Women's Heart Health and Magnesium

In the February, 2006, edition of Taste for Life magazine, Ann Louise Gittleman, PhD, CNS, writes about heart disease and women. In her article, the author cites that magnesium deficiency can lead to several heart conditions including irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure and even sudden death.

Dr. Gittleman says that magnesium is a natural calcium-channel blocker and dilates coronary arteries and peripheral arteries when available in sufficient levels and in balance with calcium.

She recommends an additional 400 mg of magnesium be added to the daily supplement regimen for women.

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