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Healthy muscles need an adequate supply of vitamins and minerals. We have a total of 640 muscles - each one of them representing strength, endurance and mobility. Besides the well-known muscles, such as biceps and triceps, our organs and vessels are also made up of muscle tissue.
But unfortunately there are also many types of muscle pain. That's why it's important to train your muscles properly and provide them with all the vitamins and minerals they need to perform at their best.
In this article we explain which vitamins & minerals are particularly important and when muscle pain can be a deficiency.
There are many different types of muscle pain and we have all experienced at least one of them. Here is an overview of the most common forms of muscle pain:
1. Muscle tension
Whether it is in the neck or shoulders, tension is one of the most common types of muscle pain. Workers who spend many hours sitting down often suffer from muscle tension in the arms, shoulders, back or neck. The reason for this is one-sided movement and often also stress. Stretching exercises and fascia rolling massages help to relieve the pain and relax the muscle.
Magnesium supports normal muscle function. Magnesium is therefore particularly important in stressful times. Because as soon as there is not enough magnesium in the body, the muscles can no longer relax properly. This leads to the typical tension. We therefore recommend that you take magnesium capsules regularly.
B vitamins also help your muscles. They support your nervous system in a natural way, which also has an effect on your muscle tension. This is because muscle contraction is controlled by the nervous system. Muscles and nerves therefore interact directly, which is why nervous tension is often felt in the muscles. The B vitamins B1, B2, B6 and B12 can then stabilise the nerves.
2. Pulled muscles and muscle injuries
Athletes in particular are familiar with this complaint. Strained muscles and injuries often occur after sports accidents. The muscles are overstretched too abruptly and quickly. Muscle injuries can range from a small tear, as is the case with the classic muscle strain, to a torn muscle fibre. You should now rest and leave your muscle alone.
Collagen can help you during this time. Collagen is a protein that is used to make tendons, bones and connective tissue. If you have a muscle fibre tear, it is most likely that the connective tissue (fascia etc) surrounding the muscle is also damaged and needs nutrients for optimal healing.
You should also make sure you get enough omega-3. Omega-3 can help with the regeneration of your muscle. In our shop you can find omega-3 from fish oil as well as a vegan version from algae.
3. Sore muscles
We are all familiar with sore muscles. Whether it's after jogging, weight training or an intensive yoga class, the next morning we often have a severe muscle soreness. It signals to you that you have made new movements, discovered new muscles and fasciae.
To relieve your sore muscles, magnesium, potassium, zinc and B vitamins can help. Zinc, like magnesium and potassium, is excreted when you sweat. But it's important to have zinc in your body - it aids muscle-building processes and wound healing. In addition, zinc ensures a balanced acid-base ratio. It has a positive effect on muscle building and against muscle soreness.
4. Muscle cramps
Heavy sweating, insufficient water intake and gastrointestinal infections can lead to increased fluid loss and thus disturbed electrolyte balance. This often leads to a deficiency of minerals such as magnesium, potassium or calcium - a common cause of muscle cramps, which everyone has probably experienced in their feet or calves at night while sleeping.
So you should make sure you get enough magnesium, potassium and calcium to prevent muscle cramps.
Clearly, you need vitamins and minerals for healthy muscles. They provide you with valuable energy and support your muscles in their functions.
In particular, you need the following vitamins for healthy, normally functioning muscles:
Other micronutrients:
Do you lead an active lifestyle and enjoy incorporating exercise into your daily routine? Perfect! Then you should definitely not neglect a balanced diet. Eat locally, varied and healthy and support your muscles with the intake of the above mentioned vitamins and minerals.
More and more people worldwide are affected by visual impairment, such as nearsightedness, farsightedness or presbyopia. Common reasons for this are UV light, smoking, increasing age or an unbalanced, unhealthy diet.
But there are also a few tips and tricks with which you can support your eyes and maybe even prevent a visual impairment.
Sooner or later we will all experience it: Menopause!
Both men and women experience both menopause - although in different ways.
For women: Bit by bit, the ovaries stop working and produce less and less of the female sex hormone estrogen. The consequences: Ovulation and thus menstruation stop.
But that is not all. Menopause comes with a whole series of changes in our bodies. This is because, up to now, the hormones have fulfilled many different tasks. For example, hormones have slowed the loss of bone mass and kept our mucous membranes moist, which affects cholesterol levels.
For men: During climacteric, the body produces less of the male sex hormone testosterone. This begins gradually; menopause can start in men as early as their mid- to late 30s. At that age, the body's production of testosterone decreases by an average of one to 1.2 percent per year. This is why climacteric in men is also known as testosterone deficiency syndrome.
No wonder, that these changes in the body bring with them numerous consequences and side effects.
Very important for any change in our life is to listen to our body and accept that a physical change always requires changes in our health routine.
Are you the kind of person who needs stress to work well? Or do you suffer from stress and try to avoid it as much as possible?
No matter what type of person you are, each of us encounters some type of stress on a regular basis. At school, at work, or in other day-to-day matters, stress is like a shadow that follows us around and envelops us from time to time.
The question is: What can I do to get rid of stress?
