Magnesium has a calming effect on the nervous system
The neurological effects of magnesium
Mg++ (at high extracellular concentration) reduces electrical excitation by diminishing synaptic transmission. Achieved via blocking release of acetylcholine into the synaptic gap between neurons.
Mg++ reduces neuronal excitability in its role as a natural “Calcium Channel Blocker”. Mg++ ions (and other ++ cations at mM concentrations) decrease the activation of certain membrane-bound, voltage-gated calcium channels, and in limiting the influx of extracellular calcium++ into the neuronal cytosol, thereby reduce neuronal excitability.
Mg++ reduces pain. By blocking N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptors, an excitatory neurotransmitter of the central nervous system; prevents ion-flow at typical neuronal resting potentials. Mayer, 1987
Mg is a “calcium channel blocker” in neurons
Mg++ at high extracellular concentrations blocks Ca++influx and diminishes synaptic transmission. Dodge, 1967
If Mg levels are low, nerves lose control over muscle activity, respiration and mental processes. Nerve cells (neurons) need sufficient magnesium to give or receive messages, without which they become excitable and highly reactive. This causes the person to become highly sensitive and highly nervous, possibly resulting in:
Nervous fatigue |
Tics and twitches |
Tremors |
Irritability |
Hypersensitivity# |
Muscle spasms |
Restlessness |
Anxiety |
Confusion |
Disorientation |
Irregular heartbeat |
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# E.g. sharp muscle reaction to an unexpected loud noise.
These effects manifest themselves in several well-known neurological /neuromuscular conditions. Including sleep disorders, the “shakes”in alcoholics, Parkinson's disease, migraines, pre-eclampsia, suicidal tendencies, epileptic seizures, pain, SIDS, CFS and psychiatric disorders:
Magnesium for Neurological/ Neuromuscular conditions
Mg is cofactor for ATPase pumps / ATP production
ATP-producing mitochondria are highly concentrated in cells of the brain and central nervous system. Since neurotransmission has an avid need for ATP energy
Mg for Cell "Battery"/ATP Production
References
Dodge Jr FA, Rahamimoff R. Co-operative action a calcium ions in transmitter release at the neuromuscular junction. J Physiol 1967; 193: 419-432. PubMed
Mayer ML, Westbrook GL. Permeation and block of N-methyl-D-aspartic acid receptor channels by divalent cations in mouse cultured central neurones. J Physiol 1987; 394: 501-527.PubMed
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