Hidden DNA Guardian SHIELDS Brain Health
Minerals are the unsung heroes of the micronutrients in your body.
Micronutrients are critical for your immune function, growth, metabolism, wound healing, and hundreds of other vital bodily functions.
So, when you’re deficient in ANY, you can imagine the impact it could have on pretty much everything.
Let’s take a closer look at one particular mineral that your body requires to function optimally.
Magnesium is a critical mineral that plays a role in more than 400 enzymatic reactions in your body. One of these jobs is to repair your DNA.
In fact, a recent study confirmed that a deficiency in this crucial micronutrient can lead to DNA damage and degenerative brain diseases like Alzheimer’s.
To find out if magnesium can also prevent DNA damage, researchers checked magnesium levels in the blood of 172 middle-aged adults. They also measured homocysteine, folate, vitamin B12 levels, and markers of DNA damage.
Homocysteine was included because high levels are linked to an increased risk of DNA damage. And, of course, DNA damage, in turn, increases your risk of neurodegenerative diseases like dementia, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s.
The results revealed that the participants with low magnesium also had higher homocysteine levels—which are also linked to higher markers of DNA damage.
This is a BIG problem for the roughly 60 percent of adults who don’t get enough magnesium in their diets—or the 30 percent of people who are outright deficient.
Common signs of early magnesium deficiency include…
- fatigue,
- weakness,
- and nausea.
A more severe deficiency can show up as muscle cramps, abnormal heart rhythms, and seizures.
You can boost your magnesium levels simply by eating more magnesium-rich foods, including leafy greens, nuts and seeds, black beans, and salmon.
For an added magnesium boost, bathe with one to two cups of Epsom salt in the water and soak for 10 to 15 minutes.
P.S. 7 TOP sources of multitasking magnesium (including one you’ll thank me for later).
SOURCE:
Dhillon, V.S., Deo, P. & Fenech, M. Low magnesium in conjunction with high homocysteine increases DNA damage in healthy middle-aged Australians. Eur J Nutr (2024). <doi. org /10.1007/s00394-024-03449-0>
