Top 10 reasons to be taking magnesium

TOP TEN REASONS YOU SHOULD BE TAKING MAGNESIUM

Why do I need supplements, Cant I just get all the vitamins and minerals I need from my diet?

This such a common question,  which many clients pose and yes! Of

course you should be able to get all your requirements for health and fat loss from the food that you eat. Yet, sadly with today’s agricultural changes, often our soils are stripped of the very elements we need from our fruits and vegetables & meat,  fish and poultry sources, plus the fact that we are so time poor therefore the variety within most of most our our diets to tell you the truth ....really suck! We often eat refined foods, that are poor quality at best, so we just don’t consume the amounts of minerals and vitamins in our diets required to support training, energy, optimal health and fat loss.

What foods contain magnesium? Spinach, pumpkin seeds flaxseeds cashew nuts, artichokes, wild salmon, grapefruit and bananas to name a few. 

1. Since every organ within our body requires magnesium for optimal function, highlights it's importance. It is involved in a whopping 300 biochemical reactions with our body. Because magnesium enables energy production it's super important for training! It also helps to regulate calcium protein synthesis, copper, zinc, potassium and vitamin D levels.

2. Up to 75% of the worlds population has magnesium deficiency which highlights the fact that our soils are stripped of the micronutrients therefore not allowing us to digest this in our foods.

3. Magnesium helps to promote recovery by supporting sleep, it has a calming effect on your body. From a fat loss point of view getting good quality sleep is essential for fat loss as it aids growth hormone release, the hormone that is released during sleep and helps you to become leaner and stronger.

4. Helps you to get leaner and protects you against type 2 diabetes. Magnesium enables your body to be sensitive enough for insulin which then allows you to process all your food better, promoting fat loss enabling you to become leaner and protects your health against type 2 diabetes

5. Helps depression. Magnesium is required for serotonin release in your brain. This is your feel good hormone in your body. Deficiencies in magnesium can lead to stunted serotonin release which then can lead to depression.

6. Improves testosterone levels. We need testosterone, ladies you too! Testosterone levels are important for muscle growth and body fat stripping AKA body shape improvement. If you want to rip up those abs... 

7. Helps you to cope with DIS-stress better. Adrenaline is released in droves when your put under too much DIS-stress, which then depletes your magnesium supplies, in effect hindering your ability for fat loss.

8. Slows down the ageing process. Protects you from wrinkly skin on the outside and keeps your organs healthy on the inside as it works on your bodies processes at a DNA level, helping to divide and stabilise.

9. Plays an active role in promoting bone density. Because it helps to regulate calcium and vitamin D in your body Magnesium helps to promote bone density.

10.Helps with muscle spasms. Magnesium supports muscular contractions and neuromuscular signals so your muscles contract and relax properly. If you cramp or your muscles go into spasm this can be a sign of magnesium deficiency.

Which magnesium supplements should you be taking? There are many magnesium supplements out there on the market which makes it very confusing at best. Important to note you must consult with your health professional before taking any supplements. It’s believed that magnesium in citrate, chelate and chloride forms are absorbed better than magnesium supplements in oxide and magnesium sulphate form.

Love YOURSELF

LOVE YOURSELF

As many women (and men) these days are incredible muti-taskers and as super emotionally charged beings we tend, to put ourselves in lieu of the people that are closest to our heart. This is especially so for parents especially mothers, we are often always so involved with our little ones that we totally forget that we need to look after ourselves.

Well, is this is all necessary? At times I think yes- we must go through survival mode in order to get by. For example, my partner has recently been away for months, which means I have been in single mum mindset, trying to balance everything on the work, life front is not always easy. Fortunately, now because  I have more normality, i must think of ways that I can actually thrive rather than survive. In retrospect, If i were to to successfully ever be in this situation again I must think of ways that I can love myself more so that i can actually be a better mother to my daughter.

So i'm here to challenge the thought of putting everyone before yourself, is this really actually more selfish than putting yourself before your loved ones?

Can you really be the best mum ever, if you don't go and have some of your own time, do a workout for example?, so that you can come back to your kids with all the happy hormones because you feel better about yourself for moving. Can you be the best mum if you choose poorly when it comes to food as you haven't prepared properly because you're rushing around everywhere for everyone else,  and gain as a result gain excess Kgs therefore your self esteem is on the floor?  Can you really be the best mum ever if you don't ever take time out for yourself and do your favourite yoga class which helps you to relieve the stress and strain of daily life, making you come back home as a peaceful mummy?

Kids are really sensitive, they can feel your vibe, when your rushed,  when you feel like shit, when you look like you've been run over by a bus, and you snap far too easily because because you are trying far top hard to please everyone else, and as a result your health and wellbeing is jeopardised,  your kids, your family and your friends they all feel this vibe. 

So what things can you do, even it's for 5 mins today that can help boost your confidence and allow you to LOVE yourself?

These examples of somethings that you could do in 5 mins are more simple than you might think and are definitely boost your mummy performance:

Examples

• Meditation
• Breathing
• Stretching
• Walking (you can take the kids with you)
• Push ups
• Sit ups
• Lunges
• Squats
• Meal preparation
• Sit out in the fresh air for 5 mins
• Listen to your favourite tune and have a secret dance by yourself.

So tell me what things will you do to love YOURSELF?