Stress and magnesium deficiency are widespread problems in the general population. It’s a vicious cycle that increases the risk of fatigue, headaches, constipation, nervousness, insomnia, infections, depression, metabolic syndrome, and a number of physical and mental diseases. In a review article that is published in Nutrients, the authors look closer at magnesium’s key role in the body’s physiological stress response. They also address the fact that stress increases the need for magnesium. Moreover, nutrient-depleted soil, unhealthy diets, too much coffee, alcohol, and calcium plus certain types of medicine, intensive sport, menopause, and ageing increase the need for magnesium even more.
Low vitamin D is a killer
Danish researchers have found a link between low levels of vitamin D in the blood and increased risk of early death. The alarming finding is published in the British Medical Journal.
Having low levels of vitamin D in the blood increases your risk of premature death by 30-40 per cent, according to a large Danish study that was published this week in the esteemed science journal, British Medical Journal. According to lead investigator Børge Nordestgaard, Clinical Professor at the University of Copenhagen and Chief Physician at Herlev Hospital, having vitamin D levels of 30 nanomoles per liter of blood, which is 20 nanomoles below the recommended level in Denmark, increases a person’s risk of dying of cancer by 40 per cent, while increasing all-cause mortality by around 30 per cent.
“Taking capsules with co-enzyme Q10 has freed me of the severe side effects of my cholesterol lowering medicine,” Mrs Franken explains.