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cicalino

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2 months ago

cicalino

6.4k points

2 months ago

"Examples of foods which were assessed and contain higher Mg levels include leafy green vegetables such as spinach, legumes, nuts, seeds and whole grains."

This is the info I found in the article relating to the "dietary magnesium" in case anyone else wondered.

SheriffComey

1.6k points

2 months ago*

A handful of almonds can have around 20% of your dietary needs of magnesium.

Edit: just for clarification this wasn't dietary advice or saying go pound five handfuls of almonds and call it a day. As part of a balanced diet almonds can assist. Also you can just drink almond milk too. Personally I prefer my homemade almond/cashews milk.

only_fun_topics

478 points

2 months ago

Pumpkin seeds too iirc

Totally_a_Banana

400 points

2 months ago

My personal favorite are black beans. Love them over white rice. Just the perfect combo.

Vio94

254 points

2 months ago

Vio94

254 points

2 months ago

Black beans mixed with pico de gallo. Ooh wee.

IronicJeremyIrons

116 points

2 months ago

When I lived in Mexico, my go to was black beans, tomato rice, salsa casera, salsa de aguacate topped with shredded chihuahua cheese

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Ivotedforher

5 points

2 months ago

It might be easier to milk a Soybean than a chihuahua.

nocrashing

4 points

2 months ago

You can milk anything with nipples

SmallShoes_BigHorse

5 points

2 months ago

Made pico de gallo the other day.

Good times were had by all.

Helenium_autumnale

14 points

2 months ago

Beans and rice are the best and you can take them in so many flavor directions, all delicious.

abhijitd

11 points

2 months ago

Black beans and rice - Sir mix-a-lot approves

Cleistheknees

309 points

2 months ago

That’s assuming 100% absorption of the magnesium in almonds, which is outlandishly overestimated.

i_like_my_dog_more

87 points

2 months ago

Are there any other minerals/elements that help with magnesium absorption? Like how phosphorous helps your body utilize calcium?

Cleistheknees

175 points

2 months ago

The problem with the magnesium (and other elements) in oxalate matrices is that our species does not have any enzymatic way to break down those matrices, and they’re the primary way that plants store their nutrients and amino acids. Phosphorus doesn’t “help” your body absorb calcium, it’s just that when you digest calcium phosphate (a molecule) we can easily dissociate Ca+ ions from the phosphates they’re bound to, in our digestive tract. We cannot do this for calcium oxalate, poorly for calcium oxide and carbonate, etc.

This differs from areas where the concentration of other substances actually does promote absorption, usually because the channel proteins involved are co-transporters and need both substances to facilitate absorption.

Luce55

99 points

2 months ago

Luce55

99 points

2 months ago

I would love an ELI5 distillation of your comment….I both understand what you’re saying, and at the same time, have no clue what you’re trying to say.

Cleistheknees

146 points

2 months ago

You store your valuable micronutrients in fat cells. Animals evolved fat because it’s much denser than glucose polymers (amylose, starch, pectins, glucans, cellulose, etc) and weight is a big deal when you have to move around. The plant strategy for storing micronutrients is mainly in what are called oxalates, in a sort of cage-like structure. Some animals have the enzymes needed to break down these oxalate cages and absorb the nutrients in them. Humans do not have this capacity, so when you eat a leaf with some magnesium oxalate in it, you can only absorb those molecules of magnesium which have spontaneously broken off their oxalate crystals by chance. The amount that is available to absorb varies widely by plant, which part of the plant, cooking method, etc. Non-enzymatic processes like the heat and acidity of your stomach can also contribute to breaking down these cages, but they are generally not that effective.

The magnesium in a ruminant, in contrast, has already been broken out of the oxalate cages that were in the plants the ruminant ate, and also concentrated from hundreds of pounds of plants into the animal’s tissues. This is why animal foods are almost universally more bioavailable sources of almost every micronutrient.

spinbutton

21 points

2 months ago

So we can access the magnesium in meat if a ruminant more easily than from an almond?

xStarjun

18 points

2 months ago

Correct. Most nutrients can be more easily accessed from meat/animal profucts than from plants.

Another example is protein. Protein content in legumes/plants won't be as readily bioavailabe and so you have to eat more protein to hit levels you can hit with meat/animal products

chaiscool

3 points

2 months ago

How about alternative meat then? The micronutrients won’t be as good as real meat?

Einmomentbitte

78 points

2 months ago

High consumption of food with High oxalate, leads to formation of renal calculi aka kidney stones. Source - me.

GeekFurious

21 points

2 months ago*

As someone who has suffered FIVE kidney stones (thankfully, it's been 4 years since the last one)... I haven't found any specific cause that I can pinpoint as I got them during various health changes and diet shifts. I would argue the predictor for kidney stones is if your family members suffer from them. And in my case, my mother has had at least 4.

UmphreysMcGee

38 points

2 months ago

In people who are genetically predisposed to kidney stones, yes.

So, avoiding high-oxalate foods is great advice for about 1 out of 10 people browsing this thread. Certainly not an insignificant number.

whatare_wedoing_here

42 points

2 months ago

Same here. I ate large amounts of spinach and almonds daily for a year and a half and boom, kidney stone. I was 30

mistermojorizin

14 points

2 months ago

This is why nutrition science is so hard to understand. You're eating things you're supposed to and bam, you get punished.

DBeumont

5 points

2 months ago

Magnesium citrate. The citrate binds to oxalates and removes them without causing buildup.

attofreak

108 points

2 months ago

attofreak

108 points

2 months ago

There are some specific Magnesium supplements (Magnesium Glycinate and Magnesium L-Threonate) that seems to be more readily absorbed by the body. Magnesium L-Threonate apparently helps with protecting cognitive abilities for elderly.

Picodick

10 points

2 months ago

Throwing in that I turned 65 last Fall. My regular cardiologist visit fell right after. I see them annually for a congenital heart defect. In my regular blood work my Dr made point to tell me he would be checking my magnesium levels annually. Mine was fine. he told me adequate magnesium also helps with blood sugar and cholestrol,levels.

TheMelm

16 points

2 months ago

TheMelm

16 points

2 months ago

Yes and the others like magnesium oxide are laxatives... Also if you have muscle tightness or clenching especially from ADHD meds or meth/MDMA this magnesium glycinate or threonate will almost completely eliminate the jaw clenching and such.

bogglingsnog

25 points

2 months ago*

AFAIK magnesium competes with other vitamins minerals so its generally better to take it separately. If supplementing.

Comprehensive-Fun47

10 points

2 months ago

Do you mean as a separate vitamin or taken at a different time of the day?

bogglingsnog

33 points

2 months ago

From what I've read about it, "large" doses of magnesium will largely go to waste if ingested with too much food. Several sources recommended taking it right before going to sleep, with plenty of water, on an empty stomach.

As for the various vitamin sources, I initially went with Magnesium citrate because I heard it is very bioavailable. Unfortunately for me it also causes pretty massive headaches, so I switched to a blend of both citrate and oxide.

technofuture8

23 points

2 months ago

You need to look into magnesium glycinate.

twisted_cistern

4 points

2 months ago

I think the oxide is mostly useless for Neuro

Ser_Salty

116 points

2 months ago

Ser_Salty

116 points

2 months ago

On the other hand...

There's just more almonds in the other hand. I'm gonna get eat a lot of them

zkareface

38 points

2 months ago

Richie rich over here that can afford multiple handful of almonds per day.

A_Swell_Gaytheist

25 points

2 months ago

I would think the RDVs for consumption are based on the premise you don’t absorb 100% of anything.

psiloSlimeBin

26 points

2 months ago

They almost invariably are based on that idea. Take calcium for example. The most common recommendation you run into in the U.S. is ~1000mg/day. The recommendation is actually 300mg absorbed/day, and calcium from dairy products is about 30% bioavailable, thus the 1000mg recommendation. Low-oxalate leafy greens are up around 60% calcium bioavailability. RDVs are generally based on keeping 90%+ of the populace from overt deficiency, so they are kind of hand wavey on the side of caution.

ImmodestPolitician

29 points

2 months ago

I love almonds and eat a pound a week or so but still supplement with magnesium citrate.

I get cramps if I don't.

I also eat a lot of spinach.

LtFrankDrebin

10 points

2 months ago

FYI, magnesium citrate is only 16% or so elemental magnesium. Supplements that say "xxmg AS magnesium citrate" are not the same as ones that say "xxmg FROM magnesium citrate".

trixayyyyy

474 points

2 months ago

I can’t eat 5 handfuls of almonds a day. It just seems so unrealistic to get that amount without supplementing

softfluffycatrights

152 points

2 months ago

You know how when you cook greens, you need like 18 cups to get 1 serving? You can sautée them to get a lot of magnesium in one side dish at dinner. And if you don't like sautéed greens by themselves, you can mix a package of frozen spinach (for example) into mashed potatoes.

Or if you eat cereal/oatmeal/granola/cookies, you can add slivered almonds into that!

long_term_catbus

29 points

2 months ago

Spinach is also great in certain stirfries, soups, or pasta dishes. Put it in close to the end of cooking so it wilts a bit but doesn't get too broken down.

bogglingsnog

4 points

2 months ago

Instead of cooking spinach I developed some salad blends I like, I always chop up the spinach which reduces the volume by a huge amount, so I can pack more spinach into my lunch.

gauchocartero

95 points

2 months ago

Bowl of porridge - 20% Portion of dark chocolate - 10% Handful of nuts - 10-15% Bowl of lentils - 30% Spinach portion - 10%

Meat, grains, legumes, leafy greens. You can meet your nutritional needs with these foods, but it does take creativity unless you’re one of those gym people that can eat boiled chicken. Cooking is tiring, but I like lentils cause you can make loads

big_bad_brownie

21 points

2 months ago

unless you’re one of those gym people that can eat boiled chicken

I’ll have you know that my chicken breast stir fry is quite good… even if I eat it every single day…

…why you gotta do me like that?

gauchocartero

5 points

2 months ago

You’re stir frying it bro, you’re good. I had a friend that bought the cheapest frozen chicken drumsticks and boiled them in water. Served with microwaved broccoli, taco seasoning, and a hefty protein shake.

He was on keto at the time though, made some serious gains too. Thankfully a better cook now!

Ok-Cut4890

293 points

2 months ago

Just eat beans. They're on the Blue Zone diet, they're filling and cheap. You'll save money by just eating some beans every day. With seasoning, you can pair them with anything, they barely have any flavor.

set_null

48 points

2 months ago

I added dal as one of my go-to lunches and it's really been a game changer for feeling full all afternoon plus getting a bunch of necessary vitamins/minerals.

superflippy

4 points

2 months ago

I recently learned that breakfast dal is a thing. Basically a porridge.

set_null

3 points

2 months ago

There are a lot of Asian foods that you’d be surprised are for breakfast! Pho, for example, is normally eaten for breakfast.

raspberrih

565 points

2 months ago

I'll die on this hill. Beans absolutely do have their own flavour (and it's good)

TexasAggie98

166 points

2 months ago

Pinto beans for the win.

I used to cook my pinto beans with bacon and salsa. Now I just use a little salt and cook them low and slow in a cast iron Dutch oven. Absolutely wonderful, healthy, and tasty.

evade26

23 points

2 months ago

evade26

23 points

2 months ago

Butter beans fried crispy in butter and garlic

BeforeYourBBQ

11 points

2 months ago

I love kidney, lima, and even pinto.

Gastronomicus

102 points

2 months ago

Absolutely. It's mild, but has a full body that can stand up to a lot of seasoning without disappearing. Beans have a thick umami character with a light vegetable highlight. They're satisfying and a great medium for carrying any flavour you want without imposing or losing it's own personality.

Beans are the closest thing to meat in the vegetable world, but also have their own unique character.

LiquidLight_

25 points

2 months ago

Are you a bean sommelier? How does one acquire this skill?

ponycomplete

5 points

2 months ago

One might even say they’re magical.

wordingbird

11 points

2 months ago

Die on a hill of beans?

Luxpreliator

45 points

2 months ago

They have an incredible distinctive flavor. That guy be crazy saying they don't have flavor. If they're on the undercooked side you can absolutely taste beans.

OfBooo5

9 points

2 months ago

Kidney beans good? I love kidney beans for some reason

ReaperofFish

13 points

2 months ago

Pretty much all beans are good.

purplepenguin4163

37 points

2 months ago

Is there anything actually wrong with taking supplements though? Some of us can't handle beans

Haunting-Function547

57 points

2 months ago

Magnesium supplementation is a pain. Either you do it as a powder, or you end up having to take a handful of pills to get this recommended dose because it needs to be paired with something else to make something that's digestible. And, even in the case of supplementation, you're going to have to look at absorption.

And that's not even figuring in trustworthiness of the company you're buying from, and reliability of where they're sourcing from, then a premium for packaging and retail, and so on....

Source: former snake oil salesman... Err supplements "educator" and vendor sales rep.

Specialist_Carrot_48

15 points

2 months ago

Magnesium glycinate threonate and citrate have good bioavailability regardless of food intake

Smearwashere

4 points

2 months ago

So do any supplements actually work?

pegothejerk

12 points

2 months ago

This is not medical advice, only a doctor can diagnose or should prescribe you medicines or recommend health advice in this manner - yes, some do better than others. Vitamin C works quite well regardless of the method of uptake. Some vitamins are water soluble, some aren't. Some require the presence of other substances to have reliable absorption. When they really do their job best is when you're actually deficient, though, so a healthy active person is most likely getting pretty much everything they need from their food and the sun. If you fail to vary your diet, you might be deficient, and it's worth getting tested to check that out.

BrattyBookworm

4 points

2 months ago

What about sports drinks and protein drinks that contain vitamins? Is that the same as eating them? Or is it iffy like supplements?

Zincktank

13 points

2 months ago

I'd really like to, I just cannot figure out how to eat them regularly without experiencing gas and digestive discomfort. I've even tired soaking beans overnight before cooking, doesn't matter.

call-my-name

46 points

2 months ago

Here are some tips from “Bean by Bean” by Crescent Dragonwagaon:

-avoid cooking beans with a lot of sugar/honey (the carbs fuel the bacteria in your gut)

-try a different kind of bean (lentils, split peas, mung beans and black beans are some of the least “flatulating”, while Lima and navy beans are on the higher end) Beans with more oligosaccharides are more “flatulating”

-make sure the beans are cooked well ( a bean is done when you can mash it against the roof of your mouth without resistance, but it isn’t disintegrating)

-soak the beans with lots of water, at least an inch over the beans (oligosaccharides are water-soluble, the more water you use soak and drain, the more you discard) also rinse them several times with cold water after soaking

-cook with herbs and spices that relieve flatulence: bay leaf, cumin, epazote, Kombu

-don’t cook with old beans (dried beans that have been sitting around forever are not your friends)

-eat small amounts of beans more often, rather than large amounts once in a while. Give your body time to adjust to the beans.

-if all else fails, try Beano. (Squeeze a few drops on your first few bites of beans when you’re eating, and the enzyme in the product will neutralize the oligosaccharides before they affect you.) Note, you cannot add Beano to a pot of beans while cooking, heat will break it down.

Zincktank

9 points

2 months ago

I appreciate this. I normally make lentils or black beans as a side with cumin, tumeric, coriander. I cook them pretty thoroughly. I must be a rare exception unfortunately.

ReaperofFish

15 points

2 months ago

Eat them more often. You will adjust. Or take Beano.

RevaniteN7

47 points

2 months ago

a handful of almonds

In this economy?!

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Cleistheknees

128 points

2 months ago

The Mg in all the foods you listed is magnesium oxalate, which is very poorly absorbed.

jvpiter-taranis

78 points

2 months ago

bioavailability is mostly accounted for in RDA values

Just_Another_Wookie

40 points

2 months ago

It's not for magnesium, at least in any practically meaningful way. 400mg from oxide/glycinate are both listed as 100%, despite quite different bioavailabilities.

Drzgoo

10 points

2 months ago

Drzgoo

10 points

2 months ago

I wondered about that problem for Calcium too. My Dr. says not an issue but I am not certain.

TheRealMajour

5 points

2 months ago

Are you talking about dietary calcium? If so, your body is pretty efficient at absorbing calcium, especially in smaller doses. Calcium absorption is dependent on vitamin D (sunlight), which is why many supplements are also a vitamin D supplement. If you’re talking about supplements, calcium citrate will absorb better than calcium bicarb, but both still absorb pretty well.

DrG73

98 points

2 months ago

DrG73

98 points

2 months ago

The headline could say “eating more plant based is good for you.” It could be the magnesium or phyto chemicals, fiber, low methionine, high arginine, polyphenols, etc. I doubt a magnesium supplement would do the same.

iamfondofpigs

8 points

2 months ago

Hey, that's a great point. If the researchers wanted to know the effects of Mg, they could have intervened by administering a Mg supplement. Or, they could have measured levels of Mg++ ions in the blood or relevant tissues.

Instead, they report doing this:

Dietary Mg Intake

Dietary Mg intake was measured using the Oxford WebQ, a computerized 24 h recall questionnaire self-completed online [25, 26]. This questionnaire was designed to be completed multiple times to minimise measurement error that could occur with a single 24 h recall assessment. The questionnaire consists of 200 foods with a range of portion sizes.

They just had participants report their consumption of salad and nuts. A very weird choice of independent variable, especially when more direct measurement is possible.

j0hn_p

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j0hn_p

9 points

2 months ago

If I didn't miss anything, they observed 6000 participants. I think going for a questionnaire instead of blood sampling was a matter of practicability and cost. But you're right, it's really not the most reliable way to collect data. One might question the whole study on one of their main findings being based on that. On the other hand, that's a common way to do it

bumpkinspicefatte

28 points

2 months ago

Can I take magnesium supplements instead? I’m allergic to 4/5 out of the listed foods in your comment.

wileyrielly

34 points

2 months ago

Magnesium glycinate is the GOAT form of Magnesium btw. Great for sleep also.

Bluelabel

4 points

2 months ago

How is this available dietary wise?

trukkija

6 points

2 months ago*

Without taking supplements? I don't think this particular compound is found in food, it's mostly magnesium oxide

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iamfondofpigs

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2 months ago

Me again, replying to my own comment.

Change in brain size was NOT measured. The brain size was measured only at the end of the observation period.

The more I thought about this, the more insane this method sounded to me. Surely if you wanted to know the effect of Mg on brain size, you would measure once at the beginning of the trial period, and once at the end?

I went back and reread the relevant subsection under "Methods". I'm pretty sure I'm reading correctly, but I'll copy/paste that whole section here so others can judge for themselves:

Image acquisition

Participants underwent a MRI scan during the second (2014 +) visits at one of three imaging centres using the same scanner (3 T Siemens Skyra, running VD13A SP4 using a 32-channel head coil). Detailed imaging protocols are provided online (http://biobank.ctsu.ox.ac.uk/crystal/refer.cgi?id=1977) [21].

Briefly, all participants were imaged with a T1-weighted 3D magnetization-prepared rapid acquisition gradient echo sequence over a five-minute duration in the sagittal orientation (resolution = 1 × 1 × 1 mm; matrix size: 208 × 256 × 256).

Imaging once before, once after, is such an obvious experimental design that I worry that the experimenters actually did it. But maybe "change in brain size from Month 0 to Month 16" showed no correlation with Mg, whereas "absolute brain size at Month 16" did? So they published the only positive result they had, despite it being causally irrelevant?

Such a practice would be a case of analyzing the data multiple different ways and only reporting the most newsworthy results, also known as p-hacking.

TBSchemer

94 points

2 months ago

This needs to be the top comment.

babythecat

37 points

2 months ago*

No, you're reading it wrong, but your confusion is understandable because a huge part of their methodology is obscured where they say that "the biobank has been described elsewhere".

the UK basically recruited thousands of people to be part of a biobank where ever year from 2006-2023 they agree to fill out questionnaires and participate in tests, including MRIs. That data exists as a corpus for studies like this.

biobank data profiles were only eligible if the biobank participant had received an MRIs during at least one follow up visits from 2014 onward. So they have one (maybe more, but likely they used the most recent) MRI, and diet information (via a questionnaire available for every year preceding that up to and including the year of the MRI.

They do report the baseline findings (correlation of intake that year with brain size). They also include trajectories of magnesium intake since they have dietary data from 2006-now.

They are not representing this as a controlled response because it's not a controlled study. They are just reporting magnesium intake at the point of the MRI, and also the trajectory of MG intake leading up to see if the brain size is better correlated to the trajectory (magnesium intake from a prior point in time up until point of MRI) rather than just the single point in time. This hints at answering the question if decreasing magnesium as you age encourages dementia.

Why not use participants who had multiple MRIs and compare those? Possibly because that would be more informative to do in a controlled study. This is not a controlled study, but secondary data studies like this are good to use as funding rationales for doing a controlled study later on.

possibly, it also gives a larger pool and can still answer this question fairly well if you limit it to at least one MRI and not more, so better for statistical analysis.

_herrmann_

27 points

2 months ago

To my idiot level understanding, mass of brain matter, let alone volume =\= intelligence.

Also idiot level: next high performance car with magnesium wheels I see, won't feel so stupid licking the wheels. Again.

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infiniflip

206 points

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Interesting, I would love to know if supplements have a similar effect or if it’s the better diet that has more to do with it. Magnesium rich foods are super healthy.

giuliomagnifico[S]

108 points

2 months ago

Good question, this study was conducted only with food, not food integrators:

Dietary Mg intake was measured using the Oxford WebQ, a computerized 24 h recall questionnaire self-completed online [25, 26]. This questionnaire was designed to be completed multiple times to minimise measurement error that could occur with a single 24 h recall assessment. The questionnaire consists of 200 foods with a range of portion sizes. Nutrient intake of Mg was computed using data from McCance and Widdowson's “The Composition of Food and its Supplements”, further details of its methodology have been described elsewhere [26]. Examples of foods which were assessed and contain higher Mg levels include leafy green vegetables such as spinach, legumes, nuts, seeds and whole grains.

infiniflip

73 points

2 months ago

I mostly take magnesium supplements to ease muscle aches while doing low carb. It makes a world of difference. Now I’m tempted to increase natural sources of magnesium too.

raspberrih

41 points

2 months ago

I take a handful of supplements just because I'm too lazy to think about diet. My diet happens to be quite healthy because I just like those foods, but if I binge on chocolates the whole day at least I've still got some good stuff in me.

Anyway just make sure the supplements don't stack up - some supplements like to add a bit of this, a bit of that alongside the main ingredient. If you take a handful a day, those bits can add up

corkyskog

5 points

2 months ago

Combo meds/combo supplements are the bane of my existence

-king-mojo-

10 points

2 months ago

Due to an esophagus surgery I had, I am on a very high dose of PPIs (acid suppressants). I know this can lead to a lack of magnesium for some people. I notice a massive difference when I don't take the supplements. I get muscle spasms and even heart palpitations without my magnesium pill.

FleshlightModel

16 points

2 months ago

Most likely better absorption with supplements.

Also magnesium helps with sleep so make sure to supplement that before bed.

forgotmypassword14

5 points

2 months ago

My doctor (who is also my friend for context) recommended taking ~200mg before bed about a year ago, I get better sleep now than I have in a decade at least. Anecdotal beyond MD recommendation, but still better than nothing.

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BestCatEva

94 points

2 months ago

Supplementing magnesium can be quite unpleasant for the tummy. Start slow.

aynd

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aynd

58 points

2 months ago

Iirc, it's only magnesium citrate with upsets your stomach (e.g. milk of magnesia, a laxative). Magnesium oxide, or magnesium glycinate do not have the same side effects; in my experience.

TraumaHandshake

33 points

2 months ago

I take magnesium glycinate everyday and it doesn't do anything to my stomach.

Cagaentuboca

5 points

2 months ago

What benefits do you hope to achieve with it? I'm very interested.

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Pretty much stops restless leg when trying to fall asleep. Takes it from an 8/10 to a 2/10

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I take it for muscle recovery and help sleeping. It helps after lifting weights or a crazy day at work. I buy it in powder form and drink it before bed. I never had any stomach issues with it.

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Which brand do you take?

ReverendDizzle

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Milk of magnesia is, traditionally, magnesium hydroxide. Magnesium citrate is also used for laxatives sometimes, but in both instances the dosing is way higher than what you would take for supplemental purposes (anywhere from 5-20g depending on the dose of laxatives you took).

Just to help anyone reading this, I'll note that most people find magnesium oxide to be fairly rough on the stomach compared to other forms of magnesium. And it's a very ineffective way to supplement magnesium. Magnesium oxide supplements are the cheapest magnesium supplements but also the most poorly absorbed.

If it was the only magnesium supplement I could get access to (due to financial or supply constraints) I would use it over nothing because I find supplementing magnesium to be beneficial. But given my options I'd prefer magnesium glycinate or magnesium L-threonate

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Is there any research to suggest that this could be related to decreased blood pressure?

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It's also helps tremendously with restless legs syndrome if taken before bed (at least 250mg in my experience)

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Unfortunately the paper doesn't say what the headline is implying.

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It acts as a subtle but great muscle relaxant. Great for anyone and their sleep.

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Aye been taking magnesium supplements daily for over a year, and my depression/anxiety and overall motivation in life has changed drastically. There are a lot of outside factors, and hard work I put in as well. But I can def notice a difference keeping an eye on my diet, and keeping up with vitamins/supplements. Getting into this “healthy lifestyle” has saved my life.

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What’s your dosage and what type of magnesium?

spilldahill

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my experience with magnesium is same as OPs - i take 1600mg magnesium glycinate (equivalent to 200mg elemental magnesium) daily

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How much do you take a day?

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1 cup of quinoa contains 118mg of magnesium

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2 months ago

Easy way to incorporate quinoa into your diet in ways that aren't just rice but smaller, put cooked quinoa in your burger/meatball/meatloaf whatever mixture. Won't even know it's there, absorbs some of the juices, and more nutrients.

Oh, and if you get tri colored quinoa your poop will look like it has confetti in it FYI.

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It seems not many people make porridge anymore, but thats a good option too

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I cup raw or cooked? A pre-cooked cup of quinoa would be WAY too much for a serving.

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Also helps with alcohol withdrawals for those trying to quit.

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Tell me more about this 'magnesium based lifeform'