that is hard for the body to absorb, as well as having a laxative effect. The easiest way to get supplemental Magnesium into the body is through the skin via a spray. This way the mineral goes straight to the tissues where it is needed without going through the digestion.