Why Magnesium is So Important to Your Health

Drawn from mineral rich and ultra-pristine deep ocean waters 2200 feet below the surface of Hawaii’s ocean, our Deep Ocean Magnesium Mineral Drops are the perfect way to mineral-enhance your drinking water while enjoying the many health benefits of Magnesium.

Magnesium is one of six macro or major minerals needed by the body and plays an essential role in hundreds of biological processes.

• Supports Muscle Function
• Promotes Relaxation and Sound Sleep
• Fights Stress and Anxiety
• Promotes Normal Blood Pressure and Steady Heart Rhythm
• Helps Regulate Blood Sugar Levels
• Supports Bone Health and Prevention of Osteoporosis
• Helps Maintain a Healthy Immune System, Healthy Metabolism and Energy Level

Magnesium must be continually supplied to the body as the body needs it on an ongoing basis. If we do not take in an adequate amount of Magnesium, our body will remove it from our bones or will suffer from deficiency. Classic Symptoms of Magnesium Deficiency are: Muscle Cramps, Anxiety, Irregular Heart Rhythm but also Insomnia, Irritability and Migraine Headaches. 

The Recommended Daily Intake is 420 mg for adult men and 320 for adult women. It is estimated that 75 of US adults do not get enough Magnesium through their diets. Our bodies do not absorb all the Magnesium taken in, according to studies only about 20-50% of Magnesium is actually absorbed by the body. The following decrease absorption rates: consumption of carbonated beverages, sugars, coffee and caffeinated beverages and alcohol, stress and age. Phosphates in dark colored carbonated beverages will actually bind Magnesium and render it unusable by the body.

Three reasons US adults do not get enough Magnesium through their diets: Processing Foods:

1. Refining Oils, Grains and Sugars removes all or almost all Magnesium. Some nutrients will be put back by “Enriching” but Magnesium is not one of them.
2. Reduced Levels due to Modern Farming: Fertilization will make plants grow and bulk fast but also reduce the amount of magnesium absorbed by the plant. The plant will suffer in nutritional quality and contain less minerals and vitamins. The Journal of American College of Nutrition released a study to compare current nutrient content of crops to 1950 levels and found declines were as high as 40%.*
3. Our Eating Habits: The typical modern American diet is rich in processed foods, fats, carbonated beverages and sugar and will not only not provide enough but actually increase the need for Magnesium in the body. Additionally, Water Softening is often done by households to improve the cleaning properties of water but also removes a valuable source of Magnesium and other minerals.

Our Deep Ocean Magnesium Mineral Drops are a great way to make your own Magnesium Mineral Water, it will add Magnesium to your diet not only in a tasty way but also in a way that also makes it easy for the body to absorb it. Magnesium that dissolves in water like our Magnesium Chloride is more completely absorbed then less soluble forms. We recommend one drop of Deep Ocean Magnesium Mineral per one ounce of water – 8 drops for an 8oz cup of water or 24 drops for a large water flask or 24oz carafe.

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