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Like potassium, magnesium is known for its electrolytic action and for keeping muscles limber.

It's also been the recent subject of numerous studies that suggest beneficial effects that reach far beyond its use by athletes and marathon runners to those suffering from heart disease, arthritis or asthma ...

Magnesium - Offering pages of links to information, research, and magnesium studies related to heart disease, pregnancy-related problems, athletic training, osteoporosis and a host of other conditions.

The Magnesium Web Site - Another great cache of articles and research, sponsored by the Healthy Water Association, linking magnesium deficiencies with stress and behavorial problems to hypertension and asthma.

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Magnesium in diet - A brief definition, its function in human metabolism, suggested food sources, toxity levels and recommended daily allowances.

Nutrition Fact Sheet: Magnesium - Function, interaction with other nutrients, causes and symptoms of deficiency, daily requirements by age level, and food sources by serving and milligram levels.

The Importance of Magnesium to Human Nutrition - An explanation of its enzymatic reactions in the human body, with its suggested use in a variety of disorders, with a discussion on the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of deficiencies.

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