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Magnesium After 60: What It Does, How Much You Need and Who Should Avoid It
Educational only, not medical advice. Talk to your own doctor, nurse practitioner or pharmacist. In an emergency, call 911.
What this video covers
Magnesium is one of the most popular supplements after 60, and what the best research says about it may surprise you. In this video, Nurse Ade uses a simple kitchen picture, a pantry, counter, delivery truck, trash chute and cookbook, to explain what magnesium does in your body and why a normal blood test can miss low magnesium.
You will learn how much you need after 50 (420 mg for men, 320 mg for women) and the 350 mg limit for supplements, what the research really says about leg cramps, sleep, blood pressure and migraines, and the best magnesium foods, with a full day of meals and no pills. Nurse Ade explains the hidden magnesium in some antacids and laxatives, why kidney disease raises the risk of too much, and the medicines that interact, including water pills, osteoporosis pills, some antibiotics, thyroid pills and acid reducers. She ends with a 5-step cabinet check. Ask your doctor before taking a magnesium supplement.
Key points
- Why a normal blood test can miss low magnesium
- Daily needs after 50 (420 mg men, 320 mg women) and the 350 mg supplement limit
- What the research really says about leg cramps, sleep, blood pressure and migraines
- The best magnesium foods and a full day of meals with no pills
- Hidden magnesium in antacids and laxatives, and why kidney disease raises the risk
- Medicines that interact: water pills, osteoporosis pills, antibiotics, thyroid pills and acid reducers
Chapters
- 0:00 Magnesium After 60: What You Will Learn
- 1:03 How Your Body Stores Magnesium
- 2:50 Why a Normal Blood Test Can Miss Low Magnesium
- 3:35 How Much Magnesium You Need After 60
- 4:30 Who Runs Low and Early Warning Signs
- 6:08 Does Magnesium Help Leg Cramps?
- 6:50 Magnesium for Sleep
- 7:23 Blood Pressure, Blood Sugar and Migraines
- 9:11 Best Magnesium Foods and a Full Day of Meals
- 11:20 Supplement Labels, Forms and the 350 mg Limit
- 12:36 Antacids and Laxatives That Contain Magnesium
- 13:23 Too Much Magnesium and Kidney Disease
- 14:18 Medicines That Interact With Magnesium
- 15:56 Epsom Salt Baths and Magnesium Oil
- 16:28 Your 5 Step Cabinet Check
- 18:15 Teach Back Recap
