Brain Health & Magnesium Benefits

Soooo many people have been asking about these recently.

Much research has been done on the effects of magnesium for brain health and is ongoing.

Magnesium regulates nerve signalling, calms the nervous system, and supports learning and memory by protecting brain cells from overstimulation. It acts as a gatekeeper for NMDA receptors on brain cells, stopping over-excitation and preventing neurons from firing too easily. It helps lower stress hormones like cortisol and boosts GABA, a calming neurotransmitter that acts as the brain's brakes. It supports synaptic plasticity, which is how the brain adapts, learns, and forms new connections. It helps protect the structural integrity of the Blood-Brain Barrier and lowers neuroinflammation.

Low magnesium levels have been shown to lead to seizures and may also cause calcium levels to lower. Magnesium supplementation has been found to be beneficial for hypomagnesaemia, a known risk factor for seizures.

Magnesium plays an essential role in nerve transmission and neuromuscular conduction. It also protects from excessive excitation that can lead to neuronal cell death (excitotoxicity) and has been implicated in multiple neurological disorders. It’s thought that Magnesium helps maintain connections between neurons. It has been shown to suppress EEG activity and limit seizure severity. Seizure sufferers show low magnesium levels.

Magnesium may also act to increase the seizure threshold by inhibiting NMDA receptors, thus limiting the effect of glutamate.

Topical magnesium delivers 95% of its value, compared with only 5-50% orally, and topical magnesium does not have the same negative side effects to the gut as oral because it bi-passes the digestive system and is delivered straight into the blood stream, via the skin.

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