One of the most essential electrolyte minerals is one that is increasingly deficient among people today. Magnesium deficiency is so common, one could write several volumes of books about it. Magnesium is essential for initiating more than 300 enzymatic reactions in the body.

Extensive research has shown that Vitamin D deficiencies play a role in the development of dozens of diseases - everything from a variety of cancers such as breast, prostate and colon cancer to diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, psoriasis and mental illness.

Yes, there are government and university statistics about the RDA for magnesium. I think in the book I mention something like 70% to 80% of men and women are not getting even the low RDA that they talk about. I think the RDA is like 350 to 400 milligrams. One hundred to 200 years ago we were getting 500 milligrams, that’s what we need—500 to 600 milligrams.

Have you wondered why you are deficient in vitamins and minerals even though you take your daily supplements? Is your supplement ineffective and not able to give you the vigor and vitality you need, or is there something  depleting your body of the essential nutrients that are important for good health?

Have you been feeling fatigued and moody lately? How about anxious, with bouts of insomnia? Before you blame it on menopause or chalk it up to Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS), you should consider whether you may have a magnesium deficiency.

Often times women crave chocolate at certain times of the month, that is due to the high concentration of magnesium in chocolate, a nutrient which becomes depleted.

Magnesium deficiency can trigger disease development and worsen symptoms in hyperthyroidism, fibromyalgia, Raynaud's and other autoimmune disorders.

Magnesium can help attack anxiety and depression, is less expensive than mood medications, has no side effects and treats a long list of critical health conditions.