Why most people are deficient
- Modern farming depletes the soil. The result: there's less magnesium in our food than before.
- Processed food removes much of the remaining magnesium in foods.
- Chronic stress, caffeine and alcohol speed up the loss of magnesium from the body.
- Less than 1% of the body's magnesium is in the blood. That's why ordinary blood tests can miss a shortfall in the cells.