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Magnesium Oxide Benefits

Magnesium oxide, also called magnesia, is a colorless, amorphous powder which occurs in nature as periclase. It is also a source of magnesium. Magnesium oxide has numerous benefits and applications especially in the health care industry. It is necessary for the majority of bodily functions including the heart. Magnesium oxide also can be used in several other applications including pulp and paper, fertilizers, sugar refining, rubber and plastics, animal feed, boiler and water-cooling treatment and power generation.

  1. Detoxifying Agent

    • Magnesium oxide is used as an antacid and detoxifying agent. It is a good intestinal cleanser used in many health care programs. In the March 2009 issue of JAMA (the Journal of the American Medical Association), it states that treatments aimed at improving organ function by expelling harmful toxins using magnesium oxide are more efficient. It also states a person can control detoxification at his own convenience.

    Magnesium Oxide for Bones

    • Magnesium oxide is vital to maintain the integrity of the skeletal system and enhances bone density. It can slow down or reverse osteoporosis, i.e., abnormal bone loss due to lack of calcium. Magnesium oxide also maintains important bodily balance with other minerals and is associated with protein and carbohydrate metabolism.

    Relaxant

    • Magnesium oxide is a natural sedative for relieving high blood pressure, insomnia, depression, anxiety, nervousness, chronic fatigue, constipation and sometimes migraines. Its relaxing effect is also used in clinical practice to treat conditions like nervous indigestion and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It acts as a relaxant to relieve muscle cramps for patients who lack magnesium in their diet.

    Medicine

    • Magnesium oxide is a basis of good health in many respects, according to the May 2009 edition of Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. For example, it aids in energy production and assists the electric conduction of the heart, thus minimizing the risk of heart attack. It is also observed to play an important role in hypertension, diabetes and stroke.

    Other Uses

    • Granular magnesium oxide fertilizers are used in soil that lacks magnesium, thus this fertilizer guarantees an optimal magnesium supply to plants. Magnesium oxide does not form a homogeneous mixture when mixed with other fertilizers, so it is crucial to reduce the bout size while distributing it over an area because magnesium oxide does not spread like many other products.

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