Magnesium is increasingly used as a treatment for many clinical health issues. Research supports symptom reduction in several clinical issues including, ADHD, anxiety, depression, OCD, and schizophrenia.Whenever parents ask me which supplement they regret not taking sooner, hands-down magnesium is the clear winner. And why? Magnesium is a supplement that has many noticeable benefits but the thing that most people see in their kids and feel in themselves is calming. It calms the brain and thoughts, which tamps down stress.Magnesium is an essential nutrient in neurotransmitter function and communication. Magnesium calms the nervous system due to its ability to block brain N-methyl D-aspartate receptors (NMDA), which inhibits excitatory neurotransmission. It also is needed within the central nervous system because of its role in cellular transmission and intracellular signal transduction.
How Magnesium is Used in the Brain and Body?
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Meet the Expert
Licensed Therapist | Certified School Psychologist
Board Certified in Neurofeedback (BCN) | 30+ Years Clinical Experience
Expert in Emotional Dysregulation in Children and Nervous System Regulation
Host, Dysregulated Kids Podcast | Author, The Dysregulated Kid
Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge is a licensed therapist, certified school psychologist, and leading expert in emotional dysregulation in children and nervous system regulation. With over 30 years of clinical experience and having analyzed more than 10,000 brain maps, she helps families understand what behavior is really signaling—and how to calm the nervous system first so real change can happen.
She is the creator of Regulation First Parenting™ and the CALMS Protocol™, host of the top 1% podcast Dysregulated Kids, and author of The Dysregulated Kid.
