Whether you are dealing with personal stress or in some other form, stress can take it's toll. The coming years may or may not bode well for the economy, with this comes stress. Magnesium is an essential mineral not only to the human body, but also to a variety of important biological functions. In fact, magnesium is involved in well over 300 metabolic processes. It is required for every major biological process, including the production of cellular energy and the synthesis of nucleic acids and proteins.

Magnesium deficiency and hypomagnesaemia can result from a variety of causes including gastrointestinal and renal losses. Magnesium deficiency can cause a wide variety of features including hypocalcaemia, hypokalaemia and cardiac and neurological manifestations. Chronic low magnesium state has been associated with a number of chronic diseases including diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, and osteoporosis. The use of magnesium as a therapeutic agent in asthma, stress, myocardial infarction, and pre-eclampsia is also discussed

Have you ever found yourself unable to sleep because you cannot unwind from the stress of the day? Well reasearch has a lot to say about the benefits of magnesium. Several studies show a lack of magnesium can alter electrical activity in the brain, causing agitated sleep and frequent awakenings. "It looks like magnesium is important for a good night's sleep" says USDA researcher Forest H. Nielson.