While licensed mental health counselors (LMHCs) are not licensed to practice medicine, to prescribe pharmaceutical medications, or to offer medical advice, these healthcare providers can play an important role in integrative healthcare.  Integrative mental health counselors have qualifications, such as licensure and/or certifications, training, and experience in assisting clients in exploring the variety of treatment modalities that are available to them for their mental healthcare.

One of the most crucial nutrients for mental health is the humble mineral magnesium.  Magnesium is involved in over 300 actions in the human body, many of which are brain-related, making it a true “rock star” of optimal mental health.  

Unfortunately, most Americans now suffer from magnesium deficiency due to the seriously poor nutritional status of our soil due to factory farming and the SAD (standard American diet) which consists mostly of processed foods which are void of many vitamins and minerals. (See more data here.)

This is a perfect storm that has put millions of people, particularly children, who tend to avoid foods that are high in magnesium, at risk of developing magnesium deficiency and mental distress.