Director of Nutrition Department, Tianjin First Central Hospital
In life, many people experience symptoms such as insomnia, depression, anorexia and fatigue. This may be due to the lack of magnesium in the body. Magnesium is one of the essential minerals in the body. There are seven signals of magnesium deficiency in the body.
1. Can't fall asleep. Magnesium helps increase the level of a neurotransmitter called gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the brain, which promotes relaxation and sleep, and helps alleviate sleep disorders.
2. Depression. Magnesium can improve human hormone regulation and cerebral serotonin levels, which is beneficial to blood sugar balance. Cerebral serotonin is essential to maintain emotional stability, so magnesium deficiency is more likely to be depressed and anxiety.
3. Migraine. A study in the European Journal of Neurosciences found that magnesium can effectively reduce the severity and frequency of migraine symptoms, which may be related to magnesium regulating hormones and relaxing muscles.
4. Eyelid Jumping. One of the most common manifestations of magnesium deficiency is eyelid leaping. This is because magnesium regulates muscle activity. If the body's magnesium levels are low, muscles in many parts of the body will develop convulsions and convulsions.
5. Irregular heartbeat. Magnesium helps maintain normal rhythm. Physicians use intravenous injections of magnesium to reduce atrial fibrillation and arrhythmias, because magnesium reduces the levels of calcium and other nutrients.
6. Always tired. Magnesium is an essential element of the body's energy production system. The body needs magnesium to generate adenosine triphosphate for production capacity.
7. Skin problems. Magnesium can reduce inflammation in the body, and inflammation in the body can lead to acne, eczema, psoriasis and other skin diseases. Magnesium can also regulate vitamin D content, which is necessary to maintain skin health.
Magnesium supplementation can improve immunity, heart health, and reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome. In life, many common foods are a good source of magnesium supplements, including green leafy vegetables such as spinach, nuts, brown rice, and bread (especially whole wheat). , Fish, Meat, Dairy Products.
