Deficiency of magnesium can occur in people who abuse alcohol or in those who absorb
less magnesium due to: • Burns • Certain medications • Low blood levels of calcium • Problems absorbing nutrients from the intestinal tract (malabsorption) • Surgery
Our soil contains
less magnesium due to over-farming and high pesticide use.
Not exact matches
Due to nutrient - deficient soil and fast - paced lifestyles, few of us (estimated at
less than 20 percent) get sufficient
magnesium in our diets.
Plus, some studies show that eating chocolate can help you feel more relaxed and
less stressed, possibly
due to its
magnesium content.
Along with Vitamin D3,
magnesium is another nutrient that many are deficient in mainly because our food supply has generally
less magnesium than our grandparents time, largely
due to industrialized farming practices which have stripped our soil of many essential nutrients.