Magnesium and Anxiety

There are so many natural products out there that claim to help with anxiety and panic atracks it gets mind boggling. I came across an article in Psychology Today, written by Emily Deans M.D. that was very informative and has a lot of good information and in my view definitely worth reading. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evolutionary-psychiatry/201106/magnesium-and-the-brain-the-original-chill-pill


Currently the RDA for adults on magnesium is 320mg to 420mg daily, but the average US intake is about 250mg daily.

Does this matter with Anxiety? YES as magnesium plays an important role in biochemical reactions all over the body. Look at it like this, while sodium and potassium balance each other in the brain, magnesium is the counter ion for potassium and calcium in muscle cells including the heart. When the levels are to low you may experience arrythmias, cramps and even sudden death. Ion regulation is every thing w/respect to how muscles contract and how our nerves send signals.

George and Karen Ebay wrote an article in Medical Hypothesis 2006 about "rapid recovery from major depression using magnesium treatment." They run a research facility out of an office warehouse in Austin, TX. I recommend this study also as they give you a case by case breakdown and lots of interesting information on the essential mineral magnesium.

Have you ever heard your grandma say magnesium was good for you? It is actually and old school remedy for all that ails you including, anxiety, apathy, depression, headaches, restlessness, irritability, and a few others such as talkativeness and sulkiness. In 1968 Wacker and Parisi said that magnesium deficiency could cause depression, behavioral disturbances, headaches, muscle cramps, seizures, ataxia, psychosis and irritability all of which are reversible with magnesium repletion.

WHAT causes magnesium depletion?  Magnesium deficient diets and STRESS....There is that word again? STRESS causes us to waste our magnesium like crazy. Please see Eby's case studies for more detailbs on their study.

Seems like we just need to load up on magnesium and  we would be good right? Unfortunately it doesn't quite work that way...it is always recommended to talk to your Doctor before adding any kind of supplements, especially if you are taking any medications or have kidney desease. There are some precautions in the link above as well but magnesium from all that I have read is a real supplement that may be of great help and a wonderful alternative to medications for some people


Only WE can choose to love and support one another!

Sincerely, Melinda Pearson

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