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Magnesium, Why Your Hormones Depend On It

Magnesium is one of the most essential minerals for the human body, and yet almost everyone is deficient due to our modern and stressful lifestyles. Magnesium assists the body with over 300, yes thats right THREE HUNDRED, different functions, so you can easily see how being low on this vital mineral could cause endless health issues.

Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the human body and plays numerous important roles in the health of your body and brain. However, even if you eat a healthy diet you may not be getting enough of it to achieve optimal health.

A Few of the 300 Ways Magnesium helps:

Energy creation: Helps convert food into energy.

Protein formation: Helps create new proteins from amino acids.

Gene maintenance: Helps create and repair DNA and RNA.

Muscle movements: Is part of the contraction and relaxation of muscles.

Nervous system regulation: Helps regulate neurotransmitters, which send messages throughout your brain and nervous system.

And HORMONE BALANCE

 

By the title you can probably see where we’re headed in this specific post, and in our honest opinion: one of the most important! Hormonal health is essential to living your life to the fullest because if your hormones are imbalanced- your whole body is imbalanced.

People are often surprised when magnesium supplementation magically seems to “cure” an ongoing sleep disorder, PMS, or constipation. A small, inexpensive dose has a profound effect on so many different conditions. Once you learn the science, the magical powers of magnesium are not that surprising. Magnesium is a foundational micronutrient for the hormone pathways, neurotransmitter regulation and detoxification.

For example, many women suffer from endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome or hormonal migraines. These are all conditions of poor hormone metabolism, which means hormones like estrogen are not getting used correctly, allowing metabolites to build up creating a condition of estrogen dominance. This high estrogen state may not be reflected in a high estrogen level, but in the metabolites of estrogen. Add in magnesium, and hormones start moving down the right pathway, playing a clear role in solving these hormonal imbalances.

These are some of the ways in which magnesium is vital for your hormonal balance and overall health and why it is critical to supplement when dealing with PMS, PCOS, adrenal fatigue, anxiety, thyroid disorder, perimenopause symptoms, and really any issue relating to your hormone cycle:

 

Cortisol Regulation – magnesium calms your nervous system and prevents the creation of excess cortisol, the stress hormone. When your stress hormonal system is in balance your levels of progesterone, estrogen, testosterone, FSH and LH will be too.

Blood Sugar Balance – magnesium helps to control insulin production and reduces sugar cravings, as such preventing blood sugar spikes. This is vital when it comes to healing hormonal issues like PCOS.

Thyroid Support – magnesium helps the production of the thyroid hormone and, as an anti-inflammatory, prevents thyroid disease.

Sleep Aid – magnesium will make sure you get to sleep and stay asleep through the night. It also prevents the chronic urination that can be a sleep interruptor.

Hormone Creation – magnesium actually makes your hormones progesterone, estrogen and testosterone, so if you’re getting into peri-menopause or just off the Pill and your levels are low, it’s a great help to your body.

 

Studies, like one double-blinded placebo-controlled trial, have shown that taking magnesium glycinate (at a dose of 250 mg per day) helps manage PMS symptoms. According to Jolene Brighten, N.D., a naturopathic doctor, female hormone expert, and founder of Rubus Health, “Magnesium has been shown to be effective in positively helping lower prostaglandins and easing menstrual cramps. Magnesium is also necessary for estrogen detoxification, which is why it can help ease PMS.”

Our 300 Zens Magnesium Glycinate Supplement is 400mg, a bioavailable therapeutic dose that will ensure your body absorbs and gets the maximum balance it needs! We’ll be talking much more about Hormonal Health in the next few weeks, so be sure to stay tuned into our Monday blog posts!