Magnesium

Magnesium is simply critical for life — used by the body in over 300 different functions. One study showed that subjects who were in the highest 25% of serum magnesium values had a 40% decreased risk of dying during the study (with a 40% decrease in heart attack and stroke mortality and a 50% decrease in cancer deaths), compared to subjects whose magnesium levels were in the lowest 25% of the population!

Magnesium helps build bones, regulate body temperature, produce proteins and release energy stored in muscles. Because of the latter, magnesium deficiency causes muscle spasm and shortening, contributing markedly to fibromyalgia, migraine headaches, and other pains.

Brain function may be improved by supplementing with magnesium.

Magnesium is critical for heart muscle function as well, and has been shown to improve both exercise endurance and cardiac function.

Magnesium deficiency also contributes to obesity by causing insulin resistance.

Magnesium helps protect against osteoporosis.

Unfortunately, the average American diet supplies much less magnesium than what the body needs each day.

Magnesium deficiency also contributes to obesity by causing insulin resistance.

Combining it with malic acid helps increase energy production even more.