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Magnesium: The Indispensable Mineral

Minerals are necessary for a variety of functions within the body and having any mineral deficiency poses an imbalance and can jeopardize your health. While there are many important minerals, magnesium is more than just essential. Necessary for over 300 chemical reactions in the body, it plays an exceedingly important role in your health. However, an estimated 70-80% of the U.S. population does not consume enough of it in their diets.

Just recently, the results of a study from The Netherlands revealed that daily supplementation (350 mg of magnesium citrate) may reduce the stiffness of arteries in overweight and obese adults.¹ Read the rest of this entry »

A recent scientific review of magnesium concluded, “It is highly regrettable that the deficiency of such an inexpensive, low-toxicity nutrient results in diseases that cause incalculable suffering and expense throughout the world.” (ii) I couldn’t’ have said it better myself.