Feeding Your Brain, Part 3

Hi Everyone,
It assists in the acid-alkaline balance in the body

There is so much more, but I think you get the idea. Magnesium is very important, so much so that when magnesium levels are low it causes a number of problems, here’s a list:

• nerve cells become irritated
• muscles become tense
• adds to ADHD behavior in children, (as well as other behavioral, and mood problems)
• causes high levels of cortisol and adrenaline in the body, (which causes the body to lose even more magnesium)

So you can see from this why it’s so important to make sure that you eat a healthy diet, in order to get everything we need. If something’s missing, problems in the body will always happen.

The following is a list of things that cause us to lose magnesium in the body, so try to avoid them.

• Alcohol
• Diuretics
• Processed Foods
• Refined Flour
• Sugar
• Excess Protein
• Stress

Each day we need between 300-350 mg each day. Don’t panic, you can get everything you need on a raw/vegan diet. Here is a few examples to help you.

In just a little over 1/3 a cup (3 1/2 oz) of the following you’ll get:

Kelp 760 mg, Almonds 270 mg, Cashews 267 mg, Dulse 200 mg, dried peas 180 mg (you can sprout these and the amount increases), dried bananas 132 mg, dried figs 71 mg, Dates 58 mg.

Again there are many other fruits, vegetables, sprouts, etc. that contain good levels of magnesium.

Just to let you moms know, Raw Mom Stephani McGirr and I have been working hard to put together a book for parents on how to raise healthy and active raw/vegan children. It will give you far more information than I can give you here and it will cover everything you need to know to feel confident. You will have all the nutritional, scientific, and biological information at your finger tips, and so much more.

Something for you ladies to look forward to.

This post would not be complete without a recipe. One that will start you day off with a good dose of magnesium and many other nutrients as well.

Banana Mint Shake - (Magnesium Power Shake)

1/3 cup almonds (soaked)
2 large frozen bananas, chopped
3-4 dried figs
1 apple, cored
A handful of spinach
2-3 drops of mint extract or fresh mint sprigs
2 cups water
5 dried banana pieces (make sure they have been dehydrated and not sulfur dried)

Blend all the ingredients except the dried bananas, together. Blend until smooth. While the blender is running, drop in one dried banana at a time. Don’t over blend as you want it to have flex of banana chips in it.

Enjoy!

Monique