Magnesium, Stress and Metabolic Syndrome

"...Studies in rats, supported by human studies, have demonstrated that magnesium deficiency promotes an inflammatory response. White blood cells are activated to release hormones called cytokines, which along with other proteins lead to free radical damage. Triglyceride levels rise, along with proinflammatory cholesterol products. Endothelial cells lining blood vessels are injured and lose their ability to regulate blood flow. Blood clots form, causing more damage to tissues throughout the body. Blood pressure rises along with blood sugar, further aggravating vascular damage. When magnesium is added, these adverse reactions are suppressed..."

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Magnesium, Stress and Metabolic Syndrome | Nutritional Magnesium Association
www.nutritionalmagnesium.org
The average American diet, government studies show us, provides only 40%—less than half the magnesium that we all need in a day. So almost everybody is low!Sherry A. Rogers, M.DAuthor of Wellness Against All Odds