The Warning Signs of Magnesium Deficiency & How To Fix It For Longevity | Dr. Mark Hyman

Magnesium is a critical mineral that is responsible for more than 600 enzyme reactions in the body, yet most people are not getting enough of it. Magnesium is critical for your cells to make energy, for many different chemical pumps to work, to stabilize membranes, and to help muscles relax. Essentially, anything that is tight, irritable, crampy, or stiff—whether it is a body part or even a mood—can be a sign of low levels of magnesium, and magnesium deficiency has even been linked to inflammation in the body and higher CRP levels.

In today’s episode of a new series I’m calling Know Your Numbers, I dive deep into magnesium. I discuss why millions of people suffer with undetected magnesium deficiency, how conventional medicine misses the mark in measuring magnesium levels, how Functional Medicine treats magnesium deficiency, and much more.

This episode is brought to you by AG1 and Open.

Here are more details from the episode (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):
Symptoms of magnesium deficiency (5:23 / 3:25)
Why is magnesium deficiency a problem? (6:19 / 4:21)
Testing magnesium levels (7:27 / 5:29)
How magnesium works in the body (8:45 / 6:47)
Why magnesium deficiency is so prevalent (11:46 / 9:48)
The Functional Medicine approach to measuring magnesium levels (16:14 / 14:16)
Root causes of and conditions related to magnesium deficiency (17:48 / 15:50)
Addressing magnesium deficiency (23:27 / 21:29)

[peterrex]

I took magnesium after dinner for sleep and it worked..however I was experiencing brain fog for a bit after waking up..a doctor recommended i take it with lunch..after which i found sleep was still great and no more Brain fog..just posting this for anyone experiencing the same…I also take magnesium glycinate…all the best..

[freyadog]

Magnesium at night gives me insomnia, body is relaxed, mind is fully awake. So I take magnesium in the morning and some calcium at night. That way I sleep very well.

[charlotteknutsen]

Magnesium glycinate helps me sleep through the night, my heart palpation are gone and my lifetime battle with anxiety is a good 85 percent if not Magnesium glycinate is changing my life mentally and physically unlike any medication I've ever take in my 58 years of life so far. And there have been so many medications for me throughout the years.

[joehughes]

In ICU to prevent heart arhythmia he said they use magnesia (several times)as a last resort, when they have tried all the drugs and everything else has failed!!?....why not use it first then?

[lauraquigley]

I started magnesium glycinate 2 weeks ago because I have had insomnia for 4 yrs. I just developed low high blood pressure after my whole life having low blood pressure. I am taking 300 mg 1 hr before bed. I also live in chronic pain with a cut spinal cord & several herniated discs from a major car accident 25 yrs ago. Thanks for everything you do to bring us to optimum health!🙏🙏🙏

[Harley-kw]

I had a magnesium IV with my first pregnancy due to preE. I took 400mg daily my second pregnancy and didn’t have issues with PreE. I felt it also relieved a lot of annoying pregnancy symptoms like insomnia, restless legs, and constipation.

[lisahause]

I had about 5 of those symptoms…4 of them went away, after taking magnesium, potassium & adding sea salt too! Need them electrolytes!!!🥳👍🏻

[luckssj]

I have just ordered my Magnesium Glycinate to support my Liposomal Vitamin C and D3

[deborahhenderson]

I take a Triple Complex Magnesium supplement daily. Feel good!!!!

[Worlds_and_InBetween]

I've had quite a good response to taking a Magnesium (with vitB&C) supplement this last few weeks,
I remember years back when I was eating processed /fake foods, having an 18:32 ok result with Mg for pins & needles in my hands and other things.

but this time Im sort of shocked at what a week or two has done for my overall wellbeing/symptoms.

I did think I would have been getting enough of it from my diet,
but I wonder if I was very much lacking in Mg that all the processes its involved with were ready to go... just not having enough to kick start the regeneration processes into high gear
getting it over the crest of the wave so to speak and allowing my body /cells to really get working as best they can.

a perfectly timed video
must say, I am grateful, cheers

[oohwha]

Great info here - several years ago I started focusing on Magnesium increases (Sprouted Pumpkin Seeds, Sprouted Hemp Seeds, Bananas, Figs, etc.) and the results were tremendous. The more active you are, the more of this key electrolyte you burn through, and I didn't realize I needed more than the RDA of 400-500mg per day. Now I try to get at least 800mg per day and I've never looked back. No more being tired after a hard day at the gym or on the volleyball court (unless I've simply not gotten enough sleep the night before).

Now days I can burn 4, 000 to 5, 000 calories in one day, not even replace all those calories that same day, and still have energy to do whatever I need to the next day while still in a caloric deficit.

Deficits used to drain me a lot more before I worked on my electrolyte balance (of which, Magnesium was the last one I tweaked and improved).

[meghoward]

I read that dryness behind the ear is also a sign. I started taking magnesium glycinate once a week and that fixed it

[pscCRPS]

Your list of illnesses hits me to the T. Plus have the joy of CRPS in my hands. I need to figure out what is draining my magnesium

[persnickety]

I take a multi-magnesium supplement. I didn't realize there were 8+ different types of magnesium. I do sleep like a baby when i take it at night.

[Sci-Que]

This is excellent information. Magnesium on crash cart. That should tell people something, like maybe we supplement with enough magnesium so hopefully, we don't have to go on a date with that crash cart.

[remedymeHOUSEdoctor]

My favorite supplement by far is magnesium glycinate & vitamin D3/K2 - it all work synergistically

[BrandyWiseNL]

Suffering for sure. Thought the stiff sore lower back was the worst. But in hindsight just losing my own sense of me was incredibly horrible. 😢 Feel better every day now. Found the right types of magnesium. Worked within a few days so I was still deficient apparently. 😵‍💫

[arughaogisi]

Thank you for this critical information you provided in this video as you always do in your video. Stay blessed.

[huntmaverik]

I had bad sleep, anxiety and tremors. Just 3 days ago i syarted mag, magic starts

[Detmold]

Recently joined Function. Going for my first batch of tests tomorrow. Can't wait to see the results😊