Magnesium

Magnesium controls over 300 processes in the body and is essential for your energy, nervous system and muscle function, among other things. And there are many other benefits too.

Here are 6 good reasons to get enough magnesium:

1. Affects your performance during exercise

You have about 20 grams of magnesium in your body, half of which is in your bones and a little less than half in your muscles.

If you exercise, you may need 10-20% more magnesium depending on the type of exercise activity.

In one study, for example, volleyball players who took 250 mg of magnesium every day experienced an improvement in jumps and arm movements.

Pssst... You've probably heard of ZMA? It's the combination of zinc and magnesium. You can read more about ZMA in this article we wrote.

2. Important for bone health

Along with calcium, magnesium is important for your bone health and contributes to the maintenance of normal bones, among other things.

3. A help to tackle stress

Research clearly shows that magnesium has a stabilizing effect by impacting the normal functioning of the nervous system.

That's why many experts believe it's beneficial to provide extra supplies of this mineral when life gets a little too stressful and hectic.

4. Important for heart and circulation

Magnesium is necessary for nerve and muscle impulses and is especially important for muscle function in the heart.

Magnesium is an electrolyte and electrolytes are minerals that the body needs for optimal nerve and muscle function.

5. Plays an important role for teeth

Magnesium helps maintain normal teeth.

6. Helps reduce tiredness and fatigue

Magnesium has an impact on energy levels and can reduce tiredness and fatigue.

This mineral affects more than 300 of the enzymes in the body and a lack of magnesium can cause the body to not function optimally.

Magnesium in food

Magnesium is found in most foods, but particularly good sources of magnesium in food are:

• Potatoes
• Vegetables
• Dairy products
• Kød
• Fish

Summary: How does magnesium work?

In this article, you've answered the question: how does magnesium work and seen that magnesium has many important functions.

In short, magnesium has these effects on the body, among others:

• helps to reduce tiredness and fatigue
• contributes to normal energy metabolism
• contributes to the normal function of the nervous system
• contributes to normal muscle function
  contributes to normal protein synthesis
• contributes to normal psychological function
• contributes to the maintenance of normal bones
• contributes to the maintenance of normal teeth