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5 Facts You Need To Know About Magnesium

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Do you know about the nutrient that can affect your sleep, energy, longevity, and mood? Meet Magnesium.

Unfortunately, Magnesium deficiency is incredibly common, affecting more than half of the U.S. population.

Because healthy Magnesium levels play an important role in keeping your body healthy and functioning, here are 5 basic facts everyone should know about Magnesium. Continue reading →

The posts on this blog are for information only, and are not intended to substitute for a doctor-patient or other healthcare professional-patient relationship nor do they constitute medical or healthcare advice of any kind. Any information in these posts should not be acted upon without consideration of primary source material and professional input from one's own healthcare professionals.

Topical Magnesium Oil—A Powerful Potion You Can Make at Home

amber_bottlesLast year, David, a triathlete in training, decided that this would be the season he’d get a leg up on the competition. He’d get a full screening—an analysis of his hormones, nutrients, and metabolism—and see where he could start making adjustments.

Looking at his report, one of the things he noticed was that his magnesium lab value was 0.7 mg/dL, well below the normal range of 1.7 to 2.2 mg/dL.
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The posts on this blog are for information only, and are not intended to substitute for a doctor-patient or other healthcare professional-patient relationship nor do they constitute medical or healthcare advice of any kind. Any information in these posts should not be acted upon without consideration of primary source material and professional input from one's own healthcare professionals.

Three Main Causes of Magnesium Deficiency (Part 2)

Body Odor-In my last post, we learned that 56% of the U.S. population is deficient in magnesium. We also learned about the important role magnesium plays in mitochondrial function and how this relates to exercise performance by ensuring your muscle cells have the highest oxidative capacity (ability to produce ATP or “energy”) possible.

In this post we are going to talk about:

  • The OTHER consequences of magnesium deficiency that are not strictly related to mitochondrial function … and…
  • Why over half of the U.S. population is deficient

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The posts on this blog are for information only, and are not intended to substitute for a doctor-patient or other healthcare professional-patient relationship nor do they constitute medical or healthcare advice of any kind. Any information in these posts should not be acted upon without consideration of primary source material and professional input from one's own healthcare professionals.