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Research has shown that the food we eat do not provide the neccessary amounts of magnesium and the other essential minerals that are required for us to combat deficiency symptoms.

Sadly, most of us are deficient and we don’t know it.  Farming practices have robbed the soil of the much needed nutrients that we require. Our diets have also become deficient of fresh vegetables, fruits and grains, the magnesium rich foods that our bodies need.

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Considering the present state of the environment and food supply in most of the industrialized nations of the world, few would argue,least of all the nutritionists at BioCare that there’s a need for additional supplementation of essential nutrients that are lacking in most diets.

Even if someone consumes an exceptional diet that covers all the basic food groups and recommended daily allowances, which may impossible unless you grow your own food and cook everything from scratch, soils around the world vary extensively and each geographical area tends to have its own deficiencies. And although buying organic greatly enhances the quality of your food, it still doesn’t conquer the obstacle of inherent soil deficiencies.

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Calcium is probably the most widely known mineral today.
Television commercials constantly remind us of the importance of getting
enough calcium in our daily diets, yet studies show that millions of
Americans still only get a fraction of what they should.

            A lack of sufficient calcium in the diet shows its affect very
early on. In fact, research has shown that mothers should ensure a diet rich
in calcium while carrying her child-and twenty years prior. Children need
the most calcium of any age group, since their bodies are constantly
maturing and forming new tissue. Yet in America today most young children
are fed diets high in processed foods and refined sugar, both of which lead
directly to calcium loss. Children deficient in calcium often exhibit signs
of hip troubles; difficulties with tendons of the feet, as well as the
arteries and skull bones; scurvy; bone softening; poor teeth; and rickets.

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Amino Acids are one of essential acids our body requires in order survive. Put simply, they help make up the proteins which are essential for our bodies. Protein substances are vital within our bodies as they help to make up our muscles, ligaments, tendons, organs, glands, nails, hair and help our bones to grow. They also form the basis of our immune system which helps to keep us alive. In short, they are an extremely important part of our body. However, this form of protein cannot be obtained by simply eating protein rich foods. When we ingest protein, our body will break down the protein and convert this into amino acids which are then used in order to build the proteins it requires. Amino Acids are not proteins, but actually what are used to build the protein structures. For the bodybuilder, they are essential to growth, but protein is not equal to amino acids. Similar to creatine, it’s not the same to get 3g of creatine from eating meat as it is to take it as a supplement. The supplement seems to be much more potent. Amino Acids as peptides can really boost muscle growth and targeted free form amino acids can enhance metabolic effects.

Amino acids are not only vital in order to create necessary proteins, but also to aid with a variety of metabolic functions within the body. These include helping with the process which sends messages from our nerves, and allows necessary vitamins and minerals to do what they are intended for, rather than be simply absorbed by the body and disregarded. Singular amino acids can do everything from act as a brain neurotransmitter to help you sleep to increase muscle mass. For example, L-Tryptophan may help to relax a person and ease things like ADHD and OCD, while L-Tyrosine may be a precursor to dopamine and increase mental focus and acuity. Beta Alanine buffers lactic acid, causing athletes to reduce muscle soreness and prevent fatigue while Citrulline has been shown to help people’s endurance when injured or sick. Amino acids such as Carnitine may help burn fat and increase mental acuity along with increasing energy output. Amino acids are truly natures natural prescription drugs, doing controlling all sorts of bodily functions.

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Referred to as a “macro mineral,” magnesium is one of the most desired mineral for human body that takes part in several hundred different functions to help us remain healthy and active. Magnesium is so essential for our body that its deficiency can initiate or aggravate many health problems to us. It is not uncommon to suffer diseases like chronic fatigue, heart disease, diabetes, asthma, and high blood pressure because of magnesium deficiency. Depending upon his/her particular situation a person can suffer anything from general lack of energy to premenstrual syndrome and tight or twitching muscles, to fibromyalgia etc. Suffering from restless legs, back ache, constipation, chronic pain, migraine, irritability osteoporosis, and insomnia are also common symptoms of magnesium deficiency.

As our bodies are unable to produce the mineral inside the body, it becomes essential that we take the mineral from the other sources like food.  Food is one of the easiest ways to get this mineral but this easiest way sometimes fails to supply the required amount of this mineral to our body for the fact that the food products contain very small amount of this mineral to cater to the demands of our bodies. But the good thing is that there are many supplements of magnesium available in the market that one can use as a dietary supplement to compensate the magnesium deficiency. The supplements of magnesium available in different forms like powder, liquid, tablet and capsule etc.

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