Microblog: You May Be Deficient in Vitamin D Because Your Body Needs Magnesium

If you consider taking a vitamin D supplement, consider taking Magnesium. Studies show that magnesium activates and aids in the metabolism of vitamin D.⠀
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❓What does this mean?⠀
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❗️Without magnesium, vitamin D may not get absorbed. Magnesium is the 4th most abundant mineral in the body, after sodium, calcium and potassium. Magnesium activates enzymes, including the enzymes that play a role in vitamin D metabolism.⠀
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📚One study showed that people with high levels of magnesium had less likelihood of having lower vitamin D levels. People that get sufficient magnesium may require less levels of vitamin D supplementation.⠀
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❗️Other studies have shown that individuals with higher magnesium levels also had higher bone mineral density. Essentially low levels of magnesium levels make vitamin D ineffective.⠀
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‼️Well, up to 50% of the U.S. population is magnesium deficient.⠀
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⚠️But magnesium also needs nutrients to be best absorbed. I hope by now you know that just supplementing a deficient nutrient in the body isn’t getting to the root cause. Our bodies like to be in homeostasis.⠀
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⁉️When a nutrient is deficient, what possible harm to homeostasis are we causing by trying to fix only that specific deficiency?⠀
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☠️Research has shown that feeding high doses of more than one vitamin simultaneously can show toxicity dependent on…