What Are the Benefits of Magnesium for Manic Depression?
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Magnesium
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Magnesium is the fourth largest number of mineral concentration in your body. This is for good reason as magnesium is an important component of more than 300 biochemical reactions in your body, ranging from muscle relaxation to maintaining the rhythm of your heartbeat. It is also responsible for helping nerve function in the body.
Magnesium and Manic Depression
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One of the main believed causes of manic depression is a malfunction of the neurotransmitters in the brain. Neurotransmitters are chemicals that are responsible for helping transmit nerve impulses across the synapses of the brain. Some of these nerve impulses largely affect your body's mood. Magnesium is an important component in the action of neurotransmitters, and a lack of the mineral is believed to be a contributing factor in neurotransmitter malfunction leading to bipolar disorder. Supplementing your diet with magnesium may help strengthen the neurotransmitter function in the brain.
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Side Effects
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Most prescription forms of manic depression treatment have a long list of side effects. One of the main benefits of using magnesium to help treat manic depression is that there are no negative side effects to the supplements as long as the doses are within the dietary reference intakes issued by the National Institute of Health. For an adult, magnesium intake should stay below 400 mg and for children below 200 mg daily.
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