RealAge Tip- Feeling Wimpy?
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RealAge Tip- Feeling Wimpy?
| Mon, 10-23-2006 - 12:24pm |
Feeling Wimpy?
Finding it harder to do what you once did easily? Check your multivitamin.
If your arms start to feel like wet noodles after carrying groceries, pushing the vacuum, or doing a normal workout, you may be low on magnesium. Your muscles require this mineral to function properly, yet two-thirds of us don't get enough. Meet your daily intake with whole grains, nuts, leafy greens, and a multivitamin/mineral supplement that includes magnesium. More findings about magnesium . . .
If your arms start to feel like wet noodles after carrying groceries, pushing the vacuum, or doing a normal workout, you may be low on magnesium. Your muscles require this mineral to function properly, yet two-thirds of us don't get enough. Meet your daily intake with whole grains, nuts, leafy greens, and a multivitamin/mineral supplement that includes magnesium. More findings about magnesium . . .
Your body needs magnesium to power your muscles (and your heart, nerves, and bones, too) and when you don't have enough, it shows. In one study, older adults who had the lowest magnesium levels also did the worst on strength tests, a risky combination that invites accidents and threatens the heart. The reason? Without enough magnesium, your body struggles to carry out physical tasks, which pushes up your heart rate and can leave you gasping for oxygen. Gaps in your diet are largely to blame.
Here's what you can do about it: On your next trip to the supermarket, fill your basket with bran or shredded wheat cereal, brown rice, nuts, whole-grain breads, and leafy greens -- all are rich in magnesium. And to back up your improved diet, take a daily multivitamin/mineral supplement that contains at least 100 milligrams of magnesium.
Here's what you can do about it: On your next trip to the supermarket, fill your basket with bran or shredded wheat cereal, brown rice, nuts, whole-grain breads, and leafy greens -- all are rich in magnesium. And to back up your improved diet, take a daily multivitamin/mineral supplement that contains at least 100 milligrams of magnesium.

