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A Heart Healthy Life with Magnesium

Do you feel irregular or rapid heartbeats? Or do you feel lethargic? Or do you sense any kind of muscular weakness?  Beware, this could a magnesium deficiency. It is a serious health issue because magnesium plays a major role in human health involving 300 metabolic processes and it transfer calcium to cell membranes. Low intake of magnesium could lead to inflammation associated with certain cancers, weaker heart health and the risk of heart attack.  So here are some foods that would let you have enough magnesium in your body to combat all the ailments and these are available in the stores near you.

Dark Green Leafy Vegetables
This could be the usual thing we here now and then as the healthiest. We heard it is a good source of iron, but it also has a sizable amount of magnesium content. Swiss Chard and Palak contains 20 per cent of magnesium.  Adding it in your daily diet would make you the healthiest of all.

Cashews
Well, you may feel it is an expensive deal to add it in your daily diet, but it is worth the bucks spent as it has 73 per cent of magnesium content.  A handful of cashews everyday would keep your deficiency levels on check. It is also rich in manganese, potassium, iron, copper and zinc.

Flax Seeds
Ever heard of this name? Some who have been following the organic stores would have heard of it. Still many are not aware of the name.  Some places it is used as cattle feed and it is also pressed for producing linseed oil. In the traditional Australian medicine, it is used for curing disorders of respiratory tract, eyes, cold, flu, fever, rheumatism and gout. It has high magnesium content. It comes in two variants namely: brown and yellow. Nowadays it is most probably available in supermarkets as well as hypermarkets. If not it is always available in an organic store near you.

Soy Beans
Yet another thing we have been hearing off recently is soybeans. One can consider having soy milk and Tofu (cottage cheese or paneer made of soy milk) as these two offers high source of proteins and minerals in your daily diet. Rather than buying a tetra pack of soy milk, which comes with added preservatives, see if you can extract milk out of the bean, which is a healthy option.

Dark Chocolate
Well, happy about your consumption of chocolates quite often?  But often we find them as milk chocolates which are not so healthy. Rather one should be having dark chocolates, which is actually high in minerals and especially magnesium.  Risks of high blood pressure, heart ailments and a lot more can be controlled with the consumption of dark chocolate.

Yogurt
You need not even go to a shop to buy this as it can be made at home by yourself, which is far healthier. It helps you in building healthy teeth and bones also encourage low body fat percentages. Rather than going for a processed low-fat yogurt from a shop near you, always try fermenting one at your home as it comes without side effects.

So, start planning your diet and stay healthy. Next time when you read, your body must be rich in magnesium.

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