Are you Getting Enough Magnesium?

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Magnesium one of the most important minerals in our body.   Are you Getting Enough Magnesium?  studies have shown that about 80% of Americans are deficient in magnesium.  Magnesium deficiency in a large portion of the US population is mainly due to the consumption of processed foods, and the limited intake of  green vegetables.

Why is Magnesium so important? Magnesium is responsible for over 300 reactions in our body.  A deficiency in magnesium over time  can makes us prone to serious health problems like  heart disease, high blood pressure, kidney stones, cancer, insomnia, PMS, and menstrual cramps.

Symptoms of magnesium deficiency:

• Fatigue
• Weakness
• Irritability
• Anxiety
• Stress
• Muscle cramps
• Imsomnia
• Headaches
• Body odor
• Constipation

How do I get enough Magnesium?  One of most easiest ways to get magnesium into our body is by taking a bath of EPSOM salts; all you need is a tub full of warm water and two cups of epsom salts and you got your dose of magnesium.  Another way to get a dose of magnesium is by soaking your feet in warm water with epsom salts and by introducing to your diet foods high in magnesium.  You can also opt for a magnesium supplement, but the best way is to get it from food sources.

List of foods high in magnesium:

• lentils
• raisin bran
• shredded wheat
• oatmeal
• whole wheat bread
• bananas
• plantains
• boiled spinach
• swiss chard
• almonds
• quinoa
• brown rice
• kidney beans
• lima beans

Incorporating at least one of these foods into our daily diet can help get our magnesium levels up.  The leafy green vegetables are a great option.  It is better to get magnesiun through food since our bodies can absorb magnesium better through food.

To avoid a decrease of magnesium in our bodies we need a change in lifestyle; that is eating more fruits and vegetables especially green leafy vegetables as well as limiting the intake of processed foods and adapt to a healthier lifestyle.

Quinoa Recipies –  Plantain Recepies –  Beans Recipies