Osteoblasts are your important bone building carpenter cells.
The research shows that when they run low on magnesium they get
in a bad mood and start cranking out a highly inflammatory
signal (inducible nitric oxide – iNOS). This results in two
adverse outcomes for bones. First, the iNOS prevents the
generation of new osteoblasts. In essence the bones are
reasoning that if there is not enough magnesium then the intake
of nutrients for building bone is probably lacking, so there is
no need for any more carpenters. As far as bones are concerned
the lack of magnesium is signaling a housing crisis and the
magnesium-needing osteoblasts are headed for the unemployment
line. Second, the increase of iNOS within bone triggers
excessive activation of the demo crew known as osteoclasts. The
adverse inflammatory increase of osteoclast activity combined
with a relative decrease of osteoblast activity is the hallmark
of bone loss, eventually leading to osteoporosis. Magnesium
deficiency is common in just about anyone strug