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This episode is sponsored by ButcherBox and Athletic Greens.\nThink of magnesium as the relaxation mineral. Anything that is tight, irritable, crampy, and stiff\u2014whether it is a body part or even a mood\u2014can be a sign of magnesium deficiency. This critical mineral is actually responsible for over 600 enzyme reactions and is found in all of your tissues\u2014but mainly in your bones, muscles, and brain. You must have it for your cells to make energy, for many different chemical pumps to work, to stabilize membranes, and to help muscles relax. Yet, so many of us are deficient in this important mineral.\xa0\nIn today\u2019s episode of a new series called Health Bites, I discuss why magnesium deficiency is a huge problem, why most of us are deficient, how to identify if you are magnesium deficient, and what to do about it. \xa0\nThis episode is sponsored by ButcherBox and Athletic Greens.\nButcherBox makes it easy to get humanely raised meat and wild-caught, sustainable seafood by delivering it right to your doorstep. If you sign up at butcherbox.com/farmacy, ButcherBox will give you two pounds of ground beef free for one whole year.\nAG1 contains 75 high-quality vitamins, minerals, whole-food sourced superfoods, probiotics, and adaptogens to support your entire body. Right now, when you purchase AG1 from Athletic Greens, you will receive 10 free travel packs with your first purchase by visiting athleticgreens.com/hyman.\nHere are more details from the episode (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):\n\nWhy magnesium deficiency is so prevalent (3:26 / 00:57)\xa0\n\nSigns of magnesium deficiency (4:11 / 1:48)\xa0\n\nMagnesium use in a traditional hospital setting (5:37 / 3:15)\xa0\n\nTesting your magnesium levels (7:26 / 5:02)\xa0\n\nFood sources of magnesium (7:51 / 5:27)\xa0\n\nThings that deplete magnesium in the body (8:11 / 5:50)\xa0\n\nOther vitamins and minerals needed to ensure adequate magnesium levels (9:22 / 7:02)\n\nHow to stop magnesium depletion (9:33 / 7:10)\xa0\n\nMagnesium supplements (10:24 / 8:03) \n\n\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices