Are You Magnesium Deficient?

One way of supplementing with magnesium is to soak in magnesium sulfate, commonly known as Epsom salts. However, before taking any magnesium supplement, be sure to consult with your health care practitioner, especially if you have kidney disease. Pregnant or nursing women should also consult their physician before using magnesium supplements.

The recommended daily allowance (RDA) for magnesium is between 310 mg to 420 mg per day, depending on your age and gender. Some researchers believe you may need as much as 900 mg per day for optimal health. However, I believe many may benefit from as much as 2 grams (2,000 mg) per day.

Many people fall short of the RDA when they're primarily eating processed foods. Several factors can also affect your ability to absorb and excrete magnesium. For example, alcohol intake, carbonated beverages, age, insulin resistance, and heavy sweating can increase your magnesium excretion and raise your risk for insufficiency.

It is important to note that magnesium works synergistically with other nutrients, including calcium and vitamin K2, D and B6. Vitamin B6 helps escort magnesium into the cells where it's needed most. If you get insufficient amounts of magnesium from your diet, your body will pull it from your bones, muscles and internal organs.

This can lead to osteoporosis, kidney problems and liver damage. By getting enough vitamin B6, it can help ameliorate this chain of events by ensuring the magnesium you consume is being used as efficiently as possible.

One way to determine your magnesium status is to do an RBC magnesium test. This measures the amount of magnesium in your red blood cells. Along with the measurement, you should track signs and symptoms of magnesium deficiency listed here:

Muscle spasms, especially “charley horses” or spasms in your calf muscle that happen when you stretch your leg, and/or eye twitches

Numbness or tingling in your extremities,

Insulin resistance

High blood pressure, heart arrhythmias and/or coronary spasms

Increased number of headaches and/or migraines

Low energy, fatigue and/or loss of appetite

The Trousseau sign — To check for this sign, a blood pressure cuff is inflated around your arm. The pressure should be greater than your systolic blood pressure and maintained for three minutes. By occluding the brachial artery in your arm, spasms in your hand and forearm muscles are induced. If you are magnesium deficient, the lack of blood flow will cause your wrist and metacarpophalangeal joint to flex and your fingers to adduct.

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For more information on any of the above, or other health related questions please contact Marion – 843-707-6943 OR email: Marion@DirectionWithPurpose.com