What is Magnesium?
Magnesium is an essential mineral that is required for a wide variety of important processes in the body, from energy production to cell signalling - it’s involved in some amazing functions that go on in the body every day without us ever realising.
WHERE IS MAGNESIUM FOUND
An ‘essential’ vitamin or mineral is one that can’t be made by the body and needs to be obtained through the diet every day. While there aren’t that many foods that are rich in magnesium, eating a combination of the foods listed below, along with other plant foods, can help in achieving adequate magnesium intake.
High-magnesium foods include:
- Cacao
- Nuts such as almonds and cashews
- Pumpkin seeds
- Chia seeds
- Whole grains like brown rice
- ‘Pseudo’ grains such as quinoa and buckwheat
- Oily fish like salmon and mackerel
- Dark, leafy green vegetables
You can read more about the benefits of Magnesium below:
https://www.zea.com.au/blogs/news/benefits-and-uses-of-magnesium