These Are the Best Magnesium Supplements | Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D.
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In the landscape of essential nutrients, magnesium is a giant. Despite magnesium's critical functions, nearly half of people in the U.S. don't get enough, primarily due to diets lacking in magnesium-rich foods like dark leafy greens, nuts, and seeds. That's where supplementation can help.
In this video, expect to learn
- The upper safe limit for daily supplemental magnesium intake
- The #1 sign of excessive magnesium supplementation
- Why you should divide up magnesium supplement doses throughout the day
- The most bioavailable (and most effective) magnesium supplements
- Whether or not magnesium threonate is better at crossing the blood-brain barrier
- Why magnesium threonate shouldn't count toward your RDA goal
- Rhonda Patrick's magnesium supplement regimen (doses and brands)
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Magnesium News
- Nearly half of people with type 2 diabetes have multiple micronutrient deficiencies—the most common being vitamin D.
- Low magnesium levels drive DNA damage, especially among people with high homocysteine.
- Magnesium supplementation reduces post-workout muscle soreness and enhances recovery in both recreational runners and elite athletes.
- Intensive lifestyle modification that includes diet, exercise, and stress management improves cognitive function and slows disease progression in older adults with mild cognitive impairment while also reversing biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease.
- Chronic migraines increase the risk of developing vascular dementia by 33 percent – even for younger, otherwise healthy individuals.
