Dear ,
We all love what summer brings...
Sun-soaked days, warm nights, and a little indulgence along the way.
But behind the fun, the season quietly drains one of the most essential minerals in your body: magnesium.
You lose it when you sweat.
Caffeine from iced coffees and sodas flushes it out faster.
And those sweet summer treats?
They burn through your reserves at an accelerated rate.
That’s a problem...
Because magnesium plays
hundreds of crucial roles in your body:
It helps regulate the rhythm of your heartbeat (the greatest stores of magnesium in the body are found in the heart).
It helps control your blood pressure and maintain insulin sensitivity.
It controls the uptake and release of many hormones and neurotransmitters.
And it
is vital for more than 300 different enzyme reactions in the body (more than any other mineral).
Magnesium deficiency can also be associated with anxiety and depression, asthma, autism, chronic fatigue, constipation, diabetes, fibromyalgia, heart attack, headaches, high blood pressure, IBS, kidney stones, metabolic syndrome, obesity, PMS, stroke,
and acid reflux, just to name a few.
A rich, whole foods diet can provide magnesium, but not necessarily all of the different forms your body needs for optimal function.
The problem is made worse by the fact that processed food—which make up about 90% of the
money Americans spend on food—contain almost none of this vital mineral.
And we further deplete our body’s magnesium stores with the phosphoric acid in colas and coffee, by consuming sugar and carbohydrates, salt, excess alcohol, diuretics (water pills), antibiotics and other drugs.
We also lose more magnesium as we age.
Protect your magnesium levels this summer:
Enjoy magnesium-rich whole foods like spinach, Swiss chard, and kale — perfect for summer salads or smoothies. Snack on almonds, cashews, or sprinkle pumpkin and sunflower seeds over a fresh bowl.
Wild salmon or halibut, lightly baked or pan-seared, makes a nourishing summer meal packed with magnesium and anti-inflammatory
omega-3s.
For those moments when you want something both indulgent and beneficial, don’t forget one of the most delicious sources of magnesium: delicious dark cocoa!
And because magnesium
deficiency is such a life-threatening problem, you may want to ensure adequate body levels with a supplement.
On the page below, you’ll discover the most absorbable forms of magnesium, the best times to take it, and how to keep your levels healthy
year-round.
Discover How to Support Healthy Magnesium Levels →
To Your Health,
Healing Gourmet
