Magnesium – The Anti-Inflammatory Mineral

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Magnesium – The Anti-Inflammatory Mineral

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Byron Richards, CCN

 

 

A new study of 3,713 postmenopausal women shows that magnesium is a

powerful anti-inflammatory nutrient. Each 100 mg of magnesium per day was

associated with a significant reduction in various inflammatory markers.

 

 

 

Magnesium is the most lacking mineral in the human diet. This is due

primarily to Big Agribusiness farming practices that have stripped our soils of

vital minerals needed for human health. It is complicated by processed

diets lacking in magnesium-containing fresh fruits and vegetables. When you

consider that inflammation is behind almost all health problems the

consequence of eating a magnesium deficient diet becomes obvious.

 

 

The study showed that inflammatory markers such as CRP (C-reactive

protein), TNFa (tumor necrosis factor alpha), and IL6 (interleukin 6) were all

reduced when magnesium intake was higher. These are common inflammatory

markers that are often elevated with the diseases of aging.

 

 

Furthermore, various inflammatory markers relating to the walls of

arteries were also reduced when magnesium was adequate. Inflammation on the

lining of the arteries is required for plaque formation. Reducing such

inflammation is highly protective to arterial health.

 

 

It is not a stretch to say that if public health officials did nothing

other than ensure vitamin D and magnesium sufficiency the entire health of a

nation would be drastically improved and health care costs would be

significantly lower.

 

 

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