Energetic Health Institute

Emotion

The foods we eat become the moods we feel. How is this possible? It’s just food, after all, right? If we were to say, ‘You are what you eat’, would that seem far-fetched? Of course not; the foods you eat literally become structure within your body. Fats (healthy or unhealthy) become integrated within the phospholipid bilayer of your cells. Proteins (healthy or unhealthy) become your bones, muscles, and organs. We literally are what we eat…but can the same be true for our emotional state? What you feel has a great deal to do with what you eat, too. Neurotransmitters, the molecules of emotion, are biochemical compounds your body makes every moment of every day. And where does the source material for your neurotransmitters come from? That’s right…from the food you eat. What you eat becomes what you feel. Eating acidic foods tainted with pesticides, GMOs, chemical preservatives, and other chemical pollutants, and your moods will trend towards negative energy and energy-draining reactions because pollution disrupts homeostasis. Anger isn’t just anger; it’s a sign of nutritional imbalance, typically the result of too many chemicals in the bloodstream. Eat organic plant-based alkaline foods, free from the chemical pollutants that effectively short-circuit your nervous system, and your moods will trend towards positive, energy-cultivating responses. It’s not rocket science; food is medicine, even for the mind, and clean foods lead to clean moods.

With respect to magnesium, a food like organic pumpkin seeds that stimulates your fire element can lead to energy-cultivating responses like feeling loving, satisfied, joyful, enthusiastic, and authentic. A food like organic spinach that stimulates your water element can lead to energy-cultivating responses like trusting in the perfection of life. 

Anatomy

Looking at health and the human body holistically, it’s imperative that you understand how everything is connected. You are a luminous being, and your body is designed to heal. Your energetics influence your emotions. Your emotion influences your anatomy in what most people term body language. Your anatomy influences how your body functions, aka your physiology. Your physiology influences your cellular biochemistry. And coming full circle, your cellular biochemistry influences your energetics. At EHI, we call this series of amazing holistic connectivity The Cycle of Influencing Energy (CoIE). Literally, nothing is independent of or isolated from anything else. It’s all you and what you do for one aspect of your CoIE, you do for all.

Magnesium plays an essential role in virtually all aspects of the physical body because of its involvement in over 300 enzymatic processes, including the production of ATP and synthesis of one of the body’s most critical antioxidants, glutathione.

Magnesium affects the anatomy in two ways: First, due to its being a calcium antagonist, it promotes muscle contraction/relaxation. Second, magnesium helps maintain bone integrity. Did you know that 50-60% of the body’s magnesium is stored in the bone? When magnesium gets too low, parathyroid hormone levels decrease, which then diminishes the absorption of calcium from your diet via the intestines. As is so often the case, when one aspect of the body is out of balance, there is a ripple-like domino effect across many other aspects of the body, and that is certainly the case with magnesium as well.

Physiology

Magnesium plays a huge role in many of the functions of the human body. Physiologically, magnesium has several essential functions and benefits. (7)

Immune System & Inflammation

• Diets low in magnesium are tied to increases in inflammation.
• Low-grade inflammation can be related to heart disease, diabetes, and obesity.
• Restoring magnesium to appropriate levels also normalize inflammation levels partially by suppressing Interleukin (IL-6).
• IL-6 is a pro-inflammatory trigger.

Cardiovascular System

• Magnesium impacts the cardiovascular system through its effect on the contractibility of the myocardium.
• It influences the movement of ions like sodium, potassium, and calcium across the sarcolemma membrane.
• It influences the electrical activity and conduction system of the heart, promoting smooth, rhythmic, efficient contractions.
• Magnesium also helps to relax smooth muscle tone, helping to lower elevated blood pressure associated with stress.

Endocrine System & Blood Sugar Management

• Low magnesium diets have been correlated with elevated blood sugars, which go hand in hand.

Digestive System

• Magnesium relaxes smooth muscles of the digestive tract as well promoting peristalsis & optimal digestion.
• Normalizes bowel function and movement in cases of constipation.

Biochemistry

Biochemistry focuses on the biochemical processes that continuously occur inside the body at the cellular level for energetic functioning. Biologically, magnesium has varied roles, from DNA Repair to ATP Production and protein Synthesis. (8)

DNA Repair

• Nucleotide Excision Repair (NER) requires 20 different proteins.
• Magnesium acts as a co-factor in nearly every NER stage of DNA Repair.

Neurotransmission

• Magnesium affects the brain cell receptor NMDA (N-methyl-d-aspartate)
• When magnesium is deficient, depression can increase due to problems with NMDA receptors

Enzymatic Metabolization

• Magnesium activates cellular enzymes to help biotransform proteins, carbs, lipids & nucleic acids for cellular use.
• Essential co-factor to produce ATP (energy) within mitochondria.
• Magnesium also assists in the transportation of electrolytes across cell membranes.

Cellular Respiration & Enzymatic Detoxification

• Maintenance of the mitochondrial electron transport chain
• Essential for glutathione synthesis for cellular detoxification
• A diet deficient in Magnesium can lead to mitochondrial dysfunction

To explore how these concepts interconnect and dive deeper into holistic health, visit our Holistic Nutrition Certification program at Energetic Health Institute. (9e