benefits of Magnesium

Nutrition
Written By Rebecca Memmott

Benefits of magnesium:

  • ️Strengthens bones and protects against osteoporosis, due to its ability to help the body use calcium and vitamin D. 

  • ️Helps convert to the food we eat into energy

  • ️Plays a role in muscle function and can help reduce muscle soreness after training

  • ️May help improve blood pressure 

  • ️May help maintain blood sugar

  • ️May help improve sleep by calming the nervous system and relaxing muscles

  • ️May help with depression and anxiety, due to its role in the nervous system that helps regulate neurotransmitters, manage stress and relax muscles

Symptoms of magnesium deficiency:

  • ️Fatigue 

  • ️Muscle spasms or cramps 

  • ️Muscle weakness 

  • ️Numbness 

  • ️Loss of appetite

  • ️Nausea 

  • ️Vomiting

How to make sure we get enough magnesium? While magnesium supplements are an option, obtaining magnesium through food sources is preferable. Some great sources of magnesium include:

  • Almonds

  • Spinach and kale

  • Peanuts

  • Pumpkin seeds

  • Bananas

  • Avocados

Rebecca Memmott https://rebeccamemmottosteopathy.co.uk
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