Magnesium Protects Against the Bad Effects of Calcium

We're gonna talk about magnesium's effect on calcium .

But let's first talk about what magnesium does .

It's involved in over 350 biochemical reactions .

It's a coenzyme , and that means it's a helper mineral involved in enzyme reactions which are it's like the protein machines in the body that do all the work .

Magnesium is also a key electrolyte .

Electrolytes conduct electricity within the fluid of your body .

Magnesium , affects the relaxation of muscle , nerve transmission , fluid balance , pH , ATP production which is the energy currency of the body .

Magnesium is also involved in mood , making serotonin .

It's also involved in making melatonin which actually can help you sleep as well .

It's an anti stress mineral involved in the adrenal hormones .

It's involved in bone physiology , heart physiology and supporting insulin .

So you can see it's very very important .

Now up to 60% of the entire population has a subclinical magnesium deficiency .

And subclinical meaning that it doesn't show up in a blood test but you're deficient because the actual deficiency is inside the cell .

98% of all the magnesium is inside the cell not outside the cell .

So when you get a blood test and you find that your magnesium levels are normal in your blood , it doesn't really mean anything because most of the magnesium is inside the cell .

The RDA's for magnesium in men are 420 milligrams and for women , they're 320 .

The best sources of magnesium are in pumpkin seeds and then spinach , and then Swiss chard , and sunflower seeds , leafy greens , and salmon .

Chlorophyll , which is the blood the plant has a very similar chemistry to our own blood .

And the difference is that we have iron , which is red in the center of our blood molecule , and the plant has , magnesium which is a slight green color in its , chlorophyll .

One of the really important things about magnesium is keeping calcium outside the cell .

If there's enough magnesium inside the cell , it can prevent calcium from going inside the cell and creating damage .

In fact , the ratio of magnesium to calcium inside the cell is 10000 to 1 .

When there's low magnesium and the calcium gets out of control , you start getting calcification .

But if you think about it , how many medical conditions involve calcification ?

Calcification in the arteries , calcification in your kidneys , calcification in your eyes , on the nerves , in the brain .

There are many many conditions that involve excessive amounts of calcium build up .

And yes , we need vitamin k 2 to actually help mobilize the calcium out of the soft tissue .

Magnesium is just as important .

When we have too much calcium and too little magnesium , you get a hyperexcitability of the nervous system .

So you start getting little twitches , you know , in different parts of your body .

Maybe the left eyelid or another part of the body .

You also have problems with insulin .

Insulin starts going up .

So having the right ratios of magnesium to calcium can keep your insulin in check .

Also , having enough magnesium can prevent calcium from causing stiffness and sticky blood which can lead to excess clotting .

Also , having enough magnesium actually prevents the liver from producing too much glucose .

And lastly , I already mentioned this , having enough magnesium can prevent the formation of kidney stones .

So I recently created several really interesting videos about magnesium .

One was , the relationship between magnesium and your sleep cycles and the other is the best foods , that are magnesium rich and keto friendly .

I put them right on the screen and also down below .

Check them out .