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Familiar with macro and microelements: magnesium
Antistress mineral, the second intracellular cation after potassium. Component of chlorophyll plants. Where the soil is rich in magnesium (on the banks of the Nile), malignant tumors are very rare. And in those areas of the globe where it is not enough (some areas of the UK), malignant tumors are more common. Magnesium balance is regulated by the kidneys.
Daily need
Adults: 280–400 mg (approximately 4.5 mg per 1 kg of body weight). Children need more than adults (as there is a constant increase) - about 6 mg per 1 kg of body weight: children under 3 years old - 50–150 mg, 4–6 years old - 200 mg, 7–10 years old - 250 mg, 11-17 years old - 300 mg.
Lactating women should additionally receive 60 mg of magnesium to compensate for its loss with breast milk. According to other sources: pregnant and lactating - about 350-450 mg.
With kidney disease - more than 3000 mg of magnesium per day is not recommended.
The need for magnesium increases in the following cases:
in children and adolescents, people of elderly and senile age;
caffeine intake (tea, coffee, chocolate, pepsi-cola);
when used sugar: magnesium affects the metabolism of insulin, and sugar increases the loss of magnesium in urine;
a large amount of fat in the diet reduces the absorption of magnesium, since fatty acids and magnesium form salts that are not absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract;
high-protein diet, especially in children, athletes, during pregnancy and lactation;
colitis, constipation, cirrhosis, pancreatitis, uncontrollable vomiting, diarrhea;
with increasing cholesterol in the blood;
thyrotoxicosis, parathyroid hyperfunction, renal acidosis, epilepsy;
after high-temperature diseases;
after operations;
with heavy physical exertion;
in the use of contraceptives and estrogens;
chronic alcoholism. Alcohol more than any other of the known substances contained in food, reduces the magnesium content in the blood. Even with moderate alcohol intake, magnesium deficiency gradually develops.
In alcoholics, it is manifested by muscle weakness and myocardial damage.
Value in the body
Magnesium is closely associated with the synthesis and use of ATP, therefore it has an exceptional effect on the body's energy metabolism.
About 300 enzymes participate in the work. Magnesium is necessary for the activation of enzymes in 50% of cases.
Anti-toxic and anti-inflammatory factor.
In cardiomyocyte, it participates in the conjugation of arousal of contraction-relaxation and thus ensures the health of the cardiovascular system.
Normalizes the function of the parathyroid glands.
Regulates temperature, helps to adapt to cold.
Building material for lung tissue.
Required to strengthen the skeleton and prevent osteoporosis.
Necessary for the normal functioning of the nervous tissue, is involved in the transmission of nerve impulses, calms the central nervous system, helps in the fight against depression. If the nerve cells have not yet died, but only suffered, then, having received their portion of magnesium, they will be actively restored.
Prevents kidney stones.
Relationship with other trace elements
The presence of magnesium reduces the risk of the toxic effect of heavy metals by 30%.
It is a natural and physiological partner of calcium, competing with it at all levels of the cell and in the process of absorption in the intestine. The ratio of calcium to magnesium should be 2: 1.
The introduction of magnesium can increase the intracellular content of potassium due to the activation of ATP, which inhibits the loss of potassium by the cell. With a lack of intracellular magnesium begins the loss of cellular potassium. In response to the release of potassium from the cell, sodium begins to flow into it, reducing its energy.
Use in medicine
Prevention and treatment of various forms of angina.
Prevention of metabolic changes caused by myocardial ischemia.
Prevention of hyperparathyroidism.
Interferes with blood vessel calcification, but magnesium should work together with calcium.
When drunk to alleviate or prevent hangover.
Initial signs of magnesium deficiency
Palpitations, arrhythmias or tachycardias, often accompanied by severe, piercing chest pain, changes in blood pressure in any direction; magnesium deficiency contributes to atherosclerosis. Heart rhythm disturbances, neurocirculatory dystonia, and coronary heart disease develop.
Insomnia, nightmares, night sweats, heavy awakening, tearfulness, and even bouts of anguish.
State of anxiety, anxiety, nervousness, fear, violation of skin sensitivity.
Fatigue, frequent headaches, difficulty concentrating; sudden dizziness, loss of balance; morning tiredness, even after a long sleep. Feeling of heaviness in the body.
Hair loss, brittle nails, tooth decay.
Sensitivity to changes in weather, to cold and humidity, often causing various pains of teeth, gums, joints.
Decreased body temperature, cold hands and feet, stiffness of the limbs, tingling in the legs, spasms.
Twitching eyelids; fog, twinkling dots before eyes.
Enhanced start-reflex ("jumping"), impatience, the desire to do at the same time a lot of things that a person starts and does not end.
In further concern:
acute, antispasmodic pain in the stomach, often accompanied by diarrhea; chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
muscle spasms, muscle twitching (tetany), tremor, sore pain or muscle tension;
anemia (due to the destruction of red blood cells);
trophic ulceration;
calcification of tissues characteristic of hypercalcemia, but against the background of normal calcium content;
formation of thymomas: the thymus gland mass increases, immunity is disturbed.
A deficiency of calcium and magnesium worsens the course of allergic diseases.
During an attack of bronchial asthma, magnesium is deficient in the blood.
Low levels of magnesium are often found in patients with diabetes, which leads to the destruction of the body. An increase in magnesium normalizes blood sugar.
Consequences of deficiency for pregnant women
Arrhythmias, cardiomyopathy, eclampsia.
Consequences of deficiency for newborns
Heart defects and blood vessels.
Consequences of deficiency for children
Rickets, lethargy, tremor, laryngo-and bronchospasm, contraction of small muscle groups. The development of atherosclerosis from childhood is characteristic.
Sources
Aloe vera, hawthorn, white grapes, pepper, zherukha, nettle, lemon balm, parsley, black chokeberry, spinach, chlorella, vegetable greens, skullcap, cocoa, pine, almond and hazelnut, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds, soybean, wheat bran, cereals (whole grains), beans, fresh leafy greens, as well as peas, crabs, shrimps, clams, liver, oats, rye bread, apples, figs, lemons, grapefruits, grapes, dogrose, pumpkin, garlic, mineral water with magnesium .
The amount of magnesium in foods depends on its content in the soil. By grinding the grain 80% of magnesium is removed.
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