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Dr. Eric Berg.

We're going to talk about magnesium's effect on calcium.

But let's first talk about what magnesium does.

It's involved in over 350 biochemical reactions.

It's a co-enzyme, and that means it's a helper mineral involved in enzyme reactions,

which are like the protein machines in the body that do all the work.

Magnesium is also a key electrolyte.

And electrolytes conduct electricity within the fluid of your body.

Magnesium affects the relaxation of muscle, nerve transmission, fluid balance,

pH, ATP production, which is the energy currency of the body.

Magnesium is also involved in mood, making serotonin.

It's also involved in making melatonin, which actually can help you sleep as well.

It's an antistress mineral involved in the adrenal hormones.

It's involved in bone physiology, heart physiology, and supporting insulin.

So you can see it's very, very important.

Now, up to 60% of the entire population has a subclinical magnesium deficiency.

And subclinical meaning that it doesn't show up on a blood test, but you're deficient,

because the actual deficiency is inside the cell.

98% of all the magnesium is inside the cell, not outside the cell.

So when you get a blood test and you find that your magnesium levels are normal in your blood,

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