In our Expert Series, neuroscientist Dr. Tara Swart explains the magnesium stress loop and the importance of hydration for optimal brain function.
Magnesium + stress
We know magnesium helps us stay calm, but according to Dr. Swart stress also saps our magnesium stores:
“When we’re stressed we don’t realize the really high rate at which the body uses up magnesium to the point that you cannot actually eat enough leafy greens and nuts and seeds to replenish that so you have to take a magnesium supplement.”
Hydration + brain function
Getting enough bioavailable water keeps us focused and alert. Dr. Swart explains the connection:
“The brain sends messages along neural pathways through both chemical and electrical ways of signaling and those pathways literally need to be lubricated enough by hydration that they can do that. By the time you can sense an obvious sign of dehydration and that’s usually at 1-3% you already don’t have enough water in your brain to conduct those messages efficiently.”
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