Magnesium and Brain Health

Focus, cognitive function, and memory require sufficient amounts of magnesium stored in the body. Many people who suffer from headaches are also found to lack adequate magnesium.

To give you an indication of the scope of magnesium’s actions on the brain, here are the many ways that magnesium may maintain normal brain function:

• Helps support learning and memory performance in adults.

• Regulates certain brain receptors involved in maintaining cognitive function.

• Plays a key role in the process involved in learning and memory.

• Helps regulate a key brain receptor important for supporting memory function in aging adults.

• Proper magnesium stores allow the blood vessels in the brain to stay normal and permit them to dilate.

• Magnesium helps regulate the action of brain neurotransmitters and inflammatory substances, which may play a role in headaches when unbalanced.

• Magnesium helps relax muscles and relieve tension.

For additional educational information on how magnesium helps support brain health, please visit American Academy of Neurology® and American Academy of Family Physicians.

For educational purposes only: This information has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Magnesium deficiency and its symptoms can be a serious health condition. It is advised that you consult with your physician or health care provider regarding magnesium supplementation.