Magnesium plays a crucial role in our bodies, supporting over 300 biochemical reactions. This essential mineral helps maintain normal muscle and nerve function, keeps our heart rhythm steady, supports a healthy immune system and strengthens our bones. Additionally, magnesium aids in regulating blood sugar levels, promoting normal blood pressure and is involved in energy metabolism and protein synthesis.
Given its extensive benefits, there is growing interest in magnesium's role in preventing and managing conditions such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Research has also linked magnesium deficiency to a variety of health issues, including cancer, asthma, allergies, arthritis, kidney stones and migraine headaches. Whil magnesium-rich foods like nuts, seeds, spinach, yoghurt, wheat germ and whole grains can help meet our daily needs, many people struggle to consume the recommended intake of 400mg per day. Intensive agriculture has depleted our soil of magnesium and common fertilisers lack this essential nutrient. So, it is no surprise that many people may have a magnesium deficiency.
Exploring different forms of magnesium:
Oral supplementation of magnesium can cause stomach upset, which is why many people are turning to transdermal (through the skin) delivery methods. Applying magnesium to the skin offers a gentle and effective alternative, allowing the body to absorb the mineral directly where it is needed.
Here's a look at three popular forms of transdermal magnesium offered by JUSTBLiSS Naturals:
Body Butter: This rich, creamy product blends magnesium with moisturising shea and mango butters, and infused with magnesium oil. Magnesium body butter hydrates deeply, helps soothe tense muscles, and may enhance sleep quality when applied before bedtime.
Body Spray: Magnesium spray absorbs straight through the skin into the bloodstream and into the muscles, replenishing lost magnesium fast, either stopping the cramping sensation that has begun or preventing the muscle from cramping before it starts. The quickest and easiest way to get pure magnesium sulphate into the system in a non- tactile, hygienic way, perfect when one is sweaty, wet or dirty from a workout. Its water base formula means it leaves no oily residue and all one might feel is a tingling sensation on the skin when it is applied. Magnesium oil can also be rubbed into the feet and calves before bed where it is claimed it can aid sleep and help with restless legs and cramps.Benefits of magnesium oil:
- Relaxation and sleep quality
- Reduction in tiredness, fatigue, and anxiety
- Relief from muscle tension and muscle spasms
- General wellness
Magnesium Chloride Bath Salts: Magnesium flakes are known to have several benefits to your body and your mind. They promote optimum skin health and total relaxation. Your body's magnesium reserves are easily depleted under stress, and most people are deficient in magnesium due to this. Benefits of Magnesium flake baths:
- Improving circulation
- Absorbing Magnesium
- Relief from headaches
- Amazing for children for sleep and minerals
- Helping soothe dry skin and conditions such as eczema, psoriasis and acne
- For joint pain relief
- Improving skin hydration