Magnesium is used by your body to relax your muscles. It uses calcium to contract the muscles. If you have a magnesium deficiency, which about 80 percent of Americans do, your sleep can be affected.
There is a big selection of magnesium:
Magnesium malate
Magnesium oxide
Magnesium malate
Magnesium glycinate-- the best
Magnesium is better absorbed if it is chelated, which means it is processed with an amino acid to improve absorption.
There is a natural limit to what your intestines will allow on mineral absorption. Magnesium that is not chelated is an excellent laxative, because your body does not absorb it well, it goes right through you.
There are many kinds of magnesium. I noticed the best difference with magnesium glycinate. The best type of magnesium glycinate is chelated.
If you drink soft drinks at all, you deplete your body of minerals like calcium and magnesium. Soft drinks have phosphoric acid in them which must be buffered by minerals. If you do not have enough minerals in your diet, your body can pull minerals FROM YOUR BONES!
I recommend all my patients take magnesium for a while. Since most people are magnesium deficient, you might very well have different health ailments clear up that you were not aware were caused by a magnesium deficiency. Menstrual cramps are often caused by a magnesium deficiency, in my experience. There is no substitute for taking enough magnesium.
The kind of magnesium I have found most effective is by magnesium glycinate. If you do not like tablets, the ionic magnesium powders are also well absorbed.
Magnesium can be helpful for:
Migraines
Leg cramps
Chronic constipation
Blood Pressure
I often recommend that patients take magnesium at full dose for 1-2 months, then if you do not like to take pills, at least take some in the morning. Even a small dose of a strong magnesium can be helpful.
There is a big selection of magnesium:
Magnesium malate
Magnesium oxide
Magnesium malate
Magnesium glycinate-- the best
Magnesium is better absorbed if it is chelated, which means it is processed with an amino acid to improve absorption.
There is a natural limit to what your intestines will allow on mineral absorption. Magnesium that is not chelated is an excellent laxative, because your body does not absorb it well, it goes right through you.
There are many kinds of magnesium. I noticed the best difference with magnesium glycinate. The best type of magnesium glycinate is chelated.
If you drink soft drinks at all, you deplete your body of minerals like calcium and magnesium. Soft drinks have phosphoric acid in them which must be buffered by minerals. If you do not have enough minerals in your diet, your body can pull minerals FROM YOUR BONES!
I recommend all my patients take magnesium for a while. Since most people are magnesium deficient, you might very well have different health ailments clear up that you were not aware were caused by a magnesium deficiency. Menstrual cramps are often caused by a magnesium deficiency, in my experience. There is no substitute for taking enough magnesium.
The kind of magnesium I have found most effective is by magnesium glycinate. If you do not like tablets, the ionic magnesium powders are also well absorbed.
Magnesium can be helpful for:
Migraines
Leg cramps
Chronic constipation
Blood Pressure
I often recommend that patients take magnesium at full dose for 1-2 months, then if you do not like to take pills, at least take some in the morning. Even a small dose of a strong magnesium can be helpful.
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