Rapid fatigue, poor sleep and irritability indicate a deficiency of one important macronutrient in the body.
Products rich in magnesium are beneficial for both men's and women's health, shared nutritionist Olga Andreychuk.
Benefits for women
Magnesium influences the regularity of the menstrual cycle, the normal course of pregnancy, but the importance of the element also remains during menopause, reports Moscow 24 .
Benefits for men
For men, magnesium is valuable because it participates in the production of testosterone.
The macroelement promotes fat burning, delays the appearance of wrinkles, prevents the appearance of edema, and is responsible for shiny hair and healthy skin color.
Magnesium normalizes blood pressure, reduces anxiety and increases stress resistance.
Signs of Magnesium Deficiency
Nutritionist Andreychuk pointed out that with a shortage of the macronutrient, a person feels tired after minor physical activity, wants to sleep, and becomes lethargic, which can be replaced by irritability. With a magnesium deficiency, dizziness and leg cramps often occur.
What foods contain a lot of magnesium?
The expert said that the greatest amount of this element is found in dark chocolate (from 75%), cocoa, wheat bran, wheat sprouts, flax seeds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds. There is a lot of magnesium in nuts, legumes, greens, seaweed.
A certain proportion of the macronutrient is contained in pork, beef, beets, tomatoes, and bananas.
