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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