According to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition and sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, they found that 68% of Americans are magnesium deficient. Many experts consider that an optimistic number.

Used in over 300 enzymatic reactions in the body, magnesium acts as a catalyst in the utilization of carbohydrates, fats, protein, calcium, phosphorus and possibly potassium.

Magnesium and calciiumwork hand in hand. Different versions offer different solutions. For example, calcium ions make muscles contract, while magnesium ions help muscles relax. So magnesium helps relieve muscle cramping and spasms, relieves colic and spastic bowel conditions and helps prevent heart attacks. Spastic muscles, nervous twitching, spastic colon, hypersensitivity to noises and calcium deposits are all symptoms of magnesium deficiency, which is far more common than calcium deficiency. In fact, over consumption of calcium as a supplement actually contributes to the development of magnesium deficiency. A magnesium deficiency interferes with Vitamin D utilization as well as contributes to hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias, asthma, insulin resistance, osteoporosis, headaches, chemical sensitivity, PMS and fibromyalgia. Alcohol, diuretics, birth control pills, antibiotics, steroids, acid reflux medication, and fluoride deplete the body's supply of magnesium.

Various forms of magnesium can help improve your sleep, boost your mood and reduce stress among other things.

• Chelate: important for muscle building, recovery and health

• Citrate: helps with the effects of obesity (this and magnesium oxide also help with bowel function)

• Bisglycinate: assists with the occassional upset stomach and acid indegestion

• Malate: helps mitigate occassional pain (and a friend for the muscular system)

• Sucrosomial: increase your energy, strengthen immunity & bone health

• Taurate: the best magnesium for your heart (followed by magnesium orotate)

• Orotate: enhance your recovery, energy and physical performance.

Here at Hill Country Health Store, we care a wide variety of magnsiums from liquid to gelcaps to topical sprays that will assist you on your health journey.

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