Feeling tired? Maybe you need more magnesium.
Feeling tired? Could a lack of the mineral magnesium be the problem? Most people know we need iron our diets and “iron poor blood” or iron deficiency anemia can lead one to feel tired. But magnesium is also an important mineral for many reasons, one of which is energy. An article in Environment Nutrition noted that not having enough of the essential mineral, magnesium, can lead to feeling tired or fatigued. More Americans are low in magnesium, why? Many of us are eating more processed food like white bread, white rice, white pasta, and Pop Tarts. When they refine the grain to make white flour, white rice, etc., they remove most of the magnesium. Because of all the processed food we eat, they estimate we are getting only about 50% of the magnesium our bodies need each day. The Recommended Dietary Allowance for magnesium is 310-320 mg per day for women and 410-420 mg per day for men. Why do we need ma...