
Magnesium is required by the trillions of cells in your body to carry out hundreds of different processes every day. Magnesium is involved with the metabolism of your foods, hormone production, stress modulation, muscle relaxation, bone health and sleep regulation. So you can see why magnesium is a vital nutrient! With this in mind, it is important you are getting enough to ensure your body can perform these functions. Here are my top 6 reasons you may need a little more of this miracle mineral.
You’re not getting enough
Reason 1: Do you belong to 80% of the Australian population not meeting their minimum daily magnesium requirements? Recommended dietary intakes (RDIs) for magnesium range from 310 mg/day (females) to 420 mg/day (males), which can easily be obtained from consuming roughly one cup of cooked green vegetables, a handful of nuts or a raw cacao smoothie. Sounds doable right? Unfortunately, that’s not what everyone is eating, with magnesium deficient refined and processed foods creeping onto peoples plates.