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In an ideal world, we would get the necessary trace minerals, such as magnesium, that we needed from our diets. After all, it’s one of the benefits of eating a variety of fruit, vegetables and grains. In addition to fiber and vitamins, our primary source of trace minerals come from consuming food grown in the ground, where trace minerals are supposed to be found in the soil. But we don’t live in an ideal world. Older farming practices, such as crop rotation, that used to allow the ground to be replenished with nutrients during a time of resting, are no longer common practice. Mass production has superseded the priority of maximizing nutrients. Even adding some nutrients back in the form of fertilizers isn’t enough.
Couple that with the typical American lifestyle of eating on the go, and most of us probably know we aren’t consuming enough whole foods to provide our bodies with the ample nutrients they need to thrive. One of the more important nutrients is magnesium. Though a trace mineral with relatively small amounts required for the average person, magnesium bound with complementary components needed for proper absorption, is vital to thousands of human body processes.
In fact, recent research has identified 3,751 magnesium binding sites on human proteins (www.greenmedinfo.com)! Additionally, magnesium is found in over 300 enzymes. These enzymes are required for numerous functions that could potentially make or break the health of every body system.
“The presence or absence of adequate levels of [magnesium] may epigenetically alter the expression and behavior of the proteins in our body, thereby altering the course of both health and disease.” (www.greenmedinfo.com)
Realizing how essential magnesium is to so many body processes and functions, it becomes even more alarming to know that experts estimate that 80% of American are magnesium deficient. It may lead to wondering why health practitioners and diet experts don’t emphasize the need for magnesium over other minerals, such as calcium or Vitamin D. After all, obtaining proper amounts of all three of these nutrients in a bioavailable form could set the precept for one’s journal toward either health or illness.
Given the large number of individuals likely low in magnesium to one extent or another, it may not be necessary to list the signs of magnesium deficiency. However, since it’s difficult to measure actual amounts of magnesium deficiency, having this list may help you to determine if you need to treat a deficiency and how much magnesium you may need after discussing your symptoms with a licensed health care provider.
Even a basic understanding of the many roles magnesium plays in the body as listed above, makes it easy to understand how a deficiency can result in any combination of the below signs.
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