Mineral Magic: One Ring to Rule Them All? | Ivor Cummins

Benefits of magnesium:

- Reduces arterial calcification
- Help in energy production
- Important for bone health. Works hand in hand with calcium and vitamin D to fortify your skeletal structure (provided you load the bones: if you don’t use it you lose it)
- Regulates neurotransmitter, ensuring you centrale nervous system retains peak performance
- Star player in muscle contraction and relaxation, including pivotal heart muscle
- Blood sugar regulation. Acting as the guardian angel of insulin sensitivity, it keeps the blood sugar levels in harmonious balance.
- Important in DNA and RNA synthesis
- Unsung hero of cell division, growth and repair
- Anti-inflammatory. Combats chronic inflammation.
- Detox mastermind, aiding in the elimination of toxins and heavy metals
- Important for mental health. Deficiency closely linked to conditions like anxiety and depression. Magnesium isn’t just a mineral, but a mood-boosting mechanism.
- Improves sleep quality, although the mechanism is as of yet unknown
- Route to enhanced performance and speedy recovery, which is especially important for athletes
- General purpose factor in preventing age-related disease
- Plays role in hormonal balance, important in everything from thyroid function to reproductive health
- Stress reduction. Acts as natural relaxant, calming nervous system and mitigating impact of stress on your body
- Directly involved in cognitive function and may play a role in preventing cognitive decline as you age
- Plays pivotal role in pregnancy. Not just bone development, but reduces risk of preterm birth and preeclampsia.
- Actively contributes to immune support

Gut health is essential is for proper magnesium absorption (and avoiding auto-immune disease).

SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2edK0MnYwB4