Magnesium Dietary Supplements |
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WHAT IS MAGNESIUM ?
 Magnesium is the fourth most
abundant mineral in the body and is essential to good health. Approximately 50% of total body
magnesium is found in bone. The other half is found predominantly inside cells of body tissues
and organs. Only 1% of magnesium is found in blood, but the body works very hard to keep blood
levels of magnesium constant.
Magnesium is needed for more
than 300 biochemical reactions in the body. It helps maintain normal muscle and nerve function,
keeps heart rhythm steady, supports a healthy immune system, and keeps bones strong. Magnesium
also helps regulate blood sugar levels, promotes normal blood pressure, and is known to be
involved in energy metabolism and protein synthesis. There is an increased interest in the role
of magnesium in preventing and managing disorders such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease,
and diabetes. Dietary magnesium is absorbed in the small intestines. Magnesium is excreted
through the kidneys.
WHEN CAN MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY OCCUR ?
Magnesium deficiency is common in
people taking "potassium-depleting" prescription diuretics. Taking too many laxatives can also
lead to deficiency. Alcoholism, severe burns, diabetes, and heart failure are other potential
causes of deficiency. In a study of urban African-American people (predominantly female), the
overall prevalence of magnesium deficiency was 20%. People with a history of alcoholism were six
times more likely to have magnesium deficiency than were people without such a history. The low
magnesium status seen in alcoholics with liver cirrhosis contributes to the development of
hypertension in these people.
Almost two-thirds of people in
intensive care hospital units have been found to be magnesium deficient.16 Deficiency may also
occur in people with chronic diarrhea, pancreatitis, and other conditions associated with
malabsorption.
Fatigue, abnormal heart rhythms,
muscle weakness and spasm, depression, loss of appetite, listlessness, and potassium depletion
can all result from a magnesium deficiency. People with these symptoms should be evaluated by a
doctor before taking magnesium supplements.
As previously mentioned,
magnesium levels have been found to be low in people with chronic fatigue syndrome.
Deficiencies of magnesium that
are serious enough to cause symptoms should be treated by medical doctors, as they might require
intravenous administration of magnesium.
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Magnesium products from EVitamins.com |
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Package |
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Dyno-Mins Magnesium |
Nature's Plus |
90 Tabs |
| $10.68 |
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Floradix Magnesium Liquid
Mineral Supplement |
Flora |
8.5 fl oz. |
| $17.59 |
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Floradix Magnesium Liquid
Mineral Supplement |
Flora |
17 fl.oz. |
| $29.59 |
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High Absorption
Magnesium |
Doctors Best |
120 Tabs |
| $12.00 |
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Magnesium |
Twinlab |
100 Caps |
| $7.16 |
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Magnesium |
Twinlab |
200 Caps |
| $11.96 |
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Magnesium 200 mg |
Nature's Plus |
90 tabs |
| $8.12 |
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Magnesium 400mg |
NOW |
180 Caps |
| $7.99 |
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Magnesium Chloride Tabs |
Alta Health Products |
100 Tabs |
| $8.68 |
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Magnesium Citrate |
Nutricology |
90 Capsules |
| $9.36 |
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Magnesium Citrate Powder |
NOW |
8 oz |
| $7.99 |
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Magnesium Fizz |
Baywood |
492 grams |
| $15.99 |
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Magnesium Glycinate |
Kal |
180 Tabs |
| $22.39 |
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Magnesium Glycinate |
Kal |
90 Tabs |
| $12.79 |
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Magnesium Orotate 200mg |
Kal |
60 Tablets |
| $6.79 |
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Magnesium w/ Silica Caps |
Country Life |
60 caps |
| $7.18 |
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Magnesium w/ Silica Caps |
Twinlab |
100 Caps |
| $5.00 |
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Magnesium w/ Silica Caps |
Solaray |
100 Caps |
| $5.59 |
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Magnesium Dietary Supplements
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