Podcast episode in which JJ Virgin discusses environmental toxins, holiday shopping/home prep, several sponsor promos, and an extended Q&A about magnesium types and uses. JJ explains magnesium’s roles (over 300 biochemical reactions), which forms suit constipation versus absorption and calming, and gives dosing guidance (approx. 500–800 mg typical). The episode also includes multiple sponsor messages (Earth Breeze, Wayfair, Dick’s, Monarch) and brief product discount codes/links.
Questions this episode answers
More than 300 biochemical reactions.
Somewhere in the neighborhood of 500 to 800 milligrams of magnesium.
Magnesium oxide, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium citrate, and vitamin-C-bound forms (ascorbate).
Magnesium chelate and magnesium bisglycinate.
Magnesium malate.
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Magnesium is used in more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body. It helps maintain normal nerve and muscle function. It supports a healthy immune system, keeps the heartbeat steady. So it is super duper important.
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From Kathleen F. In San Diego. And this was on one of my recent Instagram and Facebook lives. And she asked, what type of magnesium do you recommend? All right, the. The answer is. Oh, we always love this answer. It depends, Kathleen. First of all, let's talk about why you need magnesium in the first place. Magnesium is used in more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body. It helps maintain normal nerve and muscle function. It supports a healthy immune system, keeps the heartbeat steady. It helps your bones stay strong. It also helps with balancing blood sugar levels and aids in the production of energy. And so it is super duper important. In fact, those are some of the places I tend to use it the most is energy and, and muscles and relaxation. Now one of the other things that it can be used for is constipation. And of course the form you use for all these different things matter. So if you're using magnesium for constipation, you actually don't want a form of magnesium that's well absorbed. And so magnesium oxide hydroxide, magnesium citrate, these are all the ones that you would want to consider for constipation. And my way that I do that, I think this is a great thing to travel with by the way. It's kind of a travel hack as you're one of those people that tends to travel and get a little more constipated. First off, make sure you bring in some bars with you. I travel with my bars. 12 grams of fiber, depending on the bar, 11 to 12 grams of fiber. So that helps keep things going. But then I always have some magnesium with me too because at home I take Epsom salts baths when I which are rich in magnesium. But on the road I can't do that. So you, what you want to do is take one of those forms, oxide hydroxide or citrate or ascorbate, all the vitamin C bound ones and see how much you need. And what you might find is if you have a little bit too loose stools, back it down one. And I find most people probably need somewhere in the neighborhood of 500 to 800 milligrams of magnesium. Okay, next one. The best absorbed form of magnesium. It's also great for calming if you were just looking at it. What's the best one for boosting my overall magnesium levels? Magnesium chelate, magnesium bisglycinate. These are going to be your best ones. Now other one if you are have fibromyalgia, muscle aches and pains, your better one is going to be magnesium malate. That's going to be your better one. And for neural magnesium for brain function because this can be super helpful for brain health. And for add that one I look at either mag glycinate or mag3onite.
Lots to think about here.
What we will do is put into the questions. So if you go to jjvirgin.com forward/questions that's where we put all the to Q&A resources and we will put in there a link for these different magnesiums as well. All right, if you've got a question, I've got answers. All you need to do is jump into my Facebook or Instagram. Facebook is JJ Virgin official and Instagram is JJ Virgin. And leave your question DM it. Leave it on the wall. Join me on one of my lives and we will answer it here on Friday Q and a.
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