Magnesium prevents muscle spasms of the heart blood vessels, which can lead to a high blood pressure and a heart attack. Magnesium prevents calcium buildup in cholesterol plaque in arteries, which leads to clogged arteries. Magnesium levels are inversely associated with cardiovascular disease risk. Magnesium also helps direct calcium into the bones and out of the soft tissue within the body.
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00:00Welcome.
00:13Let's discuss some important cutting edge nutrition and biochemistry.
00:18We'll keep it very simplistic.
00:19Let's start with vitamin D. Vitamin D is our sunshine vitamin that really boosts our immune
00:25system and has so many other metabolic functions.
00:28Now in order to get calcium into our bone, vitamin D must be present.
00:32Therefore without enough vitamin D, we can become osteoporotic.
00:35When we start losing calcium within the bones, that can become too brittle and that can cause
00:41problems in itself.
00:42Although when people talk about vitamin D, they like to take vitamin K2 along with vitamin
00:50D to prevent calcium from going into the soft tissue.
00:55If it's kidneys or even arteries, too much calcium in our arteries along with high triglycerides
01:00and cholesterol can lead to that plaquing of those arteries, which can eventually block
01:06blood supply to the heart called the heart attack or the brain called a stroke.
01:12And I'm not a big believer that we have to supplement calcium because we get that from
01:16many of our foods, our fortified foods, our dairies, our cheeses.
01:20We get that from our fatty fishes as well as our green leafy vegetables.
01:25So we always will have enough calcium.
01:28The problem is, is where is it going?
01:30So let me tell you about magnesium.
01:33And over the many decades, magnesium is now hitting the fan because of the fact that magnesium
01:39needs to be present in order to make vitamin D bioavailable.
01:44And without magnesium present, vitamin D is stored in the body and not used.
01:48The body depends on magnesium to convert vitamin D into its active form within the
01:53body.
01:54And what we need to know is that it's magnesium that's necessary to be available in order
02:01for calcium to get into the bones.
02:03It's magnesium that's necessary that prevents calcium from being absorbed into our soft
02:09tissue.
02:11Magnesium is needed for more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body.
02:15It boosts exercise performance.
02:17It fights depression.
02:19It benefits type 2 diabetes.
02:21It helps insulin sensitivity.
02:23It has amazing anti-inflammatory benefits.
02:26It improves PMS symptoms.
02:28And our rich sources of magnesium are greens, nuts, seeds, dry beans, whole grains, wheat
02:33germ, oat bran.
02:35As the recommended daily allowance for female is 320 milligrams and males 420 milligrams.
02:42It's important to understand that magnesium plays a significant role with our metabolism
02:48as well as our hormones.
02:50This has an effect on glucose and insulin.
02:53It has an effect on triglycerides and cholesterol.
02:56It has an effect on so many different biochemical functions.
03:01It will keep your bones strong, will prevent and help that plaquing within the arteries.
03:07Make sure you're getting your magnesium.
03:10So remember your vitamin D as well as your calcium and phosphorus and many other minerals
03:15in your body are all dependent on magnesium.
03:21Please share this with your friends and family.
03:24Leave your comments below because there will be many.
03:27And most important, make it a great day.
03:30I'm Dr. Alan Mandel.
03:41Have a great day.