AMA #54: Magnesium: risks of deficiency, how to correct it, supplement options, potential cognitive and sleep benefits, and more

The more deficient you are in magnesium, the more you will be helped by supplementing magnesium.

Magnesium is a cofactor in at least 300 enzymatic systems in the body.

The 3 big systems where I think magnesium matter the most is with respect to bone health, with respect to nerve transmission, and with respect to glucose control and insulin metabolism.

When magnesium is deficient, this is a contributing factor to things like mood and other neurologic conditions, even potentially a contributor to migraines.

The less magnesium in the urine, the more likely the person is to be deficient.

Magnesium deficiency is very bad for bones.