June 20, 2013
What exactly does Stress have to do with Magnesium?…

It’s ubiquitous…
Everyone is consumed with “Stress!” and it’s devastating affect on our body…
And we all are being schooled to know that “Stress!” triggers the release of Cortisol — the Master Stress Hormone. Keep in mind, this very process has been going on inside our Ancestors’ bodies for 6 million years, give or take a decade… And there’s even a best-selling book that outlines this stress dynamic — even with wild critters! The interesting thing is that Zebras and other critters in nature don’t seem to get “Stressed Out!”

Now why is that?
“Stress!” is life… So, stress hormones are a part of life and have been. But it seems that “Stress!” seems is now taking a greater, and greater toll on our body.
As you likely know, Magnesium helps us deal with “Stress!” — right?… And those who’ve bothered to research this dynamic knows that there’s an inverse relationship between Maggie and Cortisol — when Mg is high, Cortisol is low, and vice versa. And while I find that comforting to know, I decided to do some digging and see what is really going on and see if I could determine what’s causing this intensified reaction to “Stress!”
It turns out that

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