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Discovering the Fountain of Youth
Many of our western diets leave us deficient in many of the nutrients needed for daily living. Our soils are depleted, leaving even those who consume a “supposedly healthy diet” lacking. Our elderly population is at greater risk of an inadequate diet. Research conducted at the Children’s Hospital Research Institute in Oakland California connects correcting magnesium intake to healthier aging, and a reduction in age-related disease.
Magnesium - The Fountain of Youth?
According to Walter Last, a biochemical research chemist at Bio-Science laboratories in Los Angeles, CA:
“Magnesium is nothing short of a miracle mineral in its healing effect on a wide range of diseases as well as its ability to rejuvenate the aging body”.
Many believe that our aging process is unnatural, and that our human bodies should live and thrive well into the 100’s. Is magnesium the fountain of youth?
“We know that it is essential for many enzyme reactions, especially in regard to cellular energy production, for the health of the brain and nervous system, and also for healthy bones and teeth.”
Studies have shown that many aging adults are especially low in magnesium, and have demonstrated a correlation between depression and a magnesium deficiency. Since magnesium is used by the body for its normal, day to day function, does a magnesium deficiency also contribute to premature aging?
This inexpensive, natural electrolyte may be a key to better health and the maintenance of our youthful appearance and healthy body function. Magnesium and aging: have we discovered the real fountain of youth?
