Magnesium as a microelement is a universal regulator of biochemical and physiological processes in organism. Magnesium participates in bones formation, regulation of nervous tissue activity, carbohydrate metabolism and energy balance. Magnesium improves blood supply to cardiac muscle, that’s why it is very important especially for aging people. In some processes magnesium is a calcium channel blocker, excess of magnesium decreases calcium absorbency. Optimal correlation of calcium and magnesium is 10:7, this correlation is kept by usual food stuff consumption.

Lack of magnesium causes irritability, decrease of mental work ability, attention and memory concentration.

Adult need in magnesium is 400-mg/day. If you eat well enough your need in magnesium is fully satisfied.

Magnesium is concentrated in nuts, cereals, dried apricots, prunes, dates, cocoa. It also can be found in fish, soya, nuts, bread, fruit (bananas especially), water melons. Magnesium is contained in cereals, beans, laminaria, calamaries, meat, eggs, green, lemons, grapefruit, almond, apples and halva.