Magnesium: foods, functions and supplemental forms

Magnesium. It is a key mineral in our body and needed for more than 300 different chemical reactions. It is also essential for muscle contractions and nerve transmission while keeping your heart beating steadily and your immune system strong. In this podcast, I’ll outline the key functions of magnesium as well as cover the different health conditions where magnesium is thought to play a role such as heart disease and high blood pressure, diabetes, muscle cramping and poor sleep quality. And then I’ll look at the main food sources and critique the merits of the many different supplemental forms of magnesium. Links referred to in the podcast Cochrane review of magnesium and muscle cramps https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7025716 Magnesium L-threonate in people with Alzheimer’s disease https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6242385 Cooking skills in young adults and later life diet behaviours https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6086120Episode transcriptTo access the full episode transcript, go to the following link and select the individual podcast episode and then click on the ‘Transcript’ tab https://thinkingnutrition.buzzsprout.comConnect with meInstagram: doctimcroweFacebook: Thinking NutritionTwitter: CroweTim