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by sytelus 3098 days ago
Below is from nih.gov [1]

- Adults age > 30 usually need 420mg of Mg however more than 350mg from supplements is discouraged

- Going little bit over for Mg seems ok because kidneys just exerts it to urine. However very high dosage like 5000mg would cause magnesium toxicity.

- Multivitamins like New Chapter Calcium tabs have 770mg Ca and 58mg Mg. This means these should be taken in morning.

- Nuts like Almonds and cashews have tremendous amount of Mg. Just 4-5 ounces of these nuts will make up for daily dose.

- Diets with higher amounts of magnesium are associated with a significantly lower risk of diabetes.

- Magnesium is involved in bone formation and influences the activities of osteoblasts and osteoclasts

- People who experience migraine headaches have lower levels of serum and tissue magnesium than those who do not.

[1] https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Magnesium-HealthProfession...