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Magnesium 2/4 - Do you have a deficiency?
Many people do not receive sufficient amounts of magnesium in food. Despite this deficiency of magnesium occur in very small numbers of healthy people - you have a very long low concentration of magnesium to be revealed among you any symptoms.Deficiencies can occur if: - Abuse of alcohol. Most abusers are eating properly and drinking too little magnesium and other nutrients. - Have diabetes. You can excrete large quantities of magnesium in the urine - you have diseased kidneys. The kidneys can not keep well enough magnesium. - Vomiting or have severe diarrhea. If you lose large amounts of magnesium. - Diuretics. Diuretics make urinate large amounts of urine, which in turn lowers the concentration of minerals. This can become a real problem when you are using diuretics are often available without prescription and did not speak to your doctor.
If you are not getting adequate amounts of magnesium, this reflected on all of your tissues, but most of the heart, nerves and kidneys. In general, the symptoms of magnesium deficiency include night-spasms calf, nervousness, insomnia, nausea, loss of appetite, weakness muscle strength or tremors and irritability. It can also occur rapid heart rate. In case of severe magnesium deficiency yours niemiarowo heart works. Many nutritionists and doctors believe that breathing problems such as asthma, are caused partly magnesium deficiency. Additional doses of magnesium can sometimes help a lot people suffering from asthma.
Magnesium is found in many products. Good sources of magnesium are nuts, beans, green leafy vegetables, whole grains, seafood, dark chocolate. Soy foods, such as miso and tofu, contain large amounts of magnesium. Soy milk has more magnesium than cow's milk. In processed meat or processed food products are not is too large amounts of magnesium - just compare the 23 mg of magnesium slice of wholemeal bread with meager 5 mg of magnesium in the slice white bread. When you look at the next table, you will learn some delicious Food sources of magnesium. For example, the sandwich bread buttered whole-wheat peanut butter provides about 100 mg magnesium.
Foods containing large amounts of magnesium
A food product serving size Magnesium [mg)
1 medium banana 33
Beet leaves 1/2 cup 76
Broccoli cooked 1/2 cup 19
1 slice white bread 5
Wheat Bread 1 slice whole-grain 23
Small white beans 1 cup 113
1 cup black beans 121
Pinto beans 1 cup 64
Peas 1/2 cup 31
Chickpeas 1 cup 78
Yogurt 0.28l 40
Okra 1/2 cup 46
Wheat germ 1/2 cup 69
Prawns 85 g 29
Peanut butter 2 tablespoons 51
Roasted almonds 28 g 84
Miso 1/2 cup 58
Skim milk 1 cup 10
Soy milk 1 cup 45
Roasted cashews 28 g 72
Walnut 28 g 48
Peanut 28 g 52
Flatfish 85 g 50
oatmeal 1 cup cooked 56
Lentils 1 cup 71
Spinach, cooked 1/2 cup 76
Tofu 1/2 cup 118
Baked potatoes 1 medium unpeeled 55
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MD Piotr Krzysztof Michalak ---- To receive the Newsletter, please visit www.drMichalak.pl and Enter your email address. --- If you believe that someone of your friends would add to the information from this Bulletin - send it to him now that e-mails ... --- I note that the newsletter contains the most knowledge not recognized of academic medicine. ---
