Why women need to supplement with magnesium
There are few supplements I recommend ALL women (scrap that, all humans) to take ongoing, and one of them in magnesium.
Magnesium and your diet
In the ideal world, we would all obtain enough magnesium from our diet, but the truth of it is 1 in 3 Australians aged over 2 years old do not meet their requirements of magnesium (1). The problem we face is our soils are depleted of this essential mineral, therefore “high magnesium” foods contain less magnesium than ever before, and finally our body naturally deplete magnesium levels quicker due to stress, anxiety, insulin resistance, caffeine, alcohol and high sugar intake.
The form of magnesium matters
There are various forms of magnesium; and generally speaking my preferred forms are:
Glycinate or bisglycinate (the best form for your nervous system, stress mangement, sleep)
Citrate (less of a role on the nervous system, can help with constipation)
Threonate (the best option for ADHD’ers as it crossed the blood-brain-barrier)
Why you need magnesium
Magnesium will help:
Reduce period pain
Reduce pre-period hunger
Promotes healthy progesterone levels for hormone balance (inc fertility)
Normalises progesterone’s effect on the nervous system resulting it less PMS, PMDD, migraines
Reduce stress and anxiety
Improve sleep (duration and quality)
Improves energy production via supporting mitochondria (the energy centre of your cells)
Reduce inflammation
Supports metabolic health via various mechanisms; it stabilises blood sugar & increases insulin receptor function & insulin sensitivity. Therefore it is beneficial if you wish to support your metabolic health including for people with insulin resistance, diabetes or weight to lose
Reduces sugar cravings
Your thyroid needs it to function properly
Can help reduce thyroid antibodies
Anti-aging and supports longevity as it’s a precursor for glutathione (the body’s master antioxidant)
I could honestly keep going with reasons to take magnesium. If you take one supplement; let it be magnesium!
‘With love,
xo Ell
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