http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/07/30/magnesium-mineral-may-be-missing/
Magnesium helps to maintain normal muscle and nerve function, as well as normal heart rhythm. It reduces inflammation, helps boost your immune system, regulates blood sugar and is needed for more than 350 biochemical reactions in the body. Together with vitamin D, magnesium also plays a key role in preventing osteoporosis.
Magnesium deficiency has been associated with many chronic illnesses including atherosclerosis, heart attack and stroke, hypertension, obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus, asthma, migraine headaches, anxiety and depression.
Common symptoms of magnesium deficiency are fatigue, muscle cramps, palpitations, headaches, insomnia and anxiety.
The human body does not make magnesium and it relies on dietary intake to maintain adequate levels. It can be found in dark green leafy vegetables like broccoli, spinach and Swiss chard. Nuts and seeds like almonds, cashews, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds will also help add more magnesium to your diet, as well as certain fish like halibut and mackerel. Some dairy products like Greek yogurt can give you 19 milligrams of the mineral in one container.
I regularly check RBC magnesium levels on all my patients and I have found the vast majority to be deficient. In addition to recommending increased magnesium intake through diet, I often suggest a magnesium supplement that can be taken either orally or through the skin.
I recommend patients find a magnesium supplement that ends in "ate," for example magnesium citrate, magnesium glycinate, magnesium threonate and magnesium malate. My personal favorite is magnesium dimalate (JIGSAW), because it has a slow release technology which means better absorption and few, if any, untoward side effects like loose stool or diarrhea.
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