The Blog — Magnesium

The Many Responsibilities of Magnesium Magnesium is one of seven essential minerals that the body needs in significant amounts to function and maintain good health. Those minerals are, calcium, chloride, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, and sulfur. While most people understand the value of some vitamins and other supplements, magnesium is often overlooked by consumers as an important nutrient. It does deserve consideration and attention, as magnesium deficiency can cause real health problems. Magnesium helps to regulate and facilitate many essential bodily functions. “Perhaps its most important job is to enable healthy enzyme function,” says internal medicine specialist, Dana Habash-Bseiso, MD. Magnesium is involved in more...