Rita Elkins has written on the importance of magnesium for mental health in her book "Depression and Natural Medicine". Magnesium is a coenzyme which is required for the proper formation of brain amines or neurotransmitters. Magnesium is necessary for the B vitamins to be assimilated. Low magnesium levels have been associated with a wide range of psychological problems. In particular low magnesium levels have been found in many suicidal patients. Many people have low magnesium levels. Magnesium levels can be lowered by smoking, drinking, physical and mental stress, high fat diets, eating too much protein, salt and phosphates and drinking soft water. Good natural sources of magnesium are wheat germ and bran, cashews, raw almonds, wild rice, sesame seed, oats, rye, barley, peas, carrots, and beet greens.
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