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Magnesium has been found to be inadequate in 41% of adult males and 35% adult females. In teenagers it is 61-72%. 

In Western populations dietary intake is often lower than it should be for the following reasons:

• Cooking processes such as boiling vegetables reduces magnesium by a whopping  50-75% ! Maybe your Mother did this! 
• We can loose magnesium through chronic stress, excess alcohol intake, excessive exercise and malabsorption conditions.
• Magnesium absorbtion can be reduced through easting too much fibre, phytates and oxalates found in fruit, vegetables and grains.
• Older adults are more likely to need magnesium, due to eating less, with a greater rate of renal excretion. 
• Soils in Australia are particularly low in magnesium.

Foods high in magnesium are green leafy vegetables, nuts, seeds and legumes.

So what are the early signs of Magnesium deficiency? 

- Fatigue

- Weakness 

- Headaches

- Anxiety

- Nausea and vomiting 

Worse deficiency is:

- Tingling

- Cramps

- numbness

I think muscle cramps are the commonest signs of a deficiency.

How to rectify the problem?

There are many different formulas in the market place depending on your condition. So there are  formulas for:

a) Cramps, muscle spasm, muscle weakness and fatigue

b) Cardiovascular issues such as high blood pressure 

c) Mental and physical fatigue particularly where an underactive thyroid is present.

d) Stress and building resilience to better cope with stress.

e) Pain as in osteoarthritis,fibromyalgia or migraines. 

Many of these formulae have taurine and glutamine in them, both amino acids, used for energy production in highly stressed people. 

If you think you fit into any of these categories let me know and we can discuss which formula is right for you. 

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