Importance Of Magnesium In Menopause

Importance Of Magnesium In Menopause

The human body needs magnesium to stay healthy as it provides it with numerous benefits. For example, individuals with low magnesium diet/s have been noted to have significant testosterone deficiency which has been linked to low and irritable moods in both sexes, and especially notable in women during menopause. Ensuring sufficient magnesium intake via either supplements or diet may help relieve worrisome feelings and emotional tension. For women, testosterone plays a vital role in managing metabolism, moods, energy, and libido among other bodily functions. Testosterone levels naturally decline prior to and during menopause, along with other hormones. It follows that addressing our nutritional and lifestyle habits and choices in such a way as to support healthy levels of testosterone in our bodies would ensure that our entire body would benefit.

Trouble Sleeping At Night?

Do you have trouble sleeping at night? Magnesium also helps improve sleeping patterns by regulating neurotransmitters in the brain – the chemical information messenger between the cells – calming your nervous system in preparation for the night’s sleep. Magnesium works well with your naturally-produced hormone, melatonin, in controlling your ‘biological clock’ and sleep cycles over time.

Melatonin Production

As with other hormones, your body also slows down on melatonin production as you age and its levels tend to be especially low at night which is counter-productive. Distinguishing between sub-clinical changes in the cardiac rhythms that occur around midlife and the more subtle deterioration that comes with increased age is vital. Melatonin production naturally decreases during menopause which means that increasing your intake of magnesium at this time would be especially beneficial.

Digestive Functions

Magnesium also aids your body’s digestive functions in turning food and supplements into energy fuel that keeps you going throughout the day. Without sufficient magnesium, other nutrients you put into your body through food and/or supplements cannot be metabolized adequately, leaving you feeling tired and sluggish. Considering the importance of its role in so many metabolic processes, it’s not too much of a stretch to assume that magnesium deficiency can contribute to Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

Low Magnesium

Symptoms of a low magnesium diet may include muscle weakness and cramps – which can put you at risk of injury. Magnesium also aids in moving blood sugar to the muscles and disposing of lactic acid (which can build up after exercising causing you to feel sore and uncomfortable). This is one of the reasons professional athletes increase their magnesium intake before and after training, ensuring optimal levels of this important mineral for their body’s increased performance and recovery power.

When it comes to bones, magnesium is easily overlooked as most people tend to think of calcium first. This shouldn’t be surprising as ninety-nine per cent of the calcium in your body is stored in your bones. However, it is magnesium that helps convert vitamin D into its active form, which contributes to natural calcium absorption in the body. As half of your natural magnesium is stored in your bones, it is a crucial element of your diet in the context of optimal bone health.

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