What are the benefits of taking a magnesium supplement?

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[Toloveunconditionally]

I have it in my multivitamin and I also take another pill before bed. I aim for 300-360 mg a day.
This woman didn't even explain the different types of magnesium or the benefits. It can help support sleep, cramping, muscle cramps, lower blood sugar and blood pressure, reduce stress and help with mental health such as anxiety and depression. I take one pill of Life Extension Neuro-mag Magnesium L-threonate from Amazon at night in addition to what's in my multivitamin.

[medallareyes]

Magnesium citrates is the one I take..it’s so good.

[tkguess]

Most of us are deficient on magnesium, Our soil is overfarmed and foods don't contain as much magnesium anymore. Also if you sweat too much in the summer or drink rio much water you can lose electrolytes, things like Gatorade replaces most except Magnesium. I've been in the hospital a few times with heart rhythm issues years ago and it would even stop and restart, they did all sorts of tests over a weeks Stay including a Holter monitor when I got out and found no reason for it. Yet it was still going on ( I had high stress at the time too) Finally a savy Doctor HINTED to me telling me " some people find help by taking magnesium suppliments" I also discovered that out of all the thorough testing the hospital did and tested elecrolytes evenm they did no tests checking magnesium levels. I started taking magnesium and it stopped the issue. The hospital was talking about a pacemaker or a stint with no reason for it besides the heart rhythm a simple cheap magnesium pill is all it took.

She mentions "unless you've been diagnosed with a magnesium deficiency: It's hard to get diagnosed with that because most doctors will NOT check for it, they are only allowed by the AMA to prescribe Meds . They CAN actually risk their license by suggesting using a supplinent as a treatment instead of a big pharma med. It's our system. PLEASE Stay vigilant of your own health and do your research. Magnesium like anything else can only hurt you if you really take too much and you ld have to take a lot to do what she said can happen unless you are on some other meds. herbs and supplements can have interactions with drugs just like another drug can si always research that before taking. I also noticed later that when I eat a high sodium meal I get rhythm issues a few hours later, and just feel awful but I break open a magnesium capsule when it happens and shake the powder out on or under my tongue and drink some water, and just a few minutes later My heart is back to normal and I also feel much better. so mow I just take one after high sodium meals. I swear by it!

[carmellecardinal]

I do take Magnisium Caltrate for my muscle cramp toes ankkle at night time

[aaagt]

I don't take supplements. I had a lot of cramps. A colleague recommended taking magnesium. I began with one capsule per day. I swear I got rid of my cramps, my head got clearer and I didn't feel like a dump after consuming food with sugar.

[dominikmaxonian]

Food ? Polistiren.
Its very hard to have to mutch magnesium.

[jeffholt]

It's great for anxiety, add some L theanine also.

[peterrex]

The problem from getting it only from your food..is it takes a lot of food at the amount of magnesium in raw uncooked food..even in the most popular it’s not much and processed it’s even lower..I take 50% of rda with magnesium glycinate..no stomach issues..take it with lunch and I sleep better food might be best ..but many just won’t be able to eat enough..we used to get plenty of magnesium in our water supply and that is no longer the case.

[BS-j]

So if we do choose to take a magnesium supplement what dose is safe to take? I take 200 jell capsule every other day because it helps me sleep and regular. Magnesium Citrate is what I use. I have a feeling because you are a nutritionist you’re going to say “get it from food” but let’s be honest and real people are gonna take a pill. Thanks Doc

[zxfoehm]

Typical Doc is off. Most of us don’t get it from our foods. And the risk are if your overdosing!

[schitherc]

This doctor is completely useless, there are several tyes of magnesium and she never explained ANY of them and what they would help, utterly pointless having her speak fir all of 30 seconds about the ADVERTISED headline 🙄

[domesticdiva]

What a useless video, she literally discourages from taking it.

[seascape]

That was stupid😮magnesium u explained nothing

[ShirleyPotts-udnb]

Swimmers could use these great supplements.

[KWL]

I wonder if Eva's LAUGHING at Adrienne for LOSING her job at NewsNation 🤣🤣

[cassies]

Yes. Just as she said...get it from food. I got gastritis from taking a magnesium tablet.

[marionsmith-williams]

Well that was one of the most useless videos I have ever watched. 😮

[punkypinko]

Completely useless advice. "Just get it from your food ..." Oh right ... thx lol :) I should have thought of that .... just get it from my food ... ok, which food? You know, "your food" ... you'll figure it out by watching other videos :)