Dietary Magnesium Promotes Good Health

 

Essential Dietary Magnesium

Dietary magnesium supports muscle function, heart health, sleep quality, blood sugar regulation in the body.  Magnesium activates Gaba ( gamma-aminobutyric acid) , a neurotransmitter that promotes relaxation and sleep.  Magnesium is involved in the production of melatonin, a hormone that controls sleep wake cycles.  Adequate magnesium levels are essential for the body to produce sufficient melatonin which regulates restful sleep patterns.  Magnesium is responsible for 300 biochemical reactions in the body which may help reduce feelings of anxiety and stress, regulate mood and support neurotransmitter balance in the brain.  Magnesium is responsible for muscle relaxation by inhibiting muscle contractions while sleeping, reducing restlessness and leg cramps improving good quality of sleep. Epsom salts are often used in soaking baths to relax the body which is a white crystalline magnesium sulfate compound a naturally occurring compound found in mineral springs and salt lakes. 

Ancient Minerals Magnesium Bath Flakes is an alternative to Epsom salts designed to complement your warm baths or foot soaks with no added fragrances or fillers.  It is harvested from deep underground mines which is derived from one of the world's most trusted magnesium sources from the Zechstein Sea Bed untouched by modern politicians and gentle on all skin types.  Mindful magnesium soak for daily ritual in a clean water soluble form of magnesium chloride created for a relaxing bath or soak in your daily routine. Magnesium (Mg) is a chemical element of the alkaline earth metals of group 2 (IIa) of the periodic table and the lightest structural metal.  Approximately three quarters of all known chemical elements are metals with most abundant varieties in the earth's crust are aluminum, magnesium, iron, calcium, sodium, and potassium.  Magnesium compounds are widely used in construction and in medicine as magnesium is essential for all living cellular life.  Magnesium is a cofactor in more than 300 enzyme systems that regulate biochemical reactions in the body including muscle and nerve function, protein synthesis, blood glucose control, and blood pressure regulation. 

Magnesium is required for energy production, glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation, a metabolic pathway in which cells use enzymes to oxidize nutrients releasing energy to generate ATP synthase.  Magnesium ions bind to ATP making the molecule a usable energy source for cellular processes in the body.  As a cofactor it activates the ATP synthase enzyme complex which is the final step in oxidative phosphorylation.  Magnesium enhances the activity of several important dehydrogenase enzymes in the mitochondria that are involved in energy production. “Nutritional diseases can cause nutrient deficiencies or excessive eating disorders, obesity and chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cancer, inherited metabolic disorders, developmental abnormalities, food intolerances, and allergies,  The most prominent disorder is chronic undernutrition which affects 929 million people around the world.  Undernutrition is the condition caused by insufficient food to fulfill the energy requirements; its main symptoms include weight loss, muscle wasting, body fat wasting,  and failure to thrive.” PubMed 

Magnesium benefits positively effects health overall. Natural food sources contain magnesium including almonds, pumpkin seeds, peanut butter, legumes, beans, black eyed beans, lima beans, garbanzo beans, chick peas, kidney beans, soy beans, soy milk, green leafy vegetables like spinach, swiss chard, collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, kale, brown rice, white potato with skin on it. Dietary magnesium is available in a vast array of natural food sources, supplements and magnesium topical soaks.  BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough Drink combines 8 bioavailable forms like Magnesium Glutamate, Citrate, Malate, and Taurate for stress relief and restful night sleep, cardiovascular function, muscle recovery support, while promoting calmness and clarity supports a sense of balance and energy.

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Patricia Lynn

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