Magnesium

DRI (RDA or AI for Adults)

Males: 19-30 (400 mg), 31 and older (420 mg).
Females: 19-30 (310 mg), 31 and older (320 mg).
Pregnancy: 19-30 (350 mg), 31 and older (360 mg).
Lactation: 19-30 (310 mg), 31 and older (320 mg).

Adult Maintenance - Therapeutic Range

300 - 1,000 mg

Major Sources (300 mg to 70 mg per serving)

Pumpkin seeds, almonds, soynuts, filberts, Brazil nuts, cashews, tofu, peanuts, walnuts, pistachios, molasses, sunflower seeds, unsweetened chocolate, macadamia nuts, pecans, Swiss chard, artichoke, spinach.

Non-Therapeutic Importance

Required for many coenzyme oxidation-phosphorylation reactions; nerve impulse transmissions; muscle relaxation; component of bone structure.

Deficiency Symptoms

Convulsions
Depression
Growth failure
Muscle weakness
Tetany

Increased Risk for Deficiency

Alcoholism
Diabetes
Diarrhea
Diuretic use
Malabsorption
Parathyroid disease
Postsurgical patients
Protein malnutrition
Renal disease
Stress
Vomiting

Possible Therapeutic Applications

CONSULT WITH A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL FIRST: HIGH DOSAGE NOTE: Consult first with your physician if you have kidney disease. Supplementation may prevent, correct deficiencies caused by, or be helpful with, the following conditions:

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS, HIV)
Aging
Alcoholism
Allergies (allergic rhinitis, hay fever)
Angina Pectoris
Anxiety
Asthma
Atherosclerosis (heart disease)
Cancer
Candidiasis (yeast infection)
Cardiac Arrhythmias
Cardiomyopathy
Celiac Disease
Cerebrovascular Disease (including stroke)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS, CFIDS)
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Constipation
Crohn's Disease
Diabetes
Fibrocystic Breast Disease
Fibromyalgia
Glaucoma
Headache (migraine)
Hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol)
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
Immunodepression (immune function)
Inflammation (including bursitis)
Intermittent Claudication (poor circulation)
Kidney Stones
Learning Disorders (including ADHD)
Lupus (SLE)
Memory Loss (Alzheimer's disease, dementia)
Menopause
Mitral Valve Prolapse
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Osteoporosis
Parkinson's Disease
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
Raynaud's Disease
Retinopathy
Ulcerative Colitis