Nutritional Deficiencies that can be harming your overall health: Magnesium

 

Your constipation & fatigue may be common, but they're anything but normal. Nutritional Deficiencies—Are they harming your health?

Lets talk about Magnesium.

BY MELISSA STEPHENSONPUBLISHED: JUNE 5, 2023

Are you struggling to stay awake, having muscle cramps or numbness in the legs or hands, battling constipation or having increased anxiety? Though these symptoms may be common and could be associated with a number of different issues, they're all regular symptoms of nutrient/mineral deficiencies, particularly Magnesium. 

Magnesium (Mg) is a nutrient found in abundance in our body, but as with everything else, we find that it depletes with age. Aside from age, factors such as gut issues (including Crohn's disease, Celiac disease and bowel related issues), medication use (including the commonly used birth controls), poor diet and overall inflammation can all be contributing factors to the depletion of Mg in our body.

But what is Magnesium anyway and why do we need it? Well, Mg is a trace mineral that regulates muscles and nerve functions, blood sugar, blood pressure and facilitates protein, bone and DNA production. Sounds pretty essential right? So it's obvious that we need adequate amounts of Mg to provide our bodies proper overall function, cell growth, DNA repair, bone and tissue production and allow proper function of our regulatory systems as well. 

So how do we make sure that we are receiving adequate Mg? Supplementation with Mg can be oral or Intravenous (IV), but truthfully what we see as beneficial is a combination of both. Mg is a slow absorbing supplement and oral supplementation can take a while (upto 40 weeks) to be fully effective, therefore, an initial loading dose through IV therapy is beneficial to kick start the process. (If you're looking for a place to get an IV with Magnesium, visit www.bebalens.com for more information).

You'll notice that Mg supplementation will help you to fall asleep faster, get those bowels moving more regularly and with ease, reduce anxiety, keep blood sugar and heart health in check, and reduce inflammation. One of the greatest benefits is that through muscle relaxation and decreased inflammation. By relaxing the muscles, improvements tend to take place, for example: relaxation of the muscles of the lungs allow for asthma symptom reduction while relaxation of the muscles in the bowels allows for constipation relief. This mineral really is an understated powerhouse and it's a shame it isn't spoken of or educated on more frequently.