Magnesium is one of the most crucial nutrients available, and it is the one that people most commonly are deficient in. Magnesium is key in hundreds of body functions, something that is huge for a mineral that gets almost no attention. Magnesium can prevent heart attacks, help heal from strokes and heart attacks, relieve staff muscles, and it has also been shown to help relieve the suffering of patients who have muscle related disorders. Magnesium is also key in preventing up a blood clotting, stabilizing and controlling blood pressure, normalizing the heart beats, and encouraging proper vein health. Magnesium is what helps your body to be able to use calcium and form strong bones and teeth, which is why magnesium is very important for anyone who is at risk for osteoporosis. It is important to supplement magnesium in your diet rather than trying to rely on getting it from food. The reason for this is that soils are almost completely depleted from magnesium so there is no longer sufficient magnesium in the food. There are certain vegetables, such as broccoli, that you can eat to increase your intake of both magnesium and iron. Proper magnesium to calcium ratio is very important, contrary to what most books and other media sources teach you should be taking slightly more magnesium and calcium.
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