The Warning Signs of Magnesium Deficiency & How To Fix It For Longevity | Dr. Mark Hyman
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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.
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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)
A simple fix.
Mark you really rock baby!!!keep the great work,and thank you for everything from the bottom of my heart!!
This was so helpful! Thanks
Thank you for all your information that you just freely give to us humans .We don’t know any better. Thanks for educating me I love what you are doing I appreciate you! Happy New Year you wonderful Doctor.
Great video Dr. Hyman. ❤
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!🙏🙏🙏
Which brand of menesium you are taking
Magnesium Glycinate is what you want to use
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.
My magnesium test says 2.2… should I still take a supplement? And how much?
🙏🏻🙌👌👏
Informative!
Any thoughts on how magnesium deficiency can be exacerbated after traumatic brain injury? No one is connecting the dots between the symptoms that can’t be confirmed by imaging and nutrient deficits or nutrients not being bioavailable, I.e, can’t make it to the bloodstream and brain cells.,hypoxia..
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.
Thanks for this information. I think I may have the same issue.
@@jenniferleibig1901 welcome, I’m glad I came across a video about Magnesium on the channel “Kick It Naturally”. Helped me find that out, after having trouble sleeping for like a half a year.
I had about 5 of those symptoms…4 of them went away, after taking magnesium , potassium & adding sea salt too! Need them electrolytes!!!🥳👍🏻
Thank you for this critical information you provided in this video as you always do in your video. Stay blessed.
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
🙏🏽❤️ Good morning to my favorite Dr. you are my CELESTIAL ANGEL🙏🏽❤️
I drink calm at night. Wondering if this is a sufficient magnesium supplement or should I take more?
Thank you for all your information. (Just bought your latest book.)
Thanks for this video, too, on magnesium.
Very helpful information!
So maybe it should be a first line of defense instead last….my body is definitely symptomatic, thank you for this!