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But the truth is a bit more complex. Your body is not like a car with a single gas tank to refill. It’s more like an ecosystem: lots of interconnected, carefully tuned systems, working in harmony to help you thrive. 

You need to nourish all those systems at the same time, in a way that helps them work together. Pushing too hard on any single one can have widespread repercussions across your body and brain. 

When it comes to nutrients, balance matters most. Here’s why that perspective shift matters, and how taking a broader, gentler approach to nutrition can help you build long-term health.

This sort of approach is tempting. It offers quick, straightforward fixes. It’s even more alluring because it may actually help you feel better, at least in the short term. If you have low magnesium and you triple your intake, you’ll probably see real improvements: better sleep, less stress, lower anxiety, and so on.

The problem is that magnesium doesn’t work alone. It affects hundreds of interconnected systems in your body. They all work together, and they’re all relying on each other to keep the whole running. 

So when you start pumping up your magnesium level in isolation, those other systems will begin to fall out of balance. As you fix one problem, you’re creating others. Here are a few examples:

• Magnesium and iodine work together to regulate thyroid hormone production. Magnesium influences the rate of iodine uptake into your thyroid, which means if you’re replenishing magnesium without balancing iodine, you’ll deplete your iodine stores and struggle to produce thyroid hormones. To maintain healthy thyroid function you need both, in the right ratio. [*]
  
  
• Magnesium and calcium work together to regulate your heartbeat. Calcium causes your heart to contract, while magnesium relaxes heart muscle. [*] Research shows that an imbalance between the two significantly increases risk of heart disease. [*]
  
  
• Magnesium and zinc compete for absorption. If you increase your magnesium intake but your zinc levels are out of balance, your cells won’t actually use the magnesium you take. [*] The opposite is also true: taking only zinc can actively deplete magnesium, leading to a magnesium deficiency over time. [*] For proper replenishment you need both, in the correct ratio.

The truth is that replenishing single minerals often does more harm than good. Your body is not a car with a fuel tank that runs low. It’s a vast, interconnected ecosystem, and if you want to feel your best, you have to help it maintain a state of balance. 

Balance + Replenishment: the Best Approach for Long-Term Wellbeing

When it comes to nutrition, the best approach is gentle, full-spectrum mineral replenishment. 

Your body uses more than 30 different minerals every single day. You can imagine them as 30 different bank accounts, with your cells making constant withdrawals from them all. Some withdrawals are large—every single cell in your body uses sodium and potassium, so you need huge amounts of each in reserve. Other withdrawals are small—most of your body’s iodine goes to thyroid function, and you need much less total iodine to keep yourself healthy. 

But the key is that your cells almost never withdraw a single mineral. They’re using up multiple minerals at once, at different rates, and if any one account runs low, you’re in trouble. And if you add too much of a single mineral, it can cause other minerals to deplete faster. If you fill one account too quickly, you risk emptying another one. 

The best approach is to gradually, continually replenish the full spectrum of minerals, all at the same time, in the right ratio. You want to keep all those accounts full, every day, without any single one getting too high or too low. 

The Best Way to Replenish Your Mineral Stores

If you have a mineral deficiency, it’s tempting to pursue a quick fix and start taking massive amounts of that mineral. 

But the human body is not so simple. For long-term wellbeing, you’ll actually see better results with the opposite approach. Gradual, full-spectrum support is more effective, not less. Your body knows how to correct itself and find balance. It just needs the right materials to do so, in an ideal ratio. 

That’s why we created BEAM Minerals. They provide every essential mineral your body needs, in the right ratio, with high bioavailability. 

With BEAM Minerals, the goal is bodywide replenishment and continuous support. They can help you gently adjust your mineral levels and restore equilibrium. 

Best of all, BEAM Minerals are convenient. All you do is take a shot of mineral-rich liquid each morning. It tastes like water and adds 30 seconds to your day, without a cabinet full of pills and powders. 

Your body is a complex and marvelous ecosystem—but sometimes it needs a little help. Try BEAM Minerals for extra nutrient support. You’ll be surprised by how good you feel when your body finds balance.