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 Magnesium - Majestic Earth Ultimate:Magnesium is a key substance in the proper functioning of nerves and muscles. It is also needed for the healthy maintenance of bones. Magnesium is often coupled with Calcium in supplements because of its synergistic effects (it helps the body absorb the calcium better). It also helps protect the atrial lining from the stress of sudden blood pressure changes. Magnesium deficiency may play a major role in some cases of angina - it has been shown to produce spasms of the coronary arteries and is thought to be a cause of non-occlusive heart attacks. It has also been found that people dying suddenly from heart attacks have a much lower level of heart magnesium as well as potassium than matched controls. Other conditions which appear in people who have lowered magnesium levels (magnesium deficiency): Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Diabetes, Hypertension, Kidney stones, Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP), Osteoporosis, and Pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) to name a few. Heart Attack Tip: did you know that if magnesium is introduced into the IV of a heart attack victim as soon as possible, he has a 60% better chance of surviving than without? Epidemiological studies have shown that persons with low-selenium diets have two-to-three times greater risk of heart disease than those eating selenium rich diets. In a clinical study, patients with blockage of all three coronary arteries had low blood selenium levels, while those with high blood selenium levels were healthy and free of coronary heart disease. Strikingly, those with one diseased coronary artery had the next highest blood selenium levels, and those with two blocked coronary arteries had the second lowest blood selenium levels. Clearly, the anti oxidant protection of the selenium-containing enzymes, GPX and PHGPX, protect the arteries and cholesterol-carrying lipoproteins against the damage that leads to heart disease.
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