About 70% of the American Public is low in magnesium.
All those wonderful breakfasts of Pop Tarts, etc.
Magnesium is found in whole foods..beans, almonds, yogurt, etc.
Magnesium is the blocker (antagonist) to the NMDA pain receptor, so when that is over working-- too much calcium, not enough magnesium, or high intake from processed foods of MSG (monosodium glutamate), then pain is worse, amplified.
Magnesium also works in the cells on the membranes of the mitochondria enabling better energy production. There are hundreds of actions in the body that suffer when magnesium is low.
If it gets really low, you can have a heart arrhythmia. Low magnesium can bring on a long QT event and sudden death. Magnesium stabilizes neuronal membranes, and dilates constricted blood vessels. It calms the mind and allows for more peaceful sleep, blocks muscle cramps...etc etc.
My magnesium thread:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/showthread.php?t=1138
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