Magnesium according to Mildred Seelig M.D. of the University Of North Carolina School of Public Health, magnesium is a vital mineral that keeps your cells in working order. It is necessary for bone flexibility, proper nerve muscle and blood vessel function. Through many studies researchers are now feeling that magnesium is necessary for calcium absorption. They are also feeling that it is helping to lower blood pressure. Studies at New York Headache Center and other medical centers find that magnesium reduces the number of headaches sufferers get says Dr. Seelig.
Magnesium helps to open the blood vessels.
I make sure my recipes are high in both calcium and magnesium balance. This is necessary to absorb these important minerals and assure ourselves of good health. In the November 1999 issue of the Journal of Physiology, Dr. David A Bushinsky, a UR professor of pharmacology and physiology analyzed mineral loss in the bones following the consumption of a high protein diet. Red meat proteins generate more acid than poultry or fish. Vegetable proteins generate the least Dr. Bushinsky said.