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Magnesium Deficiency
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Magnesium Deficiency
Always remember Magnesium is just one of the four major
electrolytes of the body. In order to understand the urgent need
of magnesium and be able to correct a magnesium deficiency we
need to understand what happens in the brain and body when we
do not have the needed amount, and in the correct form.
Deficiency in magnesium can cause a variety of symptoms of
varying severity. These include significant calcium loss, heart
spasms, irregular heartbeat, nervousness, confusion, loss of
appetite, nausea, vomiting, muscle contractions and spasms,
fatigue, and feelings of weakness, both in general and in the
muscles.
It is important to maintain adequate levels of magnesium in the
body. Serious ongoing health problems can result from
deficiencies of this essential mineral. Quite often these are
ongoing health problems that the doctors quite often do not catch.
One of the first thing in any major illness that needs to be
checked
by your doctor is a mineral analysis to check for any balance
for
deficiency. One of the first areas to check is for magnesium
deficiency and balance between all the minerals.
Hair analysis is much more accurate than blood tests. The blood
continually works to balance itself. Hair analysis from scalp
to one
inch from the back of the head is much more accurate and stable.
To keep from becoming magnesium deficient please consider
the following needs. Adult males need about 350mg of
magnesium per day, with adult women requiring 280mg daily,
with an increase of up to 420mg per day while pregnant or
breast feeding. Children, depending on size and weight, need
between 130mg to 240mg per day. They may be getting the
needed amount from the foods, cereals, and drinks but are
they actually assimilating them?
Consuming the standard recommended daily intake levels of
vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients is essential to good
health and the proper functioning of the body and its many
systems. Unfortunately, most people do not achieve this
through diet alone.
We must be conscious of the foods that we eat to counter act
any magnesium deficiency. Foods that can supply you with
magnesium are: Wheat bran, various whole grains, leafy
green vegetable, soybeans, apricots, bananas, apricots, and
nuts like almonds and cashews.
Using nutritional supplements to make up the difference be-
tween what you should eat and what you really do eat is an
effective and safe option, provided that you do so with the
understanding that the standard recommended dosage should
be used, unless advised otherwise by your personal health
care provider.
It is hard to overdose on the minerals from food intake. The
body’s
systems are based upon a delicate balance of chemicals, and
too much can often be as harmful as too little. You need to work
toward maintaining health, be pain free, have enough energy,
and working to maintain a healthy vitamin and mineral balance.
This means to not have a magnesium deficiency or an imbalance
in relationship to your other minerals.
A qualified nutritionist can help you to make a supplement plan
best suited to your individual dietary needs and health goals.
Article By Jeannie Crabtree C.Ac. Learn what you can do to
increase your health and nutrition, while decreasing your stress
by visiting the Health
And Nutrition site.
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