“Of the minerals inside the cell, all are vitally important, but magnesium has a role that permits perpetuity of function, and the lack of it will impact a cell’s efficiency and duration of its useful life,” says Fereydoon Batmanghelidj, author of Obesity, Cancer & Depression: Their Common Cause & Natural Cure.
Magnesium, the fourth most abundant mineral in the body, is required for more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body. Of the total body magnesium, 50 percent is found in the bone and the other 50 percent is found in the body tissues and organs.
Magnesium helps maintain normal muscle and nerve function, strong bones, a healthy immune system, regulating blood sugars, promote healthy blood pressure and helps the body keep the heart’s rhythm steady. Through studies, it has been shown that this essential element plays an essential role in managing hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and now cancer.
Magnesium has an effect on overall cell physiology that cannot be equalled by anything else in the world of medicine. Deficiency of this mineral causes the body to accumulate toxins, degenerate quickly and premature aging. Because we live in a time of high toxicity this essential mineral it essential for the survival of our cells that are constantly being faced with heavy metals.
To be able to understand how a deficiency of magnesium can increase the risk of cancer we have to understand exactly what cancer is. On an ongoing basis the cells in our body become old, die and are replaced with new cells. When the genetic material in the cell gets damaged or changes, this process goes wrong, producing mutations that affect the production and division of normal cells. This causes the cells not to die as they should and the body keeps producing new cells it does not need. A tumor or growth is then formed by all the extra cells.
Therefore when the body is affected by environmental factors, a diet lacking essential minerals and vitamins, molecules in the body lose electrons and become free radicals. These free radicals attack healthy cells to take back electrons damaging even more cells.
Research in Poland has shown that the inadequacy of magnesium and antioxidants are important risk factors in predisposing to leukemia. Research has also shown that many cancer patients when tested are in a state of hypomagnesemia.
Because magnesium is essential in so many body functions, anything that weakens this process poses a threat to the health of our cells. The deficiency of this mineral can cause our cells to calcify. Magnesium can be called the rejuvenation mineral because it prevents the calcification of organs and tissues in the body.
Good sources of this essential mineral are green vegetables because of their content of chlorophyll. The center of the chlorophyll molecule contains magnesium. Other sources are legumes, nuts and seeds, whole and unrefined grains. Tap water can also be a source if the water is “hard”, meaning it naturally contains minerals.