Leg cramps, PMS, menstrual cramping, anxiety, and insomnia all share a common mineral deficiency: magnesium. It is well known through documentation that before our agricultural
soil became so depleted with modern farming practices, the average individual consumed around 500 mg magnesium from plants on a daily basis. Now it is estimated
that the average individual barely reaches 150 mg per day which is far below what our bodies need to FUNCTION, much less be healthy and thrive.
Caryoln Dean, MD and ND, a medical and naturopathic doctor who specializes in magnesium deficiency and repletion, states there are roughly 65 diseases and conditions all
associated with magnesium deficiency. A few of these are adrenal fatigue, panic attacks, diabetes, migraines, menstrual issues as stated previously, irritable bowl disease,
kidney disease, etc. In the obstetrical and gynecological disorders category this includes infertility, heavy periods, painful periods, and even pre-eclampsia. These are all are shown to improve with magnesium.
For those who have suffered from pre-eclampsia with a past pregnancy, they most likely remember the drug given to them in that emergency situation: magnesium sulfate.
Magnesium is so powerful in our bodies that not even one drug can compare with resolving and managing conditions that results from a DEFICIENCY. Only the missing mineral that is critical to life can manage and resolve these conditions.
For my female patients who suffer from magnesium deficiency disorders, I see results every day once we get their bodies to a healthy magnesium saturation.
It is important to work with a functional medicine practitioner to gain results as magnesium is something you can take TOO much of. But a safe level to start with by yourself
is magnesium citrate as your body cannot overdose on this form of magnesium. You will simply lose the excess in your bowels. For example, you can start at 300-400 mg of magnesium with a meal (critical to take with food so you can absorb it) and see how you do. If you do not have loose bowels/diarrhea, you can take the same dose twice a day. For example, 300-400 mg with breakfast and then 300-400 mg with dinner.
Citrate is a form used for constipation which is why excess is evacuated through bowel movements. However, for those suffering from deeper conditions such as diabetes, migraines, anxiety, and IBS, a different form of magnesium such as malate or threonate is more appropriate. Again, discuss this with your functional medical provider.
An important note I want to leave you with is that it takes 24 molecules of magnesium to process 1 molecule of glucose. For those consuming sugar and carb rich diets, their bodies
are almost always magnesium depleted. This is why it is so important for diabetics to take extra magnesium as it aids in glucose and insulin balance. It is also why I strongly encourage
my patients to stay on the side of a low sugar/low carb diet when dealing with health issues so the body can heal.
Chat today with Dr. Rutherford to see how medical nutrition can change your life.
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