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MAGNIFICENT MAGNESIUM
Magnesium's role as a mineral indispensable to good health is incontestable. Although this nutrient is found in foods like kelp, cashews, avocado, apricots, figs and molasses, many of us eat too few of these foods to receive sufficient magnesium amounts.
Most of the magnesium in your body is concentrated in bones and teeth. But each and every cell of every human body also retains trace amounts of magnesium.
Magnesium produces a host of benefits. As a natural muscle relaxant it controls blood pressure. Since blood vessel walls are composed of muscle tissue, magnesium helps the body maintain a steady and even flow of blood throughout the bloodstream. This action helps the oxygen-transporting coronary arteries keep the heart well-nourished. It can also potentially play a role in controlling the deleterious effects of mitral valve prolapse and congestive heart failure.
Magnesium dynamically impacts other dimensions of cardiovascular health. The regular beating rhythm of the heart is regulated in part by the unique chemistry of magnesium. When a struggling heart attack victim or someone suffering a serious arrhythmia is rolled into a hospital ER, one of the first things done by the medical team is to administer intravenous magnesium sulfate. This can help restore the heart's natural rhythum.
Prescription drugs known as calcium channel blockers block calcium from entering muscle and heart cells, which lessens the workload of the heart and eases high blood pressure. Magnesium has a comparable effect and some experts in the nutrition field even refer to it as "natures's calcium channel blocker."
Aside from its heart and blood vessel prowess, this workhorse mineral has been cited as an important natural aid in the ongoing management and treatment of migraine headaches.
For instance, a study of more than 80 people who suffered persistent migraines found that those who took magnesium supplements for about 3 months experience a 40% reduction in their headaches.
Magnesium also plays a crecial part in preserving bone health. According to Susan E. Brown, PhD, "Magnesium stimulates the thyroid's production of calcitonin, a bone preserving hormone...(and) also regulates the parathyroid hormone, a bone breakdown force." In ther book BETTER BONES, BETTER BODY, Dr. Brown goes on to say, "Overall, magnesium assures the strength and firmness of the bone and makes the teeth harder and low magnesium levels have been correlated with abnormal bone crystal formations."
A lack of magnesium may make you more susceptible to osteoporosis, bone weakening that can lead to fractures and disability.
Likewise, magnesium has earned credit for easing the effects of premenstruial syndrome (PMS) and painful menstruation in many women. Michael Murray, ND, in his book NATURAL ALTERNATIVES TO PROZAC, points out that "Vitamins B-6 and magnesium are very important in the treatment of PMS. Numerous studies have shown impressive effects when these nutrients are given individually...In a double-blind study with magnesium supplementation, magnesium was shown to dramatically relieve mood changes."
So, do you ingest enough magnesium? Steven Bratman, MD, and David Kroll, PhD, observe in THE NATURAL HEALTH BIBLE that "magnesium is on the the few essential nutrients for which deficiencies are fairly common. While magnesium may reduce your chances of kidney stones, if you suffer serious kidney disease, talk to your health practioner before taking magnesium.
Article from January 2000 of Energy Times
