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Sensations usual fatigue, muscle tension and even cramps or muscle tremors, which are accentuated more at night, may be the result of the mineral magnesium deficiency (also potassium). Many people are reflected in these symptoms, which did not reveal disease, but a persistent feeling of malaise, fatigue posed to the body muscle tension constant.
If we analyze the current eating habits, it is not difficult for medium and long-term physical and psychologically reflect the lack of these minerals. They are leafy greens, nuts, legumes and whole grains (mainly the germ of cereals), in which foods abound. But eating vegetables, and most importantly, eat two servings daily of fruits or vegetables recommended by public health agencies and nutrition, remains something for much of the population. The little habit of eating such foods on a daily basis, let alone food nuts and comprehensive, can explain the emergence of long-term permanent fatigue and muscle injuries, or the feeling of jamming and heavy legs and swollen.
The statistics speak
The data on the eating habits of the population are reflected in the panel of Food Consumption, developed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAP) since 1987. The study allows valuing one of the most significant change in eating behavior in Spain, through a reflection of dietary patterns that match the rest of Western countries. The latest data, from 2005, show that the consumption of fruit and vegetables has increased slightly (4.2%), but far enough from the recommendations: at least two servings of vegetables daily to provide the body all the nutrients concentrated foods. “Something green” both in food as at the dinner, at least one salad and other daily ration as a main dish or as an accompaniment to a main course, is the ideal contribution of these foods in one day.
There are several reasons that nutritional advise eating green. Mainly because his absence is reflected in the physical health and mood. They are the most concentrated natural source fiber, dyes and antioxidant vitamins, as well as its wealth in minerals such as potassium and magnesium, which are directly involved in muscle contraction and relaxation, has its impact on the nutritional status of both those who consumed as who do not. The fact that they are the most concentrated natural source fiber, dyes and antioxidant vitamins, and its wealth in minerals such as potassium and magnesium, which are directly involved in muscle contraction and relaxation, has its impact on the nutritional status of those who consuming or not included on a regular basis.
Health muscle
We need at least two servings of vegetables daily to provide the agency all its nutrients. Magnesium is distributed in our body outside and inside cells. His form extracellular involved in transmitting nerve and muscle (neuromuscular), and plays a key role in muscle relaxation and the proper functioning of the heart muscle (heart). Magnesium intracellular part of the bone matrix. If anyone can notice the lack of magnesium in your muscle tone, the lack of this mineral in athletes becomes even more value. This mineral plays in balance with calcium, an important role in muscle function in their movements relaxation and contraction. A deficit of magnesium lead to a nervous and muscular excessive excitation (cramps, myalgia or muscle pain intense), irregular heartbeat and weakness. In addition, this mineral is involved in the metabolic processes of transfer and release of energy. The muscular effort made during the sport (some sports are more demanding than others), generates loss of magnesium, and the lack of it leads to a reduction of resilience and adaptability to the effort. That is why athletes should bear in mind the plant each day as an essential source of this mineral.
Against anaemia, chlorophyll
Chlorophyll is the pigment plant, which confers a distinctive green vegetables. It is responsible for absorbing photons of light needed to carry out photosynthesis. Through this process, light energy is converted into chemical energy, plants release oxygen into the atmosphere and produce the necessary sugars for growth. Some vegetables, which gives the green chlorophyll is evident. This is the case with spinach beet, spinach, broccoli romanesco or (a variety of cauliflower). Others, such as carrots, also contain chlorophyll, but masked by carotenoids like beta-carotene, the pigment that highlights its intense orange. Chlorophyll has antianémico effects, so that consumption of green vegetables is recommended in cases of anemia. The molecule of the substance is similar to that of hemoporfirina composed involved in the synthesis of hemoglobin molecule in red blood cells, responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood and whose deficiency is associated with anemia. The difference between the two is that they have dissimilar metals. The heme group of hemoglobin contains an atom of iron, while the porphyrin of chlorophyll carries an atom of magnesium. In fact, is the chlorophyll that gives this mineral wealth in the plant and, in particular, those leafy greens. Hence to the first applications of chlorophyll headed towards its therapeutic use in treating anemia. The best way to seize it through the raw vegetables (salads, for example), because the chlorophyll is not very stable to heat.
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