In other articles on this website, we have discussed why magnesium is important, situations in which a chronic magnesium deficiency is more likely, when we should consider recommending a magnesium supplement, which type of magnesium supplement we should recommend, and when we should worry that our patient is taking too much magnesium.
Please see the following articles on this website:
Basic facts about magnesium for mental health clinicians
Commonly used medications that can cause magnesium deficiency
Magnesium supplement for suspected alcohol/ medication-induced deficiency?
When should we recommend an oral magnesium supplement?
Which type of magnesium supplement to recommend
When should we worry that our patient is taking too much magnesium?
As I noted in another article on this website, it is ironic that, when people want a “holistic approach” and seek “natural” products, they typically want to take them in the form of pills.
I have a question: Can’t people who are not in a high-risk category for having chronic magnesium deficiency (as described in the articles above) get all of their magnesium requirements from food rather than a pill?
Or to put it in practical terms, for people who don’t have any special factors causing magnesium deficiency, what dietary advice should we give them to ensure that they get the recommended amount of magnesium?
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