The Magnificent Benefits of Magnesium

Magnesium has been getting a lot of buzz lately as a “miracle supplement” that helps with all sorts of issues. But what can it actually do for us? Here are some facts and perspectives on the benefits of magnesium.

HuffPost and Mayo Clinic both recommend foods like leafy greens, nuts, seeds, or yogurt as a primary source of magnesium. While it’s not possible to get too much magnesium from food, an over-reliance on supplements can cause diarrhea and muscle weakness.

Magnesium is an essential nutrient that helps with the nerve, muscle, heart, and bone function (HuffPost). As such, it has been strongly linked to reducing constipation and migraines and improving mental health and memory (HuffPost, Healthline).

Magnesium is clearly an important supplement with a variety of benefits! Whatever method you get your magnesium, know that it is helping to keep you strong and healthy.

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Health and Wellbeing

March 28, 2023

Joan Vaughn

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Written by Joan Vaughn

I’m Joan, and I know home care from the inside out. I’ve navigated my daughter through 24/7 home care nursing and managed her PCA’s. I’ve helped my parents move into (and out of) assisted living, Medicare episodes, skilled nurse visits, home health aids, and PCAs. Sandwiched in all of that, I’ve helped coordinate home care equipment and supplies, physical therapists, occupational therapists, county workers, and medications (oh, the medications). I know emergency departments, children’s hospitals, cancer wards, cardiac floors, and specialty units. I can recite health insurance policies (and call their bluff). I know a lot of other things in life too, like Shakespeare, where to sit to see a great sunset over a lake, how to keep myself healthy, how to read a profit/loss statement and state statutes, when to use a comma, and that gratitude is one of the keys to success. So I’m going to have this blog and write about home care from time to time. I’ll include topics like current legislation, professional boundaries in a tricky environment, and being a caregiver. I’ll also post some guest blogs from clients and nurses. Join me in the conversation.

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