WHEN IT COMES TO nutrients, magnesium really is in a league of its own. It’s a powerhouse that is involved in more than 300 bodily functions. ‘Magnesium is crucial for energy production, healthy muscle, nerve and immune function, blood pressure regulation and blood pressure control,’ says nutritionist Will Jordan. ‘It also plays an important role in keeping bones healthy, helping to regulate hormones, mood and sleep, and supporting the cardiovascular system.’ Your body can’t make magnesium, so if you want to stay healthy, you need to get it through diet, or by taking additional supplements.
‘Making sure you get enough magnesium through diet can be quite difficult,’ says Will. ‘Poor farming practices, depleted soil, high intakes of ultra-processed foods, and the modern Western diet generally mean that many people are…
