Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the human body. Magnesium is commonly associated with bone health, but the body only uses about 50% of its magnesium supply for bone health.
Magnesium has several roles as related to heart health. First, magnesium has been shown to help relax smooth muscles. Relaxation of smooth muscles is important, as the heart is the largest smooth muscle. Studies have shown that giving patients magnesium after a heart attack has been shown to decrease the death rate and help improve healing times by relaxing the heart muscles. “Intravenous magnesium, when given as soon as possible after a heart attack, decreases death rate, says Julian Whitaker, M.D. In a British study, 2000 heart attack victims had either IV magnesium sulfate or a saline solution within 24 hours of a heart attack. Patients who got the magnesium had 24 percent fewer deaths. One to five years later, the cardiovascular death rate was 21 percent lower in those who had the IV magnesium”
Other studies have shown a positive effect between magnesium supplementation and lower blood pressure. In fact, hypertension or high blood pressure is the leading cause of heart attack, heart disease, and death. Hypertension is one of the largest killers in this country. The method for the magnesium to help with hypertension is first helping to relax the smooth muscles of the heart and also the arteries. Furthermore, magnesium is an essential in the chemical reactions of the human heart.
In Fact “A 2009 Korean study found that those in the study who took 300 milligrams of magnesium a day for three months had significant reduction in blood pressure readings compared to those who took a placebo. Systolic/diastolic pressures fell 17.1/6.7 mmHg for those who took magnesium and only 3.4/0.8 in the placebo group. Whitaker also says that a "meta-analysis" of 20 clinical trials showed that for each 240 milligrams of magnesium taken, subjects blood pressure dropped by an average of 4.3/2.3 mmHg.” (Health & Healing newsletter, August 2009, by Julian Whitaker, M.D.)
Besides the direct health benefits of magnesium on the heart and hypertension, several studies have shown that magnesium can be one of the best natural stress reducers. Everyone knows that stress can increase the chances or even cause heart problems. Thus, any method to help reduce stress can be of great importance (All risk factors for heart disease can be simply explained as a magnesium deficiency.”
Seelig, M. S. and A. Rosanoff (2003). The Magnesium Factor. New York, Avery Penguin Group.)
Magnesium has a trifold affect on heart disease, it can be used to relax the smooth muscles of the heart, reduce the stress of the body, and help in the chemical reactions of the heart. Supplementation of Magnesium can be vastly important, as some have stated that 90 percent of people do not have the adequate amount of magnesium in their diet and may be suffering from symptoms of low magnesium levels. Supplementation is always a good idea, and there are also good food sources available. The best food sources of magnesium are vegetables like buckwheat, lima beans, navy beans, kidney beans, green beans, soy beans black-eyed peas, broccoli, spinach, Swiss chard, oats, whole barley, millet, bananas, blackberries, dates, dried figs, mangoes, watermelon, almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazel nuts, shrimp, and tuna.
Consult with your chiropractor, nutritionist, or medical doctor before beginning any new supplementation program.
Dr. James Fedich
CHIROPRACTOR
info@villagefamlychiro.com
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