Posted on 03/26/2023 8:31:53 AM PDT by ConservativeMind
More magnesium in our daily diet leads to better brain health as we age, according to scientists.
The researchers say increased intake of magnesium-rich foods such as spinach and nuts could also help reduce the risk of dementia, which is the seventh biggest killer globally.
The study of more than 6,000 cognitively healthy participants in the United Kingdom aged 40 to 73 found people who consume more than 550 milligrams of magnesium each day have a brain age that is approximately one year younger by the time they reach 55 compared with someone with a normal magnesium intake of about 350 milligrams a day.
"Our study shows a 41 percent increase in magnesium intake could lead to less age-related brain shrinkage, which is associated with better cognitive function and lower risk or delayed onset of dementia in later life," Ph.D. researcher Khawlah Alateeq said.
"This research highlights the potential benefits of a diet high in magnesium and the role it plays in promoting good brain health."
"Since there is no cure for dementia and the development of pharmacological treatments have been unsuccessful for the past 30 years, it's been suggested that greater attention should be directed towards prevention," Dr. Erin Walsh, said.
The researchers say a higher intake of magnesium in our diets from a younger age may safeguard against neurodegenerative diseases and cognitive decline by the time we reach our 40s.
"The study shows higher dietary magnesium intake may contribute to neuroprotection earlier in the aging process and preventative effects may begin in our 40s or even earlier," Ms Alateeq said.
"We also found the neuroprotective effects of more dietary magnesium appears to benefit women more than men and more so in post-menopausal than pre-menopausal women, although this may be due to the anti-inflammatory effect of magnesium."
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Centrum Silver uses the oxide form - just 50 mg.
I like it a lot but it’s Super expensive pair to the other two. What I’ve got in the habit of is mixing all three. Mostly glycinating malate but sometimes I’ll weave in t h r e o n a t e
Compared to the other two.
Maybe there is a good sugar suppressor in that cabinet.
I’ve started taking magnesium recently and the stuff seems to work.
I think swordmaker said some years ago he reviewed some medical literature and concluded an overwhelming majority of heart attack patients had deficiencies in magnesium and potassium. I’ve been taking 500mg of magnesium daily since reading that. I could tell the difference the first night. Reduced heart discomfort during sleep. Anecdotal but it has been really helpful with heart issues.
I take magnesium metal pellets but they always give me heartburn
Your medicine cabinet is most impressive. You probably get all the calories you need from all those supplements. Do you get to work at noon each day?
The headline makes like every day you have to take a little bit more.
Sodium makes magnesium last longer. Salt food to taste. Sugar increases absorption of magnesium.
Drinking beer every day could ward off dementia
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/health/drinking-beer-every-day-could-28090935
When compared to abstainers, occasional and light to moderate drinkers were 22% less likely to develop the condition.
And those who consumed up to two-and-a-half pints a day had a 38% reduced risk of being diagnosed compared to non-drinkers. Even the biggest drinkers were 19% less likely to be a dementia sufferer than those who didn’t consume alcohol.
When the researchers probed deeper into the association, drinking 40g of ethanol per day, the equivalent to five units, was linked with a lower risk of dementia compared to those who had never had a tipple.
A higher dose of magnesium each day keeps dementia at bay (550+ mg a day from all sources)
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They didn’t measure magnesium from all sources. They measured magnesium from foods. From the article:
Given the current lack of understanding of when and to what extent dietary Mg exerts its neuroprotective effects on the brain and through which mechanisms, the aim of this study is to investigate associations between dietary Mg and brain volumes and white matter lesions.
This study offers some important findings indicating that (1) higher dietary Mg is associated with larger brain volumes and lower WMLs; (2) dietary Mg effects differ by sex and are more evident in women; and (3) higher dietary Mg is generally not associated with lower BP in this population.
Mg intake was measured indirectly (i.e. food frequency questionnaires)
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If consuming foods that contain 550 mg daily helps prevent dementia, the other food components might be also beneficial. We can’t conclude that consuming 550 mg of magnesium from foods and supplements would have the same effect.
We have a naturally high mineral content water
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If a person drinks water low in minerals, that water absorbs calcium and potassium from the intestine.
There are more heart problems among people who drink water low in minerals.
Thank you! More almonds and pumpkin seeds! Easy!
You’re funny. Lol. Not my cabinet. It’s a visual metaphor, considering the sheer number of suggested supplements suggested by Medical Xpress to improve health.
That’s a common problem. People have bags of supplements. Some of what they take might reduce some blood components and create problems.
Yup. Different form of toxicity.
I take 2 supplements daily: A whole food multivitamin and iodine.
That’s it, aside from D3 during winter at my latitude.
You often talked about intestinal bacteria. There are reports of people who took pantothenic acid or inositol supplements, had problems, stopped taking them, and still had problems for years. Intestinal bacteria make many beneficial components. Maybe the supplements changed the intestinal bacteria.
I think the notorious statement, you can’t overdose on water soluble vitamins, your body can remove them easily, makes people less careful.
Based upon my limited outreach and studies of health reports, my working hypothesis is that well over 3/4 of the country has gut dysfunction. Some people I know are so borderline that the smallest change in health or diet has negative outcomes, so the effects you describe are no big shocker.
True story: I was at a local market buying kombucha and the skinny - and I DO mean skinny - young gal checking commented that she tried kombucha once, but it made her sick (gut upset). I told her what she experienced was a symptom demonstrating that her gut is ‘imbalanced’ and that she should drink more of it, not avoid it.
She looked at me like I was an alien which, in part, led to the book rewrite.
Additionally, I’ve spoken until I was blue in the face about vitamin toxicity and the fact that they’re unregulated.
I can’t elaborate, but it’s telling (the reactions). People believe what they read/hear, particularly from a source they trust. Tellingly, democrats champion this fact with surgical precision.
If Med Xpress or Cosmopolitan (or the ‘view’) parroted a study touting the health benefits of cow dung to reduce wrinkles and risk of skin cancer, the US birth rate would be near zero overnight.
THAT’s the state of mental health in this country. As I’ve written prior, IMHO the true pandemic is ‘stupid’, and that goes for many users of supplements as well. Common sense just can’t cut through the inherent bias.
Yikes, that’s a lot of D3. Do you have your blood tested for D3? I do, and when I was taking 10,000 a day during Covid, my blood test showed 113%. My dr called and said, “stop taking D3 immediately”. It finally came down to 63% and now I take 5000 every other day. So magnesium helps with high D3 doses?
I will research the doctor…thanks!
“It finally came down to 63% and now I take 5000 every other day. So magnesium helps with high D3 doses?”
With hi dose D3 you get a tendency to precipitate calcium out of the blood. K2 and magnesium work against this. With the amount of D3 you take. no need to be worried about the calcium issue. My opinion!
Last year my D3 in the blood was 75 ng/ml. I need to get it tested.
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