Magnesium

Basics

Magnesium is an essential element which influences many enzymes needed to produce cellular energy and nerve and muscle message transmission.

Benefits

It is used by the body o help maintain muscles, nerves, and bones, and also used in energy metabolism and protein synthesis.

Sources

tofu, whole grains, greenleafy vegetables, wheat bran, soybean flour, most nuts.

Deficiency

agitation and anixiety, irritability, diarrhea, generalized muscle spasticity, paresthesias, abnormal heart rhythms, and confusion.