Magnesium

What It Is

Magnesium is a mineral that’s required by your body to function properly. It’s crucial to overall good health. Approximately half of your body’s magnesium is found in bone. The other half is found mostly inside tissue and organs. Even though only 1% of magnesium is found in blood, the body works extra hard to keep blood levels of magnesium constant. Dietary magnesium is absorbed in the small intestines and excreted through the kidneys.

What It Does

Your body needs magnesium for more than 300 biochemical reactions. It helps maintain normal muscle and nerve function, supports the immune system, keeps heart rhythm steady and keeps bones strong. Magnesium also helps regulate blood sugar levels, promote normal blood pressure and is known to be involved in energy metabolism and protein synthesis.

Studies have linked magnesium deficiency with an increased risk for diabetes. The latest findings carry this observation further by confirming the mineral's role in protecting against the disease. Individuals with poorly controlled diabetes may benefit from magnesium supplements because of the increased magnesium loss in urine associated with hyperglycemia. Extra caution should be taken if you have kidney disease.

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