Magnesium is your vitality mineral
Here are 15 facts you should know about it
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Here are 15 facts you should know about it
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Magnesium is used in over 300 chemical reactions
Brain
Muscles
Liver
Immune system
Heart
All of them require this precious mineral
Brain
Muscles
Liver
Immune system
Heart
All of them require this precious mineral
Not all forms of magnesium are absorbed equally
Cheaper salts like Oxide or sulfate are poorly absorbed when taken orally
However
Some magnesium is better than none if you're on a budget
Cheaper salts like Oxide or sulfate are poorly absorbed when taken orally
However
Some magnesium is better than none if you're on a budget
Magnesium can also be taken through your skin
also known as Transdermal
You can either do a Magnesium sulfate (Epsom salts) bath
Or use Magnesium Chloride (oil)
also known as Transdermal
You can either do a Magnesium sulfate (Epsom salts) bath
Or use Magnesium Chloride (oil)
Best absorbed forms of magnesium
Glycinate
L-Threonate
Orotate
Taurate
Malate
Lysinate
*Citrate has decent absorption profile but also a strong laxative effect so I wouldnt recommend it*
Glycinate
L-Threonate
Orotate
Taurate
Malate
Lysinate
*Citrate has decent absorption profile but also a strong laxative effect so I wouldnt recommend it*
You have around 25 g stored in your body at one time
With most of it being in your bones
but you can also find it in muscles, joints and bodily fluids
With most of it being in your bones
but you can also find it in muscles, joints and bodily fluids
Magnesium-rich foods you need more of in your life:
Dark Chocolate
Avocados
Nuts
Legumes (Must soak overnight to remove antinutrients)
Seeds
Fatty fish
Leafy greens
Dark Chocolate
Avocados
Nuts
Legumes (Must soak overnight to remove antinutrients)
Seeds
Fatty fish
Leafy greens
Most standard blood tests for magnesium (serum levels) donβt reflect actual magnesium status since most is stored
Better tests you can do:
Magnesium Red blood Cell test
Mononuclear cell magnesium
Magnesium load testing
Muscle magnesium content
Better tests you can do:
Magnesium Red blood Cell test
Mononuclear cell magnesium
Magnesium load testing
Muscle magnesium content
It's estimated that over 10-30% of the population lacks magnesium
And most don't know because standard testing sucks
Magnesium supplementation is an insurance policy for great health
And most don't know because standard testing sucks
Magnesium supplementation is an insurance policy for great health
Magnesium Bicarbonate is a form that you can make in the comfort of your own home
& is very well absorbed
Go slow as it may make you run for the bathroom
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& is very well absorbed
Go slow as it may make you run for the bathroom
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If you have kidney problems then you should be careful taking extra magnesium
Everyone else is good
Everyone else is good
Every time you eat refined sugars
You burn through magnesium to undo the damage
which is why most people are stressed out messes
You burn through magnesium to undo the damage
which is why most people are stressed out messes
Food alone is a poor source of magnesium
Magnesium usually gets taken in from the ground
but pesticides kill important microbes that help plants absorb the mineral
Magnesium usually gets taken in from the ground
but pesticides kill important microbes that help plants absorb the mineral
Your liver is your body's filtration system
Guess what it uses as fuel:
Magnesium
so don't skip out on it
Guess what it uses as fuel:
Magnesium
so don't skip out on it
Magnesium activates your glymphatic system
A vital part of your brain that helps flush out metabolic junk
while you're sleeping
A vital part of your brain that helps flush out metabolic junk
while you're sleeping
Magnesium is known as nature's sedative
and will tremendously help your sleep
if taken at the right dosage
and will tremendously help your sleep
if taken at the right dosage
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