Magnesium is a mineral that is vital to the production of enzymes, especially when it comes to energy production. Not only this, Magnesium also takes part in the calcium and potassium absorption processes. This is a mineral that cannot be overlooked or brought to levels of deficiency because it can lead to quite serious conditions and health problems. Some of the symptoms of a Magnesium deficiency include irritability and nervousness. This type of mineral deficiency directly affects the transmission of nerve and muscle impulses as well. By choosing to supplement your diet with Magnesium, a "miracle mineral" as I like to call it can help you eliminate dizziness, depression, twitching and also help you maintain a normal PH balance throughout the body.

Studies have shown that taking a Magnesium supplement during pregnancy can significantly decrease the risk of birth defects. A study that was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association stated that there was a 70% lower occurrence of mental retardation in children whose mother’s took Magnesium during the duration of the pregnancy. Also the occurrence of cerebral palsy was an even greater 90% lower. This is only one example to show you today just how important Magnesium is to our bodies and how greatly a deficiency can harm us over time.

Magnesium deficiencies have been found at the root of several different life threatening problems today including cardiovascular disease, hypertension, cardiac arrest, asthma, depression, chronic pain, IBS and chronic fatigue. Several of these conditions are quite serious and if all you have to do is begin supplementing your diet to raise your Magnesium levels to avoid these types of health problems in your future, why not? It can be hard to know just what your Magnesium levels are at and because of this there is test you can ask your trusted physician to perform in order to know exactly where your levels are and what you can do to raise them.

If you are not interested in taking supplements let’s look at some of the healthy foods you can consume in a day that contain higher levels of Magnesium.