Apparently, a magnesium deficiency is a challenging thing to identify. Almost all of the magnesium in your system is in your bones and organs and only trace amounts are in your blood.
And, while it's hard to identify a magnesium deficiency with a simple blood test, there are hundreds of bio-chemical processes that require magnesium to function. Its estimated that only 25% of the adults actually get the minimum daily requirement for magnesium in their diets.
In the meantime, sodas, coffee, tea, alcohol and sugar all leech magnesium from your system. I mean, come on! You don't stand a chance!
Here's a fact sheet worth reading from the NIH.
As always, its best to stay away from supplements. Your body is designed to properly deal with excess vitamins and minerals when you get them from a food source, but you mess up the machine when you start slamming pills.
So eat your spinach. Your white beans, your fish.
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