Calcium is not the only thing required for strong bones! The skeletal bones in the body consist mostly of hydroxyapatite, a compound of calcium and phosphorus. But many other nutrients + the right electricity! - required for balance in the body's mineral layer - our skeleton.
Magnesium is a significant part of our bone tissue. About half of the body's magnesium is in our bones.
Magnesium has an important role in the metabolism of minerals.
Some of magnesium's effects:
1. Balance calcium and direct it to bone tissue - reduce osteoporosis & muscle stiffness
Calcium plus other minerals are required to build bones and keep them from breaking down.
The parathyroid gland + vitamin D controls the absorption of calcium from the intestine into the blood.
Then more nutrients are required for calcium to be absorbed precisely in the skeleton, and not stay in other tissue. Magnesium plays an important role here.
Lack of magnesium can:
- cause misalignment of the hydroxyapatite crystals, affecting bone strength
- reduce the activity of the bone-building cells
- inhibit bone cell development and mineralization
Too much calcium in relation to magnesium in the muscles makes them stiff, makes you ache more easily and makes it harder to sleep.
2. Calm the nervous system, reduce stress
An influx of calcium into the cells occurs during stress, which increases wakefulness and the feeling of being alert. Radiation from Wi-fi and connected devices has that effect on the nervous system, whether we notice it or not. Magnesium is needed for the nervous system to return to calm & rest mode.
Getting too little or poor quality sleep affects our mood in the short term. In the long term, it can cause symptoms of depression and affect thinking ability.
Satisfying magnesium needs and balancing other minerals - potassium can be of great importance here - provides support for better sleep and switching from stress to calm.
3. Important for cardiovascular health, reduce risk of stroke
Too little magnesium in the diet has a connection with
- high blood pressure
- insulin resistance, high blood sugar & obesity
- type 2 diabetes
Magnesium supplements can reduce high blood pressure and normalize insulin levels.
In studies where animals received magnesium-rich food, positive effects on blood sugar and blood lipids were shown. Magnesium deficiency increases the risk of oxidation of lipoproteins.
A higher magnesium intake can reduce or lower
- the mortality from cerebral infarction and cerebral hemorrhage for men and
- cardiovascular disease mortality in women
- triglycerides in the blood and risk of arrhythmias in people with heart failure.
Having a sufficiently high magnesium intake can thus reduce the risk of stroke, diabetes and be protective against cardiovascular disease.
To have a balanced intake of other minerals and nutrition
Vitamin K2, sunlight (vitamin D), zinc, phosphorus, silicon, vitamins A, B and C are also of great importance for mineral balance and bone health. Potassium and boron are particularly important for retaining magnesium in the body.
The body's electrical potential is important for mineral handling
In order for the minerals to be fully utilized at the cellular level, the electrical potential in the cell membranes is fundamental. The heart is powered by electricity, as are all nerve and muscle cells.
Indoors and near artificial electromagnetic fields from electrical and connected devices, computers and screens, we are filled with positive charges and become electron-deficient. Without ground contact, our inherent electricity is disrupted.
To
- ground yourself barefoot in direct contact with the ground or in water outdoors
- use grounding aids
suppresses inflammatory processes and provides a supplement of electrons that improve the body's use of minerals.
Sources:
Associations of dietary magnesium intake with mortality from cardiovascular disease: The JACC study. Wen Zhang, Hiroyasu Iso, Tetsuya Ohira, Chigusa Date, Akiko Tamakoshi.
Atherosclerosis, Volume 221, Issue 2, 2012.
Dietary magnesium intake and risk of stroke: a meta-analysis of prospective studies.
Susanna C Larsson, Nicola Orsini, Alicja Wolk.
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 95, Issue 2, 2012.
