What is Magnesium and why is it so important?
Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the body and is essential for life. It is the single most important mineral for maintaining proper electrical balance, facilitating smooth cell metabolism and stabilising membranes. Only 1 per cent of magnesium is found in blood, but the body works very hard to keep blood levels of magnesium constant. According to Dr Carloyn Dean, author of The Miracle of Magnesium, magnesium is very important in health and medicine. It is extremely important specifically for the metabolism of calcium, potassium, phosphorus, zinc, copper, iron, sodium, lead, cadmium, hydrochloric acid (HCl), acetylcholine and nitric oxide (NO). It is also important for the metabolism of many enzymes, for the intracellular homeostasis and for activation of thiamine and therefore, for a very wide gamut of critical body functions. Magnesium is a particularly crucial element for mediating the vital functions of the nervous and endocrine systems: It helps maintain normal musc
