Magnesium is an essential mineral and electrolyte that plays a role in many bodily processes like producing energy, maintaining bone and teeth structure, regulating nerve function, and DNA replication. So, it is important that you get adequate magnesium in your diet. However, a lack of this mineral can lead to various complications – which can even be fatal.
Doctors say in many cases, deficiency can be underdiagnosed since the obvious signs commonly do not appear until your levels become severely low. You may usually think tiredness and fatigue would mean a deficiency, but it is your heart that gets most affected. According to US-based Dr.
Eric Berg, a few ways your heart gets affected include: Arrhythmia or irregular heartbeat “The most dangerous symptom of a magnesium deficiency is not muscle spasm, insomnia or fatigue. It is what a magnesium deficiency can do to your heart,” he said on his social media channel Instagram. Dr.
Berg says lack of this nutrient causes arrhythmia or irregular heartbeat – which ranges from causing no symptoms to causing very serious symptoms. In some people, it may lead to heart palpitations, which are pauses between heartbeats. Magnesium plays an important role in your heart function by regulating blood vessel contraction, which helps manage blood pressure.
Magnesium is also in charge of heart muscle contraction, which beats the heart properly. Calcium blocks arteries A typical heartbeat is maintained by multiple electrolytes like sodium.
