Benefits of Magnesium by Jean-Yves Dionne

Magnesium

What is magnesium? What is it used for?

Deficiency symptoms

Frequent : 75% of French people (SUVIMAX), > 40% of Canadians (Stats Can)

• Hyperexcitability
  • CNS: anxiety, reduced resistance to stress, fatigue
  • Muscular; muscle tension, spasm, fasciculations
  • Cardiac: HBP, palpitations
  • Lump in throat/feeling of tightness
• Insulin resistance
• Bone fragility

Difficult to diagnose

• blood/plasma vs intracellular

Where is it found?

https://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Solutions/PlantesSupplements/Fiche.aspx?doc=magnesium_ps

Effect of supplements

Cofactors:

• vitamin B6
• taurine
• Vitamin D
• calcium (sodium potassium)

Which Mg salt to choose?

Dosage?

Food or supplements?

Interaction :

• Medications to be taken on an empty stomach
• Medications for Parkinson's disease
• Muscle relaxants = increases the effect
• Gabapentin – reduces absorption
• Zinc supplement – ​​competition
• Fiber, phytate and oxalates

has.https://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/minerals/magnesium

b. https://www.nutrimea.com/article/quel-magnesium-choisir/

c. https://www.pileje.fr/revue-sante/quel-magnesium-choisir https://www.lanutrition.fr/bien-dans-sa-sante/les-complements-alimentaires/les-principaux-complements-alimentaires/les-complements-correcteurs-de-l-alimentation/le-magnesium/quel-magnesium-choisir

References

Jahnen-Dechent W, Ketteler M. Magnesium basics. Clin Kidney J. 2012 Feb;5(Suppl 1):i3-i14. doi: 10.1093/ndtplus/sfr163. PMID: 26069819; PMCID: PMC4455825. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4455825/

HTA

1. Rosanoff A, Plesset MR. Oral magnesium supplements decrease high blood pressure (SBP>155 mmHg) in hypertensive subjects on anti-hypertensive medications: a targeted meta-analysis. Magnes Res. 2013 Jul-Sep;26(3):93-9. doi: 10.1684/mrh.2013.0343. PMID: 24134861. https://www.jle.com/fr/revues/mrh/e-docs/oral_magnesium_supplements_decrease_high_blood_pressure_sbp_155mmhg_in_hypertensive_subjects_on_anti_hypertensive_medications_a_targeted_meta_analysis_298491/article.phtml

2. Zhang Hypertension. 2016 Aug;68(2):324-33. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.116.07664. PubMed PMID: 27402922. https://hyper.ahajournals.org/content/68/2/324.long

Symptoms of Magnesium Deficiency

Adapted from: Burford-Mason A. Orthomolecular Medicine ad Hearth Health: Unmasking the Magnesium Link to Multiple Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease. J Orthomolecular med 2013;28(1):9-16. In The Orthomolecular Treatment of Chronic Disease. Saul AW editor. Basic Health Publication USA 2014. P.376-381

1. Do you have leg or foot cramps?
2. Do your shoulders often feel tense at the end of the day?
3. Do you have spasms/tension in your back?
4. Have you ever had or do you have muscle fasciculations (muscle jumping)?
5. Do you suffer from asthma or wheezing?
6. Do you get out of breath after light exertion like climbing stairs?
7. Do you sigh often?
8. Do you have palpitations or an irregular heartbeat?
9. Do you urinate often, especially at night?
10. Are you constipated?
11. Do you have type 2 diabetes or metabolic syndrome?
12. Do you have high blood pressure?

Oxalate and phytate – inhibition of absorption. Therefore, the Mg from cereals will be very poorly absorbed: Inhibitory

• Effects can be exerted by high levels of partly fermentable fibers (ie, hemicellulose), non-fermentable fibers (ie, cellulose and lignin) and phytate and oxalate
• several dietary factors are known to enhance Mg2+ uptake, including proteins, MCT, and low- or indigestible carbohydrates such as resistant starch, oligosaccharides, inulin, mannitol and lactulose.

Schuchardt JP, Hahn A. Intestinal Absorption and Factors Influencing Bioavailability of Magnesium-An Update. Curr Nutr Food Sci. 2017 Nov;13(4):260-278. doi:10.2174/1573401313666170427162740. PMID: 29123461; PMCID: PMC5652077. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/