Text / Caroline.Translated by Dean: You Yixuan
Kids are stressed too! Come see if there is a diet problem?
Adults aren’t the only ones who feel anxious regarding a magnesium deficiency in their diet, and don’t forget that kids’ favorite foods are often deficient in magnesium: hot dogs, pizza, soda, etc.
In addition, children’s lives are full of various pressures, such as peer pressure, bullying, worrying regarding academic and sports performance, worrying regarding their appearance, hormonal fluctuations in the body due to puberty, and receiving negative feedback from the media. and violent messages, etc., these will make them magnesium deficient.
As mentioned earlier, even using a playgroup to let off steam can be a risk factor.
Many doctors underestimate magnesium deficiency in children, but the same factors can make them deficient in magnesium as in adults. Magnesium deficiency has been linked to ADHD, autism, juvenile delinquency, and childhood depression, and some believe it is the cause.
Dr. Sharna Ofman, professor of clinical developmental psychology, voiced her concerns in No Child Should Be Discriminated. Dr. Ofman warned that from the early 1990s to 2008, when her book was published, the number of mental illnesses among American children had been climbing.
Citing the National Institute of Mental Health, she estimates that one in 10 children and adolescents in the United States “suffers from a serious mental illness severe enough to cause significant functional impairment.” She also mentioned that mood-altering drugs have become “the first choice of treatment, not the last resort.” During the same period, the number of drugs prescribed to patients under the age of 20 tripled.
In her research, she found that “more than 10 million children and adolescents are currently taking antidepressants, and regarding 5 million children are taking stimulant drugs such as Ritalin.”
In 2005, Columbia University launched a program called Forty-State Youth Screening, which screens adolescents and children for mental health problems. Unfortunately, such screening often results in increased prescription drug use.
Before prescribing Ritalin or Prozac to children, doctors should consider whether they are getting enough magnesium. In fact, these children should be able to live happier lives simply by avoiding sugar and consuming magnesium, and they will not be affected by the side effects of those powerful drugs.
According to Dr. Leo Grande, author of “Super Immunity for Children,” hyperactive children need more magnesium because of their high adrenaline levels. The amount suggested by Dr. Grande is 6 mg/lb (regarding 0.45 kg per pound) per day. For example, a 40-pound child (regarding 18 kg) needs 240 mg per day. I agree with this suggestion.
Magnesium in tablet form is difficult for young children to swallow, so Grande recommends taking 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon of magnesium citrate (mixed with water) a day.
If this amount may cause diarrhea in some children, you can switch to ReMag, which has no diarrhea side effects, ½ teaspoon each time, twice a day, sneaked into juice or smoothie. Alternatively, put it in a spray bottle as a skin penetrant.
——Excerpt from “The Miracle of Magnesium: The Most Attractive Nutrient for No Disease in the Next 10 Years”, (provided by Persimmon Culture)◇