| Copyright (c) 2007 Stephen Lau | | | | and magnesium is a critical co-factor in more than 300 |
| Your mental depression may be related to your diet, in | | | | enzymatic reactions in the human body. In addition, |
| particular, your nutritional deficiency. | | | | magnesium is responsible for neurotransmission |
| Mental depression and many autoimmune problems | | | | abnormalities - the precursors of different types of |
| are chemically and environmentally related. Specifically, | | | | mental disorders. |
| your mental depression may be due to the chemicals | | | | To reverse magnesium or nutritional deficiency, you |
| in your foods and the environment, which upset the | | | | need to change your diet. Magnesium is a |
| normal functioning of neurotransmitters, resulting in | | | | youth-preserving mineral. As you age, your magnesium |
| imbalance of brain chemicals. | | | | level declines due to poor absorption and inadequate |
| Unfortunately, many people with mild depression simply | | | | diet. Two-thirds of elderly Americans eat less than 75 |
| ignore their mental disorder, thinking their depressive | | | | percent of the RDA for magnesium, and only 25 |
| episodes are no more than "seasonal blues"; while | | | | percent of Americans meet the RDA for magnesium. |
| those with major depression are more likely to look | | | | Magnesium is found in whole grains, nuts, seeds, and |
| upon medications as their "magic bullet." | | | | legumes. |
| Of course, mental depression, which is a complex | | | | If necessary, take a supplement of 200-300 milligrams |
| mental illness, may be due to many factors. However, | | | | of magnesium. Given that you are living in a highly |
| one common cause of mental depression is diet. | | | | polluted environment, you should take a high dose of |
| Nutritional deficiency may play a pivotal role in | | | | multi-vitamins and multi-minerals, and large doses of |
| manipulating the chemicals in your brain, which are | | | | omega 3 fatty acids, if you are not consuming a great |
| implicated in different types of depression. | | | | deal lot of fish, such as salmon. |
| To illustrate, magnesium deficiency is prevalent among | | | | Dr. James D. Gordon of Georgetown University |
| the Americans. Why is that? Due to lack of funding to | | | | School of Medicine recommends: |
| support studies in this seemingly unprofitable area of | | | | "Eliminate foods that are heavily processed and have |
| research, there have not been many studies on the | | | | been adulterated in any way with any kind of food |
| impact of magnesium deficiency on the American | | | | additive, preservative, coloring, artificial flavoring, artificial |
| health. | | | | sweetener. Aspartame has been shown to cause |
| Magnesium deficiency is responsible for many health | | | | serious brain damage in animal. . ." |
| problems, including allergies, panic attacks, | | | | The rule of thumb, according to Dr. James Gordon, is |
| cardiovascular disease, hypertension in children, and | | | | simple: Eat whole foods. You were created to eat |
| premenstrual syndrome. In particular, those individuals | | | | whole foods, not pop tarts. |
| who are low in magnesium tend to be more likely to | | | | If you think you can eat a whole food, and then a |
| have emotional problems. If your brain chemistry is | | | | processed food occasionally, you will still be getting the |
| balanced, you can handle almost any type of stress. If | | | | nutrients from you whole food, think again! The |
| not, then stress can exacerbate your emotional | | | | chemicals, hormones, and antibiotics from a processed |
| problems to the breaking point. | | | | food may have significant long-term biological effects |
| Physical symptoms of magnesium deficiency include | | | | on your intestinal functioning, and thus preventing you |
| twitches, cramps, muscle tension, muscle soreness, | | | | from taking in nutrients from you whole food. |
| backaches, neck pain, constipation, urinary spasms, | | | | According to Dr. James Gordon, you should eliminate |
| menstrual cramps, and difficulty in swallowing. Other | | | | all types of sugar, except honey or rice syrup. Look at |
| common mental symptoms are insomnia, anxiety, | | | | the concentrated sugar content in every Coke and |
| hyperactivity and restlessness with constant | | | | other carbonated beverages that flood the consumer |
| movement, panic attacks, and premenstrual irritability. If | | | | market. Remember, food manufacturers have |
| you sigh a great deal, or have frequent headaches, | | | | everything to gain, and you have everything to lose, |
| you may be deficient in magnesium too. | | | | except your weight. |
| Magnesium deficiency plays a critical role in mental | | | | Your mental depression may be a diet-related mental |
| depression. All chemical reactions in the body require | | | | disorder. |
| an enzyme system to initiate the biochemical reaction, | | | | |