Joan Caddell MD at Rockefeller Foundation in Uganda, discovered magnesium plays a critical role for malnourished children. A disease called kwashiorkor was a common illness in tropical and subtropical Africa. Low magnesium causes abnormal heart rhythm and convulsions. Daily needs for magnesium Magnesium required for adult human is estimated from 170 mg to 450 mg a day. Magnesium works best when combined with 2 part calcium in the diet.
Calcium competes with magnesium for absorption in intestines.
Magnesium from live plant chlorophyll help ATP to liberate energy from food. Cooking reduces magnesium in foods as does canning and freezing Absorbed through the digestive track, usually small intestine. Vitamin D helps absorb but high levels of phosphorus and calcium can hinder absorbtion. Phosphorus may form an insoluble salt with magnesium. Remedy for magnesium deficiency in humans Magnesium content declines in a plant as the plant matures, so younger leaves and tissues should be richer in magnesium.