Natural Calm...The Anti-Stress Drink
A relaxing Magnesium Supplement
A Healthy
Magnesium Level
Magnesium is an essential mineral.
This means that the body doesn't manufacture it and it must be obtained through the diet. Unfortunately, our diets
today, with the processed foods, refined sugar and flour, and fruits and vegetables of questionable nutritional value (caused
by mineral-deficient soil and chemical farming methods), are commonly quite low in magnesium. The result? A significant
percentage of the population have below healthy magnesium levels, including many who already use magnesium. Why is this?
First, the amount of Magnesium required by the body is greater than people think. Second, most magnesium capsules and
tablets are not completely absorbed by the body.
Calcium and Magnesium
Calcium and Magnesium are two different sides of a coin.
Calcium excites nerves, while magnesium calms them down. Calcium makes muscles contract. Magnesium is necessary
for muscles to relax. Calcium is needed for blood clotting, but magnesium keeps the blood flowing freely. It's
easy to see that keeping these minerals in balance is vital and that too little magnesium to balance calcium could be both
uncomfortable and unhealthy.
The Anatomy of Stress
When stress becomes constant in our lives-be it mental, emotional, environmental, or physical-the
continual stated of hypervigilence of our bodies and cells can be detrimental to our health. This is especially true
when one is low in magnesium. Going through a stressful period without sufficient magnesium can set up a deficit that,
if not corrected, can linger, causing more stress and further health problems. Without sufficient magnesium, the nerve
cells cannot give or receive messages and become excitable and reactive. This causes a person to become stressed, highly
sensitive and nervous. Feelings of nervousness, irritability, and being unable to relax are signs of needing magnesium.
The stress response involves the influx of calcium into cells, resulting in a drastic change in the cells' internal magnesium-to-calcium
ratio. If the amount of cellular magnesium falls, however, calcium ions flow into the cell. With such an imbalance,
calcium puts the cell into a hyperactive stated. This can cause muscle contraction and lead to painful cramping.
Muscles need magnesium to relax. Unlike calcium, magnesium does not build up in the body-excess amounts are simply flushed
out.
Fatigue and Energy
Magnesium plays a key
role in the energy process within each individual cell and in our overall energy levels. When insufficient magnesium
is available, energy production is inhibited and the eventual outcome is fatigue and weakness. Magnesium is vital for
the storage and transport of energy within our bodies. Magnesium is also essential for regulating potassium levels and
for the functioning of the adrenal glands; both are important for maintaining high energy. Many studies have shown that
magnesium supplementation enhances the performance and endurance of long-distance runners, cross country skiers, cyclists,
and swimmers. Nutritional magnesium is deeply involved in energy production, oxygen uptake, function of the central
nervous system, electrolyte balance, glucose metabolism and muscle activity.
