Magnesium: The Heart's Missing Mineral

Welcome back to Chasing Eden, where we dive deep into the hidden truths of wellness, healing, and natural health. Today we’re exploring one of the most vital yet most overlooked minerals in the body: magnesium.It’s involved in over 600 enzymatic reactions, it’s used in emergency cardiac care, and it could be the missing piece in your journey toward better heart health, mental clarity, sleep, and immunity.Today we’ll explore:

• How magnesium supports heart function
• Its role in emergency medicine
• Different types and what they’re best for
• Symptoms of deficiency
• How to choose a supplement or boost your intake naturally

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:06):
Welcome back to Chasing Eden, where we dive deep into
the hidden truths of wellness, healing, and natural health. Today,
we're exploring one of the most vital yet most overlooked
minerals in the body, magnesium. It's involved in over six
hundred enzymatic reactions, it's used in emergency cardiac care, and

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it could be the missing piece in your journey toward
better heart health, mental clarity, sleep, and immunity. Today we'll
explore how magnesium supports heart function, its role in emergency medicine,
different types and what they're best for, symptoms of deficiency,

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and how to choose a supplement or boost your intake Naturally,
let's get started. Why does the heart love magnesium Because
magnesium helps It helps regulate heart beat rhythm, maintain healthy
blood pressure, prevent calcium overload in cells, which can lead

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to errythmias, dilate blood vessels, and reduce vascular resistance. Magnesium
relaxes the heart, it keeps the rhythm stable and prevents
excessive strain. A deficiency in magnesium increases the risk of arrythmius,

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high blood pressure, arterial calcification, even sudden cardiac death. Magnesium
sulfate is administered intravenously in some er protocols at the
scene of a heart attack. Particularly in older protocols, it
can reduce the area of heart damage, prevent arrythmiasabilize the myocardium.

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The isis for trial and other. Major studies in the
nineteen nineties showed early promise for magnesium in reducing post
m mortality, but big pharmas pushed for beta blockers, ACE
inhibitors and statins sidelined it. Magnesium is good for the brain,

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mood and sleep. It also regulates GABBA, the brain's calming neurotransmitter.
It helps with insomnia, anxiety, and depression. It lures cortisol levels,
reducing the impact of chronic stress. A magnesium deficiency can
lead to things like brain fog, irritability, sleep disorders, panic attacks,

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and migraines. Studies show that magnesium may be as effective
as some anti anxiety medications without side effects. Magnesium is
also crucial in preventing neurodegenerative disease. It protects neurons from
calcium toxicity, it supports mitochondrial energy in brain cells, and

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it boosts cognition. So here are some types of magnesium
and what they're best for. Not all magnesium supplements are
created equal, so let's break down the types. Magnesium glycinate
bound to glycine and amino acid. Best for anxiety, insomnia,

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stress relief. It's highly bioavailable and it's gentle on the stomach.
That's important because around here we oftentimes will take magnesium citrate. Now,
magnesium citrate, it's common and it's cheap. It's best for
constipation and digestive support, but it can cause loose stools.

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Magnesium malate it's bound to melic acid. It's best for energy,
muscle pain, fibermyelgia, and it may help with chronic fatigue.
Then there's magnesium threeonate. I've taken this over the years.

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The little bottle I have has a picture of a
brain on the front. This crosses the blood brain barrier.
It's best for brain fog, memory, learning, and often marketed
for neotropic use. Magnesium torrate it's bound to taurine, which
is a heart friendly amino acid. It's best for cardiovascular

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health and arrhythmia. It's gentle on the system and supports
blood pressure. Then we have magnesium oxide. It's got poor absorption,
often used as a laxative. It's best for occasional constipation
only magnesium chloride. It's topical and there are oral versions.

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It's best for detox, muscle cramps, and absorption via the skin.
So do you have a magnesium deficiency? Are you running
low on magnesium? Well? Up to seventy to eighty percent
of Americans are deficient in magnesium. Why. Well, modern agriculture

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can deplete the soil of magnesium. Surprise, surprise, right, processed
food diets lack minerals. Remember, minerals are in our bones.
We needed the minerals. Stress, caffeine and alcohol burn through
your magnesium reserves. I have experiences myself. I take magnesium regularly,

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and when I up my coffee intake, I start to
get some muscle cramping and I do realize that my
coffee is starting to use up my magnesium. Medications like PPIs, diuretics,
and birth control can deplete your magnesium. Hard water filtering

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removes natural magnesium. Now. Some signs of magnesium deficiency include
muscle twitches or cramps, heart palpitations, anxiety or insomnia. You
have trouble getting to sleep at night. Oftentimes I will
take magnesium if I realize my brain just won't shut up,

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and I need to quiet it down, and I need
to get to sleep. I'll go take some of my magnesium.
There's a product called calm that we will take oftentimes
in our home. It's a little powder. We mix it
with some water, drink it down, and oftentimes it just
puts your righteous sleep. Another sign of magnesium deficiency. Deficiency
might be constipation, headaches, definitely, cold extremities, and tonitis. A

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chronic lack of magnesium often mimics more serious health problems,
many of which improve when magnesium is restored. Some food
sources that could help you replenish your body and some
top magnesium rich foods include dark leafy greens like spinach

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and charred pumpkin seats, avocados, almonds, in cashews. As far
as almonds are concerned, there is some disturbing data that
has come out about almonds being very high in glyphosate.
So if you're going to consume almonds, you need to

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stick with organic almonds. I know it's expensive, but that
particular nut is going to be higher in glyphosate, and
it's just better to be safe than sorry. Another top
magnesium rich food are black beans and lentils, wild salmon,

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and dark chocolate that is seventy percent or higher. However,
food alone may not be enough, especially during stress or illness,
Supplementation is often necessary. Start low one hundred and fifty
to three hundred milligrams a day and increase as needed.

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Pair it with BE six and tourine for better absorption.
Avoid magnesium steer rate and fillers in cheap brands for
a fast relief. And consider this the topical magnesium oil
or lotion, magnesium baths with epsom salt and time released
oral capsules. So what's the bottom line? Magnesium isn't just

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a supplement. It's a corner storm of heart, brain, and
muscle health. It's used in emergency cardiac protocols, it calms
the brain, it helps you sleep, lowers your blood pressure,
and it recharges your mitochondria. And yet millions of people
walk around unknowingly deficient. So what can you do? Add

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magnesium rich foods into your diet, Consider targeted supplementation. Look
at your symptoms, are their signs of magnesium loss? Talk
to your doctor or integrative health provider about testing your
magnesium levels. Thank you for joining Chasing Eeden today. If
this episode resonated with you, share it with someone you love,

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Magnesium just might change their life. Mm hmm