Dan Neason's Blog

Magnesium is something I’ve found to be surprisingly helpful as a supplement. From my research, it is generally accepted that Americans don’t intake enough magnesium from diet. I have found that several areas of my daily health ‘processes’ are improved by taking supplements (I take magnesium malate and magnesium L-threonate). Sleep, muscle soreness, and digestion are the easiest areas you can observe magnesium working. For example, if I take a slightly higher dose of magnesium in the evening, I find my sleep is deeper and I wake up more physically refreshed. From what I have read, magnesium’s muscle relaxation aides in blood pressure regulation as well and that a deficiency of magnesium can result in higher blood pressure. I have observed more regular digestion and less reflux by adding magnesium malate daily.

I also take magnesium L-threonate as a form of magnesium that can cross the ‘blood brain barrier’ and thereby increase magnesium in the brain. It’s uses in brain functions such as neurotransmitters, brain development, memory, and learning. These are harder to observe compared to sleep or digestion, so I am taking this one as a long-term aide based completely off the basic research I’ve done.

Magnesium is required for hundreds of chemical reactions in your body. It’s one of the first things I recommend to people to add into their supplement routine. Most people are deficient or barely getting enough and the benefits are observable, which makes it something that gets people interested in ensuring they get essential minerals through diet and supplementation.