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Michael Martin Meléndrez
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This is a wonderful report on the importance of Magnesium. As an academic integrated nutritionists in my college days, I can tell you how important this is, however we have a problem with our food containing Magnesium and the other elements of nutrition at the levels we formerly recognized. This problem is caused by the use of high yield fertilizers, acid based fertilizers and the attempt to lower the pH of alkaline soil by using so called soil acidifiers. All of which disrupt the natural process of soil ecology and the relationship that plants have with specific microbes in the soil. Soil Secrets (www.soilsecrets.com) is the soil health industry leader in changing how to fix soils using molecular biology in order to jump start the natural process of soil ecology. With this technology we may some day see nutrient density of these elements back up to where we don't need to over eat calories in order to get our minimum nutrient levels.

Magnesium is an essential mineral required by the body for maintaining normal muscle and nerve function, keeping a healthy immune system, maintaining heart rhythm, and building strong bones. Magnesium is also involved in at least 300 (click here for report)


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Soil Secrets LLC produces the highest quality mycorrhizal product globally and the most practical one for agriculture. Here's an example of how significant mycorrhizal fungi are to helping a crop uptake Magnesium as well as other key elements from the soil as compared to plants that don't have a mycorrhizal relationship. Almost without exception crops grown using conventional agriculture techniques with high yield acid based fertilizers won't have a mycorrhizal relationship! In addition to helping plants get mineral elements out of the soil, mycorrhizal are also protecting the plant roots from disease and from damaging nematodes and they improve the crops ability to tolerate drought. It's a win win for farmers to learn how to use biomimicry including and Soil Secrets (www.soilsecrets.comand www.soilsecretsblog.com) is the industry leader at it.


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