Magnesium 101, The Miracle of Magnesium

Magnesium is essential to more than 300 biochemical processes in the human body and over 3,700 magnesium binding sites. The functions the need magnesium include:

• Blood pressure regulation
• Protein synthesis
• Neurological function
• Blood sugar control
• Energy metabolism
• Antioxidant production

Most of the US population is deficient in magnesium.

This post is about magnesium rich natural food sources...

The Magic of Magnesium IV - High Magnesium Vegetables

The high magnesium vegetables tend to be the ones with the most green.

High Magnesium Vegetables

Spinach
Chard

The Magic of Magnesium III

Magnesium and Chlorophyll

Did you know that chlorophyll has the same molecular structure as hemoglobin except that where the Iron is in the hemoglobin, there is a magnesium molecule in the chlorophyll.

The Magic of Magnesium II

Magnesium and Hypertension, Heart Disease and Diabetes

Low magnesium is a huge factor in hypertension because it helps to relax the smooth muscles of blood vessels, resulting in less resistance to blood flow, lowering blood pressure.

The Magic of Magnesium I

The Magic of Magnesium

The vast majority of Americans, as much as 80%, are deficient in magnesium making them vulnerable to serious health hazards. Magnesium makes up close to 1 percent of our body weight and is essential mineral for managing more than 300 enzymatic reactions in the human body. So a shortage can cause serious problems such as high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and other diseases.