Mineral matters
In the magazine 'Canadian Chiropractor' issue June 2016 the article Mineral Matters appeared:
"Magnesium is considered one of the three essentials of life, together with water and oxygen. It is the most important mineral for our body, required by more than 327 known enzymatic processes. It regulates everything from basic metabolism, hormones and sleep to healthy blood pressure and bone formation."
A healthy magnesium balance helps prevent conditions like cardiovascular disease and stroke, type 2 diabetes, oste- oporosis, certain cancers and migraine headaches, and alleviates existing prob- lems like muscle cramps and aches, restless legs, insomnia and anxiety.
Probably more than 70 per cent of western society is deficient in this mineral – even those who eat lots of green vege- tables, grains, nuts, beans and other magnesium-rich foods. This is because since the introduction of modern agri- culture, soils got depleted of magnesium, so vegetables aren’t getting enough any- more. Modern food processing also causes significant loss of magnesium.