Introduction
It is only recently that scientists have definitely
established the existence of magnesium deficiency in man. For
years medical reports stated that a person could obtain enough
magnesium from food to keep his bones and cells healthy. Yet the
more researchers learned about this mineral, the more they have
come to realize that much ill health is due to existing magnesium
deficiencies. Furthermore, they now know that since most people
never eat enough of the magnesium-rich foods (nuts, seed foods,
and green vegetables), the deficiency may well be universal.
Without magnesium the actions
of nerves and muscles are impaired. Convulsions, dizziness,
muscular weakness, weak teeth and bones, and nervous irritability
have all been cited as features of magnesium deficiency. There
are other conditions where magnesium deficiency may also be
present yet difficult to detect because the overt symptoms are
missing or masked.
The editor and staff of Prevention magazine have long been aware of the
importance of magnesium in human nutrition. They have been
greatly concerned because the public was serenely confident that
it was getting enough of this valuable mineral. Time and time
again they have called attention to the fact that this is not so.
Now that the essentiality of this mineral and its widespread
deficiency are both recognized, the time has come to put before
the public the many vital metabolic roles of this one mineral and
how to make certain you benefit by them.
If you want to understand the essential metabolic function of
magnesium, to learn how a lack of this mineral nutrient affects
the vital organs, and, most important of all, to learn how to
prevent a deficiency in your own body, read on! The authors have
drawn on voluminous research and years of study about this vital
mineral to prepare this book for you. Their hope is that after
reading it you will understand the relation of magnesium to
physical and mental health, be aware of the symptoms of a
magnesium deficiency and, first and foremost, be able to ensure
an adequate supply of this essential mineral to your own
body.
This page was first uploaded to The Magnesium Web Site on
January 3, 2001
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