Magnesium - why it’s so important for our health

Magnesium is an important mineral for our health and in this episode I look at why it has become a silent public health issue in recent years. I cover where magnesium comes from, why deficiency has become so prevalent and what to do about it. 

Food sources of magnesium: https://nutritionsource.hsph.harvard.edu/magnesium/

Sublinical magnesium deficiency: https://openheart.bmj.com/content/5/1/e000668

Getting enough magnesium and why blood testing is often inaccurate: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6316205/

An old study about CO2 and plant mineralisation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24867639/

The decline of plant nutrition: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36336557/

Vitamin D and magnesium: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0899900722000867

A campaign for remineralising soil: https://www.remineralize.org/

Examine.com - evidence based information on supplements 

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