Adding calcium can repair the situation. With too much, the leaves become dark green, small and stunted. Magnesium is required for the B vitamins to work properly. Magnesium also helps regulate levels of potassium, which along with sodium, controls fluid levels in the body. When water is filtered through dolomite, there is less heart disease.
Magnesium deficiency can lead to swollen ankles.
When body is short of magnesium it takes it from the muscles, and this can lead to muscle cramps. 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.