Magnesium, the multi-purpose
mineral
• Magnesium is used in bone mineralization,
protein building, in the release of stored energy
from muscles and regulates body temperature.
• Magnesium helps trigger about 300 enzymes
into action which help regulate functions such
as producing energy and contracting muscles in
your body.
• Magnesium is involved in more than 300
processes vital to baby's healthy development
and this includes the metabolism of the calorie
containing nutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins
and fats.
• Optimal intake of magnesium during pregnancy
may lower the risk of cerebral palsy and retardation
in newborns.
• Sufficient magnesium helps you deal with
muscle cramps and constipation (both quite common
during pregnancy).
• Adequate magnesium levels relax muscles
and therefore can prevent premature contractions
of the uterus.
• Magnesium regulates insulin and blood
sugar levels which is important to baby's development.
• Magnesium helps manufacture proteins that
synthesize the cell's genetic material.
• Magnesium also helps to remove toxic waste
from the mother's system.
• Magnesium deficiency can stunt baby's
growth, cause muscle spasms and congenital malformations
in the baby.
• Magnesium deficiency can contribute to
preeclampsia in the mother.
• In small doses magnesium works as an antacid
and in large doses as a laxative.
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