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Friday 29 April 2016, 3:37PM

By Beckie Wright

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In a blog last year Lew Johnson of Health Chemist discussed the hugely beneficial effects of magnesium supplementation, looking at areas where magnesium supplementation could make a huge difference. It is well known that magnesium is utilised by the body for over 300 enzyme reactions and is a critical mineral for health and is utilised by almost every organ in the body and especially the heart muscles, lungs and kidneys.

It is also a fact that average magnesium intake in New Zealand is well below the recommended daily intake, perhaps due to the fact that our soils are generally deficient in this mineral and this deficiency is repeated consistently within the food chain. Some of the factors that can lower the magnesium in the body include strenuous exercise which may contribute to magnesium deficiency due to an increased excretion of magnesium in the sweat and urine. This may require an increased magnesium intake of 10 to 20%. Anxiety and stress are also factors as they may elevate catecholamine levels leading to increased urinary magnesium excretion and a decreased blood level of magnesium.

Deficiency of magnesium in the elderly may be due to a deficient diet. Also the elderly tend to have a higher excretion of magnesium and reduced intestinal absorption. A deficiency of magnesium may lead to fatigue, abnormal heart rhythms, muscle weakness and muscle spasms, loss of appetite and potassium depletion.

Lew recommends Magnesium citrate as his favourite magnesium because it is very well absorbed and it also renders an alkaline environment to the body, which is very beneficial for the body.  It is well known that many serious conditions such as some cancers thrive in acid environments. As Lew says, “I think that everyone would benefit from a magnesium supplement due to deficiencies that occur in our diet and the huge requirements for magnesium by our bodies for a multitude of enzyme reactions.  It is considered to be a safe addition to the diet with minimal side effects so give Magnesium a go!  An excess of magnesium in the body will cause looseness in the bowel motions, which gives you an indication to lower magnesium supplementation.”

Recommended magnesium supplements are:

Solgar Magnesium Citrate Tablets 60

•Solgar Magnesium Citrate Tablets 120

•Go Magnesium 800 Vegecaps 60

•Good Health Opti Mag Powder 150g

•Nature’s Own Magnesium Chelate 500mg Capsules 75

•Go Magnesium 650 + Cramp Bark Vegecaps 60

These supplements can all be accessed online at http://www.healthchemist.co.nz .