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So, this is not a medical blog, and I am not a medical professional, and I most certainly am not advocating anyone take anything in this particular entry as a recommendation. Why I am posting this, however, is for the information value in the graphs and the study. So take that into account.
This link leads to a downloadable .pdf concerning a study that was released in 2001, but the information is still not well known. The graphs posted below are in the study, "The multifaceted and widespread pathology of magnesium deficiency" by S. Johnson, but I think it's worthwhile to also post them here.
Please click for larger versions of these. This one mainly documents the effects low serotonin levels and magnesium deficiency (see chart below, and again, click for full version) have on the human body.
Which brings us to the rest of the charts.
This one largely lays out links between vitamin B2 and zinc deficiency as well as magnesium deficiency.
This is mostly how magnesium deficiency impacts the gastrointestinal system, though it also displays--glaringly--the connection between muscle cramps, Tourette's, Parkinson's, and myasthenia gravis.
This one pretty much goes everywhere, because magnesium deficiency in humans is the start of many ills, but I'd point towards the kidney and liver impacts.
This mostly lays out the wide spectrum of ailments that can cause magnesium depletion as a side effect. Apparently it's not just emotional self-sabotage that's a gift in humanity, but biological self-sabotage. How fun!
And finally, the direct effects of zinc deficiency when paired with magnesium deficiency, with a side of vitamin K deficiency effects for flavor.
Again, I am not a doctor, I am not advocating self-diagnosis of anything. But at the least, if you see yourself in any of these, maybe talk with your doctor about a magnesium level test. They're not standard, but they're also not hugely expensive, and many insurances are happy to comp tests before surgery or other more invasive treatments.
This link leads to a downloadable .pdf concerning a study that was released in 2001, but the information is still not well known. The graphs posted below are in the study, "The multifaceted and widespread pathology of magnesium deficiency" by S. Johnson, but I think it's worthwhile to also post them here.
Please click for larger versions of these. This one mainly documents the effects low serotonin levels and magnesium deficiency (see chart below, and again, click for full version) have on the human body.
Which brings us to the rest of the charts.
This one largely lays out links between vitamin B2 and zinc deficiency as well as magnesium deficiency.
This is mostly how magnesium deficiency impacts the gastrointestinal system, though it also displays--glaringly--the connection between muscle cramps, Tourette's, Parkinson's, and myasthenia gravis.
This one pretty much goes everywhere, because magnesium deficiency in humans is the start of many ills, but I'd point towards the kidney and liver impacts.
This mostly lays out the wide spectrum of ailments that can cause magnesium depletion as a side effect. Apparently it's not just emotional self-sabotage that's a gift in humanity, but biological self-sabotage. How fun!
And finally, the direct effects of zinc deficiency when paired with magnesium deficiency, with a side of vitamin K deficiency effects for flavor.
Again, I am not a doctor, I am not advocating self-diagnosis of anything. But at the least, if you see yourself in any of these, maybe talk with your doctor about a magnesium level test. They're not standard, but they're also not hugely expensive, and many insurances are happy to comp tests before surgery or other more invasive treatments.
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