This is exactly what I done. I used to be on medication for depression and anxiety for long time . Without going to any therapy sessions, with Keto diet and magnesium supplements I am feeling mentally stable for 14 months now
Dr Berg notes: Sixty percent of magnesium is in the bone, 20% is in the muscle, 19% is in the soft tissue, and 1% is in the blood.
Magnesium deficiency is the most overlooked deficiency because it cannot be detected by a blood test. The top causes of magnesium deficiency include: • Consumption of sugar and refined carbs • Alcohol consumption • Cirrhosis of the liver • NPK fertilizer leads to crops that are low in magnesium • Malabsorption from gut inflammation • Diuretics • PPIs • Gastric bypass surgery • Low vitamin D • Inflammation Diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, osteoporosis, and cardiovascular disease are all associated with low magnesium. The best sources of magnesium are leafy greens, almonds, and dark chocolate, but some of these foods contain oxalates. Oxalates block the absorption of magnesium. Meat, cheese, and shellfish contain magnesium and do not contain oxalates. Here are 22 surprising signs of magnesium deficiency: • Anxiety • Insomnia • Depression • Migraines • Restless legs syndrome • Muscle cramps • Fatigue • Tourette's syndrome • Oxidative cholesterol • High homocysteine levels • High blood pressure • Calcification of the arteries • Arrhythmias • Stroke • Metabolic syndrome • Polycystic ovarian syndrome • Kidney stones • Higher levels of calcium in the blood • Inflammation • Nystagmus • Asthma Neuromuscular excitability, or tetany, is the number 1 earliest sign of a magnesium deficiency. Tetany is a twitching of the muscles, often affecting the left eye. Magnesium is required for proper nerve function. When you’re deficient, the nerves become more excited, leading to faster nerve impulses. Thank you Dr Berg! 😺👍
I was deemed terminal in ‘09-’12. Turns out I had deathly low Mg and B. With a port and hospice nurses watching, I was back to “normal” in 6 weeks. This IS life-saving!
@@nobody123-b5r When you're definitely going to die from an illness or injury. (Doctors 'can' be wrong when they tell you this, but it's very rare. You usually die.)
About 5 days ago I had twitching going on under my left eye! Even tho I'm eating well I have malabsorption from a digestion issue - and it doesn't help that caffeine inhibits mag absorption either.. I drink coffee
Been watching your stuff since mid-January at 275lbs. Started fasting and doing keto and I’m now down FIFTY pounds. I’ve dropped significant fat. Love your stuff. Building muscle like never before & taking B1 daily. Thank you Dr. Berg!!!!
I have been a migraine sufferer for most of my life. I average 3 migraines a month. Since starting 400mg magnesium daily, my migraines have stopped. This is a game changer for me.
One of the reasons I trust what you say is that you look and sound so well and healthy and you are looking better and better with age. Always appreciate your videos 😀👍
I’ve been suffering for the past year and a half with extreme nerve pain and muscle twitches. I had an isolated arrhythmia of afib and converted back to sinus rhythm on my own. Before all this I was running about 5 miles a day. I had a GI doc prescribe me 40MG of Esomeprazole and tell me that the nerve pain in my chest was due to reflux. I’ve had a CT and MRI of every part of my body and they say everything is fine other than a low marrow signal (anemia implied). I have felt for the longest time low magnesium was the issue but could never find the data to back it up. I’m currently taking magnesium glycinate. I may start slowly increasing my daily dosage. Thank you for your knowledge and wisdom I do think I was meant to see this video. I wish you a long and healthy life.
I started taking magnesium about 6 months ago because of severe leg cramps, hand cramps and eye twitching. Doctors shrugged but magnesium is not routinely checked but I went ahead and started taking it since nobody was concerned. I would just move my leg when laying in bed and it was so severe a cramp that I had to get out of bed and stand in order to straighten my leg. Sometimes it was both legs and my husband would have to help me get it. It wasn’t just the foot and calf muscles but the hamstring as well and was incredibly painful. The magnesium has helped. I just ran across your video and realized that I had several of the signs of magnesium other than the cramps and twitching of my eye and was deficient. When obvious signs and textbook symptoms exist, doctors must think we are hypochondriacs making up symptoms or just can’t correlate book knowledge with reality. I will never stop talking the magnesium as it was incredibly painful and I was exhausted from lack of sleep and couldn’t function well. When you can just stretch your leg or point your toe in the doctor’s office and the toes, foot or leg cramps and nothing is done, it feels hopeless.
Enjoying my leafy green salads with parmesan cheese, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, squeezed fresh lemon juice, a bit of nutritional yeast, turmeric, black pepper and pink himalayan salt 😊❤
You sure Your leafy greens aren’t sprayed with chemicals? your olive oil is not fake? Your lemons have seeds? Not gmo. Your garlic is not Chinese? It’s bloody hard out there, take care ✌️
Dear Dr. Berg. I've been following you for a bit now and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that you do for us. I personally don't know anyone who shares so much information, so nicely explained, and who has such reach over the youtube community, which is great because otherwise I probably would not have seen your videos. And still, you deserve millions of times more than you have. No one can replace you. I finally see hope for improving my life and that of my family. Much respect and love for you
Forms of Magnesium Chloride: detoxing, metabolism, kidney function Citrate: not recommended, as it interferes with Ceruloplasmin & can cause iron dysregulation & health issues Glycinate: relaxing, good absorption rate, leaky gut, nerve pain Malate: energizing, fibromyalgia, muscle pain Oxide: good in small doses throughout the day Sulfate: small oral doses, best in bath Taurate & orotate: cardiovascular health Threonate: brain injuries, PTSD, depression, neuro conditions, anxiety Mag Water: one of the co-factors, improves absorption Magnesium Advocacy Group Tracy Grady, 2016
@@rofree2470 Hhhmmm 🤔 I need a combination of Malate and Chloride I have been taking magnesium for years now to help with sleep because of severe insomnia from chronic pain. I will look for those two and test which one works best for me and for what since they don't make a combination of the two 😊
I've been dealing with Tetany for about a year and a half! Started taking Magnesium L-Threonate. And a few days later, the Tetany subsided! Thanks for all the postings, Dr Berg.
Thank you for the information, I had the earlie signs you mention at 6:27 part as well as several signs of magnesium deficiency. I am overweight, have a lousy diet, and have consumed a lot of alchohol, and sugar, since covid. Time to turn things around as this is really started to effect my life. Thanks for the information, blessings from Europe
Yesterday i was thinking that i need to eat more magnesium rich foods, today Dr. Berg published this video. This man really knows what his followers need. Love you Dr. Berg❤ thanks for everything
Too funny…. I take Mag in my coffee every morning (Organika ‘Relax Enhanced))) Just before bed last night, I decided to give myself a well needed TLC Epsom Salt bath after using my pumice,…. Slept like a newborn 🤗
There are no magnesium rich foods except for chocolate. Magnesium disappeared from the US soils back in the 1930s due to over-farming. It has never been replaced. Chocolate is the only plant food that has magnesium because it is grown overseas. You pretty much have to get it from epsom salt baths, magnesium oil or pills. The oil rubbed on the soles of the feet and the Epsom salts are much more effective than the pills.
@@pollypurree1834 I sometimes get chocolate from a friend in Granada. The Caribbean still produces some of the least processed chocolate in the world. I didn't know about the epsom salt, guess i am going to have to try it
Those are the exact symptoms I had before I started taking magnesium. I had no idea that I was severely deficient in it. Thank you Dr. Berg for educating us
My mother has chronic low magnesium and it’s scary how ALOT of healthcare professionals are unaware of the link between diabetes and low magnesium. My mother was very, very, very sick before they figured out how much was caused from magnesium deficiency.
What's crazy is I've been taking vitamin d and magnesium together for months. I used to be so depressed. Working night shift and I've had cancer. Dr. What is the correct magnesium supplement that we should be taking vs what we should stay away from because there are different kinds.
Stay away from oxide use glycinate or bisglycinate. If supplements give you the runs try magnesium chloride oil on the skin or buy magnesium chloride flakes and make foot soaks or put some in your bath if you have one
Thank you Dr. Berg - this is the most comprehensive, yet concise, description of the importance of magnesium. I recently bought your Magnesium Citrate capsules at 400mg each. (most brands only provide a little over 100 mg) I combine that with Magnesium Glycinate and Threonate daily. The RDA is only 450 but Dr. Peter Attia and some other researchers recommend up to 1000 mg per day. I know you've done videos on types of magnesium but would love for you to do an addendum to this to link to those videos and also talk about dosages.
@curiouscat3384 I've heard all this too, excellent idea! I'm wondering if they tell us to dose 500mg to 1000mgs because of absorption issues? I personally use magnesium glycinate and wonder if I should up my dose to 500mgs?
@@allison471 Not trying to answer your question because I'm certainly no expert but I've heard from different sources that you can take as much as you want and will know when it's too much because your stool will become very soft (actually shmeary, lol). I'm taking as much as I can afford because I'm 70 and trying to regenerate strength and muscle so I work out a lot, and do gardening and landscaping - many aches and pains :)
@@curiouscat3384 thank you for the reply, I greatly appreciate it! I'm no expert either but I have been researching food, minerals vitamins/supplements for the last 15 years as to try to improve my health and keep myself alive in this crazy world we live in! Lol Can't wait to be able to go back to my functional medicine Dr. as I suffer from autoimmune diseases, for more guidance. In the meantime I will keep educating myself the best I can and reading and sharing information with people like yourself, thank you again for your input. Take care 😊 P. S. If you are into reading I just learned of a wonderful book today on Dr. Ken Berry's channel called Forever Strong, a science based book by Dr. Lyon. She was on his channel about 12 days ago.
@@curiouscat3384 Also, if you work outside in the summer and sweat a lot, you’ll require higher-than-average amounts of magnesium, since it gets sweated out!
When I used to drink alcohol on regular basis, I had random muscle twitches and I had no idea why. My guess is that my body lacked vitamins and minerals but I didn't know which ones. Last year I started taking magnesium for other reasons after I stopped drinking alcohol, and most of the issues related to alcohol consumption started going away after few weeks. Thanks for another great video! 👍
Forms of Magnesium Chloride: detoxing, metabolism, kidney function Citrate: not recommended, as it interferes with Ceruloplasmin & can cause iron dysregulation & health issues Glycinate: relaxing, good absorption rate, leaky gut, nerve pain Malate: energizing, fibromyalgia, muscle pain Oxide: good in small doses throughout the day Sulfate: small oral doses, best in bath Taurate & orotate: cardiovascular health Threonate: brain injuries, PTSD, depression, neuro conditions, anxiety Mag Water: one of the co-factors, improves absorption Magnesium Advocacy Group Tracy Grady, 2016
No type of magnesium has worked for me the way topical magnesium does . I use 3 pumps in my hand and rub it on my body . I get better sleep , I’m less stressed and my digestion is working like no other . TMI but when I rub it on my stomach I have gas and a bowel movement shortly after .
@@Daisy-xl4xu Very much so. The food makes us sick, and the then they give us expensive medications. They profit off of feeding us bad, addictive food. Then they profit off of the medicalization after inevitable health issues like diabetes come about. Sinister.
I remember shopping for bacon and a pound of leafy greens at a grocery store one day. I paid for my food and said, "Thank you, Sir!" Only to be yelled at by another employee screaming, "That's not a guy. It's a woman with a beard who is suffering from polycystic ovarian syndrome!" I hope this video reaches them. Much appreciated, Dr. Berg! Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone! 🙂
He has videos on it. Bysglicinate for best absortion and threonate which crosses the blood brain barrier. (at least these are what I use and do wonders.) Good luck ! :-)
Forms of Magnesium Chloride: detoxing, metabolism, kidney function Citrate: not recommended, as it interferes with Ceruloplasmin & can cause iron dysregulation & health issues Glycinate: relaxing, good absorption rate, leaky gut, nerve pain Malate: energizing, fibromyalgia, muscle pain Oxide: good in small doses throughout the day Sulfate: small oral doses, best in bath Taurate & orotate: cardiovascular health Threonate: brain injuries, PTSD, depression, neuro conditions, anxiety Mag Water: one of the co-factors, improves absorption Magnesium Advocacy Group Tracy Grady, 2016
I'm shocked, I have this exact thing 5:18, as I don't have any pain when this happens, I didn't pay attention, I never understood what it is but thanks to you I know it now.
What a relation for me on his number 1. I went through a spell of a couple weeks earlier this year of left arm "twitching". While I do take Magnesium supplement, I am sure that only a portion of it is actually absorbed into the body for use. I did upgrade from the "citrate" version to the "glycinate" as recommended on another channel. I feel it has helped overall.
It all makes sense. I was most definitely deficient in magnesium the past couple years. I had all the symptoms and it got worst when I fractured my foot late last year. I'm in my late 30s and that's the first time I've broken a bone. So this year I just started taking a magnesium and zinc supplement. I'm starting to feel much better. Just need to work on getting more quality sleep. Thanks doc 🙏🏼
Forms of Magnesium Chloride: detoxing, metabolism, kidney function Citrate: not recommended, as it interferes with Ceruloplasmin & can cause iron dysregulation & health issues Glycinate: relaxing, good absorption rate, leaky gut, nerve pain Malate: energizing, fibromyalgia, muscle pain Oxide: good in small doses throughout the day Sulfate: small oral doses, best in bath Taurate & orotate: cardiovascular health Threonate: brain injuries, PTSD, depression, neuro conditions, anxiety Mag Water: one of the co-factors, improves absorption Magnesium Advocacy Group Tracy Grady, 2016
I asked my doctor about my twitch. She shrugged. Must’ve been last in her class. Here’s a symptom of low magnesium over 10 years(long term deficiency): I developed these bb to marble sized bumps on my wrist. I started taking magnesium glycinate and it took around a month for those things to melt away.
Traditional medical schools, unfortunately, do not include nutrition or natural supplements in their curriculum. Most of the MDs I've consulted were of the opinion that natural supplements like vitamins, minerals, herbs are a sham.
Dr. Berg, you are the best. Your presentation and teaching skills are amazing. You keep making complex things look very simple. Thank you for your great and inspiring work. ❤❤❤
One answer I have always looked for and can’t find a definitive answer to is. Does our body absorb magnesium when soaking in an epson salt bath for about 45-60 min? I feel as it does.
Magnesium is a mineral rather than a collection of ingredients, but I can certainly outline its best health benefits and natural sources: **Health Benefits of Magnesium:** 1. **Bone Health:** Magnesium is essential for bone formation and density. It helps regulate calcium levels in the body and contributes to the structural development of bones. Adequate magnesium intake may help reduce the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. 2. **Muscle Function:** Magnesium plays a crucial role in muscle function and contraction. It helps regulate neuromuscular signals, allowing muscles to relax and contract properly. Magnesium deficiency can lead to muscle cramps, spasms, and weakness. 3. **Heart Health:** Magnesium is involved in maintaining normal heart rhythm and function. It helps regulate the electrical activity of the heart and supports blood vessel health. Adequate magnesium intake may help lower blood pressure, reduce the risk of arrhythmias, and improve overall cardiovascular health. 4. **Energy Production:** Magnesium is a cofactor for many enzymes involved in energy metabolism. It helps convert food into energy, facilitates ATP (adenosine triphosphate) synthesis, and supports mitochondrial function. Adequate magnesium levels are essential for optimal energy production and metabolic function. 5. **Nervous System Function:** Magnesium plays a role in neurotransmitter regulation and nerve signal transmission. It helps regulate the release of neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine, which are involved in mood regulation, sleep, and cognitive function. Adequate magnesium intake may help support a healthy nervous system and reduce the risk of mood disorders and cognitive decline. 6. **Blood Sugar Regulation:** Magnesium is involved in insulin action and glucose metabolism. It helps regulate blood sugar levels by promoting insulin sensitivity and facilitating glucose uptake into cells. Adequate magnesium intake may help improve insulin sensitivity and reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. 7. **Anti-inflammatory Effects:** Magnesium has anti-inflammatory properties and helps regulate the body's inflammatory response. It inhibits the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines and mediators, reducing inflammation and oxidative stress. Adequate magnesium intake may help lower the risk of chronic inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, asthma, and cardiovascular disease. 8. **Stress Reduction:** Magnesium plays a role in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, which regulates the body's response to stress. It helps modulate the release of stress hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline, promoting relaxation and stress reduction. Adequate magnesium intake may help mitigate the effects of stress and improve resilience. **Natural Sources of Magnesium:** - Dark leafy greens (spinach, kale, Swiss chard) - Nuts and seeds (almonds, cashews, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds) - Whole grains (brown rice, quinoa, oats, barley) - Legumes (black beans, chickpeas, lentils) - Avocado - Bananas - Fatty fish (salmon, mackerel) - Dark chocolate
I've noticed that by adding Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) to my plant's water, that they grow leaves much faster and fuller. Magnesium presence in leafy greens does make sense.
Forms of Magnesium Chloride: detoxing, metabolism, kidney function Citrate: not recommended, as it interferes with Ceruloplasmin & can cause iron dysregulation & health issues Glycinate: relaxing, good absorption rate, leaky gut, nerve pain Malate: energizing, fibromyalgia, muscle pain Oxide: good in small doses throughout the day Sulfate: small oral doses, best in bath Taurate & orotate: cardiovascular health Threonate: brain injuries, PTSD, depression, neuro conditions, anxiety Mag Water: one of the co-factors, improves absorption Magnesium Advocacy Group Tracy Grady, 2016
Problem is, where should we buy our leafy greens? What do we have to make sure how they’re grown organically to get the magnesium from the soil they’re grown in like he mentions.
👈👈The symptoms related to low magnesium are: .High homocysteine levels • High blood pressure • Calcification of the arteries • Arrhythmias • Stroke • Metabolic syndrome • Polycystic ovarian syndrome • Kidney stones • Higher levels of calcium in the blood • Inflammation • Nystagmus • Asthma Neuromuscular excitability, or tetany, is the number 1 earliest sign of a magnesium deficiency. Tetany is a twitching of the muscles, often affecting the left eye. Magnesium is required for proper nerve function. When you’re deficient, the nerves become more excited, leading to faster nerve impulses. 😊
Dr. Berg, can you tell me anything about spastic bowel?? Like what causes it what are the deficiencies etc. 🙌 thank you so much for your very informative videos! I’m still working on the one about having the gallbladder out and I’m trying some of your products right now! Thank you❤
@@dakotajarvis5356colystyramine changed my life! I can only drink it rather than take the tablets because they won’t absorb properly but it’s a game changer.
I would’ve never known about the twitching under my eye if had not been subscribed to you and watched your other videos. My doctor who is very good but even he was stumped on this and said it was muscle strain. I’ve been taking magnesium just before bedtime for a while now and the signs have disappeared. Thank you for all that you do to help us fill in the gaps. Take care and be well all.
thank you for sharing that thought...i was thinking about it, how after taking magnesium i also started having more vivid dreams...i just thought it was myself😅
@@Whatisthematterwithyoupeople You can use magnesium oil on the skin and Epsom salt baths. The reason magnesium causes diarrhea is because it's hydroscopic , it attracts water, so it will pull water into your bowels. But eventually you will need to supplement orally, so look for a low dosage magnesium, but stay away from magnesium citrate which is guaranteed to cause diarrhea. Take a low dosage magnesium preferably a food or marine sourced (natural) . Take it at night, and don't take it on consecutive days. When you find you can tolerate that low dosage, increase it slightly. Just keep increasing as you reach bowel tolerance. Then try it on consecutive days. Once you reach bowel tolerance, try it half dose morning and night. Once you reach bowel tolerance, do full doses morning and night. It will be a trial and error for a while! Forms of Magnesium Chloride: detoxing, metabolism, kidney function Citrate: not recommended, as it interferes with Ceruloplasmin & can cause iron dysregulation & health issues Glycinate: relaxing, good absorption rate, leaky gut, nerve pain Malate: energizing, fibromyalgia, muscle pain Oxide: good in small doses throughout the day Sulfate: small oral doses, best in bath Taurate & orotate: cardiovascular health Threonate: brain injuries, PTSD, depression, neuro conditions, anxiety Mag Water: one of the co-factors, improves absorption Magnesium Advocacy Group Tracy Grady, 2016
👍🏻 Thanks for your informative videos! Just curious why so many magnesium supplements are paired with zinc. I know zinc is important, but what is the link with magnesium?
@ analuizasalles , Malate, Threonate.. You can look up on line and figure out what's best for you ! Also don't eat usa. Bread, its Poisoned by Glysophate. Get flour from Europe, preferably Italy . Nest to you. Thx Dr Berg .
I wish there was a label for consumers to know what type of soil their vegetables were grown on. The organic label is not good enough anymore because that could also mean sterile potting soil or hydroponics in a greenhouse without microorganisms in soil. Magnesium in the plant is made from mineral rocks in the soil, organic matter, microorganisms and worms 🐛. Never thought I needed worms as part of my nutrition. Then, if necessary, NPK can be added. I’m still trying to understand that process. The microbes in the soil even use oxalates in the plant to make other nutrients for the plant. It’s a complex system.
yes ,but i think its good to also water it in as you do because the dry salts will kill all bugs and pollinators. from what i understand salts are used to dehydrate and kill bugs. when i use it i try to make certain that most of it gets turned into soil and watered in good.
Forms of Magnesium Chloride: detoxing, metabolism, kidney function Citrate: not recommended, as it interferes with Ceruloplasmin & can cause iron dysregulation & health issues Glycinate: relaxing, good absorption rate, leaky gut, nerve pain Malate: energizing, fibromyalgia, muscle pain Oxide: good in small doses throughout the day Sulfate: small oral doses, best in bath Taurate & orotate: cardiovascular health Threonate: brain injuries, PTSD, depression, neuro conditions, anxiety Mag Water: one of the co-factors, improves absorption Magnesium Advocacy Group Tracy Grady, 2016
I bought some magnesium glycinate. Since I started taking it, I have leg and hand cramps that I've never had before BUT I sleep like a baby. What causes the cramps? I thought that it was supposed to relieve that. It says it's buffered. Does that change things? I know I enjoy the sleep though
Get *unbuffered* magnesium glycinate instead. _Some_ magnesium glycinate is "buffered"…which means they added magnesium *oxide.* Magnesium oxide is an excellent mineral laxative, but unless you’re LOOKING for a laxative effect, AVOID "buffered" magnesium! You want to be ABSORBING the magnesium…not pooping it out! Yes, if you take enough magnesium glycinate, it should eliminate the cramps.
Thx, you linked a potassium video at the end but mentioned you were linking a magnesium vid, I’m assuming you get potassium & magnesium from the same thing, ie 6 or 7 cups of veg?
I have had 3 bowel resections due to crohn's (much of my small bowel is gone where vitamins and nutrients are absorbed), I have always had a hard time maintaining my magnesium levels (sometimes now get it IV at hospital). I have a very distinctive tell when I know I am not getting enough Mag and that is cramps in my feet and legs (a sure sign for me). I do take 2 500mg Magnesium Biglycinate a day that seems to help but even when my blood level shows normal magnesium levels I sometimes occasionally have the feet and leg cramps and this very much explains to me why I am feeling my Mag is low but my blood doesn't show it, very informative for me, thank you.
Great vid. Non related question, where I’m not sure where to post. Have you done a video on Childress vitamins and minerals? My children are 6 & 8. I’m looking for a supplement, but have been discouraged by low quality and high prices. Any guidance much appreciated
I never knew that about the twitching under the eye. Thank you Dr Berg. I have got my hubby on to taking magnesium supplements recently because he has a slew of those indicators and he takes Omeprazole, which I detest and am keen to get him off it.
Hi Doc Berg! Great video. Thanks for teaching us a bit more about the magnesium cycle on our bodies and how to detect its deficiency!! Would you please make a video on how to detect magnesium overdosing?
Apparently it’s quite hard to take too much because it’s water soluble so we excrete what we don’t need. That’s what I read anyway. Maybe don’t take a tonne of it or anything else tho. The best way I found is getting blood work done as well as how I’m feeling obviously. I have a malabsorption problem so I’ve had to supplement, which isn’t exactly cheap, but in two years I’ve corrected my vit d, b vits, magnesium, calcium etc. I was almost wheelchair bound and genuinely thought I was getting paralysed but nope it was years of nutritional depletion that was largely poo pooed by doctors until I researched, diagnosed and cured myself. I thought my life was over. Listen to your body and demand bloods to see what you may be lacking because “they” are quick to say our good nutrition rarely allows us to be depleted as if we are in the third world. They’re only fooling themselves.
Recently I discovered magnesium in form of spray oil. Thought it's some hoodo magick, but was so cheap I bought it. Maybe it did not affected my sleep, but definitely my mood went skyrocket up since then, and nothing make me grumpy or angry. Cool stuff.
@@truthseeker1959 Author recommended feet, but I recently been sick, and slept with socks on. So I chose calves, works and I haven't noticed any irritations or anything like that after 2 or 3 weeks.
@@jass412 I was surprised how good and fast it works. After like 3 days I really realized mood change. That's like the thing I recommend left and right now :)
I used to have severe depression and anxiety. Discovering Magnesium was a life changer.
This is exactly what I done. I used to be on medication for depression and anxiety for long time . Without going to any therapy sessions, with Keto diet and magnesium supplements I am feeling mentally stable for 14 months now
@@Marmar68828 which type of magnesium have you both taken?
@@madlenj.4644 I am taking magnesium sourced from Sea mineral salts.
@@madlenj.4644 it’s actually sourced from ancient dead sea waters
Yup same here
Dr Berg notes:
Sixty percent of magnesium is in the bone, 20% is in the muscle, 19% is in the soft tissue, and 1% is in the blood.
Magnesium deficiency is the most overlooked deficiency because it cannot be detected by a blood test.
The top causes of magnesium deficiency include:
• Consumption of sugar and refined carbs
• Alcohol consumption
• Cirrhosis of the liver
• NPK fertilizer leads to crops that are low in magnesium
• Malabsorption from gut inflammation
• Diuretics
• PPIs
• Gastric bypass surgery
• Low vitamin D
• Inflammation
Diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, osteoporosis, and cardiovascular disease are all associated with low magnesium.
The best sources of magnesium are leafy greens, almonds, and dark chocolate, but some of these foods contain oxalates. Oxalates block the absorption of magnesium. Meat, cheese, and shellfish contain magnesium and do not contain oxalates.
Here are 22 surprising signs of magnesium deficiency:
• Anxiety
• Insomnia
• Depression
• Migraines
• Restless legs syndrome
• Muscle cramps
• Fatigue
• Tourette's syndrome
• Oxidative cholesterol
• High homocysteine levels
• High blood pressure
• Calcification of the arteries
• Arrhythmias
• Stroke
• Metabolic syndrome
• Polycystic ovarian syndrome
• Kidney stones
• Higher levels of calcium in the blood
• Inflammation
• Nystagmus
• Asthma
Neuromuscular excitability, or tetany, is the number 1 earliest sign of a magnesium deficiency. Tetany is a twitching of the muscles, often affecting the left eye.
Magnesium is required for proper nerve function. When you’re deficient, the nerves become more excited, leading to faster nerve impulses.
Thank you Dr Berg!
😺👍
He just posted the video 20ish mins ago and you wrote a transcript on it already. Your a legend bro 🤝
Thank you fidel!
Sounds a lot like a B-1 deficiency.
@@questtofreedom fidel is the man
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Cats are very quick!
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I was deemed terminal in ‘09-’12. Turns out I had deathly low Mg and B. With a port and hospice nurses watching, I was back to “normal” in 6 weeks. This IS life-saving!
glad you figured it out and made it. good luck to you and God bless.
Wow, I'm glad you're doing well! Do you know the root cause of deficiency?
What’s terminal
What were you terminal with?
@@nobody123-b5r When you're definitely going to die from an illness or injury. (Doctors 'can' be wrong when they tell you this, but it's very rare. You usually die.)
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Me!
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Everybody!💜
I love him allot
I’m in the hospital right now for flu and when I was admitted through the ER they gave me two rounds of magnesium IV. Helped a lot with my breathing.
nice, I'll intake more Mg after hearing this
About 5 days ago I had twitching going on under my left eye! Even tho I'm eating well I have malabsorption from a digestion issue - and it doesn't help that caffeine inhibits mag absorption either.. I drink coffee
Been watching your stuff since mid-January at 275lbs. Started fasting and doing keto and I’m now down FIFTY pounds. I’ve dropped significant fat. Love your stuff. Building muscle like never before & taking B1 daily. Thank you Dr. Berg!!!!
Dang you must be my twin, same, I started at 274 in January and now down to 228 by IF and keto.
@@MichaelRhodes-x5c happy to hear! Keep up the great work!!!
I have been a migraine sufferer for most of my life. I average 3 migraines a month. Since starting 400mg magnesium daily, my migraines have stopped. This is a game changer for me.
Sweet! So glad you're feeling better!
What type of magnesium?
Magnesium glycinate is v. Good
@@Victor-Rojas magnesium glycemate
@@haileysmom2358but which magnesium is good for anxiety?
One of the reasons I trust what you say is that you look and sound so well and healthy and you are looking better and better with age. Always appreciate your videos 😀👍
Magnesium supplementation saved me from severe menstrual cramps a long time ago. I continue supplementing long post-menopause.
my progestrone is high .i have feel my priod no cramping .please my help
I’d give almost anything if I’d known this 30 years ago ❤
I’ve been suffering for the past year and a half with extreme nerve pain and muscle twitches. I had an isolated arrhythmia of afib and converted back to sinus rhythm on my own. Before all this I was running about 5 miles a day. I had a GI doc prescribe me 40MG of Esomeprazole and tell me that the nerve pain in my chest was due to reflux. I’ve had a CT and MRI of every part of my body and they say everything is fine other than a low marrow signal (anemia implied). I have felt for the longest time low magnesium was the issue but could never find the data to back it up. I’m currently taking magnesium glycinate. I may start slowly increasing my daily dosage. Thank you for your knowledge and wisdom I do think I was meant to see this video. I wish you a long and healthy life.
I started taking magnesium about 6 months ago because of severe leg cramps, hand cramps and eye twitching. Doctors shrugged but magnesium is not routinely checked but I went ahead and started taking it since nobody was concerned. I would just move my leg when laying in bed and it was so severe a cramp that I had to get out of bed and stand in order to straighten my leg. Sometimes it was both legs and my husband would have to help me get it. It wasn’t just the foot and calf muscles but the hamstring as well and was incredibly painful. The magnesium has helped. I just ran across your video and realized that I had several of the signs of magnesium other than the cramps and twitching of my eye and was deficient. When obvious signs and textbook symptoms exist, doctors must think we are hypochondriacs making up symptoms or just can’t correlate book knowledge with reality. I will never stop talking the magnesium as it was incredibly painful and I was exhausted from lack of sleep and couldn’t function well. When you can just stretch your leg or point your toe in the doctor’s office and the toes, foot or leg cramps and nothing is done, it feels hopeless.
Most helpful and genuine doctor on the internet .🙏
Enjoying my leafy green salads with parmesan cheese, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, squeezed fresh lemon juice, a bit of nutritional yeast, turmeric, black pepper and pink himalayan salt 😊❤
Im enjoying my sirloin burger with bacon and cheese..
@@aywitb911 love beef too 😊❤. Thanks and enjoy 👍🏻
Writing this down
You sure Your leafy greens aren’t sprayed with chemicals? your olive oil is not fake? Your lemons have seeds? Not gmo. Your garlic is not Chinese? It’s bloody hard out there, take care ✌️
Yum ! This is my daily salad,too ❤
Add in a touch of parsley to counter-act garlic on breath , & its also a good superfood !😊
Dear Dr. Berg. I've been following you for a bit now and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that you do for us. I personally don't know anyone who shares so much information, so nicely explained, and who has such reach over the youtube community, which is great because otherwise I probably would not have seen your videos. And still, you deserve millions of times more than you have. No one can replace you. I finally see hope for improving my life and that of my family. Much respect and love for you
The one it happened to me you didn't mention: water retention! Once I increased magnesium my face went back to normal and is not bloating anymore
Which mag?
Forms of Magnesium
Chloride: detoxing, metabolism, kidney function
Citrate: not recommended, as it interferes with Ceruloplasmin & can cause iron dysregulation & health issues
Glycinate: relaxing, good absorption rate, leaky gut, nerve pain
Malate: energizing, fibromyalgia, muscle pain
Oxide: good in small doses throughout the day
Sulfate: small oral doses, best in bath
Taurate & orotate: cardiovascular health
Threonate: brain injuries, PTSD, depression, neuro conditions, anxiety
Mag Water: one of the co-factors, improves absorption
Magnesium Advocacy Group
Tracy Grady, 2016
@@rofree2470
Hhhmmm 🤔 I need a combination of Malate and Chloride I have been taking magnesium for years now to help with sleep because of severe insomnia from chronic pain.
I will look for those two and test which one works best for me and for what since they don't make a combination of the two 😊
@@rofree2470what about magnesium carbonate
good to know!
I've been dealing with Tetany for about a year and a half! Started taking Magnesium L-Threonate. And a few days later, the Tetany subsided! Thanks for all the postings, Dr Berg.
how much do you take?
Thank you for the information, I had the earlie signs you mention at 6:27 part as well as several signs of magnesium deficiency. I am overweight, have a lousy diet, and have consumed a lot of alchohol, and sugar, since covid. Time to turn things around as this is really started to effect my life. Thanks for the information, blessings from Europe
Yesterday i was thinking that i need to eat more magnesium rich foods, today Dr. Berg published this video. This man really knows what his followers need.
Love you Dr. Berg❤ thanks for everything
Too funny…. I take Mag in my coffee every morning (Organika ‘Relax Enhanced)))
Just before bed last night, I decided to give myself a well needed TLC Epsom Salt bath after using my pumice,…. Slept like a newborn 🤗
He's always reading my mind and making videos on things that I think about lol
There are no magnesium rich foods except for chocolate. Magnesium disappeared from the US soils back in the 1930s due to over-farming. It has never been replaced. Chocolate is the only plant food that has magnesium because it is grown overseas. You pretty much have to get it from epsom salt baths, magnesium oil or pills. The oil rubbed on the soles of the feet and the Epsom salts are much more effective than the pills.
Me too dude im mad ive been to busy to plant
@@pollypurree1834 I sometimes get chocolate from a friend in Granada. The Caribbean still produces some of the least processed chocolate in the world. I didn't know about the epsom salt, guess i am going to have to try it
He is a life saver.
Glad I could help!
From Philippines love to hear from him as always❤. THANKS Doc. ERIC👍🙏
The Philippines needs to know a lot more about what Dr Berg has to say.
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Even when I think one of Dr. Berg's videos does not pertain to me, it pertains to me!
Excellent, I understood everything.
Great production too
Those are the exact symptoms I had before I started taking magnesium. I had no idea that I was severely deficient in it. Thank you Dr. Berg for educating us
My mother has chronic low magnesium and it’s scary how ALOT of healthcare professionals are unaware of the link between diabetes and low magnesium. My mother was very, very, very sick before they figured out how much was caused from magnesium deficiency.
Wow. Never cease to be amazed by this gentleman/Dr 💗
And here I thought I knew a lot. Until dr berg drops something new and I learn something new
omg i didn't expect to see a hu tao account here of all places
@@Shireen1337 Hu tao is life
What's crazy is I've been taking vitamin d and magnesium together for months. I used to be so depressed. Working night shift and I've had cancer. Dr. What is the correct magnesium supplement that we should be taking vs what we should stay away from because there are different kinds.
Start with the friendliest version that doesn't cause you to get diarrhea which is Magnesium Glycinate 400g
Stay away from oxide use glycinate or bisglycinate. If supplements give you the runs try magnesium chloride oil on the skin or buy magnesium chloride flakes and make foot soaks or put some in your bath if you have one
I'm using magnesium bisglycinate and I have a very goodnight sleep
You need sunlight, too.
@@ranelleabundo1601hi, what brand?
Which magnesium should I take? I have many of these symptoms. Love all of your video's Dr Berg!
Mg glycinate
Thank you Dr. Berg - this is the most comprehensive, yet concise, description of the importance of magnesium. I recently bought your Magnesium Citrate capsules at 400mg each. (most brands only provide a little over 100 mg) I combine that with Magnesium Glycinate and Threonate daily. The RDA is only 450 but Dr. Peter Attia and some other researchers recommend up to 1000 mg per day. I know you've done videos on types of magnesium but would love for you to do an addendum to this to link to those videos and also talk about dosages.
Great idea!
@curiouscat3384 I've heard all this too, excellent idea! I'm wondering if they tell us to dose 500mg to 1000mgs because of absorption issues? I personally use magnesium glycinate and wonder if I should up my dose to 500mgs?
@@allison471 Not trying to answer your question because I'm certainly no expert but I've heard from different sources that you can take as much as you want and will know when it's too much because your stool will become very soft (actually shmeary, lol). I'm taking as much as I can afford because I'm 70 and trying to regenerate strength and muscle so I work out a lot, and do gardening and landscaping - many aches and pains :)
@@curiouscat3384 thank you for the reply, I greatly appreciate it! I'm no expert either but I have been researching food, minerals vitamins/supplements for the last 15 years as to try to improve my health and keep myself alive in this crazy world we live in! Lol Can't wait to be able to go back to my functional medicine Dr. as I suffer from autoimmune diseases, for more guidance. In the meantime I will keep educating myself the best I can and reading and sharing information with people like yourself, thank you again for your input. Take care 😊 P. S. If you are into reading I just learned of a wonderful book today on Dr. Ken Berry's channel called Forever Strong, a science based book by Dr. Lyon. She was on his channel about 12 days ago.
@@curiouscat3384 Also, if you work outside in the summer and sweat a lot, you’ll require higher-than-average amounts of magnesium, since it gets sweated out!
Wow, the first sign! I've been experiencing that sensation since I was a teen.
Shopping for some leafy greens today then?
One thing I don't understand doctor is if they don't put the magnesium in the soil and we eat leafy greens without magnesium what good is that?
My thoughts exactly
Cows eat lleafy vegetables and produce red meat and produce 30 litres or milk...per day..
When I used to drink alcohol on regular basis, I had random muscle twitches and I had no idea why. My guess is that my body lacked vitamins and minerals but I didn't know which ones. Last year I started taking magnesium for other reasons after I stopped drinking alcohol, and most of the issues related to alcohol consumption started going away after few weeks.
Thanks for another great video! 👍
Fascinating.
I definitely have been hypo - for years.
But since supplementing & diet change, the obvious neuro signs have disappeared.
Hi Dr. Berg, which is the best Magnesium to purchase without knocking other brands. Thanks
Forms of Magnesium
Chloride: detoxing, metabolism, kidney function
Citrate: not recommended, as it interferes with Ceruloplasmin & can cause iron dysregulation & health issues
Glycinate: relaxing, good absorption rate, leaky gut, nerve pain
Malate: energizing, fibromyalgia, muscle pain
Oxide: good in small doses throughout the day
Sulfate: small oral doses, best in bath
Taurate & orotate: cardiovascular health
Threonate: brain injuries, PTSD, depression, neuro conditions, anxiety
Mag Water: one of the co-factors, improves absorption
Magnesium Advocacy Group
Tracy Grady, 2016
Thanks Dr. BERG! I've had eye twitching lately and thought may it was due to stress from my work❤
I have a fatty liver and find Dr. Berg’s videos invaluable.
I can’t eat a lot of vegetables so I supplement with mag glycinate. It helps tremendously.
Same here raw veggies bloat me
No type of magnesium has worked for me the way topical magnesium does . I use 3 pumps in my hand and rub it on my body . I get better sleep , I’m less stressed and my digestion is working like no other . TMI but when I rub it on my stomach I have gas and a bowel movement shortly after .
Interesting and I will try that out. Thanks
Definitely works. It's transdermal and reaches the cells faster. One has a good sleep. ❤
Our headless politicians (not America) have ensured that families with a normal income cannot buy healthy and nutritious food.
That's all part of their plan..
It’s the same in America, but they then profit off of the healthcare too.
@@Cody_RamerYup it’s all on purpose, and planned.
Yes and it is planned
@@Daisy-xl4xu Very much so. The food makes us sick, and the then they give us expensive medications. They profit off of feeding us bad, addictive food. Then they profit off of the medicalization after inevitable health issues like diabetes come about. Sinister.
In fact, most mineral abundancies aren't effectively assessed by blood tests.
Menstruating Ladies! Take your electrolytes (especially Magnesium) when you have menstrual cramps aka muscle cramps. It will change your life.❤❤❤
😮 I'm always learning here! Thank you Dr Berg for all of your research and advice. ❤
That's great! I'm truly glad you were able to learn so much.
I remember shopping for bacon and a pound of leafy greens at a grocery store one day. I paid for my food and said, "Thank you, Sir!" Only to be yelled at by another employee screaming, "That's not a guy. It's a woman with a beard who is suffering from polycystic ovarian syndrome!" I hope this video reaches them. Much appreciated, Dr. Berg! Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone! 🙂
Sad but funny!
😂😂
that's a them problem, not a you thing though :)
Wow, how uncalled for...
Wouldn't we all love a work colleague like that!😂
Dr Berg's next video should be on the first sign of polycystic ovarian syndrome. Spoiler, it's the beard.
So many forms of magnesium. So which is the best for this ?
He has videos on it. Bysglicinate for best absortion and threonate which crosses the blood brain barrier. (at least these are what I use and do wonders.) Good luck ! :-)
Research them - 13 different types
Forms of Magnesium
Chloride: detoxing, metabolism, kidney function
Citrate: not recommended, as it interferes with Ceruloplasmin & can cause iron dysregulation & health issues
Glycinate: relaxing, good absorption rate, leaky gut, nerve pain
Malate: energizing, fibromyalgia, muscle pain
Oxide: good in small doses throughout the day
Sulfate: small oral doses, best in bath
Taurate & orotate: cardiovascular health
Threonate: brain injuries, PTSD, depression, neuro conditions, anxiety
Mag Water: one of the co-factors, improves absorption
Magnesium Advocacy Group
Tracy Grady, 2016
I'm shocked, I have this exact thing 5:18, as I don't have any pain when this happens, I didn't pay attention, I never understood what it is but thanks to you I know it now.
Brilliant and practical doctor. Thank you Dr, Berg.
I appreciate your support! Glad to help!
@@DrbergHi. Can you explain wwhere does the meats & shellfish get magnesium?
@@DrbergHi. Can you explain wwhere does the meats & shellfish get magnesium?
meat from consuming green grass, shellfish from magnesium rich seas, swimming in the sea is very good for mag deficiency too @@hessjeen4403
What a relation for me on his number 1. I went through a spell of a couple weeks earlier this year of left arm "twitching". While I do take Magnesium supplement, I am sure that only a portion of it is actually absorbed into the body for use. I did upgrade from the "citrate" version to the "glycinate" as recommended on another channel. I feel it has helped overall.
Always Doc Berg, gives the BEST medical advice.❤️👏👏🙏
Glad you found it helpful!
It all makes sense. I was most definitely deficient in magnesium the past couple years. I had all the symptoms and it got worst when I fractured my foot late last year. I'm in my late 30s and that's the first time I've broken a bone. So this year I just started taking a magnesium and zinc supplement. I'm starting to feel much better. Just need to work on getting more quality sleep.
Thanks doc 🙏🏼
Which form of a magnesium supplement works best? Thank you.
Forms of Magnesium
Chloride: detoxing, metabolism, kidney function
Citrate: not recommended, as it interferes with Ceruloplasmin & can cause iron dysregulation & health issues
Glycinate: relaxing, good absorption rate, leaky gut, nerve pain
Malate: energizing, fibromyalgia, muscle pain
Oxide: good in small doses throughout the day
Sulfate: small oral doses, best in bath
Taurate & orotate: cardiovascular health
Threonate: brain injuries, PTSD, depression, neuro conditions, anxiety
Mag Water: one of the co-factors, improves absorption
Magnesium Advocacy Group
Tracy Grady, 2016
Magnesium Glycinate
I asked my doctor about my twitch. She shrugged. Must’ve been last in her class.
Here’s a symptom of low magnesium over 10 years(long term deficiency): I developed these bb to marble sized bumps on my wrist.
I started taking magnesium glycinate and it took around a month for those things to melt away.
Traditional medical schools, unfortunately, do not include nutrition or natural supplements in their curriculum.
Most of the MDs I've consulted were of the opinion that natural supplements like vitamins, minerals, herbs are a sham.
Dr. Berg, you are the best. Your presentation and teaching skills are amazing. You keep making complex things look very simple. Thank you for your great and inspiring work. ❤❤❤
One answer I have always looked for and can’t find a definitive answer to is. Does our body absorb magnesium when soaking in an epson salt bath for about 45-60 min? I feel as it does.
ME TOO🫂
Yes it does!
Magnesium is a mineral rather than a collection of ingredients, but I can certainly outline its best health benefits and natural sources:
**Health Benefits of Magnesium:**
1. **Bone Health:** Magnesium is essential for bone formation and density. It helps regulate calcium levels in the body and contributes to the structural development of bones. Adequate magnesium intake may help reduce the risk of osteoporosis and fractures.
2. **Muscle Function:** Magnesium plays a crucial role in muscle function and contraction. It helps regulate neuromuscular signals, allowing muscles to relax and contract properly. Magnesium deficiency can lead to muscle cramps, spasms, and weakness.
3. **Heart Health:** Magnesium is involved in maintaining normal heart rhythm and function. It helps regulate the electrical activity of the heart and supports blood vessel health. Adequate magnesium intake may help lower blood pressure, reduce the risk of arrhythmias, and improve overall cardiovascular health.
4. **Energy Production:** Magnesium is a cofactor for many enzymes involved in energy metabolism. It helps convert food into energy, facilitates ATP (adenosine triphosphate) synthesis, and supports mitochondrial function. Adequate magnesium levels are essential for optimal energy production and metabolic function.
5. **Nervous System Function:** Magnesium plays a role in neurotransmitter regulation and nerve signal transmission. It helps regulate the release of neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine, which are involved in mood regulation, sleep, and cognitive function. Adequate magnesium intake may help support a healthy nervous system and reduce the risk of mood disorders and cognitive decline.
6. **Blood Sugar Regulation:** Magnesium is involved in insulin action and glucose metabolism. It helps regulate blood sugar levels by promoting insulin sensitivity and facilitating glucose uptake into cells. Adequate magnesium intake may help improve insulin sensitivity and reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.
7. **Anti-inflammatory Effects:** Magnesium has anti-inflammatory properties and helps regulate the body's inflammatory response. It inhibits the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines and mediators, reducing inflammation and oxidative stress. Adequate magnesium intake may help lower the risk of chronic inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, asthma, and cardiovascular disease.
8. **Stress Reduction:** Magnesium plays a role in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, which regulates the body's response to stress. It helps modulate the release of stress hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline, promoting relaxation and stress reduction. Adequate magnesium intake may help mitigate the effects of stress and improve resilience.
**Natural Sources of Magnesium:**
- Dark leafy greens (spinach, kale, Swiss chard)
- Nuts and seeds (almonds, cashews, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds)
- Whole grains (brown rice, quinoa, oats, barley)
- Legumes (black beans, chickpeas, lentils)
- Avocado
- Bananas
- Fatty fish (salmon, mackerel)
- Dark chocolate
Thank you Dr Berg!🙏 What about tingling sensation in the face primarily, what could be the cause of that?
Appreciation and blessings from Sydney Australia .
I've noticed that by adding Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) to my plant's water, that they grow leaves much faster and fuller. Magnesium presence in leafy greens does make sense.
which form of magnesium as a supplement would u recommend ?
Forms of Magnesium
Chloride: detoxing, metabolism, kidney function
Citrate: not recommended, as it interferes with Ceruloplasmin & can cause iron dysregulation & health issues
Glycinate: relaxing, good absorption rate, leaky gut, nerve pain
Malate: energizing, fibromyalgia, muscle pain
Oxide: good in small doses throughout the day
Sulfate: small oral doses, best in bath
Taurate & orotate: cardiovascular health
Threonate: brain injuries, PTSD, depression, neuro conditions, anxiety
Mag Water: one of the co-factors, improves absorption
Magnesium Advocacy Group
Tracy Grady, 2016
@@rofree2470your reply didn’t answer the question
Magnesium glycinate
Problem is, where should we buy our leafy greens? What do we have to make sure how they’re grown organically to get the magnesium from the soil they’re grown in like he mentions.
👈👈The symptoms related to low magnesium are:
.High homocysteine levels
• High blood pressure
• Calcification of the arteries
• Arrhythmias
• Stroke
• Metabolic syndrome
• Polycystic ovarian syndrome
• Kidney stones
• Higher levels of calcium in the blood
• Inflammation
• Nystagmus
• Asthma
Neuromuscular excitability, or tetany, is the number 1 earliest sign of a magnesium deficiency. Tetany is a twitching of the muscles, often affecting the left eye.
Magnesium is required for proper nerve function. When you’re deficient, the nerves become more excited, leading to faster nerve impulses. 😊
THANK YOU
Dr Berg is my go to person for health advice and I encourage others too.
Good job keto king
From campbellford Ontario
Appreciate your comment. Take care and stay healthy!
Dr. Berg, can you tell me anything about spastic bowel?? Like what causes it what are the deficiencies etc.
🙌 thank you so much for your very informative videos! I’m still working on the one about having the gallbladder out and I’m trying some of your products right now! Thank you❤
have your dr prescribe cholestryamine . It corrects it immediately. More drs need to inform their patients.
Have a look through his playlists. There will probably be something there on that.
@@dakotajarvis5356colystyramine changed my life! I can only drink it rather than take the tablets because they won’t absorb properly but it’s a game changer.
Thank You sooo very much!! I sure appreciate everything You share with Us. Wow! Can you now tell us which type of Magnesium is best to take?
Do the same style of video on Potassium!
It's been done, just search the library!
I would’ve never known about the twitching under my eye if had not been subscribed to you and watched your other videos. My doctor who is very good but even he was stumped on this and said it was muscle strain. I’ve been taking magnesium just before bedtime for a while now and the signs have disappeared. Thank you for all that you do to help us fill in the gaps. Take care and be well all.
I started taking Magnesium and now I have very vivid dreams.
When your muscles and brain is relaxed, your creativity opens up.
did you take magnesium glycinate ?
Same here.
@@nerdbamarich2063magnesiumglycinate ?
thank you for sharing that thought...i was thinking about it, how after taking magnesium i also started having more vivid dreams...i just thought it was myself😅
Which is the best Supplement which is cost effective as well
Please doc, which magnesium is best?
Magnesium glycinate
I looked on his website - it’s there and a sale today
Magnesium supplements cause me to have diarrhea…. How can I take it?
@@Whatisthematterwithyoupeopletaking the wrong magnesium will give you diarrhea.
@@Whatisthematterwithyoupeople
You can use magnesium oil on the skin and Epsom salt baths. The reason magnesium causes diarrhea is because it's hydroscopic , it attracts water, so it will pull water into your bowels.
But eventually you will need to supplement orally, so
look for a low dosage magnesium, but stay away from magnesium citrate which is guaranteed to cause diarrhea.
Take a low dosage magnesium preferably a food or marine sourced (natural) .
Take it at night, and don't take it on consecutive days. When you find you can tolerate that low dosage, increase it slightly. Just keep increasing as you reach bowel tolerance. Then try it on consecutive days. Once you reach bowel tolerance, try it half dose morning and night. Once you reach bowel tolerance, do full doses morning and night.
It will be a trial and error for a while!
Forms of Magnesium
Chloride: detoxing, metabolism, kidney function
Citrate: not recommended, as it interferes with Ceruloplasmin & can cause iron dysregulation & health issues
Glycinate: relaxing, good absorption rate, leaky gut, nerve pain
Malate: energizing, fibromyalgia, muscle pain
Oxide: good in small doses throughout the day
Sulfate: small oral doses, best in bath
Taurate & orotate: cardiovascular health
Threonate: brain injuries, PTSD, depression, neuro conditions, anxiety
Mag Water: one of the co-factors, improves absorption
Magnesium Advocacy Group
Tracy Grady, 2016
Hello,dr.Berg.What mg to take?Thank you.
Such important information! Thank you 🎉
Great information as usual..Dr. the way you explain the things it becomes so easy to understand..much respect for you🙏🙏🙏
Appreciate your positive feedback on what I do. Take care and stay healthy!
Doctor do you have a recommendation for any magnesium supplements? Thank you
Glycinate or Citrate are the more easily absorbed. Citrate helps with constipation al
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👍🏻 Thanks for your informative videos! Just curious why so many magnesium supplements are paired with zinc. I know zinc is important, but what is the link with magnesium?
What kind of magnesium should we take? There are many
Glycinate or Citrate are the more easily absorbed. Citrate helps with constipation also.
@ analuizasalles , Malate, Threonate.. You can look up on line and figure out what's best for you ! Also don't eat usa. Bread, its Poisoned by Glysophate. Get flour from Europe, preferably Italy . Nest to you. Thx Dr Berg .
@@rossrainwater5619 thanks for the tip on flour from Europe. What brand do you use?
Which particular Magnesium formula supliment is best, particularly for symptom #1?
Wish you would have mentioned what type of magnesium to take as a supplement
I’m wondering this too. I’m wondering what a good brand(s) of magnesium glycinate are the best… apparently glycinate is the better form.
Agreed
I use Dr Bergs magnesium glycinate. I believe his has added B-6 and vitamin D. You can buy from his website or Amazon
Magnesium glycinate
I wish there was a label for consumers to know what type of soil their vegetables were grown on. The organic label is not good enough anymore because that could also mean sterile potting soil or hydroponics in a greenhouse without microorganisms in soil. Magnesium in the plant is made from mineral rocks in the soil, organic matter, microorganisms and worms 🐛. Never thought I needed worms as part of my nutrition. Then, if necessary, NPK can be added. I’m still trying to understand that process. The microbes in the soil even use oxalates in the plant to make other nutrients for the plant. It’s a complex system.
For home gardeners, an easy way to add magnesium to your soil is to sprinkle epsom salts
And for home bathers, adding epsom salts to your bathwater is also a good way to absorb magnesium through your skin!
Thank you for the information.
yes ,but i think its good to also water it in as you do because the dry salts will kill all bugs and pollinators. from what i understand salts are used to dehydrate and kill bugs. when i use it i try to make certain that most of it gets turned into soil and watered in good.
Dr Berg you are my hero and excellent communicator. I have learnt so much from you. May God protect you always.
which magnesium brand you recommend..they are so many....and hoe much of it?
Magnesium Glycinate is more easily absorbed as well as citrate. Citrate helps with constipation also.
Thank you .@@divakim206
Forms of Magnesium
Chloride: detoxing, metabolism, kidney function
Citrate: not recommended, as it interferes with Ceruloplasmin & can cause iron dysregulation & health issues
Glycinate: relaxing, good absorption rate, leaky gut, nerve pain
Malate: energizing, fibromyalgia, muscle pain
Oxide: good in small doses throughout the day
Sulfate: small oral doses, best in bath
Taurate & orotate: cardiovascular health
Threonate: brain injuries, PTSD, depression, neuro conditions, anxiety
Mag Water: one of the co-factors, improves absorption
Magnesium Advocacy Group
Tracy Grady, 2016
thank you!@@rofree2470
Hi dr berg, can you make a video on bierspots on hands and langua geographical?
I bought some magnesium glycinate. Since I started taking it, I have leg and hand cramps that I've never had before BUT I sleep like a baby. What causes the cramps? I thought that it was supposed to relieve that. It says it's buffered. Does that change things? I know I enjoy the sleep though
Take Potassium
Get *unbuffered* magnesium glycinate instead. _Some_ magnesium glycinate is "buffered"…which means they added magnesium *oxide.* Magnesium oxide is an excellent mineral laxative, but unless you’re LOOKING for a laxative effect, AVOID "buffered" magnesium! You want to be ABSORBING the magnesium…not pooping it out! Yes, if you take enough magnesium glycinate, it should eliminate the cramps.
@@ahcapella Thank you!
Which magnesium should we take? I'm having anxiety and insomnia.
Great video, Dr Berg. Thank you 🙏🏻
All the best!
How do you get magnesium in your body? What I just heard you can not. JG
Hair Mineral Analysis Testing is a great way to find out how much magnesium you actually have absorbed if anyone is wondering.
Such excellent information! Thanks!!!
Appreciated, thanks for watching!
Thx, you linked a potassium video at the end but mentioned you were linking a magnesium vid, I’m assuming you get potassium & magnesium from the same thing, ie 6 or 7 cups of veg?
I have had 3 bowel resections due to crohn's (much of my small bowel is gone where vitamins and nutrients are absorbed), I have always had a hard time maintaining my magnesium levels (sometimes now get it IV at hospital). I have a very distinctive tell when I know I am not getting enough Mag and that is cramps in my feet and legs (a sure sign for me). I do take 2 500mg Magnesium Biglycinate a day that seems to help but even when my blood level shows normal magnesium levels I sometimes occasionally have the feet and leg cramps and this very much explains to me why I am feeling my Mag is low but my blood doesn't show it, very informative for me, thank you.
Which form of Magnesium supplement should we take?
Magnesium Bisglycinate
not oxide
Magnesium glycinate
Great vid. Non related question, where I’m not sure where to post. Have you done a video on Childress vitamins and minerals? My children are 6 & 8. I’m looking for a supplement, but have been discouraged by low quality and high prices. Any guidance much appreciated
PS your children’s vitamin product looks great, however the shipping cost to the uk doubles the price. Any uk product you would recommend?
Which form of magnesium?
Check out this video:
ua-cam.com/video/hIAsSAgTRb4/v-deo.html
Really thankful for these great information videos from Dr. Berg!
Very welcome, Michael! Thanks for watching!
Loved this video, Dr Berg. Magnesium Glycinate is amazing. Thanks for your helpful advice 👍🏻💖
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What about magnesium balm, lotion , spray, etc. Are there any side effects of using that form?
I never knew that about the twitching under the eye.
Thank you Dr Berg. I have got my hubby on to taking magnesium supplements recently because he has a slew of those indicators and he takes Omeprazole, which I detest and am keen to get him off it.
Hi Doc Berg! Great video. Thanks for teaching us a bit more about the magnesium cycle on our bodies and how to detect its deficiency!! Would you please make a video on how to detect magnesium overdosing?
Apparently it’s quite hard to take too much because it’s water soluble so we excrete what we don’t need. That’s what I read anyway. Maybe don’t take a tonne of it or anything else tho. The best way I found is getting blood work done as well as how I’m feeling obviously. I have a malabsorption problem so I’ve had to supplement, which isn’t exactly cheap, but in two years I’ve corrected my vit d, b vits, magnesium, calcium etc. I was almost wheelchair bound and genuinely thought I was getting paralysed but nope it was years of nutritional depletion that was largely poo pooed by doctors until I researched, diagnosed and cured myself. I thought my life was over. Listen to your body and demand bloods to see what you may be lacking because “they” are quick to say our good nutrition rarely allows us to be depleted as if we are in the third world.
They’re only fooling themselves.
Recently I discovered magnesium in form of spray oil. Thought it's some hoodo magick, but was so cheap I bought it. Maybe it did not affected my sleep, but definitely my mood went skyrocket up since then, and nothing make me grumpy or angry. Cool stuff.
On which part of the body do you spray the oil? 🤔
I have some of that , does it really work
@@truthseeker1959 Author recommended feet, but I recently been sick, and slept with socks on. So I chose calves, works and I haven't noticed any irritations or anything like that after 2 or 3 weeks.
@@jass412 I was surprised how good and fast it works. After like 3 days I really realized mood change. That's like the thing I recommend left and right now :)
@@WroobelChannel thank you , will give it a go
Very helpful,
thank you,
warmest regards,
Karen
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