The Salty News

We talk about magnesium all the time here at Wild Flora Dispensary, but that’s just because magnesium is used in more than 300 pathways in the body. One of those pathways helps to modulate the stress response through the HPA axis. If you read our previous blog, you’ll know that it is estimated a lot of us are deficient in magnesium. Stress and anxiety are a presentation of the stress response being triggered; a sign your body does not feel safe. This could be from any number of external factors, such as environment, certain people you encounter, past trauma. As...

Back pain is so common it’s almost considered a sign of ‘getting old’, however, it doesn’t have to be inevitable. Research by Tarleton, et al [1] tells us that there is a relationship between chronic back pain and magnesium deficiency. Further studies by Boyle, et al [2] suggest that our daily intake of magnesium is wildly inadequate. So much so, that up to 60-70% of adults may actually be magnesium deficient! We have mentioned the benefits of magnesium in our previous blog 'Why Science says to Eat Dark Chocolate’.  Science tells us that stress uses up our magnesium reserves, which...

Optimizing your magnesium levels can have positive effects on many aspects of your body, particularly your muscles and skin.  Understanding how magnesium, your neuromuscular system and your skin are all intertwined is pivotal to your health.

Science says to eat chocolate.... Dark chocolate we are talking about. Not dairy or white chocolate. They are full of sugar and do not contain the best parts of the cocoa bean. It’s the dark stuff that we are after. 70-80% cocoa chocolate. This is why.