Magnesium is the most under-recognized electrolyte and mineral disorder in the United States. Dr. Mildred Seelig, one of the country's leading authorities on magnesium suggests that 80%-90% of the population is deficient in magnesium.
Magnesium is an essential cofactor required by 300 enzyme systems that promote thousands of biochemical reactions in the body. It maintains a normal temperature, produces and transports energy, transmits nerve signals, and relaxes muscles. Magnesium is vital for glucose, fat, and protein metabolism, and affects every cell in the body in a positive life-supporting way. Magnesium also supports healthy bones by regulating calcium absorption and metabolizing the active form of Vitamin D from its storage form. Without magnesium, supplementing with vitamin D will not get your levels up to the desired number. If you are supplementing with vitamin D without proper magnesium levels, you will deplete your magnesium even more.
When one sweats, a significant amount of magnesium is lost. Even if one doesn’t sweat much, you are still likely to be deficient; I see deficiency in every mineral test I run. Kids and older folks are almost always low in this incredible mineral. It makes up the energy of our cells through a little organelle called mitochondria. Mitochondria is the power plant of our cells, which helps tissues and organs to do their job properly. It can be found in large amounts in muscle, the heart and brain. So when someone has a condition/symptom in these areas in the body , there is likely a mitochondrial disfunction. It can be drastically improved with a balanced magnesium level.
Common Symptoms of Magnesium Deficiency
The most common symptoms include back and neck pain, muscle spasms, anxiety, panic disorders, Raynaud's spastic vessels, arrhythmia, fatigue, eye twitches, vertigo, migraines.
Best Sources of Magnesium
The best way to make sure you are getting enough magnesium is to eat a variety of whole foods, including whole grains, nuts, seeds and vegetables; preferably food grown on naturally composted soil. The green color of green vegetables is due to chlorophyll, which is a molecule that contains magnesium. Avoid refined processed foods, especially white sugar and white flour products, as most magnesium is removed from them.
Magnesium Testing
I utilize a hair test mineral analysis to determine magnesium levels and ratios with other macro-minerals like potassium, calcium and sodium. I will run this lab every 3-4 months for a year, as that is often how long it can take for these macro minerals to be balanced. I also assess aluminum levels and other toxic metals as these displace magnesium, making it more difficult to absorb and get into the cell.
Dosing
ReMag® minerals are meticulously prepared from a pure source of magnesium chloride and developed to efficiently deliver stabilized magnesium ions that are similar in size to plant magnesium. ReMag® is a picometer-ionic form of magnesium. Picometer magnesium is smaller in diameter than the body's mineral ion channels. Its direct and complete absorption into cells before it reaches the large intestine means ReMag® does not have a laxative effect.
Kids
I have been working on my son’s (12) magnesium levels with a quarterly hair tissue mineral analysis for about a year now, and the results are absolutely incredible. Each test shows improved levels of magnesium and ratios between magnesium and other minerals. As a result, he has much improved mood, sleep, endurance and recovery time. He plays competitive ice hockey and with his mineral regimen that I call his evening “mineral cocktail," his endurance, strength and recovery is off the charts. He is a much healthier and happier kid on this program. If you have a child who plays sports or just needs a little extra support, mineral balancing can really help and is an easy way to dose.
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