Some signs can tell you that your body needs magnesium. This essential mineral is vital for your body as more than 300 different enzymatic processes need to help your body function optimally.
Watch out for the signs below, and take a test to learn if you are deficient in this essential vitamin.
You crave chocolate!
If your chocolate cravings are overly intense, it’s a sign that your body is deficient in magnesium. Please give in to the craving, but choose to opt for dark chocolate as it is known to be a good source of magnesium.
Muscle Cramps
Do you suffer from involuntary muscle spasms? They can be very painful and can often wake you up at night too. Magnesium will help your muscles relax, and when there is a lack of this mineral in your body, your muscles will involuntarily contract, causing unbearable pain.
Anxiety
Are you feeling anxious? When you have a deficiency of magnesium, the central nervous system is sending you signals that you are low on magnesium. A supplement may help in this case.
High Blood Pressure
Are you eating well and are you getting the required exercise that your body needs to stay healthy? Yes, but even still, you suffer from high blood pressure? Well, it may be because your body is lacking in its need for magnesium and electrolytes. Lack of magnesium and electrolytes may cause one’s blood vessels to contract and cause high blood pressure.
Constipation
If you are experiencing a severe case of constipation, it could be because your body is craving magnesium. Your intestines tend to contract when your body is deficient in this essential mineral. When this happens, it will be harder for you to pass the stool. To make sure that your digestive system works fine and your bowels can move freely, you have to make sure that your magnesium levels are intact.
Sleep Troubles
The levels of magnesium tend to drop at night. If they are unnaturally low, you may have trouble sleeping at night.
Irregular Heartbeat
If you have a magnesium deficiency, the muscles of your body tend to work less than optimally. In order for them to work well, you need to make sure that your magnesium levels are excellent. Your muscles, including your heart muscles, may not contract properly, leading to irregular heartbeats.
Many things can lead to depleting the levels of magnesium in your body:
– Foods and drinks with high contents of sugar, salt, alcohol and caffeine.
– Stress
– Certain medication
To increase your levels of magnesium, you could include the following in your diet. Make an appointment with Hermeet Singh Suri (HOM, BSc., RHN, Epigeneticist) at The Homeopathic Plus Centre and learn more:
- Leafy Greens
- Avocado
- Beans and Lentils
- Quinoa
- Dark Chocolate
- Nuts and Seeds
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