Is This Why You’re Stressed or Not Sleeping?

Summary

This video script addresses the widespread yet underdiagnosed issue of magnesium deficiency, affecting up to 88% of the population. It explains the difficulty in testing for this deficiency and the limitations of blood tests due to magnesium's distribution in the body. The script suggests cross-referencing symptoms, diet, and certain health conditions to identify potential deficiencies. It highlights foods rich in magnesium and emphasizes the importance of both diet and supplementation, recommending magnesium glycinate as a supplement. The video also discusses the long-term commitment needed to correct a chronic deficiency, which can take over a year, and stresses the need to maintain adequate magnesium intake for overall health.

Takeaways

• 😖 Reversing magnesium deficiency is a challenging task.
• 🔍 There's no gold standard for testing magnesium levels, making it hard to diagnose.
• 📊 Up to 88% of the general public may be low in magnesium.
• 🦴 60% of magnesium is stored in bones, 39% in soft tissues, and only 1% in blood.
• 🩺 Blood tests may not accurately reflect magnesium levels unless the deficiency is severe.
• 🌱 Magnesium is primarily intracellular, meaning it's mostly found inside cells.
• 📚 The principle of cross-referencing data can help identify a magnesium deficiency.
• 🍽 Foods rich in magnesium include nuts, nutritional yeast, leafy greens, and dark chocolate.
• 💊 Supplementing with magnesium glycinate is recommended for stress and sleep issues.
• 🕰️ It can take up to a year or more to correct a chronic magnesium deficiency.
• 📈 The average person consumes far less magnesium than the recommended daily allowance (RDA).

Q & A

Why is it difficult to reverse a magnesium deficiency?

Reversing a magnesium deficiency is difficult because it is hard to test for it accurately, and many people are unaware they have it. Additionally, magnesium is stored primarily in bones and soft tissues, making blood tests ineffective unless the deficiency is severe.

How common is magnesium deficiency in the general population?

Magnesium deficiency is quite common, with some reports indicating that up to 88% of the general population may be low in magnesium.

Why are blood tests not reliable for detecting magnesium deficiency?

Blood tests are not reliable for detecting magnesium deficiency because only 1% of the body's magnesium is in the blood. The majority is in bones and soft tissues, and the body can borrow magnesium from these sources, making blood levels appear normal even when overall magnesium is low.

What are some symptoms of magnesium deficiency?

Symptoms of magnesium deficiency include muscle twitching, muscle tightness, insomnia, anxiety, fatigue, nystagmus (rapid eye movement), migraines, kidney stones, and pathogenic calcification (calcium buildup in inappropriate places).

How can certain lifestyle factors and conditions increase the risk of magnesium deficiency?

Factors such as gut inflammation, diabetes, insulin resistance, high sugar intake, high vitamin D intake, and the use of certain medications (like PPIs, antibiotics, and diuretics) can increase the risk of magnesium deficiency by increasing the body's need for magnesium or reducing its absorption.

What are some foods high in magnesium?

Foods high in magnesium include kelp (760 mg per 100 g), almonds (490 mg per 100 g), nutritional yeast (231 mg per 100 g), leafy greens (about 100 mg per 100 g), dark chocolate (165 mg per 100 g), and pumpkin seeds (265 mg per 100 g). Meats and fish contain lower amounts, between 25 to 35 mg per 100 g.

Why might modern diets be insufficient in providing adequate magnesium?

Modern diets might be insufficient in magnesium due to the depletion of minerals in the soil where food is grown, leading to lower magnesium content in foods.

What is the recommended daily intake of magnesium, and how does it compare to the average intake?

The recommended daily intake (RDA) of magnesium is between 300 and 420 mg per day, while the average person only consumes about 25 mg per day from their diet.

What type of magnesium supplement is recommended, and how much should be taken?

Magnesium glycinate is recommended for its benefits in reducing stress and improving sleep. An intake of about 800 mg per day, usually split into doses of 300-400 mg per tablet, is suggested.

How long might it take to correct a chronic magnesium deficiency?

Correcting a chronic magnesium deficiency can take up to a year or more. While symptoms may improve within weeks or months, it is recommended to continue supplementation for an extended period to fully address the deficiency.

Outlines

00:00

🛡️ Addressing Magnesium Deficiency: Challenges and Solutions

This paragraph discusses the difficulty of reversing magnesium deficiency and emphasizes the importance of using the correct solution to address it. It highlights that up to 88% of the population may be deficient in magnesium, and testing for it is not straightforward due to the lack of a gold standard test. The speaker explains that most magnesium is stored in bones and soft tissues, not in the blood, which makes blood tests unreliable for detecting deficiency. The paragraph introduces the concept of cross-referencing data to identify potential magnesium deficiency symptoms and factors that increase magnesium requirements, such as inflammation, diabetes, insulin resistance, sugar consumption, vitamin D intake, and certain medications. The speaker also lists foods high in magnesium and compares them to the average daily magnesium intake and RDAs, pointing out that most people consume far less than the recommended amounts.

05:00

🌱 Overcoming Magnesium Deficiency: Supplementation and Diet

The second paragraph delves into how to overcome magnesium deficiency by combining dietary changes with supplementation. The recommended form of magnesium supplement is magnesium glycinate, which is beneficial for stress and sleep among other things. The suggested daily supplement dosage is 800 milligrams, which can be achieved by taking multiple tablets throughout the day. The paragraph explains that fixing a chronic magnesium deficiency can take up to a year or more, as the body does not store excess magnesium and much of it is excreted by the kidneys. Symptoms may improve within weeks or months, but it is advised to continue supplementation over a longer period before maintaining with diet. The importance of calculating daily magnesium intake and ensuring it meets the minimum requirement of 400 milligrams per day is stressed. Additional information on selecting the right type of magnesium supplement is referenced to a linked video for further guidance.

Keywords

💡Magnesium deficiency

Magnesium deficiency refers to a lack of magnesium in the body, which is an essential mineral for various bodily functions. In the video's theme, it is highlighted as a common issue affecting up to 88% of the general public. The video discusses the difficulty in diagnosing this deficiency and the importance of addressing it with the right solutions, as using the wrong approach will never solve the problem.

💡Diagnosis

Diagnosis, in the context of the video, pertains to identifying a magnesium deficiency. The script mentions that there is no gold standard for testing, with options like a questionnaire and tissue extraction from the mouth being less practical due to accessibility and reliability issues. The video emphasizes the challenge in accurately diagnosing magnesium deficiency, which is crucial for finding the right solution.

💡Intracellular

Intracellular refers to the location of substances within cells. The video explains that a significant portion of magnesium is stored intracellularly, which is why blood tests may not accurately reflect magnesium levels. This concept is vital for understanding why conventional blood tests might not be effective in diagnosing magnesium deficiency.

💡Cross-referencing data

Cross-referencing data is a method mentioned in the video for identifying potential magnesium deficiencies by correlating various symptoms and factors. The script uses the principle from 'The Art of War' by Sun Tzu to illustrate the importance of looking at multiple indicators such as diet, inflammation, diabetes, insulin resistance, sugar consumption, vitamin D intake, and medication use to determine if a deficiency exists.

💡Symptoms

Symptoms are physical or mental features that indicate a condition or disease. The video lists several symptoms that may suggest a magnesium deficiency, including tetany, muscle tightness, insomnia, anxiety, fatigue, and the necessity of magnesium for ATP production. These symptoms help viewers self-assess and understand the potential implications of magnesium deficiency.

💡Food sources

Food sources are the dietary items from which nutrients are obtained. The video provides a list of foods that are high in magnesium, such as calp (a likely error for 'calves'), almonds, nutritional yeast, pumpkin seeds, and leafy greens. These examples are used to illustrate how viewers can increase their magnesium intake through diet.

💡Supplementation

Supplementation refers to the act of adding a substance to one's diet, typically in the form of a pill or powder, to increase the intake of a particular nutrient. The video suggests that due to the difficulty of obtaining sufficient magnesium from diet alone, supplementation with magnesium glycinate is recommended to help address deficiency.

💡Recommended daily allowance (RDA)

The RDA is the average daily dietary intake of a nutrient that is sufficient to meet the requirements of most healthy individuals. The script mentions that the RDA for magnesium is between 300 and 420 milligrams per day, contrasting it with the average person's consumption of only 25 milligrams per day, to emphasize the commonality of magnesium deficiency.

💡Chronic deficiency

Chronic deficiency is a long-term or persistent lack of a nutrient. The video discusses that fixing a chronic magnesium deficiency can take up to a year or more, indicating the importance of patience and consistency in addressing this issue.

💡Pathogenic calcification

Pathogenic calcification is the abnormal calcium buildup in tissues where it is not supposed to be. The video mentions this as a consequence of magnesium deficiency, illustrating the broader health implications of not addressing this deficiency.

💡The Miraculous Cure

The Miraculous Cure is a book referenced in the video that provides information on magnesium and vitamin D. The video uses this book as a source of data and recommendations for addressing magnesium deficiency, indicating its significance in the context of the video's message.

Highlights

Reversing magnesium deficiency is challenging.

Using the wrong solution will never solve the problem.

Up to 88% of the general public may be low in magnesium.

There's no gold standard for testing magnesium deficiency.

Most magnesium is stored in bones and soft tissues, not blood.

Blood tests are not reliable for diagnosing magnesium deficiency.

Cross-referencing data can indicate a magnesium deficiency.

Dietary habits and certain health conditions can affect magnesium levels.

Magnesium is crucial for making ATP, the energy currency of the body.

Magnesium deficiency can lead to various symptoms like tetany and insomnia.

Foods high in magnesium include calp, almonds, and pumpkin seeds.

Meat and fish contain less magnesium compared to other foods.

Average magnesium consumption is significantly lower than recommended.

Soil mineral content, especially magnesium, has decreased.

Supplementation and diet adjustments are necessary to address deficiency.

Magnesium glycinate is recommended for supplementation.

Fixing chronic magnesium deficiency may take over a year.

Maintaining magnesium levels requires ongoing attention to diet and supplements.

Transcripts

did you realize that it's extremely

difficult to reverse a magnesium

deficiency but I'm going to tell you how

to do it in this video so my question is

how long does it take to solve a problem

that you're treating with the wrong

solution and the answer is you'll never

solve the problem if you use the wrong

solution most people don't realize how

common a magnesium deficiency is there's

been some reports that up to 88% of the

general public are low in magnes

magesium and what's even more shocking

than that is that it's really hard to

test for a magnesium deficiency there's

no gold standard you can do a questioner

and there's another test that you can

actually extract some tissue from the

inside of your mouth and then send it to

the lab but the problem with that test

and the reason I'm not recommending it

is because I can't get a hold of the lab

that does this very specific specialize

test so I'm not going to put that in the

link because they're not going to call

you back so in this little chart you can

see that 60% of all your magnesium is in

your bones

39% is in your soft tissues like your

muscles but only 1% of all the magnesium

in your body is in your blood so this is

why doing a blood test is not going to

give you a lot of information unless

you're very very very very very severe

because even if you're deficient in the

blood guess what's going to happen

you're going to borrow some of it from

the bone or the soft tissues and in the

bone and the soft tissues most of that

is not out outside the cell it's inside

your cells it's called intracellular

calcium and so one of the principles

that I use in health is I I use a

principle out of this book called the

technology of War by sunu now of course

this book is about fighting Wars but you

can apply it to anything and so senu

talks about cross referencing data to

see if a situation or a problem exists

where you can cross reference symptoms

that are related to a magnesium

deficiency you can also look at your

foods to see how much magnesium is

coming from your Foods or not if you

have inflammation in your gut if you're

diabetic if you have insulin resistance

if you consume a lot of sugar also if

you take a lot of vitamin D the

requirement for magnesium goes up so if

you're not taking magnesium with vitamin

D you can actually end up having lower

amounts of magnesium because your body

is using more of that magnesium for

vitamin D absorption and also if you're

on medications let's say you're on a PPI

an an acid or you're taking an

antibiotic or you're on a diuretic all

these factors when cross reference can

kind of indicate you might have a

magnesium deficiency but now let's cross

reference this with a potential

indicators or symptoms you might have if

you're low on magnesium tetany let's you

have a little twitch underneath your

left eye are your muscles relaxed or are

they tight do you have

insomnia do you have a lot of anxiety do

you have fatigue did you realize that

you need magnesium just to make ATP the

energy currency of your body also a

magnesium deficiency can create you know

things like NES stigmus which is like

when your eyes kind of go back and forth

like that and migraines and kidney

stones and especially something called

pathogenic calcification what is that

that is calcification that's calcium

buildup in places that you should have

it so I'm just going to run down the

list of foods that are fairly high in

magnesium compared to other Foods okay

and we're going to talk about the

quantity of 100 gr okay that's 3 and 1

half ounces so at the top of the list

you have calp 3 and half ounces of calp

is equivalent to 760 milligrams now I'd

like to see you eat 3 and half ounces of

calp it's probably not going to happen

okay what about almonds that would give

you about 490 mg nutritional yeast is

231 mg PE

142 mg leafy greens roughly about 100 mg

of magnesium dark chocolate is about 165

Mig pumpkin seeds are 265 mg of

magnesium but magnesium is also in meats

and fish but not as much as you might

think so 100 gram or 3 and half ounces

of meat or fish you're going to get

between 25 to 35 mg of magnesium and

even if we look at the requirements of

magnesium it's called the rdas that

usually is between 300 and

420 milligram per day on average but the

average person only consumes

25 milligrams of magnesium per day

people aren't getting enough from the

diet not to mention the foods nowadays

are grown in soil that has lower amounts

of minerals especially magnesium and

it's really two situations or actually

three situations number one how do we

get enough magnesium from the

do we have to supplement and three how

long does it take to really satisfy your

deficiency oh and by the way all the

information I'm talking about is in this

book right here called The Miraculous

cure for and prevention of all diseases

what doctors never learned I'll put this

link down below it's a really

fascinating book based on a lot of

different things related to magnesium

and vitamin D but all the data that I'm

sharing today is based in that book so

if you're deficient you're going to have

to not only beef up no pun intended your

magnesium foods but you're also going to

have to supplement as well and the type

of magnesium I would recommend is

magnesium glycinate which actually helps

you know stress sleeping Etc and the

amount of supplement I would recommend

would be about 800 milligrams every

single day so usually they come in like

400ish maybe 300 milligrams per tablet

take a couple of those every day but

here here's the thing how long is it

actually going to take to really fix a

true deficiency it could take up to a

year or more to fix a chronic magnesium

deficiency you have to realize that when

you take magnesium from Foods or a

supplement it doesn't just go in storage

a good majority of it will be washed out

through the kidneys but you might find

your symptoms go away within weeks or

months but I wouldn't stop there I would

increase the amount out over a longer

period of time then maybe after about a

year of taking supplements then maybe

then you just maintain it with your diet

but of course make sure that you

calculate how much magnesium is going

into the body and then make sure at

least it's like 400 milligrams per day

now I have a little more information on

the type of magnesium that might work

for you and for that information I put

that in this video right here check it

out