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Magnesium is the most important mineral in the body as it activates more than 300 processes . Magnesium is an essential mineral. The chief function of magnesium is to activate certain enzymes, especially those related to carbohydrate metabolism. Another role is to maintain the electrical potential across nerve and muscle membranes. It is essential for proper heartbeat and nerve transmission.Magnesium is required for protein synthesis, contractility of muscles, excitability of nerves and as a co-factor in a plethroa of enzyme functions. Proper calcium and magnesium consumption supports feeling younger and weight loss. The human body needs water-soluble magnesium in conjuction with calcium. If the level of magnesium is not maintained the excess calcium may become a toxin and lead to the Symptoms of magnesium deficiency. To understand magnesium importance  consider that 90-95% of the population is deficient, and many thought that regular magnesium supplements will fix this deficiency. But if the magnesium supplement is not water soluble or available in ionic form it will literally pass through the digestive track with very little benefit to the body. For minerals to be absorbed into the body they must be available in ionic form. Deficiency of magnesium, to any extent, will interfere with any of the functions that magnesium is responsible for. The solution is to take magnesium in a form where it is completely dissolved in water. In this ionic form the magnesium assimilates into the body fast producing almost instant relief. Magnesium must always be consumed in an ionic form because this is the form that the body recognizes and utilizes. Many magnesium products on the market are very difficult to assimilate because they are in the wrong form to be effectively absorbed by the body as they pass through the stomach and are eliminated before the nutritional value is utilized. Symptoms of magnesium deficiency*        FATIGUE & LOW ENERGYMagnesium has a key role in the energy process within each cell, and our overall energy level. Energy production is inhibited, with inadequate amounts of magnesium, with the eventual outcome being fatigue and weakness. Magnesium is essential to regulating potassium levels and functioning of the adrenal glands which are both important to maintaining high energy levels. *        NERVOUSNESS & INSOMNIADeficiency in magnesium can cause insomnia, and wake us up with muscle spasms, cramps, tension and feeling uncomfortable. The proper functioning of the nervous system requires magnesium and without sufficient quantity the nerve cells cannot give or receive messages and tend to become excitable and highly reactive. Noises will seem excessively loud and the person will jump at sudden sound and be generally nervous and on edge. Light can appear to be too bright and the person can become highly sensitive and nervous.*        PMS & OSTEOPOROSISInstant relief can be obtained by taking a magnesium drink because PMS is mostly a magnesium deficiency and excess calcium. When it comes to OSTEOPOROSIS, magnesium is crucial in regulating bone density, as it is magnesium which allows calcium to assimilate. Calcium alone is potentially harmful.*        THE HEART CONNECTIONWithout sufficient magnesium you would actually die as your heart will stop beating and the doctors will call it “a heart attack”. Thus it is critical to have the proper levels of magnesium in the body. Early signs of terminal extinction are unusual changes in heart rates (beats), angina pain, collapsing from exhaustion after heavy physical exercise or sports related activities. With low magnesium the heart muscle develops a spasm or cramp and stops beating because there is insufficient magnesium to relax the heart ready for the next contraction.HEADACHES, DIABETES, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE & Misc.Asthma, headaches, migraines, seizures, depression, fibromyalgia, anxiety, ADD, arthritis and kidney stones get worse when sufficient magnesium is not consumed.Calcium and Magnesium ought to be in the correct proportions. If this is not the case calcium turns into a pollutant. Too much calcium in the body can bring about a magnesium deficiency as excess calcium depletes magnesium. Without enough magnesium in the body excess calcium can trigger a lot of problems. While excess magnesium is eliminated from the body, excess calcium builds up . . When magnesium is deficient in the body excess calcium can cause arthritis, senility, heart disease, and calcification of organs and tissues that eventually degenerate. Besides calcium,there are other factors that deplete magnesium in the body.Learn what depletes magnesium , and avoid them as much as possible. These factors dramatically deplete your body’s magnesium storage and make it necessary for greater consumption of magnesium: *        coffee*        sugar*        mental stress*        alcohol*        cola type soda*        high sodium diet*        tobacco*        medical drugs of all types*        high perspiration*        low thyroid*        diabetes*        diuretics*        chronic pain*        a high carbohydrate diet*        a high calcium diet (yet too much calcium can be a problem) Magnesium deficiency symptoms include Muscle Cramps, Anxiety, Spasms, Fatigue, Headaches, Irritability, Sleep-Disorders, Low Energy and Body-Tension.