The Trash Vortex. The trash vortex is an area the size of Texas in the North Pacific in which an estimated six kilos of plastic for every kilo of natural plankton, along with other slow degrading garbage, swirls slowly around like a clock, choked with dead fish, marine mammals, and birds who get snared.
Among the known magnesium deficiency causes are prescription medications such as diuretics, antibiotics, painkillers and cortisone, which can deplete magnesium levels in the body by impairing absorption or by increasing excretion by the kidneys.
The wide array of diseases and symptoms of magnesium deficiency have to do with the fact that approximately 99% of your bodyâs magnesium is located in bone, muscles, and soft tissue. The other 1% of magnesium is found in plasma and red blood cells. 1 Needless to say, creates a lot of places where things can go wrong. The three reasons we are all starving for magnesium Reason #1: Low intake of foods rich in magnesium Magnesium is part of chlorophyll, the green pigment found in plants, so green leafy vegetables are particularly high in magnesium. 1  The average American consumes foods that are rich in energy and poor in micronutrients such as processed foods, sugar, sodas, and even meat.