Why do we beed magnesium in our body?

Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in our bodies and its role in our overall health may have been underestimated until recently. It can be found in over 300 different enzymes in our body and is a key player in the body’s detoxification process.

Proper levels of magnesium are also necessary for:

? Activating muscles and nerves

? Creating energy in your body

? Efficiently digesting proteins, carbohydrates, and fats

Being deficient in magnesium is often referred to as the “invisible deficiency” because it’s hard to detect. Only 1% of our body’s magnesium is stored in the blood, and the rest is in our organs and bones where it is used for a variety of biological functions. This means a blood test isn’t sufficient to determine if there is a deficiency.

Five tips to get more magnesium into your body:

? Magnesium can be absorbed through the skin, therefore the best and most effective way to absorb magnesium in our body is through soaking in a bath of Epsom salt (it’s compound name is Magnesium sulfate) as it this is a form of magnesium.

? Eat more green leafy vegetables. Make a kale and spinach shake.

? Eat more Seafood salmon, tuna, mackerel

? Eat more fruit containing magnesium avocado, banana, raspberries

? Eat legumes, black beans, chickpeas, kidney beans.

Think of ways in which you can get magnesium into your body from a natural source on a daily basis.