I know you ’ re wondering what we did in the past and why we are so deficit now . First off historically , until the industrial revolution , we all ate Whole foods . Also , until recently when we drank water from the ground it wasn ’ t desalinated . Our tap water now is . So we are missing natural magnesium salts and sodium . City tap-water has more hard calcium in it than magnesium or sodium . Without proper pathway channeling , the kind of calcium that sticks and sits around your arteries and doesn ’ t do anything to the benefit of bones and mineral balance or ph . Calcium and magnesium are necessary for neutrality of acids ( base minerals , neutralize acid ) and to increase and stabilize our pH balance . However , By consuming magnesium and calcium simultaneously , inhibits bioavailability of magnesium , yes , that ’ s right multivitamins and combo mineral pills are lazy and are largely less effective . Zinc is conflictual to calciums bioavailability in this scenario as well . Proper nutrition and supplementation timing will allow for mineral and vitamin efficiency . Our body needs magnesium to synthesize vitamin D and k2 vitamin d and k regulate calcium . Don ’ t worry in our next addition , we cover vitamin D . Vit K 2 covered extensively and previous article “ the heart of the matter ” Remember , always Whole Foods first .
So where do we get the remaining mag to fill the deficit ? There ' s several forms that are available at your local health supplement or natural food store . Some help you with peristalsis , help you with cramping , some help you with brain function and cognition , some help with sleep , recovery , etc . So , which one should we take , just the basics ? Oxide , citrate , gluconate , more specific ones , L-threonate , Bisglycinate ? The answer is YES . Source , amount even duration , is individually specific , while sharing some interconnected and broad parallels , as we are all carbon based lifeforms .
Covering a spectrum of magnesium branches , for the performance and competitive athlete very much like with pre-during and post pregnancy , mothers , is magnificently important . Additional supplementation , Essential for specific and more intricate forms of magnesium , that help recovery , hormone balance , regulation , and amplification . Brain function neural plasticity , cognitive ability and performance of the neural net , and sleep . Cannot , should not , and for me personally , and for my clients will not be overlooked . Athletes , we must account for our minerals to progress .
How do we know ? Some of you out there might be a lot more knowledgeable about this than others , for you all respect and credit do . So regarding and touching briefly on that , I ’ ll add , when we request and or receive the blood test that is usually on most annual check ups . “ The Basic Chem Panel ”, we are testing for the magnesium in our blood , not in our muscle cells , certainly not in our bones . Nor how much is in your mitochondria the most important marker of magnesium in our body . So , even if we have adequate blood volume magnesium , and we ’ re not