Category Archives: Magnesium

Magnesium in Health

Posted on May 23, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Magnesium is an essential macromineral, and the role played by magnesium ions in optimal nutrition is becoming increasingly evident. A deficiency of magnesium is not uncommon, and low intakes of magnesium have been becoming increasingly frequent in Western nations, where … Continue reading →

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Magnesium and Testosterone

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Magnesium is an important macromineral that is required in gram amounts. Magnesium is essential because it is an important cation in the body and is required as a cofactor by a number of enzymes. Some evidence supports a role for … Continue reading →

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Magnesium for Pain Relief

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Magnesium is an essential cation that is needed in the human diet in gram amounts. The typical Western diet is deficient in magnesium and this creates an imbalance between the calcium intake and the magnesium intake of people choosing this … Continue reading →

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Magnesium and Pain

Posted on December 10, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Magnesium is an essential macromineral that has a very wide and diverse number of physiological functions and is therefore highly important in human nutrition. One of the roles of magnesium is in pain relief and this antinociceptive effect is thought … Continue reading →

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Magnesium Absorption

Posted on November 9, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Magnesium intakes are low in the typical Western diet and current recommendations are to increase intake. Choosing a form of magnesium that is well absorbed and affordable is therefore of interest to those who wish to preserve or improve their … Continue reading →

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Magnesium, Testosterone and IGF-1

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Magnesium is an important cation and one that plays a wide number of roles in normal physiological function. Magnesium in the diet is generally well absorbed, but the typical Western diet is depleted in magnesium because it contains foods that … Continue reading →

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Magnesium and Testosterone

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Magnesium deficiency is a common problem in those who eat the typical Western diet because the diet is depleted in the main sources of magnesium, which are whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Further, magnesium depleted soils exacerbate the problem. One … Continue reading →

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Magnesium and Insomnia

Posted on July 12, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Magnesium is an essential macro-mineral that is required in gram amounts for normal physiological regulation. Generally the Western diet is depleted in magnesium, and in addition the diet also contains too much calcium which exacerbates the low magnesium intakes of … Continue reading →

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Magnesium as a Medicine

Posted on April 21, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Magnesium is a macromineral needed in gram amounts for normal physiological function. Most people are deficient in magnesium, and also consume too much calcium which upsets magnesium balance. Therefore general recommendations are to consume more magnesium or limit calcium intake … Continue reading →

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How Much Magnesium?

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Magnesium is an essential trace mineral needed in gram amounts. In a healthy high quality plant based diet the amount of magnesium will be balanced with the amount of calcium to provide roughly a 1:1 in ratio. However, this is … Continue reading →

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