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Magnesium and exercise
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ABSTRACT: Magnesium is an essential element that regulates membrane stability and neuromuscular, cardiovascular, immune, and hormonal functions and is a critical cofactor in many metabolic reactions. The Dietary Reference Intake for magnesium for adults is 310 to 420 mg/day. However, the intake of magnesium in humans is often suboptimal. Magnesium deficiency may lead to changes in gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and neuromuscular function. Physical exercise may deplete magnesium, which, tog...
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Magnesium Is a Little Understood but Essential Element
The Washington Post
; Move over calcium. Make room for magnesium, the new kid on the nutritional block. Magnesium is one of the key ingredients needed by cells. At least 300 different chemical reactions in the body depend on this essential element, and evidence is mounting that lack of magnesium may play an important
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Magnesium replacement therapy.
American Family Physician
; A number of recent reviews attest to an increasing awareness of magnesium as an important factor in health and disease. (1-5) As the second most abundant intracellular cation (potassium is first), magnesium plays a vital role in the cell. In both plants and animals, magnesium is a key cofactor in
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More about magnesium. (interview)
Saturday Evening Post
; ... Marathon Plain. Legend has it that after the battle a Greek soldier named Pheidippides ran the 26 miles from Marathon to Athens with news of the victory, delivered his message, collapsed, and died. Pheidippides is remembered to dayas the the first marathon runner ...
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Magnesium and exercise
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
; ABSTRACT: Magnesium is an essential element that regulates membrane stability and neuromuscular, cardiovascular, immune, and hormonal functions and is a critical cofactor in many metabolic reactions. The Dietary Reference Intake for magnesium for adults is 310 to 420 mg/day. However, the intake of
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Magnesium - cheap, important and overlooked
Jerusalem Post
; JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH Jerusalem Post 04-25-2004 Headline: Magnesium - cheap, important and overlooked Byline: JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH Edition; Daily Section: Health Page: 07 Sunday, April 25, 2004 -- Can magnesium - the cheap metallic element produced at the Dead Sea - help prevent, treat and reverse
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Catching up to magnesium
International Herald Tribune
; Jane E. Brody International Herald Tribune 05-20-2004 Ahealth-conscious woman asked me whether she should be taking magnesium with her calcium. I thought not, but that was before I had examined the many studies defining the role of this too-often-ignored mineral nutrient.Magnesium is important to
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The diet-induced pro-inflammatory state (part 6 of 6): Magnesium, deficiency, inflammation and nervous system hyperexcitability
Dynamic Chiropractic
; Magnesium Deficiency, Inflammation and Nervous System Hyperexcitability The first five parts in this series detailed several factors contributing to the diet-induced pro-inflammatory state. In review, it should be clear that grains are pro-inflammatory on many levels. Among other things, they are
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Magnesium supplementation in the treatment of diabetes.
Saturday Evening Post
; Editor's note: This report highlights the relationship of diabetes and magnesium and indicates the need for further research. Although some of the terminology may be difficult for lay readers, we urge diabetics to call the article to the attention of their doctors for explanation and further
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Body makes demand for magnesium
Chicago Sun-Times
; Q. How does one get deficient in magnesium? What kinds of food contain magnesium? What do diuretics have to do with magnesium deficiency? A. Magnesium is an important body element, the normal adult requiring about 300 milligrams daily. Most people get it from a balanced diet. When the body senses
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Magnesium deficit can contribute to heart ills, migraines.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; Byline: Shari Rudavsky The product: Nature Mades Magnesium. The claim: That it helps nerve and muscle function. Key ingredient: Magnesium. Price: $3.99 for 100 250-mg tablets, approximately a three-month supply. Other sources: Many companies market magnesium supplements, available in health-food or
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