Hey SN brains trust anyone supplementing magnesium if so what for and in what form?
I’ve been using mag oil spray at night time for sleep etc anyone using it thoughts comments concerns?
5 sats \ 0 replies \ @Roll 2 Nov
What is magnesium?
Magnesium is an essential dietary nutrient and is one of the most abundant minerals in the body. Magnesium acts as an electrolyte and is a cofactor for more than 300 enzymes. Magnesium is required for energy (ATP) production, glucose metabolism, DNA and protein synthesis, nerve conduction, bone health, and cardiovascular regulation, among other functions. It also plays a crucial role in the synthesis and activation of vitamin D. Dietary sources of magnesium include dark green leafy vegetables, nuts and seeds, legumes, whole grains, and meat/fish such as salmon, chicken, and beef.[4] Many foods such as breakfast cereals and bread are fortified with magnesium. It appears that approximately 20%–40% of the dietary magnesium that enters the body becomes bioavailable.[5][6][7] More than half of adults may not meet the recommended daily intake of magnesium,[4] likely because Western diets tend to be very low in magnesium-rich foods and high in processed foods and refined grains, which are magnesium-poor. As such, magnesium deficiency — which elevates the risk of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, and osteoporosis — is a major public health concern, especially for older adults.[8][9]
A variety of plant and animal foods are good sources of magnesium, including the following: -Dark leafy green vegetables: kale, spinach, collard greens, turnip greens, mustard greens -Nuts and seeds: cashews, almonds, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, flaxseed -Beans and legumes: lentils, chickpeas, peas, soybeans, black beans, kidney beans, peanuts -Whole grains: rice, oats, whole-wheat bread, quinoa, buckwheat, barley -Fruits and vegetables: bananas, avocados, potatoes, raisins, apples, carrots, broccoli -Meat and fish: salmon, halibut, chicken, lean ground beef -Other dietary sources of magnesium include fortified bread and breakfast cereals, milk and yogurt products, and, serendipitously, dark chocolate.
Of note, approximately 30%–40% of the dietary magnesium we eat is absorbed by the body when a mixed (i.e., omnivorous) diet is consumed. The consumption of certain foods( i.e., low-oxalate leafy green vegetables) also appears to enhance magnesium bioavailability compared to magnesium obtained from eating whole grains or oxalate-rich vegetables, which contain compounds that interfere with magnesium absorption.
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Mostly citrate and pills.
Learned from Josh Turknett's book that they're connected with migraines and so maintaining healthy levels of mg can prevent migraines
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Good for migraine as well interesting do you get those often or not now you use mag
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Hard to tell, too many other variables involved (sleep, food, workout, random neurological blahblah) to be sure but I suspect somewhat fewer.
They're at least less bad when I take mg and painkillers
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Couldn’t be hurting at least
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What I'm thinking too. Much better (safer?) than the medical sludge doctors keep prescribing
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That’s a definite
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I know somebody who uses mg to prevent Restless Leg.. evidently it is effective for that
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My wife uses it for that
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I use Trace Mineral drops, mainly for the Boron but it has a lot of Magnesium too.
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What’s boron for?
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For de-calcifying the Pineal Gland (Third Eye)
In a 1942 study, Marcovitch and Stanley discovered that boric acid is an antidote to fluorine.
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Very interesting
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any issue with the lithium? i know that is a depression treatment but is that concentration too high?
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Looks like the therapeutic dosages for Lithium are over 1000 mg.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Cotton 2 Nov
Mag oil spray’s popular, but some prefer magnesium glycinate or citrate for better absorption.
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I have a powder version as well that I e also tried drinking but like the ease of oil
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